Mr. Leonard says that a young man wishing to accompany a young woman to her home always spoke in the following manner: "Dear kind Miss, if you have no objection of my being your protection, I'm going in your direction." It was in this manner that he asked her to allow him to escort her home.
For several years after freedom was declared it was the custom for the bride and the groom to jump over the broom together before they were pronounced man and wife.
HUNTING LORE
The best time to hunt 'possums is on a cloudy night just before the break of day. All of the big ones are out then Mr. Favors claims.
COMPILATION FOLKLORE INTERVIEWS—RICHMOND COUNTY
CONJURATION
Written by:
Louise Oliphant
Federal Writers' Project
Augusta, Georgia
Edited by:
John N. Booth,
District Supervisor,
Residencies 6 & 7,
Federal Writers' Project
Augusta, Georgia
Richmond County's older colored citizens, particularly the few surviving ex-slaves, are outspoken in their firm belief concerning powers of conjurers and root workers.