Ex-.slave Stories	Page Three
(Texas)






	“Old Massa, he de kind man what let de niggers have dey prsyer~ meetin1. Ee give ~ea a big cabin for dat. Shout? Yes, Lawd~ Sing like dis:

t, ‘Mourner, fare you well,
G‘awd ‘Mighty bless you,
Till ~e meets again.‘

	“Us sings ~ song:

“‘Sinner blind,
Johnnie, can‘t you ride no more?
Sinner blind,
Your feets may be slippin‘
Your soul git lost.
Johnnie, can‘t you ride no more?
Yea, Lawd~,
Day by day you ean~t see,
Johnnie, can‘t you ride no More?
Tee, Lawd,tt‘