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Phoebe Faucette ‚	.
Hampton County





white pe ople . I neye r know no cruel • Dey t rea t me j.e s like one of dein . ~ Dey say dey took me whe n I wuz f ive year a old.. An‘ I stay wid dem ‘ti]. freedom. I am 106 years old now.

	“Dem people on de water don‘t eat much meat. Twentyfive cent of bacon Wil]. laBt dem a week. Dey cut de meat into little pieces, an‘ fry dem into cracklings, den put dat into de fish stew. It surely makes de stew good. When dey kill a hog dey take it to town an‘ sell it, den use de money for whatever dey want. Dey dontt have to cure de pork an‘ keep it to eat. Dey 3es‘ eat fish. Dey have de mullets, an‘ de oys ter s ‚ . an‘ de crab s ‚ ~ de se li ttle elaine . Dey have oys ter- stew a Dey have roa s t oys tors, den ~ de ~ raw oys t~T~ An‘ ~ dey have del fried oyst. er a I Dat su re i s g ood . Dey fish from de boat, dey fish from de log, an‘ dey fish ‘long de edge of de water wid a net. Whøfl de tide go down y~. kin walk along ant jea pick up de crab • You could get a bucket full in no time. We‘d. like to go up an‘ down an‘ pick up de

pretty shells. I got one here on de mantel now. It ain‘t sech a big one, but it!s a pretty little shàll.~

	“I is always glad to talk ‘bout de old tiaea an‘ de old people. We is livin‘ in peace now, but still ‘ B hard

time s . W0 ought to be thankful though our country ‘ t in war.“ ~

~: Source: ~phney Wright, ßøotia, 8. 0.