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Phoebe Faucette
Hampton County






But he ~ay he so hungry he wish he hadn‘t throw lt away. It was a hard time. Used to have to weave cloth and dye thread. Had a lOOJfl to weave on and a spinning wheel. My grandmother say de Yankees come to her house and take everything, but she say one little pullet run out In de weeds‘~and hide and de soldiers couldn‘t find her. She say dat pullet lay and hatch and dat how dey got start off again. ~ey scr~rnble and dey raise us some how or another.

	UI had nine chillun for my first husband and one for my second husband. I raise tem all ttjll dey grown; but all dead now ‘cept three. My husband died. last year, I had to work for my chillun. But my second husband, he help me wid t em.

	“Datts all I kin tell you, Miss. I don‘t remember. so much. Chillun in those days were&t so bright as dey is now, you know.“



Source:	Lucy Daniels, 78 ex-slave, Luray; S. C.