I ain't forgot how she sold my mother from me.

Many a night I have cried myself to sleep, thinking about her, and when I get free I mean to hunt her up." "Well, I ain't tole you all.

De gemman said he war 'cruiting for de army; dat Massa Linkum hab set us all free, an' dat he wanted some more sogers to put down dem Secesh; dat we should all hab our freedom, our wages, an' some kind ob money.

I couldn't call it like he did." "Bounty money," said Robert.
"Yes, dat's jis' what he called it, bounty money.

An' I said dat I war in for dat, teeth and toe-nails." Robert Johnson's heart gave a great bound.