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FAVORITE QUOTE LIFE IS REAL; LIFE IS EARNEST AND THE GRAVE IS NOT THE GOAL DUST THOU ART TO DUST RETURNEST WAS NOT WRITTEN OF THE SOUL.

LIVES OF GREAT MEN ALL REMIND US WE CAN MAKE OUR LIVES SUBLIME, AND DEPARTING LEAVE BEHIND US, FOOT PRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME. HENRY W. LONGFELLOW' S (A PSALM OF LIFE)

TO PRINT ALL THE POEMS, PERSONAL VIEWS, (PHILOSOPHY) BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, HUMOR AND LOCAL HISTORY THAT OUR MOTHER HAS WRITTEN WOULD MAKE SEVERAL VOLUMES. WE AWAIT THE DAY SHE HAS IT DONE. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO SURPRISE HER BY HAVING THIS CROSS SECTION OF HER WORK PRINTED FOR HER TO BE PRESENTED TO HER ON HER 76TH BIRTHDAY-FEBRUARY 13, 1964. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOMMIE! FROM ALL OF US.

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Lano1a \Brock}, P.od:;e Il\.nd older si 8t c r , I,erve.. ( brock) w :;land . Pict u1'e made 1;;'04, Las ,·.ville , .. 0 .

Geor ge H. £nol and, Born

Dac . ~,

1881 , near FUllerton,

Kentucky . Thi 8 pictur e was made in YUIll/l. • Ariz.onil. i n 1906.

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J . ~L

_ne.

.:. 1..1.: •• ot1:er ,

THE NEST saVI in tile spring the lovelics'c tnJnr.; Two bJrds in a hawthorne tree , A dear little nest , hung under the crest Of flowers as white as could be .

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As I passed along my ear caugllt the sonE; Ti1at was sung for the broood in the nest . "I-low happy are they at their work ana. their play, " I thought as I sat there to rest. Later I passed by the same little nest; All forsaken - the bJi:'dJes were gone. Why did I sigh, wipe a tear from my eye Just over a nest in the thorns?

MAN

What 1s man that God 1s mindful of him'? \IIh at is God th at man does seek His face?

These are not questions of my own But of the hu:nan race . God i n His infinite ,.,rl s dom mad~ The \
He inspired tne sre ates t Book uf all Lif e

IS

purpose to unfol-d .

He mzde Jordan tha t we might cross To the brlg i1ter better side

But best of all He sent His Son To help us stelll the tide .

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MAN 'S HELPMATE

He trod t he bu rni ng sands alone That "Ie mi g ht nave a code f·1 an is not happy in this wor ld ~lhcn he tr'les to walk alone.

He needs ~ lis spirit lifted up Tnis only God can do .~

tOl"'tress for us here on earth

p, Heaven br'i;:;ht and new .

* * * * * * * * * * DUTY She 1s firm as Glbralter , certain as death EVe r the same .in poverty or wealth ,

Never slacl
may try to disown her and hide your-poor eyes may claim not to see her , but this she denies . is ever before you \
Though love may GO from you , your friends may pass by Th e world may despise you and cause you to cry But she'll never l eave you - no matt er how old So tI,e best way through it is j ust to lay hold On duty , plain duty.

• • • • * • • • • • HOPE

EVer see a person striving wit h every ounce of strength he had Then gi ve up in disapPointment? Did hi s countenance mak e you sad? Without hope? Ever note the look of failure on the face of those who care? Who had f ought an hones t battle and were not afraid to dare? Or hope? Did you ever try to fathom the depth of anguish in that ,soul Who had foug ht wi th manly courage but had failed to reach his goa l? Where is hope? Ever see a child discouraged, see the hurt look in his ey es When the record showed him stupid while his seatmate won a prize? Give them hope? EVer see a wounded soldier after losing a fight With his uniform all tattere d and h1s face an ashen white'? Is this hop e? EVer see a troubled mother after life 1s nearly done Gazing from her lonely cot tage toward the slowly sinking sun? Rays of hope, hope , hope!

• • • • * • • • • FREEDOM

I I I I

have have have have

Free Free Free Free

tried to love prayed to Father above served in faithful sincerity found my soul is not yet free.

from from from from

the burdens that cast me down regrets tha t follow ~ e 'round anguIs h , f ear, and doubt the trials that wear me out.

What am I looking for? What have I found? By faith and by hope, 1111 not be cast down. The fre·edom I long for, if yet to be, Will be found by a seeker ltlhose soul shall be free.

* * * * * * * * * * OUR BABIES lIve searched the hall and the nursery I've looked through the cloverfield, too. I thought I heard them laughing Just like they used to do. Dear little ones in the twilight Having good -ni ght to the stars. Tdhere have they eone J I wonder J Those dear little ones of ours? There were tired curly heads on the pillows Little hands crossed over their breasts As tilOugh they had gone to sleep saying, "Now I lay me down to rest. II house is quiet and empty No voices s~veet and clear To fill the place with sunshine. t,1hy could ~ve not keep them here?

Ti1e

Our babies are gone forever This day will not be again, But we keep them with us forever As we walk down memories lane.

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THE CANDLE NO MORE

A cabin sits at the foot of a hill Hhere the shadows have reached its crest A candle on the table bUrns low Its rays die within the dark walls. The holder on the table stands empty The latch string on the door hangs outside. As if life had blazed and subsided And left the door to the soul open wide. No candle on the table, No flickering shadows inside No labor is needed, no orders given, Dust to dust, the spirit is in Heaven.

E.VENING

The evening suo , \"I hen it sinks low, I s bea u t 1ful t o behold. For somewhere it gathered t hrou gh the day , Colors from purple to g old . Tile curt vlns of night will fall like shadows And we knOi.... the day is throu g h , ~·r h ile

a beauti f ul star so welcome and bright

:'i 'Z! tJld us a sweet adieu .

1s too s h o/,t to do all we would like Life ' n 100ys t; eries great and unknown . A divine r)roml:3e kept , through the g ift of a Son , He l'Ialk unafr,ald and alone. Thl(~

* * * * * * * * * * SELF JUDGf,!J!:NT

Silently s h e .sat in the wi toess c hair Her face fra rned by snow \
A look of helplessness filled dark sad eyes Her failures knm-ln to authorities wise .

She )(\ ade no attemc t to defend her name 'fhere was no use :.. her efforts were vain To prove herself worthy of status love Or point her c:l1arses to things above .

Her home became dark . . no lovellght tl1ere Inw8pd deat il - the most trae;ic - it seemed unfair . Could 3 soul go - leave a shell to live And carry a heart willinG to for g ive? There '.'lere truths that had troubled her for' years And t;1ey i:18d caused her many bitter tears , S h e p laced on t .he altar as she prayed to GOd. Tile judge and t i1.e jury gave a nod 'r h ~

trIal was over and the foreman read trembled slightly and bowed her head . No word in defense? Then it must be true . :·laj.ce yom'" deciSion , , jury , we are through . ,C',-,,,,,~

Sh e I!lent away to a little hill To a lire of exile , so against her will 311e n;us tered up all the nerve she had Told llerself sne wasn I t sad .

But And The She

all the same she frai.ler c;rew chronic infirmities came anew . struggle was hard " she lost th e gam e never attempted to restore he r nome .

rrl1e fOI'eman , trle author ity in the home , The ,jurors ~1[1O ho d come To mak e it a bl essed place Sat una\
* * * * * * * * * * CHRISTf1P.$ SURPRISE I '~ !,;I2 S jus'c ;).;;;(O,C 8 Chrisl:;113S I reii!e :fioCl~ qui te \.. e 11 I .1ad G'.)ne to -:;11e villa:;e Witjj ::ly e,:£:;';3 to sell.

\'li til th e ;lloney I did

purc .~i ase

SI'i cets , clot; il1nS , nnd toys For our ra!:11y of i,lerry Lictle girls I?-.nd ;';'oys . I iJ.a 9pe(l~ci ~o go Into 11 conf.=c t;.iDi"".oir e QU I' sl ;~tce(\ yec,l' oJ.( son Was st anding i-l~

Alti

100k0(1

at me

st eD~)ing

Wi 'ch a Cl~ o ssed

(0):

t!ir;l'~ . f;i),::.'l~!

aside

half concealed

ttl.: street in quick stride .

I lau3hed and tol d Daddy I t-lOndered just 1f/flO l r.Jon~ tho;! high sC :1ool girls Would ::.: e t; the box {.:;r i mrn ed in blue .

From the progI' am at Yule'tide Our youD3sters returned I · was ::IUC:l disappo i nted ~-.'ll en not i lil1g I leal~n.;;d Of tile !Jlysterious box Or the s hy little .,:G.id ~"'l1o s h ould step up and accept Hilen her name was read .

Very early next morning With candles BO bright Our own tree was li2:!ltcd Yes, a beautiful slgi1t ! To my great su r prise I beheld near the top That blue ribboned pack.3[:;e !:11th tHe names , "Mom and Pop !

