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him twice and dey 8ho‘ makes h~ hunp and holler. After c~tt he ~1ts ~2SS or stays to home,

	“Dc 7lar m2ke no cUff‘r~nce with us, ‘cept de solciers comes ~nd t~kee de rations. 3ut we~uns never goes hungry, ‚ cause d~ mass~ puts some ni~g~rs huistiin‘ for wil‘ haw~s. After surrender, missy reacts cte paper sind tells ctat we~u.ns is free, but dat we~uns kin ste~y ‘tu we is ‘justed to de ck:iange.

	“De second year after de ~1ar, de i~assa sells de plnnt~tion ~?nd goes biack to Lowisiana ~xid cten w&une ~].l lei‘. I gOtTS to Laredo I or seven year and works on a stock ranch, ~en I goes to farmin ~ . I gits married in 18‘?9 to Mary Robinson and weuns rias 14 cfl~lllu~ns. Four of dem lives nere.

	‘II works hard aLl m~‘ lii~e ~ti1 l9L~5 anci cien I~ too old. My wise 2nd I lives on de pensions we gits.