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Co'se dese young gemmens like to frolic an' dey do git dat way sometimes tain't nuthin'. Dem Dorseys was allers like dat " the very tones of his voice carrying such convictions of the young man's respectability that you would have felt safe in keeping a place at your table for the delinquent, despite your knowledge of his habits.
When a child was born, it was baptised by the priest, and given names and they were recorded in the Bible. We were taught the rituals of the Catholic church and when any one died, the funeral was conducted by a priest, the corpse was buried in the Dorseys' graveyard, a lot of about 1-1/2 acres, surrounded by cedar trees and well cared for.
The only difference in the graves was that the Dorsey people had marble markers and the slaves had plain stones. "I have never heard of any of the Dorseys' slaves running away. We did not have any trouble with the white people. "The slaves lived in good quarters, each house was weather-boarded and stripped to keep out the cold.
He was never known to be harsh or cruel to any of his slaves, of which he had more than 75. "The slaves were Mr. Dorsey's family group, he and his wife were very considerate in all their dealings. In the winter the slaves wore good heavy clothes and shoes and in summer they were dressed in fine clothes. "I have been told that the Dorseys' farm contained about 3500 acres, on which were 75 slaves.
Well, I'd got as far down as th' tariff an' was thryin' f'r to express me opinyon without swearin', whin who shud come in but Lafferty, that was sicrety iv McMahon, that was th' Main Guy in thim days, but aftherward thrun down on account iv him mixin' up between th' Rorkes an' th' Dorseys. Th' Main Guy Down Town said he wudden't have no throuble in th' ward, an' he declared McMahon out.
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