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wind up wid burni& de big house.

	“You through wid me now, boss? I shoe ~ glaçi of dat. Help all you kin to git me dat pension befo‘ I die and de Lord will bless you,~honey. De Lord not gwine to hold His hand any longer tgjnst us. Us cleared de forests, built de railroads, cleaned up de swanps, and nursed de white folks. Now in our old ages, I hopes they lets de old

slaves like me see de shine of so~ne of dat money I hears so much talk

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‘bout. They say its free as de gift of graoe from de hand of de Lord. £-~

Good mornin‘ and God bless you, will be my prayer always. Has you got a dime to give dis old nigger, boss? ~