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	Project #-1655	390108	Approx. 585 Words
Martha S, Plnekney	. .
16 Longitude Lane
Charleston, S. C,

STORY BY EX..SLAVE


	Maria Jenkins, who is about ninety, is very nearly blind, and only by quiet persistence can she be made to hear; once started, her mind is clear, She shov~no bitterness. Occasion~ ally there are flashes of humor. I-Icr bôdy is bravmy, sturdy and v~ell carried, considering her age.

	Maria Jenkins was a daughter of Aaron Grant; her mother‘s n~3m! is Ellen Grant, all of whom~ were ovmed by Mr. ~ Wilson of Wadriialaw Isi and ‚ ~

	“I btlong Wacimalaw. Vthen de Yankee come I oie ‘nuf for mind chillun, and take um to de field. I go up to Maussa‘ house ebery day for de milk for we; and dey give we clabba (clabber) and cow peas and ting out de garden. We git ebery evening a bushel ob corn gr~.nd and hand ober to de nurse,~ and hin sift out de flour. Yes Main, He done grind in de hand mill in de barn yard ~ de stone mill, Dat been ~h big mill too. And dey gib we uh big piece ob meat ~ so - (measuring with hands) and sometime chicken. Rachel cook in de big pot for we chillun, and he dip uni• out. (She here explained the big ladle or dipper.) ~ . You kaow dein big ladi e . We put tua in we pan • Ye z ‚ Ma ‚ am, he name Rachel, and he lick we. We haifa love um or she lick we.“ lier huge mouth was illumined by a humorous smile.

	“He teach me to wash de baby clean and put on he dipa (diaper ) ‚ and if I am ~ t do um good he konk ~ my head • Vthen de wah come, my pa put hese].f free off to New Orleans; I dunno how he look. I d‘unno if he libbin or dead now. My ma dead fttst•