There were marster and missus and their children and Jake's own wife and children, with a few of his fellow servants, all united in a democracy of grief that knew no distinction of caste in the supreme moment.
Yer'll nebber forgit how Jake tuk keer of yer an' de chilluns when ole marster gone to de war?
Mind you, now muma's marster didn't know dis wuz going on.
Ol' Marster was more hard on dem poor white folks den he was on us niggers.
You know we use to call Marster Allen, Colonel Allen.
As to marriage, when a slave wanted to marry, why he would jes ask his marster to go over and ask de tother marster could he take unto himself dis certain gal fer a wife.
My Marsterand Mistess wuz good to me as well as all us slaves.
Eben when somebody seed de Yankees comin' Mose wont go tell de' marster 'bout hit, but when Marster William wus hilt tight twixt two of dem big husky Yankees he cussed 'em as hard as he can.
Marster and missus then went into the house got two large arm chairs put them on the porch facing the avenue and sat down side by side and remained there watching.
Marster had three children, one boy named Dallas, and two girls, Bettie and Carrie.
We turned down pots on de inside of de house at de door to keep marster an' missus from hearin' de singin' an' prayin'.
Marster tole' em to git ole Sam out an' whup him jes' as much as dey wanted to.
Marster and missus believed in giving the slaves plenty of fruit, especially the children.
I kept the name of Glenn through all the years as Marster Moore did not change his slaves names to his family name.
Milton Waddell, my mother's marsterwas my father, and he never denied me to anybody.
When they got back marster would say, 'Well you have come back home have you, and the Negroes would say, 'Yes marster.
My daddy told us to show 'em de brandy ourmarster gib us, den dey went on a way, kase dey knowed John Walton wuz a funny man about his slaves.
Mother said when Marster come he wus dead shore enough, dat marster jest boohooed an' went to de house, an' wouldn't look at him no more till dey started to take him to de grave.
My missus dejicts, case ole marster am away at de war, but dat doan do no good.
De fruits from de big orchard an' de honey from de hives wuz et at home, an' de slave et as good as his marster et.
Ishikola, big fella black marster along this place, him talk 'm me talk along you.
Her destination merely had been changed, and this big fella white marster of the Arangi would undoubtedly be her destination when she had sufficiently fattened.
Big fella whitemarster Mister Haggin stop along Meringe, mamma and papa stop along him that fella place.
But the boy what had been sleepin' in the house while ole Marster was sick, had gone to set up with his daddy's corpse, and I tuck his place.
I am glad to know my Marster was game to the last, died game!
As Marster called our names, we every one marched out and rubbed the pot, and when all of us had tried, the rooster hadn't crowed.
My Marster was layin' on the rug before the fireplace, and his knees was all drawed up.
When she come to our house, the evening before ole Marster died.
One Christmas eve jest before ole Marster got married, he had a egg-nog party; and a lot of gentlemen was standing 'round the table in the dining-room.
Presently Mr. Dunbar axed if Marster would let him have one of the blue hen's roosters, if he would catch the rogue for him before midnight.
I went to the front piazer, and I seen her far down the lawn, but Marster rung his bell so savage, I had to run back to him.
Mammy, Ole 'Stracted say you must bring he shut; he say he marster comin' to-night.
Kase Mars Harry he didn't no no better und ole marster did, don't you see de pint, Clarsy?
I clare fore my blessed Marster up yander if I had er node how butiful yer is agwine ter look in dat black mourning, I wuld er swaded yer to dun und dun it fore ole marsa died.
I never will forget how my marster beat a pore old woman so she couldn't even get up.
When ah wuz six years old marster John sold me an' my sister, Lize and brother, Ben to Marster Charlie Henson.
Sometimes Old Marster took the produce to town and sold it for them.
Marster put the man up for the night, fed his horse, and father went on out to mother.
Marster had one of dem old cotton gins what didn't have no engines.
One time a houseboy from another plantation wanted to come to one of our Saddy night dances, so his marster told him to shine his boots for Sunday and fix his hoss for de night and den he could git off for de frolic.
Marster let Daddy go huntin' enough to fetch in lots of 'possums, coons, rabbits, and squirrels.
Slaves didn't do no cookin' on our place 'cause Marster fed evvybody up at de big house.
Our Marster sot aside a piece of ground 'long side of his own place for his Niggers to have a graveyard.
