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found at the base of the stamen and entirely covering the stigma
to escape.  The stamen in those flowers, containing this nectar
are arched or curved over the stigma somewhat, the insect, therefore has a hard time to get out.  It was now nearly 12 o'clock so I left the
swamp and in a little while was at our old camp near the
branch where I ate my lunch.  In the afternoon I went to
Marley Bridge, stopped a moment at the Polish picker's settlement,
then started for the Old Furnace.  When quite near
that part of the road, which is crossed by the little inlet,
I was met by several colored people, one <s>old colored</s> woman
was being helped along by two of the men.  She had slipped 
while crossing the stream and had probably sprained her ankle
She cried and acted so peculiarly, that I felt inclined to think
she was partly intoxicated.  They had stopped to tell me all
<s>this</s> about the accident, adding that the place ought to be fixed and that last
week a white woman, too, had hurt herself.  The emphasis and
manner of expressing the "white lady" portion of the sentence showing
that they think and feel that the white people are better
or more important than the black.  Yet there is constant cry that
they are all alike, that one is as important as the other; how
        