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* * * * * * * * * MOONLIGHT I remember a dream, when I was sixteen, Of a g1rl I saw in the moonl1gi1t . Her face like a star, eyes flasi11ng sapph ire This gir l I saw in tl1e moonl1!;ht. In my dream r was grown - the pretty moon shone On the lake near the old mill oite I reached out my hand when she showed me a band Of gold that shone in the moonl1gnt. I asked her her name and s he did the same She smiled at me in the moonlight As she turned away , I heard her say , IIThat fellow's a scream in the moonlight . II

And now I will say to you WilO are g ay Don ' t be too sure in the moonlight For it has a lure tha t dayli ght can cure There's tricks you don' t know 'b out tile mOonlight .

* * *** * * * * * SONG HRI'ITEN FOR CHILDREN The time of dreams is close at hand An usher wai ts from fairyland. The lullaby that Mother sings \'1111 fade a~'lay , and fairy wings Guide the little ones to dreru~land . I n dreamland 'Irilere baby sings And fairies dance in shining rings And 140ther stands outside the gate Ho one but baby can relate The Sl'leetness of thi s dre amland .

KITCHEN BOY EDDIE

You s lwuld want fil e in your kitchen , i',1othcr , Do .vOll really tlllnl{ I ' ill in the vlay? You r 11 not ahlOys have me round you , ~1other J You may want me when I ' til far away .

Little lad so earnest and so faithful Looked upon life ' s duties like a ,nan -Never tried to shirk or cease frorLl labor

Never failed to lend a helping hand . YOll are no lonGer in lily kitcilcn - neither Are ~rou witll Lle CO\'lS or nclpin:::; r,l alu~ tile nay . L:Lfe

l'ly

:l D3

03118ci you Elany :n1183 f1'01n I,' Iot J.HJr. 00Y , JIve (.1issed you muc;'l today !

~dt;(;:1en

(For Son)

* * * * * * * * * * CON\l}\R:SA'l'ION STR.".NGE I

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8.

man ,

f'2illiliar

GO

'l·fl ·~CI'e

he f,"L;ood ,

'T1'elJ. ;1e 000~~t tilis l:oL1se, Sir' , if you ':[ou l d . IT I'Ti Ie story J ;·I2dai~1 , is O':le t ;-lat .YOLl St .'. oLlle lUl0W It H;'"',S an old cour:,le t :)o'c Ii ved t;lere y·02a.rs 2':::;0 . IICh:i.ldren'? II _ IIYes , ten in all '1\1.e lc:.st ones .:lGf'I'ied just last fall . T:le w;1ite fence , the lawn , and flOl'let'3 Galore , Follo\l! t.;·le stone wall( l'igl,t 'GO CI18 door. II

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Filled l'li -:": ;l :Jonder' cus :';e8.ucy I looicccl 8.iJove "'nei count,cd l'L,any of' t. :)e ways God reveals H::"s love . I st.epped insicie - no one t,'as tnere But I l~nel'r at. o nce a couple lIVed ti,cr8 . T1,'Q C : IZ<:i..l~ S by tile fire plac,;; and books edged in gold Led ;.le to t:,:Lnlc t:12 coup:' e 1:iOS old . T' :e .:0;][;0 :s as -:;id~; and !{ept wit;'l care r-iere Ene \;;)ere a keepsake precious or' rare . One 1' oml had a baby beci all ready for use , high chair and 8. ooo!{ of i . lot;· le::.~ Goose Little C08t3 , ShoG3 , and C8pS all in sigi1t And beds for many to sleel) tllat ni:.;ilt . I paus e d a. moment then vfa l ked at-lay Thinking t'lll.at qu eer tilings I had seen tooay. The antics of babies o.nd SI';eei:; faces , too , Came back with st ro ng ec llOes as ;;.iI?Y often do , A walnut

- Not tiring , not c;r:leving , nor bemoaning a fate For number' s of c;randc;'iildren nQ\'! :cun th:L'ou:};il tilis ::;axe

ESCAPE

Poor ileart that seeks always calm 1tliW is it tilat no rest has come?

Here j1earts made only to ache'? Is tiiis i.;:le price for sin IS sake?

Hope , the heart will yet attain T~)at sor,~ething 'chat spurs us on Like tile rising star precedes the dawn . Give us hope and pONer to stand T i'lOU,'3il trou~les sweep both sea and land . Hope is t:le \'I ay for man ' s _escape No destiny can c:lanGe her shape .

* * * * * * * * * * LITTLE ANGEL

rJittle

"~l1Gel ,

brUSLl mj 'Cears au8.Y

Ii'" t : 18.;r cm:e U )or.. nly cheelc today . \
Little An:;e 1, take my trembling hand ,

Let me feel your pres ence once again . Let iih? feel your breac~l upon me Lee ,'JOUl~ near'ness ~ver c;lcer me . Ll~t:I.e /~:1:..::: cl J touc,'JJ and let:; me stand . (For Grnndson)

* * * * * * * * * * A S:ULE S!!1:i.1C J if YOLI nave it in you Be as i"l3.9D,Y aG you can

Never' exuect to rind oearls

By !i.iC!dn:,~ your fel1o;"man .

Lo.u::;!1

l('

you se0 80lllething funny

'rfectJ 1;: t:lere are those \l/ilo mourn

ReGpond to the s oul I s tune and r;lythrn

Fop no

,,13.:1

is ne lped by a scorn .

Lov e is li.'·'; ;)'lier t;1&n darlmess Trutil more yrec10us titan g old Trade a sl:I1J.e for dan2:erous slanrier Let a son~ tile sad ileart hold .

Golden "eading anniversary, Oct. 9.

G. E., 1959 at t he farm eact ot ChsbVi11 e . ,'to.

1060.

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A wal k i n the ;;000.8 , C"I...ouer 196, in l\orrie Hollow. and grenddaubhter rest in t e ~Oade • •·.ro. 1::. and. Ki.t::::tie T.

G l~n~otho r

WONDERMENT

i'lhen days are dull and I i"lear no pleasant sound Then do I \'Ionder where peace is found .

When night has fallen and the fireflies glow Then do I wonder why God made 1 t so. POOR SAMSONS

Strong as an ox and dumb as one , too , In the hands of a woman who knew what to do To bring him down and pick him up ag ain Just to thrm'1 ;,i m once mor e like a whirling wind .

Poor Samson, first of all he got out of his place And, by the he l p of \
I'oor Samson, a warning for all men to heed, .If tiley question tileir groundings, the g ood Book they need . Ho e is . ~lan i n the power of woman . Yes , I say , She bJ.l!10s ti1c:n and they :Jee not t;'1.e way. !?oo:.' Dc.,:l.'Jon ,

:10:

lived a life of shame

20ecause of a NO.non ..rno bore his na'l1e. She l{new of Ilis vleakness and his powers, t oo, And :lm'l he:;:' peo~) le he mig:1t subdue. He' coni'ide6 1n t;1e i'lo,nan \'.':10 30U S; 'l t his life By clG\i;il:L1::~ iler ri;:;l1ts as a fai ti1ful wife. -,Hti1 s h ears she relieved h i m of special p O\'ler , And lle was -(,al~en t:,e.t very hour.

His

uas ;Sone , ;,.,13 ::;or c.;eous locks si:1orn, ~1 is eyes and lccLl,311ed ilim to scorn. Poor Sa.:lSOi1 ! Alas ! Alas : lIe 2i'Jolcc , 0Ul:; ;le Has nlready outcast ~)OHe r

They put out Poor Sai,\Son !

r--lade blind ond h elples s by tile fairer of sex He no\'1 seeks vengeance. Hhat will be next? Driven by bitterness he groped his {'lay To t:w ci ty hal.l h'here all CaJ:le for the day .

ll it h his hands on the pillars beneath tile hall He p rep ared i'li mself for his :.:"'inal fall . Burning with vengeance , no caution to heed Ha found sLlper s tr ength Cor tills terri b le deed .

Do;m came the g re ~rc wal l" the peop le dead lay And vaot iluman nealtil lay \.,.asted t ha t day . 3 '01:'On3 as an ox "las Samaon" t hey say " Du,-;lO as an ox a re Sams ons 2lway .

