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Dese Things Come tuh me
Volume 1, entries 803. Source context: THE DOCTORS AT WORK: REPORTS FROM LAYMEN → THE DOCTORS THEMSELVES: BIRTH TO DEATH: DESCRIBED BY LAYMEN. Entries listed under this heading in the source volume.
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Entry 803
When ah wus 'bout twelve yeahs ole, ah used to lead one of dem expert spimits men aroun', see, and he told me a heap a things and I ain't nevah forgot it. But ah got some experient about few things mahsel' - see, ah got a family and dese things come tuh me and dere's some of de things ah learnt by being roun' people. But dere two-three things what's absolutely de truth, so help me Lawd, come to me and ah try it - pay [it pays] to try it and ah knowed it worked.
(You say you worked for one of these men?)
Oh, ah used to lead a spirchul man around when ah was about twelve. Oh, he cud tell yo' anything or he cud do anything. Ah know dat and he used to give me 50c a day - used to lead him around because he was blind, see. ["549 - garage man - 40's - good - would tell about spirits - put two quarters between us - had lent [[Twins? or T-something]] 50c - [[I]] lent him $1.00" - Numbers Book 442-621. Silver between us and other protective devices happened so often; man in Mobile making sign of cross at door, someone turning round, wearing silver - I paid little attention to them. He probably had mentioned the power of borrowed money, especially silver - I "lent him $1.00" - in addition to the fee I gave him, otherwise my loan would not have been lucky.]