He wuz a nice lookin' man; dark, but fine featured."

	"Preston's slaves wuz same as free in dem times.  De ones on

his farm, dey tended dey own land en wuz dey own boss.  Folks said he

let his darkies be free, en some of em talked a lot en said dat when 

his daugther married."

	"I know dey did'ny call a doctor foh evuh little t'ing in de

old days, like dey do now; dey used home remedies, en I learned to be 

a midwife en nurse when I grew up.  I cant t'ink of some of de t'ings

used in dem days.  I know we used ground ivy foh measles, en water

melon seed tea to make young babies kidneys act.  Cucumber rinds wuz 

always good to rub on de face to remove freckles, en some people do 

dat now."

	"When we went to church we sung lots of dem good ole hymns, like;

"I want Jesus to Walk With Me; Every Day En Ev8ry Hour"; Take my Burdens

To De Lord"; en "Bells Done Rung En I'm goin' Home".

	"Me en my two daughters is all they is left.  I go up to de Penta-

costal Church, on South Yellow Springs Street, en both my girls go to de

Second Baptist Church."



Interviewed at her residence, 802, Innisfallen Avenue.






			

Works Progress Administration (WPA) Ex-Slave Narratives

Kate Dudley Baumont, Ex-Slave Narrative