"Dr. Ben Wilson, of Warren County wus Marster Mitchell's brother-in-law. He 'tended de sick folks an' he made many trips. Sometimes as soon as he got home dey sent fer him again.
"We played mumble-peg an' hop-scotch when I wus a child, we played jumpin' de rope a lot.
"I have never been married. I had only one brother. He has been dead six years. Since he died I have had a hard time makin' a livin'. Brother John lived wid me until he died. I had only one sister. She died many years ago. I think slavery wus mighty hard an' wrong. I joined de church 'cause I had religion an' de church would help me to keep it. People should be religious so dey will have a place in de beyond.
"Abraham Lincoln wus a good man. I have his picture. I think Mr. Roosevelt is a good God-fearin' man. When he gits sick I prays fer him. When he is sick I is jist as scared as I kin be. I prays fer him ter stay well."
LE
FOOTNOTES:
[4] The office of the State Board of Welfare is in the Agriculture Building.
| N.C. District: | No. 2 |
| Worker: | T. Pat Matthews |
| No. Words: | 625 |
| Subject: | CHARITY McALLISTER |
| Story teller: | Charity McAllister |
| Editor: | Daisy Bailey Waitt |