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had the best of kere (care). I don‘t believe none of us was sold off because I never heard tell of it. I have always served nice folks an‘ never ‘sociated with any other kind. I brought up Mis ---—--‘s chil‘ren an‘ now she gives me a life intrust in this place I lives.in. I hav‘nt never to say really wanted for anything. I bav‘nt never bothered with wimmen, an‘ had nothin‘ to bother me.

itl mus‘ tell you ‘bout Govther Dudley‘s ~election,

an‘ the free issue niggers. They say i~ir. Dudley told ‘em if they‘ d vote for him he ‚ d do more for ‚ em than any man ever had. So they voted for him an‘ he was elected. Then he ups an‘ calls a const‘utional convention in Raleigh an‘ had all the voting taken away from ‚ em. An‘ that the big thing he done for ‘eni.*




*Note: Governor Dudley was elected before Uncle Jackson was born, but he enjoyed thoroughly telling this joke on the ‘free issue niggerst.