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hoe, hee, hoe, so he dresses her up nice en buys her a thimble en gives her a piece of cloth ter sew on. It war right here in iopkinsville in front of d~ court house dat de block war en he sold dis woman as a “sewing slave“, en her war foolish en couldn‘t take er right stitch en she sho brought a good price en wen her new Massa found out she war foolish he sho war mad • He tried ter sell her but pshaw he bought something he couldn‘t git rid of,

~	Hee, Hee.“

~	~— “Dese oie nigger slave traders uster so my Manirny said, steal de niggers from one Massa and deywould leave at night en stay in ~ Cave“ den dey would take dese niggers wid a promise of freedom to Clarksville, Tenu., sell dem again on ‘%~ Dunk Morr‘s“ slave market. Sometimes dese nigg‘ors if dey got a new Massa dat war mean would run erway en comeback ter dar oie 1~ssas.

	“Yes I believe you can be hauted, I amt neb~r seed one tho but I‘se heard


dem en I jest git creepy en I no‘s dey is around.“

	~	“C~~ drea~is come tru, I dont remember one now but if l‘se had one ergin I will try ter remember en tells you.“

	“No I amt neber seed a ghost. I feels dem sometimes on I jis shet my eyes en pray de “Good Lawd“ ter send dat ghost away.“

	“If vouse find a horse shoe er put eber de door you will sho has good luck, “Thirteen has always been my lucky number. Date follishter thing “Thirteen is unlucky. Seben Is lucky ter me ter. I always win when I think of a seben. ~

	“of cos now if youse b reaks a mirror you cant keep from having bad luck. N~thin you do will keep you fro~n hit.

“Sho Is bad luok termeet a cross—eyed pusson er blue gummed niggers is ‚~ pizen cause if one bites you youse will sho ter die.“ .
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p~( • “My M.amniy $110 did hey a big wedding my.Pappys Massa ask my Mammy Massa foh

\	her en den my Matmity ‘assa give her a big infair dat cthst hini~ ~2OO.OO wid de

~	Lbridal supper en all.“