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"After my father bought his own farm about ten miles from the big
house, father would put us all in an ox wagon and take us back to see our
white folks*
"The mistress claimed to be a Christian and church member but I don't
see how she could have been she was so meant
n I think the present day generation mighty wicked* Seems like they
get worse instead of better, even the members of the church are not as
good as they used to be* They don f t raise the children like they used to*
They used to go to Sunday School and church and take the children, now the
children do as they please, roam the streets* It is sad to see how the
parents are raising the children, just feed them and let them go* The
children rule the parents now*
"We sang the old hymns and 'Dixie 1 , f Carry He Back to Old Virginia 1 ,
'When You and I Were Young, Maggie f ."
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