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Dibble, Fred, P.L, Grey, Bernice, V.W., Beaumont, Jefferzori, Dist. #3.


some sort of license but 01‘ marster tek care of dat. He had two sons what had farms and slaves of dere own. 01‘ marster didn‘ care if his slaves marry on his eons‘ farms. If any of d~ slaves do niean, he mek ‘em work on Sunday. He dldn‘ b‘Ieeb In beatin‘ ‘em.“

	fl3~ many of ‘em as could, usually go to de white folks chu‘ch on sunday and hear de white preacher. Dey sit off to deyse‘fs In de back of de chu‘ch. Dein what stay at home have a cullud preacher . ~ Dey try to rais e ‚ em up social.“ ~

‚ ~‘Dey had a ol‘ woman to look after de babies when dey rnammies was out in de fiel‘. Dey have a time sot for de manirnies te come in and nuss de babies . I~e ol ‚ woman she had helpers. Dey had a big house and cradle‘ for deni babies where de nuss tek care of ‘em.“

	“When ariybcdy die dey have a fun‘rel. All de han‘s knock off work to ‘tend de fun‘rel. Dey bury de dead in a ho‘made coffin.“

	“I nebber pay no ‘tenshun to talk ‘bout ghos‘es. I nebber b‘leeb in ‘em. But one time commt from chu‘ch my uiioló‘ wite say, ‘Ike, you eber see a glios‘? Want to see see me?, and I tell her‘ I dt t give a cent, yes I want