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Sometimes we tied ropes 'crost de bridge an' de paterollers'd hit it an' go in de creek. If we could git to de marster's house, we was all right. Marse Bob wouldn' let no pateroller come on his place. Marse Alf wouldn', neither. Dey said it was all right if we could git home widout bein' kotched, but we have to take dat chance. "At de Big House dey had spinnin' wheels an' a loom.
I do' member a few lak 'Shoo, Fly', 'Old Dan Tucker', an' 'Run, Nigger, Run, de Pateroller Catch You. I don' 'member much o' de words. I does 'member a little o' 'Old Dan Tucker. It went dis way: 'Old Don Tucker was a mighty mean man, He beat his wife wid a fryin' pan. She hollered an' she cried, "I's gwineter go, Dey's plenty o' men, won't beat me so."
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