Ex~..s1;~ve Storie$	Paie Three
(Texas)





with de hoe t~2u~e he try If~r~ with h~r r~nd she try stop him. She am put on de 1o~g ~nd cive 500 1~shes. ~he ~rn over dat log all day ~nd wht~n dey takes her c~ff, she ~ limp i~nd ~ct deailike. For a wetk she ~in In de bunk. flr~t whuppin‘ cause p1~nty troub1~ and dere lots of ar~‘ments ‘rn~ng d~ white folks ‘round dere.

	‚t ~e h&~s some j o~srment s on de pltntat ion, no p ~rt ies or d.ani‘ but we has de corn huskln1 9fld de n1~g~r fights. For de corn huekin‘ everybody come to one p1~ce and dey cives de prize for findin‘ de red ear. On massa‘s place de prize am brandy or you ~mi ‘lowed to kiss de ~aI you calls for. While us huskin‘ us sing lots. No, no, Vs not gwine sine any dem songs, ‘cause l‘s forgit ~nd my voice sound like de bra~r o~ de mule.

	“De nigger fights am more for de white folks‘ joyment but de slaves ~un ‘lowed to see it~ De massas of plantations match dere niggers ‘cording to size and bet on dem. Massa Finnely have one nigger what weighs ‘bau~t 150 pounds and him powerful good. fighter and he like to fight . None lests long with him. Den a new niggers comes to fight him.

	‚I Dat f ight am h eid at night by~ ~Ie p inc t orch 1 1 ~ht . A ring ~ made by d.c folks et~ndin‘ ‘round in de circle. Deys tlowed to do anything with dey hands and head. and teeth. Nothin‘ barred ‘cept de knife and dc club. Dem two niggers gtte in de ring and Torn he starts qui~ ‚ end dat n~w nigger he starts just ~ qiii~k, Dat ‘sprise Torn ~nd when dey comes togedder lt like two bulls ~ kersmash — lt sounds like dat. Den it am bit and kick and bite ~id butt anywhere and. any place for to best de udder. De one on dc bottom bites knees or anything him ct~n do. Dat‘s de w~y it go for half de hour.
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