oberseer

But you orter see how him an 'dis' ere oberseer bosses; gettin 'us up 'fore day, an' workin 'us like mules.

Bond and Free: A Tale of the South 1984

Now, dar's dat ar mare, she's been nigh losin 'her huff, since dat ar halter got cotched' round it; an 'Maus Hunt he telled me if I don't cure it, I gets fifty; an' now, jest as I's a curin 'it,' ere comes Maus Thomas an 'tells me if I don't saddle' er, he'll get de oberseer to gi 'me seventy-five.

Bond and Free: A Tale of the South 1984

If Marse Josh been know 'bout that obersheer, the oberseer can't do 'em; but just the house servant get Marse Josh 'and

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 Work Projects Administration

He war sort o 'sassy, and de oberseer strung him up, and flog him bery hard.

Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore

De marster sorta turns white an 'he says ter me,' Will yo 'go an' ast de oberseer ter stop hyar a minute, please? '

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 Various

I knowed one bad case, boss, dat happened right dere by us place and dat was de oberseer who

Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration

A massa dat doan't keep no Yankee oberseer to foller you 'bout wid de big free-lashed whip; but dat leads you hisseff to de green pastures and de still waters; and w'en you'm a-faint and a-tired, and can't go no furder, dat takes you up in his arms, and carries you in his bosom!

Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore

Den when de oberseer come dar in de mornin ', Sam jump on him and' most kill him.

Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore

_He_ neber done no wrong; he allers 'bey'd his massa, and neber said no hard word, nor found no fault, not eben w'en de cruel, bad oberseer put de load so heaby on him dat it kill him.

Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time James R. Gilmore

You see, ole mars and he fambly, dey didn 'come and we was sont under de oberseer what was name Jim Lynch and us come on de train to Memphis and dat was when I got so skeered 'cause I hadn' nebber seen no train 'fore den an 'I just hollered an' cried an 'went on so dat my mammy say if I didn' hush up she gwine give me to de paddy rollers.

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