SLAVE NARRATIVES - Library of Congress

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De Colonel wuz standin 1 by de chimney an did not see dem come aroun 1 de house•
Day killed him befo* he knew dey wuz around One ob de men asked Mr* Foster,
"Vihere at dat d—n nigger? w I ducked down and crawled in under de rail fence and
ran - I didn't stop f til I wuz deep in the Sulphur River bottoms* Every minute
ny heart seemed like it wuz goin f to jump right out uv my mouth* I wuz the worst
scared nigger that ever lived**
ff I have lived many years since dat time* De times and ways of livin* have
changed. I 'member killing deer where the Texarkana National Bank stands, way befo*
Texarkana wuz even thought of* !Biis place wuz one of my favorite deer stands* tfix
Creek used to be just full ob fish* What used to be the best fishing hole aroun f
here is now covered by tha Methodist Church ( a egro)f in East Texarkana* Dr. Weetten
had a big fine home out where Springlake Park is# He wuz killed when thrown by a
buckin 1 horse* All of de young people I knew den have been dead many years**