Theday'sworkoverinthefield, thebasketsare "toted," orinotherwords, carriedtothegin-house, —nomatterhowmuchhelongsforsleepandrest——ifhehasnotperformedthefulltaskappointedhim, , inallprobabilityhismasterwillmeasurethenextday', whetherhehastoolittleortoomuch, hisapproachtothegin-houseisalwayswith, , , followthewhippings; andthenthebasketsarecarriedtothecottonhouse, andtheircontentsstoredawaylikehay, , insteadoftakingittothegin-houseatonce, itislaiduponplatforms, twofeethigh, andsomethreetimesaswide, coveredwithboardsorplank, withnarrowwalksrunningbetweenthem.
Thisdone, thelaborofthedayisnotyetended, , anothertheswine—anothercutsthewood, andsoforth; besides, , atalatehour, theyreachthequarters, sleepyandovercomewiththelongday', thecorngroundinthesmallhand-mill, andsupper, anddinnerforthenextdayinthefield, , , ashisweekly, allowance, threeandahalfpoundsofbacon, —notea, coffee, sugar, andwiththeexceptionofaveryscantysprinklingnowandthen, , fromatenyears' residencewithMasterEpps, thatnoslaveofhisiseverlikelytosufferfromthegout, ' hogswerefedonshelledcorn—itwasthrownouttohis "niggers" , hethought, wouldfattenfasterbyshelling, andsoakingitinthewater—thelatter, perhaps, iftreatedinthesamemanner, , andknewhowtomanagehisownanimals, drunkorsober.
, , insuchsmallquantitiesastheirdailywantsrequired, ortheymightgrindthewholeweek'sallowanceatonetime, onSundays, !
Ikeptmycorninasmallwoodenbox, themealinagourd; and, bytheway, , , also, , dippers, basins, andsuchtinandwoodensuperfluitiesaltogether.
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