' II drink and they ' ll sing - they ' ll do anything "£11 dere c o::;cs Dc;lila;'l to flip and to s\';'ing . SD.!';lS OIlS a p 1enty? I ndeed not a few ! Hhere do you sta nd , boy?
* * * * * * * * * * URT

I ~"'a::; J U G ~ 0. litt le boy , looJdn,r; tor a b i t of.' j o,y" '_I:ic :1 B ' cr-:L ::m l er ' c ame alone.; Iny Nay . I didn ' t cry or frc\'iI1 - just \'ient ;lOppin ' al"ound .o.nd I ' l.! 5c:i.11 just 1109'Oin ' rOlmd today . Ie I \'l i n i n the race , t ;1ere'11 be a sii! ile or:. :ay fnce .';:ICt 'C ,l"'.:; sa:,H? old. JO~T in ;-;lY so n,3 • . 3l:C I i' I s;lOiJld lose , Lly friends I I II no'c abuse I'.Ll .;L;s t :~cel.) ().oppin ' aloi1~ .

tc;:at ' s

!;\o,? t:i.l~ C' U~i1 , YOli knml up to ilOP C 1' 1 1 a lways be your fr iend.. t or old Ur~ J i L~ .Ie loses it will j'ILll't 1~e'3) iio p p.i.n ' ulonG .

L' YOLl \': a(l"i; to ' pUG

Ii' ~'ou Get ·~ o

c~o :~ "eJ I t2 JJ~ il1S

B L\ L. 1l..: ' 11 just

'you ,

So I i) ici YOll ~t ll ,:;oo(i - (Li.:':;:lt , I ;lOpe you vo t ed l~iGht . I f I lose , I Hill not say I didn 't 'cry . Bu 'c I ' D. -c r y co ~ ;et alonG , s ins: myzelf a !Jlerry song An e) :: us \; l(ee p or.. i10ppin ' alone . ~ol 60 (ile re ;1!i ta m! l"' e do la 60 do re mi TIc rc l,r! rc do t .t re :·, Ii re t·'i l fa sol 301 do re ml r e cia re do re do Do l'e I.t:l i:l:1. do do re do.

(Son~ urltt~ n

tor e. ~'!'iend)

* * * * * * * * * r·WON 'r ALi( .:;:V (!l~Yi.;oc1Y ' 3

l;ullcinz about t he r.100n today Hm'[ iJi ~ - j,Qi'1 hot - and how far away. HOH can it be so ver y old and look s o y ou ng a nd br13ht He s ;llileG on boys a nd girls tod ay the same a s o n o the r nl ;.:;hts.

The owl and his mat e sat near the g ate To envesdrop , I sup?ose , But if tiley should hear , no o n e would care For their lanf.;uage no one knows . Tllen 11\!i1O , who , WilO , 1I on, '-That s hall There ls someone h iding nearby The whispering !Jine , the honey vine J\nd tjole moon so culm in t:1e sky .

\>le

do?

Good - by , old mo on , I gu es s you I II leave 600n SHl f'.;ly to ,)arts unknmm . C8.u t ion , c lleer :te f ellow , wh '2rever you GO, Your pj;'e senoe is g I'ea.t ly missed by us dwellers beloW' .

* * * * * * * * * * NESSES

There I S a feN llttle t;;ings I can It forge t Little f.;:'11n.;::,s t;la'c i10n It GO 1~l ay . 01:' , 1f t;iey 60 , :t or some unlmmm C8.use

did noe Geem 'co st ay . i.>cst [lz.l is ;:;laciness - my favorite of all . One I 0&11 sadness - why must h e oa111 Ti~e last; I call J:l adne S5 - ;x· tantaLizes r,le , T~1ey

j·ly

I 10 lil~e to I'U;1 (ll,'!ay t rom h i m \.Jut it; IS useless , you s~e . GIHlness , saci.lless , and l:' acine3s - lil~e scars at daw.l , L:i.:.e clouds of a storm , like tile ;leavin3 , dashing sea !

* * * * * * * * * * COUTITIN ' The old owl si ts on tlle limb by ·;;:1e Gate iJ o~{ S comiD .' in ra ther' late Hound d03 a bar1-~in I - f.10a.e1 - T Da rolcin I \lho could sle~p a <1 i !;llt 1i1ce t111s1

'l':w .:;11"15 and

Old cm13 a comin I slmlly up the !111l Blue silloke Q startin ' at; the old SU\'l 1,lill Everyone I s cross - 2-ven tile boss After a ni~i·lt IH::e tilis 0

Ii'ra;~rai1oe fl'Uiil elle l1e avy ilay Make s tile kids want to play.

The yellmT J.lell m l 11,';11t laakes a pl~etty SiC;:·lt 1.11"10 \IIcu l d sleep a nir;~lC like t ilis?

Le':; l:j ;'o:cc:ive tile CO"!.li10tion \O"lllen the young folks get a notion l"Ji.lere "le ' ve ~:lo\O"le d tile clover for hay In I;:.e. valley t!.ey dance and on toes tiley prance ".!.'i). t:l C ), IOOn and the stars rade away . TJlC aIel oHI l"w.sLloun r l~OI;! tile 11r,10 by ti1e g9.te T;;c iJOj.'"3 clod 'e :;e f..;il~!f; <..:ett:in ' un wit;1 ' hatc ' Hound c.c3 2. !3;lOoz::'n ' - i·106.cl - T a" coolin I U'tel" D. n:i"i::".; li~ ~ c ~;lis .

* * * * * * * * * * POE'l'RY

Jove

I

t;l~

T. lC <;l'Ut;l

Linc~

or

[,not :!er

l:j

;·:11nd .

cler)'ell ti1ey Sl'Ot"T . 1.:' no[; for n pen , Uns !1 01~ C!n

He HOlllcl never knoH T,;c !)lI:" '~ c,.lo 'e i0113 O c' ;;;·[c ::'01.11 T;ic3e :;li::i)1c lit""!es unfold .

* • * * * * • * • • LI'lTIE

russ

;:;.,0 c.l.:i. .. li.':! d lip j Ji~ll to tile be cl< of ,ny c!l.;;ir ::,'0 c.:,).. ~;.J~(-:' .:it,l cr-fort my rougil tangled hair . .r~J1(.l ;:;.1':: ..:ave :.10
(For You nr;;est Daugilter) L >ly

* • * * • * * * * * '.;:::...e 1"0110. in..; O.llCfJi.:iOll

'l'·,e

picl:cci lll)

8.nd

f'.i1::::\fer

~'.il'ni;

,!

f ro.:n a biographical (novel) written 1960.

,sheet, as

~pp ear in3

in Kiz1e's column :

1;; IInc I· remember was fir e .

i)L1l~nil1l3

l.i::e ' :Jo\;.i-onG .

\:~5 ~en

The color attracted me and I

s ticl-:: and circled 1 t t hrough the air and made r snake -

I al so set the llouse on fire with my stick .

I was two

The excitement I caused and the spanking I got left the

years old.

picture very vivid in my mind. Hh~t Nou~.'y_0..lL.EN_!'!EE.....£.h~._s_tE...0~e-2,!.:_~~e. ..1:..~.rluel!ce

in ~!'.. ~

And Nhy? I f you had asked

!!!.!£.

~r3S

the strons est single influence 1n my

life , I \'Iould !Jrobably clav e said paren i; s or r are nt . fathe r was tne greG-test Slrl,!;le influence in my

tr.at

;H~

!.~c.ve

I

c riild .

:ilC

E:.

~ rc!.' u~

I believe t;·lst

li~e .

~!i"ly?

!~

I oelievc

3ntiofo.cto:i.'¥ ;:mSHer to overy quesc:.i.on I

&s~,ed

as a

feeling tnat he \·l as indeed a wise man .

I

al\:lays

fasc inated by ilis in:-.;; e ni ou3 ability.

lie could make

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anyt :1i n;~

- t ;:: e

rir ·~

of nat.i.ve 8tonc , a bezutiful COj·,"Irtlode fl"'om t,le old !-r1ld c ;lerry

~)l <1ce

tree ',;1".8t ilad fallen on tlle fence.

cre.s.tlons Hn:..: t ;lC

~ ;)urd

i'i dd.lc .

Ooe of t;le raost Llot'Ol'gettoul.;

I sa l; up llnt:i.l 'il id.li:; .t t"lC'.l; ci:in::; :ii ::l

f:L:li:J::' tt o.:1d I :,,'c3ined t d e iJOH Ni '';:1 resin melte d f rol:: zo.

I HaG not

cU~')rl:;cd

l):i.n~

;)o <::.rd .

t:,ut ;le d:;:'et'T trom .i..t beautiful 'Ganes .

~id )I.O.U. eyp"l' •.I,"'.1.n~i•. J.'·f1y_...:.1..ZI:~"~!G..al_j.l.o.i.n.t .

.o.f. Y.~.c~"!... W~.t~l. ::'l"~ig..'l. .YQ.u_c.o.u}?-. [,.o~~

p.s ree.l_ Noti.l1n-; t;lat reached open r.:!bellion .

Ha~! ever ,

1 ':f<)8 .'lever aolo;;:

to [1ccept my parents ' religioLls denominational vleND in i;i1e di ,,1cnsions i:. h at; I felt

t; ~ ey

:1eld tiLem .

Ii:.

to/as

never ;·w.rd

fOl"

me

'G O

accep(:; ',;he

tec.c;,lngs or ;;he Bible , but I found CllurC:l creeds narrowing to my idealr of t;1€: Christian rcl:lc;ioni and , to me , it pl&ced l i::"!its upon the rigrlts of individuals as 2;iven in the Bible.

