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the priest, and given names and they were recorded in the Bible. We were taiight the rituals of the CathoIîc~ church and when any one died, the funeral was conducted by a priest, the corpse was buried in the Dorseys‘ graveyard, a lot of about 1~ acres, surrounded b~j cedar trees and well cared for. The only difference in the craves was that the Dorsey people had marble markers and the slaves had plain stones.

	TrI have never heard of any of the Dorseys L slaves running away. We did not have any trouble with the white people.

	“The slaves lived in good quarters, each house was weatherboarded and stripped to keep out the cold. I do not reniember whether the slaves worked or not on Satt~rdays, but I know the holidays were their own. LIr. Dor~ey did not have dances and other kinds of antics that you expected to. sind on other plantation8.

	“We had many marbles and toys that poor children had, in that day my favorite game was marbles.

	“Then we took s ick Mr • and Ivirs . Dorsey had a doctor who admistered to the slaves, giving madical care that they needed. I am still a Catholic and will always be a member of St. Peter Clavier

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