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BETTY SIMW~S, 100 or aore, was born a slave to ~Sftwi&gS Carter, in Macedonia, Alabaaa. She was stolen when a child~, .ol~t te ala~e traders and later te a aan in Texas, She now 1 ive s in Beaiaont ‚ Texas.




	“I think I‘s Vb.ut a ~amnerd ath •ne or two year old. My papa was a free aan, 1~auae hi. eid zassa sot hia free ‘fore I~s born, and give him a hose and saddle and a little hcmse to 11v. in.

	“My •ld aasea when I~ a chile~ he n~e Mr. Lsftwidge Carter and when he daughter aarry Mr. V~sh )angf.rd, aassa give ae ti ber. She was call Cleaentine. Massa ~angferd has a little store and a man eaU Mebley go in business with hia. Dis aan bnuig down be brothers and dey fair clean Massa Langfor& sit. He was n~int.

	0:&~t while alI~ di s g in ‚ oet L dUn ‚ t knsw it and I was happy. Dey was good t G me and I don ‚ t work t b hard ‚ jus ‚ gite in de ais chief, One tt~ne I she‘ get drunk and di. de way uf it. Massa have de puneh..n ~‘f whiskey and he sell de whiskey, t... I.e, in dem Lays, dey have frills ‘?•und de bMs, dsy wasnt naked beds like n.wa4ays. Dey puts ~tis punche.n under de beds and Le frills hides it, but l‘s nussin‘ a ltttle b•y in dat rs‘* and I crawls under dat bed and trinke ~it of de puncheen, Den I p~ke de head ut and say ‘BOO‘ at de littl. boy, and he laugh and~ langh. Den I ticks back and drinks a little more and I 8t~~ ~3•O~ &t hin ‘gain, and he lau~t and lauch. Dey was lots .f whiskey in dat panche.n and I keep. drinkin‘ and saying 3o‘. My heal, it git. fUiu~~ ant I o.~i. out with de puncheen and start s te de kiteheiu ‚ whore ay a~.nt A~delin. was de cook, I je.‘ a.stowpiri‘ ~fl& sayin‘ de big words.