Okiahonia Vïriterst Project
mother said. he was the meanest man on earth. Hetcl jest ~o out in de fields and~ beat dem niggers, and my mother told. me one d.ay he corne out in de field beating her sister and. she ji~in~ed on hini and nearly beat him half to death and. old Master come up jest in tii±ie to see it aU and. fired dat overseer. Said he di&t want no man working fer him dat a woman could whip. S~

	J~fter de wax‘ set us free my pap~y moved us away and. I stayed round dovrn there till I got to be a gro~h woman and married.. You know I had. a

-oret t~r f~ ne wedding ‚ cause ~ny pappy had. wo rked~ liard and cornnienced. J~o be DrosDerous. He hac3. cattle, hogs, chickens and. all those thïngs like that.

	Â college of dem ni~gers got together and packed up to leave Louisiana, L:e and my husband went wi th them . We had. covere& wagons ‚ and. 1 e t me tell you I walked nearli all the way from Louisiana to Ok1ahor~a. ¶e left in March but did~ntt git here till ~1ay. We came in search of‘ education. I ~ot a pretty fal r education down there but dithi ‚ t take care of I t . We come to Ok1aho~a looldng for de saine thing then that darkies ~o North looking fer now. But vre. got dissapointed. That little I learned I qult taking care of it and seeing after it aud. lost it all.

	j love to fish. I~ve worked. hard in my days. Vlashed. ath ironed. for ~O years, and paid. for dis home that way. Yes sir, dis is my home. My mother di ed right heEe in di s house . She was 111 ye&as old. She ~ s been dead tbout 20 yeahs.

	~ I have three daughters here married, Sussie Priitt, Bertie Shannon, azicl Iren~e Preeman . I rene b s t her hu~band~ ‚ and~ he‘ s dead. now.