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144 The Conjure Woman

Laura's plantation down in Robeson County?' sez Becky, wid her hea't in her mouf, fer she 'mence' ter git skeered all er a sudden.  

" 'You ain' gwine ter git dere at all,' sez de man.  'You b'longs ter me now, fer I done traded my bes' race hoss fer you, wid yo' ole marster.  Ef you is a good gal, I'll treat you right, en ef you doan behabe yo'se'f, - w'y, w'at e'se happens 'll be yo' own fault.'

"Co'se Sis' Becky cried en went on 'bout her pickaninny, but co'se it did n' do no good, en bimeby dey got down ter dis yer man's place, en he put Sis' Becky ter wuk, en fergot all 'bout her habin' a pickaninny.

"Meanw'iles, w'en ebenin' come, de day Sis' Becky wuz tuk 'way, little Mose 'mence' ter git res'less, en bimeby, w'en his mammy did n' come, he sta'ted ter cry fer 'er.  Aun' Nancy fed 'im en rocked 'im en rocked 'im, en fin'lly he