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Chapter 36

           "Whatyououghttodoisselltheoneyou’vegot.It’swearingyououtandyouknowwhattroubleyouhavekeepingfreedarkiesatworkthere"

           "Freedarkiesarecertainlyworthless,"Scarlettagreed,completelyignoringhishintthatsheshouldsell."Mr.Johnsonsaysheneverknowswhenhecomestoworkinthemorningwhetherhe’llhaveafullcrewornot.Youjustcan’tdependonthedarkiesanymore.Theyworkadayortwoandthenlayofftillthey’vespenttheirwages,andthewholecrewislikeasnottoquitovernight.ThemoreIseeofemancipationthemorecriminalIthinkitis.It’sjustruinedthedarkies.Thousandsofthemaren’tworkingatallandtheoneswecangettoworkatthemillaresolazyandshiftlesstheyaren’tworthhaving.Andifyousomuchasswearatthem,muchlesshitthemafewlicksforthegoodoftheirsouls,theFreedmen’sBureauisdownonyoulikeaduckonaJunebug."

           "Sugar,youaren’tlettingMr.Johnsonbeatthose"

           "Ofcoursenot,"shereturnedimpatiently."Didn’tIjustsaytheYankeeswouldputmeinjailifIdid?"

           "I’llbetyourpaneverhitadarkyalickinhislife,"saidFrank.

           "Well,onlyone.Astableboywhodidn’trubdownhishorseafteraday’shunt.But,Frank;itwasdifferentthen.Freeissueniggersaresomethingelse,andagoodwhippingwoulddosomeofthemalotofgood."

           Frankwasnotonlyamazedathiswife’sviewsandherplansbutatthechangewhichhadcomeoverherinthefewmonthssincetheirmarriage.

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