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water, ant dem oie tssue ~r~ees up in de woods would yell at her, TDoan yo‘ muddy dat spring, little gal‘. flat scared her moughty bad.

1‘Dem JLssue ri~ees till dis day shows both bloods. De

white folkses won‘t have ‘em an‘ de niggers doan want ‘em but will have ter have ‘em anyhow.

~ ~ “My uncle wuz raised in a cave an‘~ lived on stoid stuff an‘ berries. My cousin runned away “cause his marster wuz mean ter him, but dey put de blood hounds on his trail, ketched him. Atter he gpt well from de beatin‘ dey gib him, dey sold him.

~ ‘~I1se hyard oie lady Prissie ~Tones. who died at de a~ge of 103 last winter téll tbOUt marsters dat wh~ndere slaves runned away dey‘d set de bloodhounds on dere trail ant when dey ketched tern dey‘d cut dere haids off wid de swords. ;
~O]~e lady Prissie tole VbOUt slaves what ain‘t had

nothin‘ ter eat an~ no clothes ‘cept a little strip uv homespun, but my maniny whO diedfour months, ago at de age 106 $aid dat she aintt knowed nothin‘ 1bout such doin1s.

	~r~en de Yankee s C orné ‚ d ey C orne a burnin‘ ~ an‘ a-~ stealin‘ an~~ Marster Charlie carried his vaitables ter

: jfl~fl~r~ L6 cabins but dey found ‚~ em ~ Dey had a money rod an‘ dey~d find all de stuff no matter whar it wuz.
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