a'ter

"Good-morning, Sairay," he said respectfully; "we've got a fine day for the start, a'ter all."

Sara, a Princess Fannie E. Newberry

"De black sow, she got a fine litter o 'pigs now, an' de foxes is a'ter 'em de blessed time."

Plantation Sketches Margaret Devereux

Won 'long a'ter de war dat free schools wuz open up dere.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Honey, my Missus see to it she self dat we look a'ter in de right way.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration

'Thaa sees, lass, Milly's angel een wor on th' watch a'ter all. '

Lancashire Idylls (1898) Marshall Mather

Don 'know wha' 'come uv my ole Massa chillun a'ter dey head been gone.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

When we b'long to de white folks, we lib, en a'ter we wuz free we lib right on.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Jes drap it in de grease wha 'left in de pan a'ter dey fry de meat en make it right brown lak.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

My grandmammy lib right dere close us en Colonel Durant hab she jes to look a'ter aw de plantation chillun when dey parents wuz workin '.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Work Projects Administration

Missus take sech good care uv us aw de time en see a'ter us she self when we sick en I is take sech good care uv me self a'ter I leab dere dat I 'spect to be here long time from now.

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration