I put hit in de trough an‘ po‘ milk er lasses over hit, an‘ tu‘n : ~ li‘l cullud chullun loose on hit. An‘ I‘se tell‘n y‘ ai


~	much of hit went in our hair an‘ eye. an‘ ye~‘s (i) ae went in ~ ~ our meufs. (2)

	NI reckin thai‘ was ‘bout two er three hun‘srd acres in Marie Jim‘e place. Ui raised cotton, taten, an‘ hog.. No‘m, slaves didn‘ have no plots er dey ~n. Marie Jim give us our rashins ‚ every week. Well, moi ‚ er de cullud people ‘ud cook dey victuals over de fire place in dey ~n houese. U~ sho‘ did have ‘poisum an‘ taten.

	“My aaany wuked in de loom room at night by light of a pine knot. In de Big House dey had taller (3) can‘le. ‘cause I ‘member my msuiay moulded ‘em. No‘m, de spinnin‘ whöele was kep‘ inde kitchen of de Big House. Hit had a dirt fie‘. Us jes.. wo‘ 1~ t ‘1 old •uiti made out ‘n lowell cloth whut mammy wove on de loom, I dean ‘member weanin‘ no ehoee.

	$1 j,i played rotin‘ ‘bout de place an‘ h.‘psd wid de

	~ cleanin‘ up an‘ dish washin‘. Kinder houee boy, I was. /“__~__~ “When us got sick, msniny made us pills out‘n herba. She

	taken May apple roots an‘ boiled hit d~n to a syrup; den ehe lit ~‚ da~ dry out an‘ rolled hit inter pille. Dey she‘ vai fin‘ fo‘ \~. e anything w. might . have.
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