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brandy till dey gits wobbly in de legs. Atter dat dey cornes up on de front porch an‘ calls my missus. When she comes ter de do‘ dey tells her dat dey am goin‘ in de house ter look things over. Iv~r rnissus dejicts, case oie inarster am away at de war, but dat doan do no good. Dey cusses her scan‘lous an~ dey dares her ter speak. Dey robs de house, takin‘ dere knives an‘ splittin‘ mattresses, pillows an‘ ever‘ thing open lookint fer valerables,an‘ oie missus

/‚ dasen ‘t open her mouth.

	“Dey caniped dar in de grove fer two days, de

officers takin‘ de house an‘ missus leavin‘ homean‘ soin‘ ter de neigbbor‘s house. Dey make me stay dar in de house

wid ‘ein ter tote dere brandy frum de cel1ar~ ~ ter make ‘ein some mint jelup . Well ‚ on de secon ‚ night dar come de wust storm I‘se eber seed. Le 1i~htnin‘ flash, de thrunder roll, an‘ de house shook an‘ rattle lak a earthquake had struck it.

	“Dem Yankees warn‘t supposed ter be superstitious, but lernmie tell yo ‚ ‚ dey wuz some ske ered dat night ; an‘

I byard a Captain say dat de witches wuz abroad. Atter \‚. awhile igil‘ struck de Catawba tree dar at de side of .~ de house an‘ de soldiers camped round about dat way marched.

off te r de barns ‚ s lave cab ins an‘ other p lac e s whar dey