Unnamed Fourteen-Year-Old Slave

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1409
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Unnamed Fourteen-Year-Old Slave
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Unnamed Fourteen-Year-Old Slave
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
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In "Red Leaves" this "lad of fourteen" is "undersized," "mute," and apparently a curiosity to the Indians (328). He is tasked with guarding the slaves' drums, which are hidden in the swamp outside of the plantation.