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Davenpo't owned him an' when he heard 'bout da Yankees comin' dis way, he sont his white driver an' Howard in de carri'ge wid all his valuables to de swamp to hide, an' while dey was thar de white driver, he went off to sleep an' Howard was prowlin' 'roun' an' we all jes reckin he went on off wid de Yankees. "You mean hoo doo? Dat's whut ma pappy done to my mammy.
I doan' member whut kind of bed I had, but reckin' it was good. I et in de kitchen. Dey fed fine. I et whut de white folks lef', an' sometimes dey had 'possum an' taters. Dey was good. "Marse Cassedy was a big Judge. He went to all de cou'ts, an' rode in a fine carri'ge with two big horses hitched ter it, an' a driver. He wore fine clo'es an' ever'body said he was a mighty big man.
All dey sont him was fo' mens an' old Aunt Harriet fer to cook. "One day Marse George an' his Uncle, Mr. John Davenport now thar was a rich man fer ye, why, he had two carri'ge drivers dey rid over to Grand Gulf whar dey was a sellin' slabes offen de block an' Mr.
Den dey went out in de pasture 'mongst de sheeps an' killed off some of dem. Nex' dey went in de buggy house an' all together shuck down de carri'ge so we neber could use hit no mo'. Yessum, dey done right smart of mischief 'roun' thar. "Some of de darkies went off wid de Yankees. My brudder Howard did, an' we ain't heerd tell of him since. I'll tell you 'bout it. You see, Mr.
Jungi will drive the carri'ge afther all's over, an' you come to the station, cool an' aisy, in time for the two o'clock thrain, where I'll be wid your kit. 'Faith, thinks I to myself, 'thin there's a ayah in the business tu! "A powerful bad thing is a ayah. Don't you niver have any thruck wid wan.
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