Browse:(22) HEADBOARD AND FOOTBOARD OF GRAVE EXCHANGED (Volume 4, entries 9056)
(22) HEADBOARD AND FOOTBOARD OF GRAVE EXCHANGED
Volume 4, entries 9056. Source context: ADDITIONAL RITES AND BELIEFS → COURT CASES. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 9056
Yo' take de haid [board] an' put it tuh de foot [of the grave]. Dat's suppose when yuh in a li'le trouble. Dey claim dat jis' lak yo's in trouble, de judge will clar yuh or turn yuh loose. Yo' go dere [to the graveyard] an' change de haid [board] an' foot [board]. Take de haid one an' put it at foot of dat 'un [one], an' put de othah [the footboard] here [at the head of the grave].