SLAVE NARRATIVES - Library of Congress

-2-
Dat snow stayed on de groun two months*
Ah am de muthah uv five gulls and fo* boys* Didn nairy one
uv raah gulls come in de pen till dey wus mahried* Ah use tuh fish in
er big ole fish pond rat down whah de wesson depot is now* Years ergo
people come fum Camden an othufh places tuh fish in dat fish pond*
Mr* Sam Austin sole old man Burgy (Burgiss?) er piece uv groun 1
to bury folks in and he wus de first man tuh die an be buried dar*
Se dey name hit de Burgy Cemetery*
Down dar in Memphis Addition atah the colored Pref * Dykes place
dar use tuh be one uv de bes* springs* Course at dat time hit wus er
big ole fiel f den and de watuch wu* jes lak ice watuh*
Dat make me think* Mah pa sed he went tuh de wah tuh cook fuh
his ole moster* Green Traulor* Well pa said dar wuz er spring whar dey
got watuh* Said he went tuh git watuh outen de sping and had tuh pull
dead men outn de spring an dat dey drinked of *n dem dead men all whi}.e
de wah wuz going on*
Name liattie Ross
Occupation Gardening
Residence South Pield> Oil Field, Agt_ 74_
89