Ex~s1mve Stories	 Page Two	•
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“M~rster William raises de corn and. rice and. wheat and. barle~r ~nd

vegetables and honey, a~d lots t~f cotton0 Dey wsrks animals, de mules and de oxen, but I seed. de niggers hitched to a. plow eemetii~ee. But

de in~rster allue took good care of his niggere and him feeds plenty

~:ood victuals. Bvery Suiiday de7 measures out 1e ratione, ~ cept de weg-. etablee. But if what dey give am not tn,ug~, weti.tns calls for more.

De marster wants for we~was to have plenty.

HAll us am given de pass for to ~e t• d.c church or ta de party and

de a plan e ne~ de quart ers for d~e d~nce and s Ich. Soie fool iig

gera sneaks off without de pass sOmetii~es and gits catchec3. by de patter

rollers and gite couple passes from de ~thup.	S “One time de niggers puts one en dem patter rollers. Dere ~ de ‚~

daflce and some niggers has no pass and de patter rollers am a.ecomln‘ ~

De ni~gers tcide to best ~ea and. o~e gits de pan of hot ashes and when

der~ patter rollers comes t. de d~s•r de ashés ~ thrown in de face.	S ~LJ0 niggers a].l rtisxi ‚!u,t OXLd knocks de rollers down, and de niggers am


gone~ Date once de niggers ‘prise de rollers.

	“On dat plantation dere am sort of hospital fix fer t. care for de sick. Dey uses herbs and. sicA and sometimes calls de doctor. De srna].l chiliens is kep‘ d.ere and de marster sh& ~ • ticulax tb•~tt dem. LotB of times hé look dem ever and s~, ‘Dat one be worth a t,ousand dollers,‘ er ‘Dat one be a whopper.t To~i see, ttwae iUS‘ likS raisint young mules,