ᎣᏥᏳᎢᏂᏒ ᎤᏬᏗᎨ ᎨᏴ ᎠᎹᏳᎸᏗ ᎢᏣ, ᎤᏒᎯ ᎯᎸᎯᏨ ᏌᎷᏱ ᎾᎥ ᎣᏣᎴᏫᏍᏗᏍᎬ, ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᏚᏓᏴᎳᏛ ᏓᏨᏍᏛ, ᏃᏥ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏓᏥᏍᏛ ᏒᏙᏂ ᏃᎴ ᎤᏥᎸ ᏗᎧᏁᎯᏓ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏕᎦᏒᏛ ᎠᏲᏓᏒ. ᎠᏂᎱᏥ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏔᏁᎲ ᎦᏚᎢᏣ ᏱᏚᎾᏄᏮᎾ, ᎠᎵ ᏓᏂᎴᏴᏍᎬ ᏃᎴ ᏓᏂᏃᎩᏍᎬ ᏧᏟᏂᎩᏓ ᏗᎧᏃᎩᏍᏗ, ᎠᏂᏌᎲᏍᎬ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏓ ᏥᏳ.
Churning down the broad brown rivers of the coastal plain, tying up at night at some backwoods landing with torches burning globes of yellow light against the black night and turpentine barrels and cotton bales stacked high on the dock and the slaves working shirtless and sweating and singing mighty rhythmic songs while they loaded the goods onto the boat.