mahse'r

Updated: June 25, 2025

Big, overgrown gal, black an' devilish-lookin', noways handsome; but somehow I jes' couldn't keep my eyes offen her. I notice she keep eyein' me, too. "W'en we gits ashore, I didn't lose no time gittin in a good word f' mahse'r.

United States. Work Projects Administration - Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States: From Interviews with Former Slaves: Florida Narratives