back an struck out for me for life an how as i went down de last time he me an on to me tell we wash down to de bank curve an de current so rapid hit him off back but he on to de reins tell de horse so he hit him he fo foot an he collar bone an den he had to let him go an on to me an den we wash up de bank an in a tree an de got quick as could an when us george on to me an had he arm a limb an we lodged in de an as dead as a nail an de she got out but he his foot in de rein an de saddle he side an ain know george ain dead too cause he not only but he arm broke up nigh de shoulder an say miss she de thing anybody know bout it when some de servants bust in de hall an an say george an me done washed way an an she down dead on de an when bring her to she low to miss she de on he death an say when de him in de house an de not to meek no an a little piece o blue silk out he breast somebody picked up an gin miss miss right in virginia down an some on em say she did for him an now when he upstairs dead hit too late for him ever to know it well i couldn it in george and dead an den somebody say george done to an gi me so much i went to sleep an next i got up an went to george room an see him in de bed he face so white an he eyes so tired an he ain know me no mo n ef he see me an i couldn it i down on de an bust out i couldn help it cause an george he gone an he came goin cause he had a strain an been so long in de water he heart done got an he got an all de time he thought he to cross de river to see miss an hit so high he hit pitiful to see him an not he tell it all mr an me could do to keep him in de bed an de doctors say he out much longer an all dis time miss she bout de house her face right white an say she don do all day long in her room but cry an say her rs for george s by count o not she love him an i tell how he all de time to see her an how he constant her name well so tell he done out an lay his face white as de pillow an he pitiful eyes bout so restless like he still for her he all de time her name an cross river to see an one bout sunset he to be he weaker n he been at all he ain able to no mo an so quiet an he say mighty wistful � i m goin to night ef i don cross dis time i ll gin t up mr nigh de head o de bed an he say well by he shall see her � so an he went out de room an to miss do an call her an tell her she got to come ef she don t he ll die night an thing i know miss bring miss in her face right white but as tender as a angel s an she come an by de side de bed an lean down over him an call he name george � so an george he ain answer he look at her study for a minute an den he forehead got smooth ai he he eyes to me an say i m cross lady a story of the war tt n go when he a v v on de een o dis the speaker was standing in the bushes just below me for i was on the where the little foot path through the straggling pines and ran over it he was holding in his hand a newly fishing pole while a number more lay in the path at the foot of the old i watched for a moment in silence and then said uncle what are you doing poles for de boys he answered promptly and definitely we s em soon then he added won have none from else done ma tell how used to poles right on dis ridge an fling a line nay sort o poles at all he mo like n he like he pa sometimes i think he done come back � he s he ve y spit an image who are the boys i asked taking a seat on the moss covered hi we all s boys � lady s de fish run lady a story of tlie war good now an ll be up in new york now but me an got a letter from em you keep em long after de fish to run no you i bout his pole right now and a short laugh of delight followed the reflection how many are there fo on em de little an she like lady at her age to keep up her an do ev do lord hit me back so sometimes i de ain been no war nor yes tu ns de house down when comes like an lady um � m making that peculiar sound so suggestive used to de to pieces you see after die an two she used to gi em head an all over de plantation lady de little white in her little white apron her curls all down in her eyes used to look white ns as a o blossoms de i don what do it 