Pa~e two.
at my brother and kicked him end over end, jes‘ like a stick ci: wood. Hewould whip us ‘tU we was raw and then p~it pe.p~ per and salt in de sores. Uhe thought we was too slow in doiri‘ anything he would kick us oU ~ :~roun‘ and churn u~ uI~ and down. Our punishment depended on de inooc o±~ de ove~

~	seer. I never did see no slaves sold. ~ihen we was sick dey

~	give us medicine out of drug stores. De over~seer would git

~: ~ coarse cotton cloth to make our work clotheout o±~ and !~ den he would make dem so narrow we couldn‘ hardl.y walk. ‚~ “There was 1800 acres in itarster ~lade‘s plantation, we

got up at 5:00 o‘clock in de rnornin‘ and de riel~ workers would qtiit after sun~down, Vie didn‘ have no jails ±~or slaves. ~7e went to church with de white Loiks and there was a place in de back of de chu~rch ~or tis to sit.
	“I was 3est ~ child den and us ehiflans would gather in

de back yard and sins sonos and play games and dance jigs. Song I ‘member most is ‘The Day is Past and Gone.t

	“One time rnarster sound out the over—seer w~ so rneaxi to rae, so he discharged him and released me from duty ±~or awhile.

	~e never did wear shoes through de week but on Sunday we would dress a~ in our white cotton dresses and put on shoes.

	“we wasn ‘t taught to reed or wr it; ~ ~.ir owner cl idn ‘t think anythix~ about it. We had to work i~ there was work to be done, ~hen we got caught u~ den we could have time off. I~ any of us got sick our inistre88 would ~ ‘tend to us herse1~. U she thought we was sick enough she would call de white doctor,

“When de ~n~rster done told ~s we was free we jumped up and