Triere VIas no place in ,.,lY

conce pt of t he universal love for ti"le l.'estraining lines drawn in by denominations .

The second -';i1ing that I , through unselfish ti.inl-::ing , h ad to lear.i \'/as that

ill

people are made up of good and of bad qualities .

As a

c;lild I thought tllat anyone W:10 didn It ilave all tile qualities of good

must be er:tirely bad.

I knew

I t'ell far shor t of being 100 pe r

tl~a'.:;

cent good so succeeded in making myself extremely unhappy and c;uilt ridden .

Hhen I accepted

\'Ii~h

insigi)t t ile truth tilat all p ersons are

bot h 13006 z.nd bad ,. I found a place for an individual sucll as I within t;le human race and decided t j'lat j;1an 'Could stride' tm'/ard perfection but man would r:ever aC;lieve i t - f ot· man was not given t:1.at capac i t y • .¥E~!.l.~£,X.o,up_ .J'_ath~}'.'_~_,h.~.'!.i~lL.l.~y.~.ct.!!J.1.1]_.

Indi ans.

Was he an I ndi an

EY._ £.tr.t l~'~ No, not by bir th .

But he had the heart and s pirit of the Indian .

My father was of Englisil ancestry ; bu t , "then his f ather \-'Jent to serve in the Union Arr,lY , his mot iler - lonely and care \'for n - returned to her fat h er ' s 110me and died , leaving five children . yeol's old when the Civil \']or ended .

!l1y father was seve n

He lived with a group of Indi ans

(fD.! ,l il1el; ) lor oevcr.ul yecro nnd learned many of tileir ways' and cus toms and spoke the Cherokee lon,:au00c . Did h e Guffer pcroon&llX.J.!'o;;l the i'lar? Beside::; beil1.G huncry and rav
de~lth)

ilun~er

wa::; the physical discomfort t h a t he exp er i enced

lit one t i me he l'lEIS 00 d1"1 v en by hunC;er that he c limbed to t h e

top or the hie11 cupbonrd and got t .... o 3alty crackers. fall1n,3 \'Then tryine to e;et down .

He was awakened by

I t was then tha t the mo ther realized

her children \'rere starving . There was a large encampme nt of Confeder at e soldiers n e ar hi s home and he went to beg Cor food.

Th e head cook recognized him as he

had seen hin.l play wi th h i s own li t t l e

d s.u~ht cr

in peace time.

When my

fathe r crawl ed under the cook ' s t ab le J the cqok would push a handful of brown s ug ar under the tabl e and sas, 1I0et out of Ya nl
He never

~ orcot

he~

you lit t le

the k i ndness of this man and

how c l everly he slipped him much needed f ood.

Dtc'l you have any childhood memorics of your mother other than the ones of bel' being incapacitate:!? Yes , I have oor:1.e very beautl r'Lll memories of her for shc Has , in 3Qlt e of her \'leaknesscs , the central figure by the fireside .

I recc.ll

h er Gittinc; spinnlnc; at niGht and FCl tile r adrnlrin:; her obviously for :lCr acouty and dexter1ty . ~lC :C deeply .

wopld . "

I
lIe always referred to her as lithe prettiest thine in the

I often :Jtood so close to the spinni~ \-,ll cel '(;;nat my hnir

sometir.le:;; : las ::lixed with the Hool . "That Datiorlal1 ty vras

is e,:,w y - 3he \"TOS !)hy~icD.lly

YOU1~

Ei1~l1S:1

r.1.9thcr?

And was she

pr~~tL

The first part

She "l'll;l8 3 •.1<111 and dark and

nne Fren c h .

beautiful plus bciilG my !7Iotiler .

:'lhat HUS your i:other I::; full n<:',".1 e .::ncl k,lericen ori . . j:Ln? P iloeb~

She Has from Or :-.n3e Cou nty I North

m.izo.betil Alci.ric1.Q;c .

Carolina. . ~ou

rer.lember

YOLl£.J?€ll"ent~ I

!1e!1d 1n,

Fat h er \las bcrD i1r,y 8 J 1':j53 . 'ile:..... e mt'.rr1cd Dece · ', be :..~ J9 ,

l3ao .

a n:-;.ivers ory ond their bir t hdays?

!1ot ile:..... \i~S i) orn June l4 J 18 60 . Thls 13

ti.:i.c1. a ot h;:J ue 2. JJcer.se for ,rta::.' r:i.c:<.;;c to

1io.lL.9.9. 'lou

a C..£9l]i:~_ l Ol~ __t.,; 1.£..£...c~c.E!'£.s:L.Qf

b;)r

They

t;. :-IC f'::Hily record os tlley

t~1e .,( .

your

dr ~ o. .l s.

<1nd \oj'hat i mportance

f2..J~...?Ll iJ l..E£.e_ .!:!ES>2."!__'!1~~

I

! I ~we

1:0 ro{"l

I ,'J ere to Gdv,:mce n ccuro~cly

drea"]!s '.'Iepe Thu:.:; I

\.:.:~

l~:: : ,1t,l1at; io ,l

O"i~

t·/heil under cO~lr..ected

abl e to

['or "C ,"le 2.c cur acy of lilY erc r.;ns .

But if

op1nion, I uould say that I dreaued or visualized. :;r~ot

or crove euotional distress ond ali-mys the

\'/lth p erGono ;·titil. W110:-_: I Has hio;il ly concerned.•

~)ic:.

Ul: at ti.l e 1.l0::.eilt O:L occurrence the happeningn

a L1(.1 event ::; t ;lal;; n['rected. t h ose of F3.rticulal' con ce rn to me .

By visions , sorae of \,lhich \·lerc beautiful , were the same as any per::;oil '~

jilento.J. vision except projected a little beyond the everyday

!nentcl v iouol1zii1g..

Some situations were so meaningful to my inter -

pretutiioil t11nt I Gctu D.11y OSH momentarily , as on t he t;:'OU:;:1'.,S i" fly .:l

vi:::ioi\ to

f,:i.lle ti.

~ ·rith

d ~llci· '; er

~'lind .

proj ection screen,

Or often a soul - stirring experience brought

vivid and unforgettable -: my first one being the room

):1 0 ,

I Nas a f.j El all child and sitting under the old

f.ll13cls .

listeninG to Father play .

t::1e rooiil NaG filled with beauty .

C_;~lt!.

0.

It ' s my first remembrance of mus iS I \'/ould say that the deGree to

the individu<:l aces or visualizes is to a great extent the mental

~·/:!::i.C!1l

te.. l) Crrtl, l3nt vrith 'f1nicn that person is born .

All pers ons s ee , feel , and

i!"""tcrpre'.; 211 e;:[) eri CnC€3 "lith vari ed degrees of feelin3 .

(.:;; ome see

cherry blos.3om:' while they drink their tea . ) Has ti1erc ~ol1r

~

child i n Y.E.!:'r family Nho inherited the creatlvti! ability of

:Lather'? 1:' you [Ire Gpcnl :inc o f

<.: re ~l \:;iv ·~

8.b1J.lt :i.c:~

r2;-:;.;1n::;

.-w fro;~,

brotherr; and .sisters , yes .

c::.bove avera.:;e to ouperior in the creative

, .... :;:~ .

T :: ·C! ~rour.:;eo1.;; child of our fD... nily was able

';:;,:-.:'0n':;

';:1'~;1

you

Ye 2 ~

o. ~ ·rcc

:ie G ~

t;:l~t

:llU31c 10__1:;1'1e Univercal Lcll1r,uoge?

ycc - trlc brid.:;eway from earth to Hec::.ven .

EJ.!}._nt-~!"~~.J:.i.1.._.unJ!.~N~1.:?on

::;{.)l1rC~;J

one

fcvoi'i t c :uU :Lcol instru,ne i""lt"?

~~.I:1__

iIo .

' _lUG ',,;

cOr.lbine her creat iv e

v:Lolln .

':[';18

Do

to

for .. lc l education and h8S been one of the best in ller fi eld

:.E!,~~_~·c~o_ ..I_0..!:11~

', lo~tld

They all had

HD.i)i~:Ln ess

can bring nappiness to others?

is a otate of Hell - beii1J J and this comes from many

or co.',l b:i.mll;ions or circumstances .

It is hiU;hly contag ious , but

:1o.ve it before 1t C3n be pnssed on .

Ho,,; do you .s.ccou n t I'or yo ur s tro~_v~s~or d_i sJles and ilousekceoirJ':; ? I :.lUC ;1

!)r~['0rred

physiecl ener3,Y .

to work outside

e V~ i1

thou,3h it requlr.::d

1 prob aoly disliked b0 usel'lork no 1-,,)33 th a n many

but I refu:.Jed to let ',-,yself fino j:;rlde in a Job of dishes well To me it \-/as e ndless i;lr eleas drudaery .

