Project #1655
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	~j~~sboro, S. C.	‚~	35



CHARLIE ROBINSON

EX—SlAVE 87 YEARS OLD.




	Charlie RobinBon lives nine mîleß northwest of Wiimsboro, S. C.,, o~ lands of Mr. R. W. Lenino~. There is one other ocoupant in the four—room house, John Giles, a share cropper. The hou8e has two fireplace6, the brick chinniey being oou8triioted in the center of the two main roo~. The other two rooxnz are shed rooms. Charlie ekes out a 1iviti~ as a day laborer oIl the farm,

	‘~They been tellin‘ me to come to de social circle and see ‘bout n~ pen— sion but I never is got dore. It been so hot, I hate to hotfoot it nine miles

to Wimisboro and huff dat same distanoe back on a hot summer day.

	“Glad you come ou-b here but sorry of de ~y, ‘ca~.ise it is a Friday and all de jay-bird8 go to see de devil dat day of de week. ‘ s a bad day to be— ~1n a garment ‚ or quilt or starb de lye hopper or ‚ sinvnon beer keg or just anything important to yourself on dat day. Dere is just one good Friday in de year and de others is given over to de devil ‚ his im, and de jay-birds • Does I believe all dat? I believes it ‘nou~,h not to patch dose old breeches ‘tu t~omorrow and not start i~r ‘siimi~n beer, when de frost fall on them dis fall, on a ~‘riday•

	“You wants n~ to set down so you can ask me suinpin‘? I‘ll do dati Of course I Willi (He proceeded to do so —— wiping his nose on his sleeve and

~	sprawling down on the dooreill), 1~~r pappy name George, black George they caLl.

~	him in slavery time, ‘cause dere was a six~ll YalIOW slave on de place, named

~	George . ~ meiw name Ca‘ line • My pappy t long to de MoNeals and n~r niaii~

~	~‘long to Marse Joe Beard. His wife ias n~ mistress. lier name Mies Gracie.