By dis time Sam arribe at the conclusion berry strong, dat de burning ob villages and carrying off ob slabes berry bad affair altogether.

Sam hab changed his mind about a great many things, but about dat he am fixed right up to dis time.
"Well, at de mouth ob dat riber Sam saw de white man for de first time; and me tell you fair, sar, Sam not like him no way.

Dey were Spanish men, and de way dey treat us poor niggers was someting awful.

We huddle up night and day in a big shed dey call a barracoon.

Dey gabe us berry little food, berry little water.