:Ix~~.~s1&y. Stori•e	Page Thre.
(Texas)




neyer call. d.e &octor for my chilien. 1~se goes in de wood.s and

	giti de plants and de herb.. l‘or de stomach misery 11se uses de

r•d petals, boils dat and takes die juice. For de cold, I‘i. takes

	dsls3eaa. Root, boils dat and takes de juice.

	~~ben da chores am done on Sun&~y orCh~istaas, Ie‘une can have de R~zsic • dano• and uingtn~ . We ~ have som• good ois

	tiass. 1~ soags ~ de oie tina.rs, sich as Swarms. Biver, 01. BlaCk Joe and ders ~n de fiddles and banjos dat dey play. Wsw she‘

cel1brat• on Chrtst~as. De wowen all cooks cakes and cookie. and sich. ~ men sates all de bladders fr~ de hawgs dey kill, blows

	•sa full of air and lit. 1em dry. De yoiing~uns puts dom on stiCks and holds ‚~ o~er a fix‘s in de yard. Dat makes ~em bust and dey goes Sb~flg~ jus‘ like a gun. Dat was de fireworks.

“Mareter comes back fro~ de war widout gett in‘ Imrt. Lt

	de tiute freedoa c~es, some cuilud folks stays on and works for money. ~ Pwu de tust ~ioney dey ever had~, and dey don‘ know what to d~ wid it ~an& what its worth, S~e of dein are still on dat la~ Dey rents or have bought. 3~y bru.&der lives der., jus‘ a few yards from de oie quarters. My :pappy worked for oie Mareter till he died. I‘se etq~s

wid him till I marries.

lilt.. married in a cullud church and I‘se have a pretty

pink dress :~ hat. My busban‘ have hirns own farm, paz‘t of di oie plantation. We finally btiys it from de Marster. In 1902 my huaban‘ dies ~d I‘se stays dere till 1915. Den 3t‘.e comes to Port Worth. I‘se still uu.sin‘ some but I‘s. gettin‘ de pension of nine dollars a month. Dat she‘ helps ont.
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