When John Bruner was taken from Prison, he was much better to Peter.  Soon after John was released from Prison, Peter escaped again.  This time he had joined a regiment in the war.  He went through hardships, cold, hunger and illness.

Often when they were awaken in the morning they would find their blankets frozen to the ground.  He was sick several times.  His feet frozen and other things would go wrong such as having fever and once he had Variloid.  After serving for awhile he was mustered out and returned to Winchester, where his mother lived.  He stayed a short time and then went to Oxford, Ohio.  Here he went to school, but soon decided he was not learning anything so decided to get married.  In the spring he was married to Nannie Proctor.  Again he made a mistake and during this time suffered hardships trying to keep a roof over their heads and food enough to eat.  He worked at odd jobs, but could not find much to do and got very much in debt.  He then went to Hamilton, Ohio and asked Mr. John Frye to loan him some money.  He had asked Mr. Roberts for some and he would not loan it.  However, John Frye did loan him the money and Peter paid himself out of debt and bought a stone quarry from his mother-in-law.  He sold a lot of stone from it, but finally sold this and took a job as engineer at Oxford, College.  Dr. Walker was president at that time.  It was here that Peter celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary.  The teacher, faculty and seniors made this a happy day for him.  He got a job as janitor under Dr. Thompson at Miami University.  He worked here for 13 years under President Taft.  He is a member of Bethel A.M.E.  Church and has been for over 50 years.  In 1918 he and his wife celebrated his golden anniversary.

Peter Bruner is still living (1936) but his eyesight is impaired.  He is 91 years of age.

Christian Co. 
(Mamie Hanbery) [HW:  Ky 3]

Story of Easter Sudie Campbell,
  (age about 72, Webber St., Hopkinsville, Ky.)

Born in Princeton, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, her parents were slaves, the property of Will and Martha Grooms of Princeton.

Aunt Easter as she is called has followed the profession of a mid-wife for forty years.  She is still active and works at present among the negroes of Hopkinsville.

“Yes, sho, I make my own medicines, humph, dat aint no trouble.  I cans cure scrofula wid burdock root and one half spoon of citrate of potash.  Jes make a tea of burdock root en add the citrate of potash to hit.  Sasafras is good foh de stomach en cleans yer out good.  I’se uses yeller percoon root foh de sore eyes.

“Wen I stayed wid Mrs. Porter her chaps would break out mighty bad wid sores in de fall of de year and I’se told Mrs. Porter I’se could core dat so I’se got me some elder berries en made pies out of hit en made her chaps eat hit on dey war soon cored.