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in a bale. Had rope ties and all kinds of bagging. Seems to me I ‘members seeit‘1‘ old flour sacks doubled for to put de cotton bales in, in de screw—
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	t, Us raised many cows, hogs, sheep, and goats on de Bell place. Us worked hardo Us all had one place to eat. Had two women cooks and plenty to eat, cooked in big pots and ovens. Dere was iron pegs in and up de kitchen chimneys, chain and hooks to hold pots ‘bove de fire. Dat ‘s de way to boil things, meats and things oirb de garden.

	‚t Whippin‘s? Yes sir, I got ‘most skinned alive once, when I didn‘t bring up de cows one Sunday. ~ot in a fight wid one of ~.ss Betsie Aiken ~s hands and let de cows git away, was de cause of de whippin‘. I was ‘shamed to tell him ‘-bout de fight. M~j. Bell, dis time, whipped me hisse]!.

	H-	~ white folks was psalm singers. I done drove themto de old brick church on Little River every Sabbath, as they call Sunday. Dere was ~iss Mar‘. g~iret ‚ his wife, Miss Salue and Miss Maggie and de two young marsters, Tom and Hugh. Dé twô‘bqys and me i~i front and my mistress and de two girls behind. Mai. Bell, when he went, rode his saddle horse. ~ - -

	N ~ho-eeZ Don‘t talk to dis nigger Thout patrollers. They run me many a time. You had to have a pass wid your name on it ‚ who you b‘long to ‚ where gwine to ‚ and de date you expected back. If they fthd your pass was to Mr. James‘ and they ketch you at Mr. Rabb‘8, then you got a floggin‘, sure and plenty. Maj e Bell was a kind master and would give us Saturday. Us would go fishjn‘ or rabbit huntin‘ sor~time.

	Il Us had two doc1~ ors ‚ Dort or Furman and Doctor havis ~ Who fo lia car e for you when you sick. I didn‘t have no money in slavery time, didn‘t have no ties for none. Us had no quarters, houses just here and dere on de place, ‘round de spring where us got water.