Hs sh1n.::; ciisbc3 \'Ies a

83si Jne cJ t o llle as early as I ca:1 rellle:n ber ciu t y . r'~3er.t e d

otl-~i;)r S ,

don~ . c i1or ~

·1 think I always

the fre e dom i t robbed me of as a child .

I oft en raked

,,10['~

Perha ~ s

tllis is why

burned the leoves in3tc[ld of .... orkin~ 10s1d= .

~nd

Did you r.equi re your children to h elo with dishes? I only ilop e tilat they f ouc;d ,:-lore

Yes .

pl·~.;: s u r e

in this d a ily

chore than I did . W;1en

~e r c

The th~

a YOl,nr,

h ei '~il t

r~lrl,

wi:wt Vl e re tnc itlDr k s of ;:. . . . ood

and s .noo\;;i1ness of the ft!ut llerb ed 3::10

i;il(~

l1ouse k~eo er? (n"i>htnc~ s

of

lar:lp chi mn ey .

l:fhat beauty aids die

WOI)",en

use I'/ilen you ,,[er e

Bu tt err;\ilk and tansy for the skin .

youn ~??

A l-lowo<2! r bCl,;G 0 ;:' corn s t", i,"C,l

w) de an ever - ready 9 0\'/der pur f . Do you t ]'l ink YOU

;H~ V';

had to f1';i1t any

on~

hUI":u '.n "/er.lmess more t,lan

so :n~

of t :le otilers .? I h<::v e ~eem ed

~lUC

to fiSht all hUl;lal1 wer,kncss eG .

Slit t:\\.! on ,;:;: tila t

sl\: ~ys

to be bi;3ger them I and !!los e difficult to ovoirco:ne I'I8.S tliat of

f or gi v e n~Gs.

I t took iIIe r.lany year::; to learn tha t true for .;1v~n~ss 1s a

ver y ,3reat vir tue .

I learned t ile fallacy of t:'1e sayinJ ,

for .::; iven , but I can lt for.;et . !I

I'illen one tl~uly for..:;ives , one truly

for.::;ets bectluse one \'Ia n ts t o fOl',:;et .

Do you hDve u !10bby t;-lst yo u (H..:rsue orcc!!1"Cly ? I divide

,-:rj

ti!,!e

wrltln~

"I ilave

and ...;;rol'lin:. 1"1.01'1';1'3 .

What books did YOU have in your f amily library as a child? The books I remember are the

Richard ' s Almanac.

~,

~

f2.££.

Hymn Book , and

These we heard read many times .

Do YOU remember any personal possession from childhood that YOU valued? Yes - a hair ribbon , a bank which I shared with my younger brother , and a little chair .

This was made especially for me.

I valued it

t

greatly and refused to share it with a cousin my o..m size , by hldi(lg it

c

under the kitchen safe when I saw her coming.

I cheated myself , of

course, but feel that I had the right to do as I wished

~'Ilth

my

QI'1n

chair . In there an amusing happeni ng that YOU recall from childhood?

I remember my oldest sister fulllnc down stairs Vlith the feat;1erb.eo. . She 11 t on the feather tick and had an easy landins .

I havB ahJs..ys

remembered the clown - like antics she Ir/cnt through rolling

['1"0.;1

t,le top

to the bottom of the stairs . Another funny time was Nhen Father undertook to black .IIY olCest brother 1 s hat just before leavlng for church.

He hnd pressed ti1 e ;::';-·1',:;

hat w:lth an iron and was g iving it its final shapinc i"leld a ha lf of hat in each hand .

,

\lh~n

He \'las more surprised tl:Uil ;·1oti-l;.;:r

\T,10

3Up~) OSe

his

s miled a little as Father said, "Well - the ge ntle lr,en: II surprised look and comment caused

suddc'1ly ne

;l1e

I

to rememb er .

\-1hat do you think lithe good old days tI arc? A time or space that we look back to and remember the bright spots. It may be something very pleasant or somethin3 achieved with .:;reat; effort . It is good to recall the good old days , but let

IS

not try to live there.

The good days ahead are the all - important ones . To what cause d-o you lay most frustrations? Wrong thinking , dishonesty , and refusing to accept the truth .

By

this I mean giving time and mental energies to any negative or destructive plans . bel~

Dishonest - not in sense of making change or counting eggs , but i10ncst first -of all with ones self , this being the most difficult

because of the pressures that the opini ons of others il1ay ~,

are by socIety required to fit into

particLl1ar pattern , so

very early to whip each individuc.l into t; l·:i::; :nold

if

£!1d

He.

pres~[;t .

\'Ie

\'/8

b c,;in

Ire to ret&.i..n

our social freedoi\l , \,/C ere expect0d t o a ct ul.: to convem:ltonal s tandards .

I believe tttat many people do I-,Ot ond i,:ay IJe cannot COliform to pre conceived notionsj but out of fear of beins branded as odd or un;.;opulep , we try to tolerat e many phases of ::;oclal be i1 6vior and established l;a t t.::r:,.: -:Jf thi nking without true convictions.

H<.:ny - far '';00

.~ C:'1Y

- are

a::-!.~ c::. :ic~

to be honest wit h sel: .

If thi::; is true, it .

rec o~llizin~

all the extra

:~ild

ba~3D.~e

Na

arc not ca;Jable of acccptinz t:1G ;';ruth or ev-'!n

t he truth shall

or rubbish that

.0:11 He c.:arl"'led was pure truth .

'~lBke

'tie

us free fr'o;., frustrat:!.ons

try to carry.

Th e actual truths of

lif~

110uld be .10 ,iec:.vier than a small piece of pure 30ld .

s:L!ple .

(,18(.1.:

rfJou !lad ~ld

I.:e nOI·/ walk through the clutters le.tt

b8~n

tL a·;;;

.:;oy if

~o11 c ~

L:L ~"2'S

by

E>.

,;J.(lQ

ciCi·/:-,

roed ·.1:'::-

·c:l.vil:!.zo'c:i.o,"1,

[,r;lwd these guestions yearo arlia, do you think your

Ol1:":\.:~

huve differed.? I am sure they \"Iould - many of them would hElve been una ns!'fcred .

nOliI

i.nd

after ne.ny years of searching , I am not sure that, t h ey ore ri .;:;r1t .

They are individual extractions , deductions, and conclusions . In what ..my could superstitions be harmful? If a superstition prevents one from the consequence might be damaging .

O"~rryin~

out a duty or e;-:

ord~r ,

We had many superstitions at our

house , but I don ' t recall our taking them v e ry seriously except around Halloween . Do you recall any morbid childhood fears?

,

Y.= s .

\

~: :..;

puni:.:.il

J~n t

At one time I

:Lor mi s behavior .

My fear was

,-18S

overwhelm l~

:;O ;"lock und ',ISo:J ill r ar a few days .

::3L1 r ~' ereC;

D'.~.~..o2:" ..:'ccJ.

cxtre:",1 ely afraid of the darlc.

l .' U::'

ou',,; ...; i C'e

}_ o;.;! ~ \.x:

L:,1(1 I

I

t ::qc

c2..:)ldr_~~:£.._bor t1

\'l ith 0. l)l'otective instinct toward

"~~o_ 'i!.:.

2.

y, ;,) .

H!1cn I wc:s six years old . a

1118.n

knoclced at our door and told

rio!:; he!' he I-Tas j ust out of t h e pen <,md '/lQuld like something to eat . \, 2~

aC't'alc:.

to!.~

I~ocil.::!'

ant: ao stevpod 1 n fro nt o f her .

<.;,,,(l I t::l l ni-~ /le lc:ievt th",t I ,ne;:1l1'c to protect !'>'lot her . ,;.,:;::1.. ;;' e

i .. ~,til :' ;:'

l' b";r ~

er f~ctlv .:!

Is no sc'e or

I

The man s miled In some cases this

9po tcc t l on .

~' ixcd

dD-t e f or 2

!) ~I'son

to become o ld .

Sam""

He alt h is i mporta nt , but

;.;;1:L:>.;.... GO ::: ;))ui;

: ..•l.

C!'ct l 'c Ll6e

L"'(~

:. l'C...:_'",:;t

l; ,z tJ {.; ll~

~\ \.:n ni'I.:;;

ou t

acC::i.vl t .i. ~ :J

::;:.

~:[· l·

L1

(l r~

v ~r y

i mpor t ant .

t.:.1C ..h~;:::uti e3 to of

:t nt~r e 3 t:;:; .

b~

e njoyed .

We ne ed never worry

'de hl ust , of COUl"se ,

be:.;t ::; ui te d t o our y ears .

1,,/

Ir ..Ie lived to be 100 and

cultivate inter0st s

'£hen we wil l

rendel~

best

l it'e , ' ;:1e years I was burdened with chilo cure .

