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us dore ‘tu de war ended.

*Den he come to camp late one evenin‘ an toi‘ us dat

US W~S free as he was; dat UB could stay in Virginny an work or us could come to Mississippi wid hint. Might nigh de whole passel bun‘led up an‘ come back, an‘ glad to do it, too. Dar us all stayed ‘tu de family all died. De las‘ one died a few years ago an‘ lef‘ us few old darkies to grieve over

	“I don‘ know much ‘bout de Klu Klux Klan an‘ all Dey rode ‘bout at night an‘ wore long white ghos‘-lak robes. whup folks an‘ had meet in‘ s way off in de woods at midnight. done a]~l kinds o‘ curious things. None never did bother ‘bout Marster‘s place,‘ so I don‘ know much ‘bout ‘em. “After de War it took a mighty long time to git things smooth. Folks an‘ de Gov‘ment, too, seem lak dey was all an‘ threatened lak. 1‘or a long time it look lak things bus‘ loose ag‘in. Moe‘ ever‘thing was tore up au‘ burned groun‘ . Xt took a long time to build back dout no money. de gran‘ old place it was de firs‘ time.

	*1 married when I wa~a young man. I was lucky ‘nough to git de nex‘ bee‘ women in de won‘. (Old Mie‘ was de bee‘.) Dat gal was so good ‘iii I had to court ‘er moe‘ two years ‘fore she‘d say she‘d have me.

	‘vu. had six chillun • Three of ‚ em‘ e still livin‘ • I

can‘t say much for my chillun. I don‘ lak to feel hard, but I tried to raise my chillun de bee‘ I could. ~ I educated ‘em; even bought
dat.

Dey

Dey
•aœgoin‘ up—set gwine

to de twant
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