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ma from (te c~~ne patch ~md~ she hold Marse‘s ht~nd till h~ die. Us niggers went to de ~ra~eyp~rd and us shO‘ cry Over old }~rse.

	“Marse ‚ s brother, Goidnin ‚ carries ~ll ti~ hrixicts b~c~: to d~ free country to turn ~em loose, He s~v de fr“ country ~in de ones whet‘s yellin‘ ‘bout 5l~.ve times, so dey co~l~ jes‘ take care 0±‘ dc niggers. M~rse Golcinsm so big dat when he st~nct in cie door ~rou co.lctn‘t git 1y Mm, ‘thout he st~nd s id9~v1ays.

	‘tLt~.w, times ‘~in‘t like dey wa~ In s?~ve dsys. kIl my t~n crillien is dead and my 31c!. ~ cone, and now I reckon my time ‘bout ‘rive. .&~l I got to do now am pr~y cie L1~wd to keet~ me strai~kit, den when de great da“ come, I can m~rcti cie ror~d to glory.