;..: " y..>":'<..::::l]y ext!..:.u .s ted and CQul
~;9

':" vU ,;:.v c -·"

(! on 3id~r

deat h as a welcome escape ·?

I he ve i nla3ined that death is easi e r than 11 ving 1n some

- suell 3G great phy sica l or mental agony .

I

There

Life must leave us all

~li th

some re')rets.

t'i'hat \'!ould you say is your

greatest? When our children were young , they lived 1n an at . aoSi)here of parental strife .

This selfish disrega rd for them and the emotional

insecurity it left a::1on,3 them is my tir eatest

re~ret

- a true

exa~71p le

of the i nnocent sufferin,3 for tbe \'!1cked . What would

YOU

say was t he source of your grea tes t joy i n life?

r4y strOfl3est e:no t lons of j oy , pr ide , and

l o v~

c,re (ier:l,v;)c fr o'J1. my

children. If

YOU

,i3ta~:es?

could' live yo ur li fe again , do you think you \
Not the ones I made once , bu t probably 2 lot one s \'lOrse .

Of course .

You have often said that you searched for haopi nes s and found i t; find .

:'1 81'6

to

Do YOU blame anyone else fo r your unh a ppiness?

Others can help you be happy or unhappy , but one must nCVdr leave per sonal happiness to some one else . always.

We must work a t it - pur su e it

It can never be he ld beyond the poss ibility of e scD. pz .

Aside fro:n tb e Ciery seroc nts

.ot:. sin

t hat you re f er to in you r

000';(

of that title . were YOU ever bitten by an actual sna ke'? Yes , by

c,

copperhead .

rIml old were you?

I

~las

And what did you do?

past 70 .

The first thing I did \'1as to kill the

sns.~ce

t:len

\'Ia l k a short di stance for first aid and was taken to the hospitul for a few days . Was this bite

a~

bad as the wounds of the serpents of sin that yOU used

in comparative speech? No , the coppe r head bite was somethine that I dealt -with directly and objectively. If Jesus Chris t paid the price for all s i n , how do you conclude that man

payS

fo r hi s wrongs?

Is ther e a second price ?

Man pays while he stumbles and falls as he s t ru gg les and learns or grows in knowledge.

There is a vast difference oetween r et:cl.1n,3

Joh n 3: 16 and 'being Clble to comprehend its mee.ning .

Before we h tive

learned obedience by faith, we will have stumpeD. our toes !!Iany tiiiles . \'Ie

~'/l11

have felt misery and hurt.

["hen vIe find peace , we ;.n,y say .

that our sins are g one; but it is the freedom from the si n of of faltll that we are freed.

It IIlas 'for us always t hrouch

lacl~

JC 3U~

C'-~l':~:;;;;

;"ut we rm'cly enjoy all the frcedOi'018 ;::;ivcn us by the cress 31.,.:;ly ,)ccaus e wc fa il to seek thl;:!r,l . riluch additional information did YOU find on your h usba (,d ' 3

:[01-'1

Q.?_'y'ou think it i11ade for bct''!.er understandi nr:? l!.E::..l~~o"\'/n

~,:,:,!;:_1.i::'''''::'

Or do you

the fli'lho ls W;'10 Idea " in anc0stl"'Y?

I have throu[';h the years gathered pages and pa::;es of ::afl:iJ.y :11story and records.

Yes, the inforl':lation mode for' iJetter relatlo t1s

in the f£lct tilat it gave me ancestors ,

insl .-~ht

on my husband IS child:t'c n ' s

I 317l not an adv ocate of ancestral 1II01:'shi p , but;

':[~

L:11 cUVei.'-::C:

evidence of H8 ny fine and notable qualities \'lhich my hut:;be,l(,'. ::-nd I each enjoyed and all of I'lhich he could easily have missed sinc;:! i t isn ' t

COJlh~lO n

to find a boy left; alone at the

Qtc!..JP~ ~ ..;'.£EJ]'Y. ~}..l...t0Y.. i!..Qf1.E.0 1. .!'/.oF~{__a_s_

YeD, very l,mch ,

a~e

ot six with i.1UC;1

il. ~~_O}~!l2!1.

Becoinin,"!; a te;;;.cher

\"HW

the fulfilL:cnt of a

youthful £lmbl tion sparl:ed by a wonderful third '3rade tee.C!10r of 'Ol ine .

..

~.t q.ufl).t~..!.c.E.t._:l,E....y'5)~_,~C!£.i!1.t0n.,_..!n.a-,se. ,~pp_

.a_.E.q.o.d .. t~,<:: C!l.c£2.

To be a good teacher an individual mLls t 1)OSSCSG many qualities i ntelligence and industry, vision that i nc ludes tor e3i.:;i1t and hind sia;ht, patience, and a sense of fair play . standin.:'~

at" the individual.

I must not t"or:;et under -

This would include a true concept of his

menta l ability and certa1nly a good understanding of his personal1ty.

~LhG.t

qp_y~.u

t hi !1!{ i ,t. ~_a.ke :s" .t..?_,r~_~!<~. ,_~-B..?'?5LES_h_~.?}!.

!~

tCDcher .

~:o{)6

p"'o_ yo~. fceJ. ~~Jl.?_~2-.~~ ..?p~_ .a.:;;.. Spod _1.o£.a'y..3~. y~?t~t;'9.aXl \'!C j·l.:.:ve
etc1il

from nu:nerous causes .

Desired results or acilieV0t.lents

co,lstantly oue to the intellectual

c ~H:;n:::; e

These , of

evaluatlor~

of

~ an .

Our aim:)

toci.tly !; ':) educate the individual as a whole and to pre[.lure hi:-:J. for the c Oiiwl'~x

soc.:ialized li v inG of today /,lake teachine also laor c cOi'lpl ex .

Bu t the secret to real tea ching is the same today as yesterciay i ndiv i duo.l pl1';)!l understanding .

__

l!.
syster.t ?

To wei g h or c ompal'e results and a c hievements is g ood

w~en \'I e

00

30 tli th an understandinG o f the differen c es in the educational s y otei.ls

of 'the two countries .

We s houldn't try to measu re' our educational

S9!1erC3 by a Russian yardstick, but they miGht ineasure out s urprisi ngly ,/ell \ i f \'Ie measured by their tape measure .

.!ip::I __C2J5.LY~..r~J_o_u~!~~ taug~.I:!E_fir~.Jear? ~~enty

years old .

I~ ~.o.l3. hp.d.l].~~ ..E.I:J.9_i_~.l...Jtil~~~.E~~1£...Y9_l!. have _£i!.C?~.£..n__~_ .0.~.e ..If..:::..~2~

Tile p resent one , of course , which we wi ll no doubt remember a3 the l'.to,[.!.c or Sp ace N:,e .

Ue or e today in line to reap the good that has been unfolding ',;ill~ O Ll,~;h

'0:1C aGes .

The pot e ntial intellect of man has har dly been tapped .

Grcnt:i.n .: 'chat \·lisdom and scientific lcnowledge seek a common course.

L.dJ9Y!.... '..;i1[}'~JOU

I

\ '/3 S

Ilere

1n a hospi tell for treatment .

What was the treatmen t

:i ,: trje h03pi tal for treatment o f tuberculosi s.

&.ck row- Hiso_Sophie. B.roc,J, !-'. rs. Ge or~e Er>.gland Sr., tllarlsf:l England, Nancy Joslin, Jun 'l'UlUnone, Susie (England) Tl..mmons , Js..ck EhgJ.and, Joe l!hgland , Edward Eilgl and , Zane Phillips, George Ehg l~nd Jr., George ,Ehglend Sr. 141o.dle row- !m08 &lgland, W1110dean (llJnlap) f.b.g l and, Rebeoca Phillips, Lily (England ; Phillips, Beulah(Henaon) England, Beverley Enelano., . ry (Ga rner ) Eng land, Wi lma (R,ice) bnglan d , Doroth;y (~rry ) England , Deering England. Front r ow- Jimmy Engl and , Stephen Eo~ lanci. o~ephani e Pr~ll i pe, Jackie England, carol Bni;land , Teddy E1:~land , Annub.eJ.l l!:ngl anci , Hi l dreth bngland . F10t~~a6

maae . l950, at the family home eaet of caseville,

~~ .

Here arc four poelfls - two by Gl dau3hter , one by a !J;r a nddauc;hter ,

and one by a son : 'JH.~T

WAKES

~,fE?