If you didn't have a pass they would take you out and beat you, then make you go home and when you got home, your marster would take you to the barn, strip you buck naked, tie you to a post and beat you.
On Sunday morning old Marstersent de house girl and tell us to all come to de house.
My marster had a barrel with nails drove in it that he would put you in when he couldn't think of nothin' else mean enough to do.
The Marster thought so much of him, he made young Marster Clinton promise he would never sell him or put a stripe on him.
Always themarster of any situation--that's 'im all oaver.
He ought to be coming on at the beginning of Act One to answer the telephone and pat the sofa pillows smooth and fold up 'The Pink 'Un,' and sigh deeply because the Young Marster is going to the dogs.
I shan't budge an inch until marster says so," said Polly.
Whatever it was trembled most violently and the reply came in a weak, shaking voice and in the shape of another question: "Is dis de little marsterwhat come fum town ter work in de paper office?
Us slaves was sorry dat day for marster and mistress.
He must of got use to it; howsomever, marster grin every time she talk like dat.
Marster have to go 'way up to Union County, where him have kin folks, to git sumpin' to eat.
Prince die on dis place and I is left on de mercy of Marster Arthur, livin' in a house wid two grandchillun, James twelve years, and John Roosevelt Barber, eight years old.
My marster was much talked 'bout for workin' us on Sunday.
Marster had a big garden, but he didn't let his slaves have any garden of deir own.
They swore out a warrant for Marster Biggers, arrest him wid a squad, and take him to Charleston, where him had nigger jailors, and was kicked and cuffed 'bout lak a dog.
She left me wid her marster dat owned her mother, Kissy Sims.
Bout dat time marster rode up from a sick call him been 'tendin' to.
After she learned to cook, my marster bought her from her master and paid $1,200.
My marster was a good man but my missus wont no good woman.
Den Sam would work foh his marster in de daytime en den would spend de night at Lucy's house on de next plantation.
My Mistus and Marster fed and clothed us good and we lived in a little log cabin of one room and cooked on an open fire.
De way his marster spoke sorter sobered Ben, an' he 'nied it of co'se.
His marster a'vertise' him in de papers, en offered a big reward fer 'im.
So dey 'lowed dey marster must 'a' had his s'picions 'bout dat cunjuh man.
Mars Dugal' wa'n't a badmarster hisse'f, but Mars Walker wuz hard ez a rock.
You is de bes' marster any nigger ever had in dis worl'.
I t'ank de good Marster I 's libbed ter see dis day.
Old Marster en all de men wus down on de ribber dat night, er floatin logs er cuttin timber er sum sich wuk es dat, when dese hear folks cum er stealin chillun.
Atter dey thru dentifyin us, Old Marster tuk us on bak home wid him, en we sho wus glad ter go.
Marster and Mistess trusted Bill to take keer of them chillun and ole Bill sho did take keer of em.
One time oldmarster say 'Charlie how come this yard so dirty?
Jes all kines er fruit wud be in dat orchard, en when dey ripe, Marster send loads dem apples en peaches down ter de still whar he had dem made up in ter Brandy en put in de kegs en barrels en brought bak home when hit done.
After freedom, my mother kept working for her marster and misstis, and they paid them for their work.
When de surrender cum, Old Marster tole em all dat dey free en kin go iffen dey want ter go, en effen dey want ter go dat he gib em sum grub ter go on.
Old Marster start in wid dat hickry en mek out lak he gwine ter frail us out, but atter he done landed er few licks on us, en den us commence hollerin lak he hirtin bad, den he quit whippin, dat de way Old Marster wus.
My Marster warnt no big, rich man lak er heap er de white folks in dem slabery times, yit en still, he sho hed er plenty er ebery-thing, en de bes of all he fed he niggers good en wus always good ter tem.
Then one night Old Marster come to our house and he say he wants to see us all before breakfast tomorrow morning and to come on over to his house.
I'se 90 y'ars ole and wuz bawn in slavery in Sumner County, Tennessee and I b'long to Marster Dr.
But dere wuz one man on de plantation w'at didn' lack ter see Dave en Dilsey tergedder ez much ez ole marster did.
I hearn ole Marster call it--but what you laffin' at?
Ole marster gi' me to Miss Fanny when she ma'yed Marse William Fitzhugh," he explained.
Marse Herbert come over ter see my marster ter-day, en I heerd um talkin' in de stable-yard.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "marster" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
