Schooling

"Goodwin schooled me. [TR: First sentence lined out.] He had a teacher

to come right on the place and stay there teaching. He raised me and

brought me up just as though I was his own child.

"I remember getting one whipping. I didn't get it from Mr. Goodwin

though. His brother gave it to me. His brother sent me to get a horse.

An old hound was laying in the way on the saddle and the bridle. He

wouldn't move so I picked up the bridle and hit him with it. He hollered

and master's brother heard him and gave me a whipping. That is the only

whipping I ever got when I was small.

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