The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1911-09-08
By +. A. mitchell

lrnnDter, the other by the man who
aEzidered his slave as mere piece OF
BEt5erty. Naturally the families OF
HAr paore refined class OF planters form
~ society OF their own. and II was
nrneng these especially that instances
nj sdelity and attachment occurred.
Rrs to bo ruled and taken care OF by
tlSN masters MS child Is brought
NJ - its parents. many OF these me-
Iglss, after tho war had set them free,
49, C their foTnsi owners and the
10 SANITATION homes. II was there that
'fht negro worked by day In the cotton
nrin and In the evening Song those
pssodies, a product OF the period. ex-
Szssstng condition that died with
nm advent OF emancipation. The rela-
thas between master and slave have
paasd away with the system. and the
frzswlng Incident. told me few years
Efsn the close OF the war which abol-
heaa that system. could not possibly
frfsr today:
Atter the surrender at Appomattox
] Nd occasion 10 travel through a Dor
nm " the south. In Tennessee found
. Ba1ntation TO which large number
e iAs negroes who had lived on It as
nEfts adhered as freed men. Their
MASTER. quite an old man now. paid
shra wages. which they had not as
~ karned to handle for themselves.
sIsnsted 10 know how they liked the
Usage. approached darky about
fharsy years old who was saving
Bp~A. and questioned him.
De you darkies IKE the way you
~ better than when you were
asttsY
SEINE OBJ EN- pears 70 like Il. II they
M 10 wo'k. Them that don't like 10
wa don't like 1t so well as befo'.
tEue II .dey don't wo'k dey don't git
nritin' to eat
How do you feel about III"
-ua case air quar-. hain't got no
Rams about II. Dere's a liant what
Ein9 around with me-not a real hant
nnf1 up In a sheet, but a liant OBJ de
Hnlnis. don't take no interest In
anything. I'm a kind OBJ dead mig
~
-, n stor, ed in his wood saving
Z, lcoRN ! out over the landscape with
Z s,rrowfnl enze / waited. feeling
m he had story 10 tell and he
huuid tell II without urging. l was
ne disappointed.
= was bo.n'." he continued. ON de
rkns day as Missy Della. an her
- ~, ,,no, 20 ,,ro ch,nan was NJ.
\. - WINS tooedder an AZ tifne
O. nocn,a .nv yhen xve wns thrce
N,,tk YEAS oId roln, rom. with ou'
~. snn, each udder how quar- INV
e.ce locked alongside ber white
' nsr rim war wh,te an, mink
up ftn,r ,rar w. vs,,ar s,,r
Ci1fghN .ussv no,,s rrored older
pne eo,il., - 500 ~, &C. .n, ,ssr
al W ssa =. ..,,o ~ -, ~.
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a., nil !" ~ 49," ~" ~ -.
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- Y VA. - iie' WIN -
x M wat Wna. ue uSo ~ speAn
< 1870 ou,ch 2 nRseri ! uohe y
49, .h,ngs ! wanted 70 Keep on
! r,uIdn't al W 70 ,' nor =, a., az ~ '''"e'
s,-, rpnneN OF EN- 70 10.
-, along ny cars son, larry
- y an, Mia saw mignt QUICK
=. ar ane Vena war iupDers
-. uarry wRNln young man
- ~ srr' III an strnight,
s s ,s,ssv an might diff
80. whoR' VINO looked
- : ps a,' no n,a, fathe' gwine
nf ne nap = DIX p'a IN an thou.
rn,n n,sgers ~. settled dat
Ansy pena swn,s :" him when
~ van D.oae v ,Isr \
' ~, az AZ ,ddsr youy Inc to de
IA lax ae uuue. ~ ~ ,en'lemen.
- So WIN ~ ss' nm IA Jpn. Do
y see un' kam Wall At OBJ de
p'nstauon nouss ,.,,o say. right
~ aat missy D ,s.n,, fo,e Jul
l''H wili 70 40 n soe -, w, An
ys' ",ss s,nhar nm, drow1Fight
1psn 20 ue .i'o,' do,,t vanflf,
A. she says uv an, yo' TO
4 avn .sosen. na,,a . no, b.