An "Aunt Caroline" Story

"I know that some people can tell things that are goin' to happen. Old

man Julks lived at Pumpkin Bend. He had a colt that disappeared. He went

to 'Aunt Caroline'--that's Caroline Dye. She told him just where the

colt was and who had it and how he had to get it back. She described the

colt and told him that was what he come to find out about before he had

a chance to ask her anything. She told him that white people had it and

told him where they lived and told him he would have to have a white man

go and git it for him. He was working for a good man and he told him

about it. He advertised for the colt and the next day, the man that

stole it came and told him that a colt had been found over on his place

and for him to come over and arrange to git it. But he said, 'No, I've

placed that matter in the hands of my boss.' He told his boss about it,

but the fellow brought the horse and give it to the boss without any

argument.

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