asked for advice and protection. 1~árster Will Durham fixed it up. Next year us moved to dis place, he ovin it then but ~arster JLrthur Owens owtis it flow. Dere is 2 ‚000 acres ~ in dis place and another I ‚000 acres in de Rubin bumpkin . place ‚ j 0mm ‚ it.

	‘~Prince die on dis place and I is left on de mercy of Iviarster

Arthurj livin‘ in a house wid two grandchillun, James twelve years, and

John Roosevelt Barber, eight years old. Dese boys can work a little.

They can pick cotton and tote water in de field for de hands a~d rnarster

say: ‘~very little help‘.

	~My liirin‘ chillun am‘ t no he~.p to • me . Dere‘ s Willie, . I don‘ t know where he is. Prince is wid L~1r. Freeman on de river. Na~gie is here on de place but she no good to me.

	‘II ‘spect when I gits to drawin‘ dov~n dat

say is comm1 ‚ then dere will be more folks playi&

is.	today.“
pension de white folks in my backyard than dere
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