The sl~y is blu~ , t h e clouds are t'thite , i"lllot \H~,kes ,.1e w~"th tile r,10rr.lf1g Ii:;;rl:? T!le rain Goes ~:>i ttcr ~)ot 011 13.lon3 The birds sin;:j to n e \':it11 t heil' ;-retty song . The owl t,:oes who W: lort at ni::;h t But whCl.t wsJceu me wi tb 'che nornin,
T her e is an old \!loman I'lho liv es on a hill Hho ' d be bet ter off if she just sat still But- no , she must i:ustle aod bustle fro:.. '-:tort").:l. o's u!ltl1 night J us t to make sure ev ery t h ing is cone up ri~>;;1t. She And But One

' s not afraid of critters that creeo the "hootle" 0\'116 never bot;",er Ja~:.."'" sl e ep; there is one little vari,dt , s ;",e has found ou t saoula bc '" precc.rious #o~ ,hlle r o a";iin:3 about -

He IS s!lltllJ. and he ' s cunninG

S1-)e 'l l be I'latch1nz next time

~nc lies for :;.1[; \.';ake rOl~ that cop perhead s nake

. .·'T 1,11' !>1CfI'HER GOd

':;3 V ~

you the pu rest he nrt

Hue:l truer th<:! i1 GIl the o'o.;hers . But tell lile by I'/hat fair l ate Drew I YOll for :tlY "lot her .

I do not i1.3 Ve to be ther e To lenow you think of me each dElY Nor to he".r the words softly 3jJoke n To lmoN you r emenber r:1 e I'f fl en YOLI ~-, ray

or

Dl1 the rr.othe:cs in all the Norld

And ell ti1e I,orlds to CO,,!C

You are to l:Je most beau t iful To i",l e the only one . And ';jhen life ' s -y ears have bor ne me To where you are today Hay I to my own be l'/hat you , my mothe r , ar e to me . j l /,

.

!

f.1Y LOOK AT A SCHOOL TEACHER

The school teacher ,

De looks '.;0 rae ,

aD

I s frie nd to all ; and none At first he 1001(6 , his class to be ,

Closely one by one . r~l1d

f'rolr. this 2:l"ou!,J he carefully

The ones he

li l~es

J

,10

?lc~~s J

end

And thro 1l3h the ti1i c k ood thi n he stl cl:s , And to thc:n 1 3 C f'rie :.d . The re s t ;'lho do not Ge t fro:n h1:11 The favor t;18ne ;;,B ve :~ot Fl!1G. their cla s;;; is v ery eli::[ hnd theirs D do:r,,?';Y lot .

Foi:' this , the reasOi"; I 'V2 e;~ ,) ressed , Hlliel1 1s fro:lI ~";. eart of ,.',e . I do intend to let t;!e j:'cot

i1e.ke the teachers t;lat arc to be . liy- .t a ck c.

~lo..nti

Thi s concern has alNaY3 been witil i i":dlviduals :UCt i naividuo.ls .

I

ti1in! ~

t r ue ti.-lat the moral

:.;r'o~~,,;~

it shou ld be a pcrs onol c oncern to all .

~ibeI'

i1hen we read of tj'le vast

in federal c;overnment , F . H. A. , Labor , and of lal'iyer s of

for concern .

OUl~

It is

of a count ry or an individual CD.n deteriorai;e

only so far without disintegrating .

of thiever y t'11thin

;l:'

!)olice forc e s,

t'le

\'ie probably s!1ou ld ment ion

for its gr afts and oVerCllD.rges by ITf au lty

corruptio~

~ raft

and

mt'.y \·.'Ond e r i f it is not tir,'.8 pu~ lic

m~t;c r s

utilit ie s ,Jere , too , D.nd

~n eD.sur eG

IT ere

as great wealmesses as the biggest cover nrr\cmt p r oject ti1at beco:-.teo polluted by oelfl s h greed . What makes a per son dishonest? In many cases , · o pp ortuni ty.

~l us t

r

How do y ou f eel about future leadership in Americ;:a and in the wor ld? I am very hopeful and confident that leaders hip is within our

midst .

The youngest

~eneratlon

is always important .

Let's not

neglect to guide them toward the goals they are seeking .

We have

suff~.clent

many fine people with vision , ability , and char ac'cer

to

withstand any social or pol:i.tical ordeal . Nere you fooled by the r ecent No , not deeply .

and unnatur al .

_~..~_Y.!-...9.ulz__~~o_w__3_cilE..4..a.l_3.1.

The characters or contestants were poorly coac!1ed

Even the big ;;'l oney winners were so obviously lIr'ic;g0d "

that i t ma de t he viewer blush f or him during a ShOH .

He ha d di s cuss ed over a year before the IIblg

storyll

This very topic

came OLlt 1n print ,

and most with whom I talked pl aced no fait h i n the solidarity o{" till;! program .

Allow me one quote I'ro:n that day I::; conversation :

rrTllat

Gr eat quiz shm'l is just a Glorified r e juvenation of the old rned1ci ne shows , and d1d you ever see one 0:(' those Imedic:l.oe Elcn

l

who could

tell t he truth'? II

Do you tilink that St!;'ontium..2..0_!i...!..!!.....~..v.~.!1.~~all~1 1 te~.£._ ~ ~~ ..r.!'.Elll_~lle. ..!:..~

I belieVe we all exp ect the effects of Strontiur,l 90 to be grave ,

but I think that humai1 beings will In;1abl t the earth as

lon~

as ther0

1s an e8.rti1 .

lli>_ y'.9!:.l_e..v!:!'. .22SP__2£~_ . to__..~~~.v.c.1_ lio .

E~o. ~1..e. ~rls:)Qn?

But I hODe to re"lc:.ln an hU1:1ble

ad~ircr .

_J a vori~~~_I!l~~~~.?J_c_
~2....E_or.F2.op~e9.JE.ll!

Johmm Strau3s 1''.'l o1''e tDon any other single COlnp oser . ::l.t0..LEJ_0.:1~e...YX;·.t.u~...!'1_ag2. !l.l.1J_~.o&l?E..s_l:JE!:_~!.1.

He :lcld it :

lLl:}ff.._d1..d....Y ou

'1

1 ne ver

kne~"; oS. ;~lai1

I didn I t li k e .

II

_~l1..i ~ .. j.?.1..qy~ !~_ J_l).~_ YJ-.E..~.!E2.

For t:'le SW"1e r eason I quit

playin~

H1th

dolls , I r:.ues:J .

It se ci.led

t o fill a need in the you thful yfl<':3e

o~

l.ry life .

i'!;1e n I had neither tile ti r,!.::::: nor tile heart to

Tilere ca:,1e a tiue

~ l r..y .

But lily love f or

it "as never l e 3sened . Is it true th a t Yes .

YOU

served as

;J

,:lid'"Jif'e in

There tnlS nothi nG to be done in

Y0l;ll"' ile if?hbOl~ :lOOd ? illy

t::Dlls but lend rfr)1!

pre se nce , and hope tha t nature would do the l·eot . As a Child . ,'[erc you selfIs h? I suppose I was .

I had r.1any t hines that I iiould not share.

It

took rae liIany many years to understand that sharing is the biS secret to happiness . Hhy do you think you identified yoursel f in a drea!lI as a cri ppl ed \'folf"?

I don ' t know except t hat I Nas f iGhtl!lS with the viciousness of

a Hounded animal. How do

YOLl

At one li ved in

8.ccount fo r your recovcrYJrom t i !.~e

~;)i te

of'

I ha d los t t:ilC \"lUI to ~'1Y:"lCl;

and

a

SUC ~l

l :L v~ ,

or

h~edical 9i..·cd ict io:~3 .

;1 opcl css ~ thou~h:;

ill condition"?

I i"led ; but

U; ';.:!ll I ent ered t:le

il0s,;ita l und ,,:y ilistory was ~iven J t:1C do ctor 3 ~
"I f

you hadn I t been touzn as a buck- skin nu le , you \",ould have oeen gone Ion:; .'.'l.So . It

Somet:l"' "le s the body takes enoruous Near and lasts on and on .

\"nlat Ding le factor in life 1S l3earch for understandinp.; does the world

It :Ilus t be t Ile (;earc:1 lor self understandinc or the re ason f or {aan ' :> exJ.stenc e .

HOi"' old in yenrs i s a neraon "then he is able to identify hirr.sel f?

I h e£u'd a v ery Nisc man Nho nad 11 ved three fourths of a century say , '\/hen a fellO!'<1 has lived about a 100 years, he 1 s just gett i ng sense enougcl to knm.,. how .

1\

(Uncle Joe W. England)

\oJilat is your favori te hoLl.dny season? Ci.ristli:as .

As for the seasons , I " ,,,ish alliaye t or ';;prinl!;.

i'lhat do you think of the possibility of a Negro becoming president of the United States? It ' s possi ble _ I'fhat

Has

~lte

Iibi41.:t.y too serve

i'8 not determined by ra.ce alone.

t:,e most unusual fact of your husband ' s family tree that

YOU

learned frof,) his aunt? That his family had married cousins and double cousins for about

2CO years . ~'lillialols ,

They had refused to marry outside the families of Hunts, and Detons , and Hastys .

Hhat is the earliest date 1n American history that your husband's family 3.i' pe~

1607 - Jru;lestOi'ln . Hile

il3su~d

the family cre3t?

vl111i8Ii1 of Norr,landy - 1066 . How impoptant do you f eel trad! tion and

what has beens It are?

