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~nd Sund2y eff~ Old. Jerry ~ve t~ us, ‘Tell yus what us de, — g. t. the clearin‘ this aft~‘rn~.n 2Ad Simda~r a~d finish fer th~ Mazsa. Th~b she‘ zn~e him ~Lad.‘

	tIS.~t~d~y nG~n c~în~~ and ~~bedy tells the massa but ~ t~ that ~1earin~ and s Ing wh ii e us werk ‚ cu.t t I n ‚ bre sh ~nd gnxbbin ‚ st emp ~ and burnin ‚ bre sh. U~ sing
		“‘Hi, h3, U~, hi, ho, ug,
		 De shRrp bit, de strong arm, ~
		 Hi, h., u~:, hi, h., ug,
	.	 Dis tree am denfl ~ us warm,1

	“De massa came sut and his msuth a~ :ßhiPPj1L‘ ~I1 ever he face aid he 52y, tWhat this all mean? Why ysu wirkint Saturday afternein?7

	~ Jerry ar~ a funny cuss and he say, tM~.ssa, O, massa, please dsn‘t whsp us fir cutt in‘ dewn y.us trees.‘

	‚I ~ I~ ~wine whGp r1u with the chicken s tew, ~ Mas ~a say. Lud fer Sunday dixuier clerc ~m chicken stew with needles and‘peach cebbler.

	lis, I stays with . massa ~nd after I ~ e fifteen he pays me $2.00 the £aenth, ~t~d curse I gits i~y eats and my clithes, tee. When I cite t~he first twe I don‘t knew what t• de, 1causC it the first ~ney I ever had~ Missymake the pr.puiat ici te keep the møney and buy ~‘•r me and teach me ~ b•ut it ~

There ain‘t much t. buy, tcau!se wemake nearly everything right there. Even .~ the t.baccy am made, They put heney ‚ twixt the ~ieaves and put a pile cf. it

‚ twixt tire b•~r55 with weights . It am left fer a mentli and that am a mane i t.baccy. ••Â wea~.i*~ bet ter et ay eff ~ th& s t *i~d t~bac~yo ~ ~ ~ .. . ‚ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~

‚~ . .; t1Fi~t j ~ the. ;fte141~&$, then an massa‘ s ceachman. Btit when I~s ~but si*teen I gits a idea tø geeff .si~etheree fer myse1f~ I heax~e