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funeral. This is one of the best ways to appeal to a darkey because if there is any thing they like it is a big funeral.

	“He just kinda staggered up to me and said “Boss, I don‘t worry a hit about dat. ‘~Thite folks don‘t like to smell a live nig~er anditse knows good. and well da hain‘t gvrine to lebe no dead nigp‘~er laying on top of de groun‘.“

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	“I furnished the horses for the hearse, and one night I tole the boys to leave it in the stable because we were going to have another funeral the next‘ day.

	“Each night one of the boys had to sleep in the office, and this particular night it was Bill‘s turn. Bill was an old, One —leg:;ed negro and very supersti— tious. He said,:

	-	“Bo35, this is my night to stay hare, and you lmow, boss, I sho likes to work for you, but I jest teils you now there jest hain‘t room in this here house fer me and that black wagon at night.“ I moved the hearse.“

KNOX CO. (Stewart Carey)

	Some slaves were owned in Knox Co., most of them being in Barbourville where they served as house-.servants. The negro men worked around the house and garden, while the women were cooks and maids. The slaves usually lived. in small one-room houses at the rear of their masters home, and were generally well fed and clothed.

	There was some trading of slaves ~nong the Barbourville and Knox County owners, and few were sold at Public Auction.. These public sales were held on C ourthouse Square ‚ and s orne few s lave s were bought and sold by “Negro Traders“ who made a business of the traffic in blacks. Ocoassionally a negro man would be sold away from his family and sent away, never to see his people again.

ClARK CO. (Mayme Nunxielley)

.	Most Kentuoky superstitions are oonunon to all classes of people beoause
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