I fine strong nigger and work well, so he gib de gal four yards ob bright cotton for wedding dress, and a bottle ob rum to me, and we married.
"Two or tree years pass, and my wife hab two piccanninies.

Den de massa go home to Spain, and leab overseer in plantation.

Berry bad man dat.
Before, if nigger work well he not beaten.

Now he beaten wheder he work or not.

For two or tree months we 'tand it, but tings get worse and worse.