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C. S. Murray		JJ
Director
Charleston, S. C.




ter ob de noise and dere he see Old Jolm cutting ‘way like he crazy. ~aussa been mad sure ‘floUgh, but den he glad to see John a in ‚ t drown • He s tna ‚ t to s ay s orne ‘ Ing but Old Jo1~n interrupt, and sing out : ‘Go ‘way Maussa ‚ ~.I am ~ t got time t o talk wid you now . ‚

	“Old John den gather up fIve ax, and go to de five tre e ia3ring down on de ground • He drib e th ax in ebery tree and den grab th he aby maul • ~ en Maus s a look on ‚ he tek de maul and run from one tree to torrer (one to the other) and quick as be hit de ax~ de tree split wide open, Mau~sa s ta‘ t to s ay s orne t ‚ Ing ‚ gain but John in‘ t let him talk. He say: 1Q0 on home to Mlssus, Maussa, 1 too shame, great God I toO shame 1 Go on) home . ‚

	Maussa tun (turn) ‘round in he track and go home wid-. out ~u.h wud, ‘cause he see de old nigger ain‘t going to gib hirn any satisfaction ‘bout Saturday. W‘en he go back in de ood dat ~è~ening he check up and ~find dat Old ~Tohn done cut five hundredrail. Oh, dem been man in dose day, I tell you.“


SODRCE :	Interviel with Ephr iain (Mike ) Lawrence ‚ about 80 ‚ far-.

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