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Phoebe Faucette
Hampton C~~~ty




all say I twuz a nigger what wuz a niggert‘

	“In May peace declare. De first president of de country wuz Lincoln. He took his seat in Marcs. But I work for de white pe ople ‚ fore dM • On a Frida y mornin ‚ our Massa ‚ ~ Mr • Richard Davant come au‘ told us peace declare. He come au‘ told ùs hIBself. I wuz in de cornhou~e a—shuckin‘ corn to go to de mill on Saturday. After freedom all de niggers left ‘cept my Mamma. My father brought us back here to Col. Alex Lawton‘s place at Robertville. 11. used to belong to ~ Lawton. Many years atter dat Col. Lawton moved to Savannah; but when he died dey brought him back here an ‚ buried him at Robert ville.

	My young Mis~us was de daughter of Mr. Sam Maner, my old Mas sa ; s o when she marry Mr • Davant I went wid her • Dey had bought a place in Screven, Georgia. Seven year ~ peace dedare we went to Geopg~a. on a Monday ~ a colored man come along an‘ tell Mj38 ~n. de Yankees had took Waynesboro. We ai]. went to see it, D0 fire had left de place clean. Could pick up a pin behindit. Other than dat I see nothin‘. I never see no house burn down. I never hear no gun fire. ~I jes‘ see de unifonn, an‘ see ‘em kill de hog an‘ sling ‘ein ‘cross de saddle. Den when we some back to Robertvifle, we see de destruction left behind.

	“After I git of size, I mind de birds off de corn, an‘ rice an‘ aech like • Den I ‘di. take care of de turkeys . A~t we ‚ d sweep de yards. Carry de leaves off to de stable in a wheelbarrow.