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	EX~SLLTE STORIES	Page One
( Texas)


	7A~NU B~U, aged Negr. if Wail, Texas, dies nit knew her age. She was born near R1cb~ond, Virginia, a slave of the Koonce family. They sold her to Mrs. Margaret Taylor, of Belton, Texas, when l‘annie was only five years old, and she neyer saw her mother again.






	sI was borned near Richmond, over in Virginy, b~it Massa Koonce sold me . When I wae five year old he brimg me to Belton and sold. me to Missy Margaret Taylor, and she kep‘ nie till she died. I was growed den and. sold to Massa Jim fletcher and dore I stayed till I was freed.

	“Dore no spring near Massa fletcher‘s place and us have to git water out de well ‚ what dey call de sweep weil . Dey cut down a young eaplin‘ and weight it on one end with rocks and tie de bucket on a rope on de other end and brace de pole o~‘er de well.

	“While de big house bein‘ built dey slip‘ in a big wagon and cook over a fireplace make out of rock what us niggers pick up in de wood.. Us cook lots of good eatin‘ ouSt on dat fireplace, d.~ wild turkeys and wild seat sho‘ tasted good.

	“Massa trades ten yards of red calico and two hatchets to de Indiana for some skins and take de skins to Austin and traced de~ for de spinnin‘ wheel and loom, and hauls dem to Beiton in de ox carts.

	“My ai.sy lernt me to spin and weave and did die child git many a whpppin‘ ‘fore I could do it good. Den she lernt me to cook and start me cookin‘ two or three days ‘fore company come. Dat when us have de good old pound cake. De li‘l chilien stand round when I bake, so as to git to lick de spoons and pans, and how dey pop den lips when dey lickin‘ dat good dougni
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