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: :~ ~ was a favorite of my master. I had. a mtiçh better sleeping quarters than my brothers. Their cots were made of straw or corn husks. Money was very rare but we were all well-fed and kept. We wore tow-.shirts Which were knee4ength ‚ and no shoes. Of course,• some of the ii~.ster‘s favorites had some kind. of‘ footwear.

	There were many slaves on our plantation. I never s~ any of them auctioned off or put in chains. Our master‘sway of puniehm~nt was the use of the whipping post. When we received cuts from the whip he pu~t soft soap and. salt into our wounds to prevent scars. He did not teach us any reading or writing; we had. nø~ special way of learning; we pickedup what little we knew.

	When we were ill on our plantation, Dr. Wallace, a relative of Master McNeal, took care of us. We were always taught to fear the Yankees. One day I was playing in the yard. of our i~ster, with the master‘s little boy. Some Yankee Soldiers cerne up and. we hid., of course, because we had. been taught to fear the soldiers. One Yankee soldier discovered me, however, and. took me on his knee and told. raè that they were our friends and not our enemies; they were here to help us . After ‚ that I loved them instead of fearing them. When we received àur freedom, our master was very sorry, because we had always done all their work, and hard. lathr.