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	.	GARRARD CO. (Suø E1gg1~~) Storyof kuntllarriet Mas~on, a~e 100 ~ a ~aive girl.

	“When I was seven years old irty missis took me to Bourbon County, when we got to Lexington I tried to run off and go back to Bryantsville to see my raainmy. Mas‘r GaILO told. me if I didn‘t come the sheriff would gît nie. i: never liked to go to Lexington since.

	ttOflO Sunday we was coing to a big meetin‘ we heared som‘in rattling in


the weeds. It was a big sx~ake, it made a track in the dust. When we got home niissis asked me if I killed any snakes. I said to missis, snake like to got nie and Gilbert, too.

	“They used to haire dances at Mrs. Dickerson‘s, a neighbor of General Ge~no (a preaoher in the Christian Church) . Mr . Dickers on wouldn tj lot the ‘tPadaroes“ OCOEflO to the dances. If they did come, who would get her pistol and make them leave .

	“~Vhen General Gano went from Texas to Kentucky, he brought 650 head of horses. He sold all of them but Old Black.

	“Mas‘r Gano wont back to Texas to take up a child he had buried there. The boat blowed up, and he caine nigh ~ittin‘ drowned.

	“One time I wuz out in Mas ‘rs wheat field • I would get the wheat heads and make chewin‘ wax. I told missis I want to go up to Bryantsville to see iay niammy. ~ took me in about a week.

	“Up at Miss Jennie West‘s house they had an ole icehouse. Sonie boys ~.M


made out like they had a bear up there to scare every body away.


ç:-‘	“~: !saw a flock of wild geese fly over one evenin‘ late. Some boys sawthem and one boy shot the leader. The rest of the flock woux~d rou~nd axxI

II	round, they didn‘t know where to go.

	~	“One time when I was aoti~‘ nurse for niissie, there was another nigger gal ~ tI~rO and we was playin‘ horse~shoes • Celia hit me in the head • lt got