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*Cou1dn~ t go nowhere WI thout a pasi. Had a	 block right. at the

hor8e trough. Ye8 xnam, theyd eat you tip. I mean theyd whip you, but they give you plenty of soniethin to eat.

	My mother W&8 the weaver and they had a tanyard on the place.

	In slavery days couldnt go see none of your nelghbor8 without a pa8a. People had meetin right at the house  Dey d have prayer and i I went to em. I could sin ~ Lord yea. I uaed to know a lot of old songs Am I A Soldier of the Cross?!.

	Lord yea  ma ni   t talk When the soldiers come out where we was I could hear the guns. Had a battle right In town. Rebels just as scared of the Yankees aa if twas a bear. I seed one or two of em corne to town and scare the whole bisinesa.

	ni never knowed but one man nui off and jined the Yankees. Carried his masters finest ridin hoss and a n~le. He always had a fine hoss and Yankees ccmie and took it. When the Yaxikees come out the last time, my owners cleaned out the ~noke house and buried t1~ neat.

	I helped gin cotton when I wasnt big enough to stand up to the

breast. Stood upon a bench and had a lantern hung up so I could see fore daylight. Yes rnani, great big gin house. Yes mam, I sho has worked  all kind4nd plowin,
	Now E1~ old boas called me Pony	thats what he called me.

	When peace come, we had don.e gathered our crop and we left there a week later. You know people usually hunts their kinfoiks and we went to Hernando. Come to Arkansas in 7?. Got offin de boat right der at de cotehouse. Pine Bluff wasnt nothin when I come here.

I used to vote. I aimed to vote the Republican ticket ~ I dont know.