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of dem w~i~ at de stables gettint de ~G14~s, an‘ some of dem~

in de house gettin‘ de silver an‘ things. I seed dem put de big
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silver pitcher an‘ tea pot in ~ bag~ Den dey took de knives au‘
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~Ö~L~S an~ all de candle sticks an‘ platters off de side ~&4.
Dey went in de parlor an‘ got de go]4 clock dat ~ i~Ti~‘ Mary Janets

~ran~marnrny~s‘,~en dey got all de jewelry out of Mis‘ Mary Jane‘s 7t
box. ~ went up to Mis‘ i~~ry Jane, an‘ while she looked at

dem wid her black eyes snaopin‘ ‚ dey took de rings off her fingers~ den dey took her gold bracelet; dey even took de ruby ear rings out of her ears an‘ de goJ4 comb out of her hair.
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I done auit peepin‘ in cie window an‘ ~ stan~nn‘ ‘side de house
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when de Yankees come out in de yard wi.d all de stuff dey ~ totin‘
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~	off. Marse Frank w~ still settin‘ on de ~ floor wid his h~~‘
~	tied an‘ couldn‘ do nothin‘ . ‘Bout dat time I seed de bee gu~s in
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~	‚de side yard. Dey ~i~~~who1e line of gums. Little as I ~u~z‘I had
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~	~r notion. I run an‘ got me ~ long stick an~ t&-~d over every
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one of dein gums,~en I stirred dem bees up wid dat stick L~we~l dey
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~	~ SO mad I could smell de pizen. An‘ bees0 ycitain‘t never seed ~ de like of beés. Dey ‘~~‘swarrnin‘ all over de place. Dey sailed into

~	dem Yankees like bullets, each one madder den de other. Dey lit on
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~	dem he~Leee L4t;we~1 dey looked like dey wuz .&~wc wid varmints. De
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~	~o4*&ee broke dey bridles an‘ tore down de palm‘s an‘ lit out down

I de roads 8ut i~~‘runnin‘ wuzn‘ nothin‘ to what dem Yankees done. Dey ~ bust out 1‘ ‚ but what did ~ ~‘be e keer ~bout cuss words I Dey