Me tink de ole gentleman make mistake wid him when him chile, let him hab too much his own way.

I bery fond ob him because I had been wid him so much, but I often shake my head when I tink de time come dat he be massa ob de plantation.

It was not dat his nature was bad; he get in rage sometime, but dat all ober in no time, but he lub pleasure too much; go to de races and 'top at de town weeks together, and play too much wid de cards.

Dere were two boys and two girls; de second boy, he go to West Point and become officer in de army.
"After de death ob de ole people de house change bery much.

Before dat time we keep good company, gib sometimes grand balls, and all de fust families ob Virginia in dat part visit dar.