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when we could, but once we parted at the bus depot, I
never saw her again.

I worked with those people for over three months and
never received any pay. I’ll never forget their names—

Mr. and Mrs. James. Now, the irony of this is that my

granddaughter, who just got married in June, is married
to a guy with the surname James. If they are related,

maybe I could collect back pay from them...

Children knew nothing back in those days. Nobody told

us anything. We were barely seen, but definitely not

heard.

I believe my mother died from hard work and stress. The

doctors said that she had a growth in her stomach. If they
cut it, she would die. They didn’t cut it—and she still

died.

My mother had two brothers, Joshua and Oscar, who
were in the United States, and a sister, Mable, by her

father, who I was told lived in England. Now, her father
did not marry her mother. I never met him or any

member of that family. I had no clue who was who—

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