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Hardy6, D“iglasses, Cofields, Chicks and 0xners was de big folks

over dar. Both de churches was Methodist.

tiEvery suimner de carried on Camp Meetin‘ at

Rogers. All de big Methodist preachers would come from way off den. Dey was enter€~ained in de Carlisle big house. Missus put on de dog (as de nig~ers says now) den. Every t~iI~g was cleaned up jes‘ ‘fore de ineetin‘ like us did fer de ear1y~spring cleanin‘. Camp Meet in‘ come jes ‚ after de craps was done laid by. Den all

craps was done laid by e‘ July de Fourth. It was unheard of
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fer anybody to let de Fourth come wid/de craps out‘n de way.

Time s is done changed now, Lawd. Den de fie lds was heavy wi. d corn head high and cotton up aroun‘ de darky‘s waist! Grass was all oleeiied out o‘ de furrow‘s on de las‘ go ‘~»~d De fIelds and even de terraces was put iii ‘apple plo‘ order fer de gatherin‘ o‘ de craps in de fall.

	“As you e~l 1 knows de Fourth has allus been nigger day. Marse and Missus had good rations fer us early on de Fourth. Den us went to barbecues after de mornin‘ chores was done. In dem days de~barb~oues was usually held on de plantation o‘ Marse Jim Hill in Fish Darn. Dat was not fer from Goshen. Marse Jim had a purty spring dat is still all walled up wid fine rocks. De water come out‘n dese rocks dat cold dat you o an‘ t hold your hand in it fer more dan a minute at de longest. Dar is a big flat rock beyond de spring dat I ‘specs kivvers more dan en acre and a half o‘ ground. A creek run along over dis rook, where de mules and de hosees could rest in de shade of de trees and drink all de water dat de wanted.