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My mo ther wo rkecl in the fi eid. and weaved do th. Shir t s dat she
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made lasted 12 months, even if wore ana. washed anclironed. every day. Pants

co~i1d. not be ri:o~ed with two men Dulling on dein with all their mi~ght. You talking ‘bout clothes, them was some clothes tb~n. Clothes made now jest ion‘t come up to them near abouts. ~

	Doing of slavery, we had. the best cimrch, lots better than tod.ay. I a:i a Baptist from head to foot, yes sir, yes sir. Jest couldntt be nothing else. In the first place, I wouldntt even try.

	I knows vrhen the war started and ceaseteci. I tell you it was some war. Then it was all over, the Yankees come thoo1 singing, “You may die poor but you won‘t die a slave.“

	Then the ¶ar was over, ~aster told. us that we could go out and. take care of the crocs already planted and. plant the ones that need. planting. tcause we knowed. all tbout the place and. ~ve would. go halvers. 77e stayed on 3 years after slavery. ~e got a little money, but we got room and~ board. and. didn‘t have to work too hard. It was enough d.ifference to tell you was no slaves any more. ~

	After slaveryand. when I was old. enough I got married, I married a gal th~t was a daughter of her master. He wanted to own her, but she shot did&t return lt. He keDt up with her tIll he died and sent her money .~ jest all the time. Before he died, he put her name In his will and. told. his oldest son to be sure and keep up w! th her. The son was sure true to his promise, for till she died., she was forever hearing from hirn or he would visit us ‚ even after we moved to Oklahoma from Texas .

	Our chillun and grandchlllun will gît her part since she Is gone,

~	She was sttre: a good .wife and for no reason did I take the second look at no woixian. That was love ‚ which don1 t live no more in our.

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