Ex—slave Stories	p~g~ Eight
(Texas)





ii	~76 but I did.~t git into Tsxas till 1882. 1 fii‘lly git to Brsihax~, Texas and marry Rachel Pinchbeck two year after. Us was marry ii church aid hats seye* chtlle~. Din us sp‘ rate, I b‘ei batching ‘bout 20 year a*d I done lost track moe~ diii chille*. My gal, Lula, live i~ Be~uaont, M~d Will, he in Chicago.

	„ liyeryr t ime I tilli dsse iiggers I ‚ s from South Carol tua dey all s,y, ‘O, he bound to make a heap. ‚ I could be a conjure doctor and iaake plenty mosey, but dat ain‘t good. In slavery time dey‘s men like dat ‘garded as beine dangerous. Dsy ma~ce charas and put bad mouth oa y~.t. De old folks wears di rabbit foot or coon foot and. sometime a silver dims o‘ a fishin‘ string to keep off de witches. Som. de~ old. co~jurs p~opl. make lots or money for charm ‘gaiuet ruli or cripplin‘ ~i‘ dïy up de blood. :~~t I don‘t t~.ke u~ ~o truck with things like dat.