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Entry 3412

Volume 3 · printed page 2408 · Sumter, S. Car.

Well, ah hate tuh explain de thing so.

(Well, I hear all those things.)

Well, jes' lak yo' say, take a dishrag an' yo' use it, yo' undahstan'. An' den take it an' - take de dishrag an' use it wit yo' until yo' git a-plenty on it, yo' undahstan'. An' take a cord string an' wrap it up very tight an' carry it an' bury it in de dreen of de house [or] where de watah drops from a well. An' not so, put it up ovah de do'sill somewhere up high. An' yo' couldn't have 'nection wit nobody but 'er.

Related subjects: Door

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Entry 9313

Volume 4 · printed page 3744–3745 · Wilmington, N. Car.

If yo' wan' tuh hurt[hoo- dool anybody or do anything tuh anybody, even yuh enemah, yo' got'a go tuh de sto' an' buy a aig, a fresh aig, an' come back tuh dere house, yuh enemah house. An' stand off from de front do', an' take an' throw dat aig up ov' [over] de do' an' bust it. An' let it drain down an' make a oath whah choo wan' 'em tuh do. Jis' lak if yo' wan' 'em tuh die. An' while dat aig. drainin' down, yo' make a oath, an' in nine days dey'll take sick, an' dere's no cuah [cure] fah [for] 'em.

Related subjects: Break, Die, Door, Fresh egg, Make, Sickness

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