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Dey'd done settle der 'spute, en dey wuz settin' dar des ez smilin 'ez a basket er chips.

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Dey'd give me a place to stay an fix me up a lunch to take along.

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Dey'd hab a pot turned down at de do'er ter keep de white folks fum 'yearin' dem.

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Dey'd zoom an 'zip, an' zoom an 'zip, an' every time dey'd zip a Yankee would yell.

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Dey'd drive up, feed dey hosses from old Master's corn, catch dey chickens, and tell old Master's cook to cook 'em, and they'd shoot down old Master's hogs and skin 'em.

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Dey'd hab lots ob good things ter eat en fed eberbody.

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Dey'd have some old folks to look after us -- some old man, or some old woman.

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Dey'd clean off a place on de ground near de washpot where dey cooked de peas, clean it off real clean, den pile de peas out dere on de ground for us to eat.

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Dey'd mix a little water with de meal and make a stiff dough that could be patted into shape with de hands.

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Dey'd make me take de dish out de scaldin 'water, den if I drap it dey whip me.

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