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-z had a preacher for my •eaond max‘xiags,~ ehe continued.

“7e‘ chiUun died on i~s — one girl, de yutbere wac babies. White dootor tended ine.~‘

Asked about midwifery, Nanoy smiled.

‘$1 was a midwife n~ymelf, to black and wh~ta, after freedom.

De Thomson dootore all liked me and tole people to ‘git Nancy.‘

I used ‚ tansy teat • heap o‘ little root • made black pepQer tea,

fotch de pains on ‘em. when I would git to de ~daas where I had

a hard case, I would send for de doctor, and he would help z~ie out,

yes, doctor ho» we out of all of ‘em.~

Asked about signe and •u~eretittons, Nancy nodded. $1 have seid things. Dey look dus‘ like a ~erson, walkin‘

in de woods. I would look off and look back to ses it again ~nd it be goni.~ Nancy lowered her voice rr~yeteriouely, and looked oaok into the little room where Vanna‘s unsteady fIgure moved from bed to chair. “I seed a coffin floatin‘ in de air in dat room ~ • „ she shivered, “and I heard a heap o‘ knookinge. I dunno what it bees

out de sounds ooz~ie in de houas • I runs ev‘y iqusech owl away what ooz:~ee close, too.~ i~ancy clasped he: handB, right thumb over left

thumb, “does dat • and lt goes on sway ~ dey quits hoflerin‘, you ohokin‘ •em when you does dat.~

n Do you jiant by the moon ‚ N~noy?

~Plant when de i‘ioon change, my garden, corn, beans. I ~lanted