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mighty near every thing folks wanted. The servants stayed on
after the war. My ma stayed till she died. My family had ai
little dispute when I was twelve years old and I left. Ma died
and I never went back, I come to Forrest City and got work,
I "been farmin 1 and working on the railroad* I have done track
work, I got 10 acres land and a house, I don't need on the
relief. If I need it I would want it. The reason I ain't got
a garden and cow is I work out and not there to see after it,
"Some times I vote. You make enemies cause they all want
you to vote for them and I can't do that. I don't care no thin'
bout votin', I don't enquire no more bout politics,
"The fellow what raises things to sell is better off with
prices high but if he is working for money, times is hard for
him. Cause the money is hard to get and hard to keep now. The
young folks morals ain't like young folks used to have. Seemed
like young folks too smart to be trained in morals like they
was when I was comin' up, *
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