It

Too much emphasis on tradition can hinder progress, of course , but we must analyze it , use wha t is sooel , respect it ahtays .

If we pulled

it from the \'1or ld , we would suffer the devastatin3 quake . ~'lhat

is your favorite flower arrangement? Red roses - in a crystal bONI .

Do YOU prefer blonds? Yes - with blue eyes . Is life supposed to be easy? No , but He life on the

~nG:!{e

terl~1s

it more difficult by not understanding or acceptine

that it is given.

Do you think t;'l at dress and social graces reflect ch aracter? They can dreas up a fine one , but can nev er hide a poor one . Hh;;;t r£lctors are responsible for our juvenile delinquent pop ulat.1on? t10thers and fathers .

i'lhat is your favor1 te By air .

:·"~od;::

of tpG!ve1"?

Besides bei!"l;3 co",",.c'or l;ablc I .-;ao as tilril1cd as a t'-lo- year -

old on ilis first ;nerry-go-rounc

rid~ ~·; :1 en

Is it true that YOU floor·::!d tile

bf'"r~1

I rcde a Jet airliner.

lor ".; and bL
at your

. :lo:;:e last Yi!
'.ier~

e~~oyed

it.

you oorn?

1333 . Do you dr(!<=.a old a-;e?

:?o, because I

E!.:. ';;00

busy.

:·::tt!t . i:1 brier , is your idea of a lira \"1.;!11 I :'ec:.c sO":.~·. ::". ;r-= ;;:.i'" bri~r <::.ilS";,'cr : ·,:;~.:!:l

one is olG , !'J e has fauna ili s soul.

l1v~d?

Life i":as i:l.:!en well lived if , I e.o not :nean to i :jp1y :ler{!

1960. tJ- 1964 the n~er of ~ranac~~ ldren was increaseti to 22 &nQ we nov rave 4 great- 6 rantichi 1dren.

hct.ure \~(l.a !ll!ioe i;!". winter of 1940 at cassville , ,·:lallouri . Back row , l eft. to ri bht, Jack. O• .t.: :.gland , Veort-e h. 1:Z!g1and Jr ., ~~ard ~~land , Joe c. En~ lnnd . /.iddllJ row Deerinu J . Cn... la.nd , tluiJie .!ih",land . Hildreth .l!o. ell.t.;land , Lily J . E.nul~n(l . Front row , Amos J-I.. eJl ~ :' anaJ ::erva. .:..~.;land, Geor t,e ~land !:>r . and C,ArIes !\. :..1lt.land. Field:" phot-a .

w.

MY ROSE A SWEET ROSE BLOOMED IN MY GARDEN, IN A QUIET LITTLE NOOK BY THE WALL. THE WORLD KNEW NOTHING OF IT, THE WORLD FELT NOTHING AT ALL. I, HELD IT ALONE IN THE DIM LIGHT, ITS BEAUTY SO STRIKENLY FAIR, A GIFT FOR ME TO DELIGHT IN, A GIFT UNEQUALLED AND RARE. I COULD NOT COMPREHEND ITS BEAUTY SPARKLING WITH DEW DROPS AT DAWN. THE MEMORY OF IT LIVES WITH ME, SINCE THE ROSE FROM MY GARDEN IS GONE. Written 1925

I

I

.a.rriod.. Dec... 19 . 1880 in Barry county , Mi 6eour1 . Phoebe Elizabeth Aldridge , born June

14, 1809 in Polk county ,

~~.

She died., !&.rch 25, 1929.

lse.e.o Washinb-ton Brock , born l(ay 8 , 18!58 in the t'.orner canmVJlit.y east of cassvillo,

V.o.

He died, Sept . 11, 1941.

He .... 8 t.he eon of Auanie and Sally (Eorner) Brock of Perr'JVille, 'f armassee.

PATc.mlAL A:NCE~TO:RS-- B ROCK Al,.Ll HOrJlc.R

AU::,NH. Bh(;CK WAb BOriN AB C111 1824, I N PE Ri1YVILLa. MAA.n.l~JJ ~~T l Rb(

1W\'N .

BALLI tUtlJ Bk:;'ITY HORNE.R), 011 PI!.:ti1Y 00.

P..c. AND EI ..;. BRafhhP: J OM ,

TfI...t:. '1''''0 COUPlh:::, CAME TO

bCU1H'II'l!.o:)T mS::,OURI . TO LIVE. AUDNIr. BROOK , WAS A FlFF~R I ; Tr...t:. m.1ON· ARiff , 1860 . rJ.,:, l1.J.rc"

:)A1L Y{liO~r.d) Bt<.OCh.,

DlbD DURIN ... 'I'M:.. Cl>.LL dA R pr..tt.1(1D.

I bM,,) "A:lr'.J. MfiL.N SnOOK , .:.liE..[ n bON , flAS BORN MAY 8 , 1858, In THE HOFm"f:.R COMMUNITY

ISAAC '« . SnOCK , MAhRliill PHOEBE ELIZABETh ALDGI OOE , DEC. 19 , 18eO .

lilliE WA:s BCIIN , JtelS ....14, 1859 I N POLK COliNTY, HISbOUkl NEAR THE TOlliN OP' A.LDRI OOE, MO.

& R PARENTs CAME TO JI.O , FROM ORANGE COUNTY") NORI'H CAROLlNA.

HE R FATHER D8 MONROE

ADDRIOOE . HER MOTHER ' S MAlDEN NAME '«AS , HENSlEY. PHOEBE (ALDGIDGE)BROOK , DIED MARCR, 25 , 1929 . ISAAC W. BROCK, DIED , SBPTEMBbR 17, 19 41. THE:Y WB.tUi; Tm.: PARENTS OF 't EN OliI LDREN:A-80plUA BROCK, BORN

OCT. 6 , 1881 , ITTA(BOOCK)

ThO!.(AS , ALBbf
r.. BROCK, N t S(SO:t" A•.D GIriL Lt,rJJ.L:.D) •

l.J

WJoI0LA(BHOCY..)hO.1.OE, APIUL, 19;),.

AUtlnio Eroclc br . a.bolrl. 18<;5 ~Q &DO U~ 1916.

R. J. SCOTI'

A. H. GWYN

SOUCITOR

RESI OENT J UOG( R .l ds~III .,

Dan bury, N. C.

N. C.

C!1Jerlt ~uperior C!1oud CASWE ll. COU NTY

GEORGE M. HARRI~, Clerk

lancr.gliuu.

~.

or.

December 12th., 1956

Mrs. Geo. England Cassville, Me

Shell Knob Rcute Dear MrI England; I do a great deal of searching of records for different people and as I was keeping the Clerk of Courts Office vhile he is away on a trip I took care of this search for you. I find in the Register of Deeds Office in Caswell County Marriage Bonds the folloving: ALDRIOOE, ANDREW

married PATSE:! MEI:l'ON

Date of bond 17 April 1834.

Bondsman & vitness: DAVID MELTON, (v) JCSEPH ALDRlOOF"

The mar~iage record of Joseph Aldridge is also recorded if you vish that. His viII is recorded

in~e

Clerk's office but the will of Andrew Aldridge is

not. You will note that I too am an ALDRIOOE. There are many Aldridgee in this County. If you wish any further search made on your line, I may find time to do it for you after Christmas. Sincerely yours,

(Mr,. Ralph)

,,;LLvJ!d# Helen W. Aldridge, Deputy Clerk SUperior Court

ORANGE COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS, ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. 1752--1868 JOHN ALDRIDGE--DICEY TAYLOR, NOV. 10 , 1930 . WITNESS OF WEDDING AND BONDS MAN, JACOB HORNER AND JAMES A. WOODS. JOSEPH ALDRIDGE--GUSARRAH ASHLEY, JAN. 3, 1788. WITNESS AND BONDSMAN, ROBERT FERGUSON AND B. BENTON. PETER ADDRIDGE--JUDITH WAGGANER, FEB. 4, 1786. WITNESS AND BONDSMAN, ROBERT BERRY AND B. BENTON, CLERK. NO ALDRIDGE BRIDES LISTED BETWEEN 1752 - 1868. NO ALDRIDGE WILLS LISTED BETWEEN, 1752 - 1814. DEEDS -- GRANTORS (SELLAR) JOSEPH ALDRIDGE, SOLD PROPERTY TO JOHN CATES, AUGUST 28,1767 . . JAMES ALDRIDGE TO LUKE PENDERGRASS, JULY 9, 1802 . DEEDS GRANTERS (RECEIVERI JAMES ALDRIDGE, RECEIVED OF ANDREW McCLARY ON JULY 6, 180l. COUNTIES TAKEN FROM ORANGE COUNTY ROCKINGHAM GUILFORD RANDOLPH CASI'IELL PERSON ALAMARCE DURHAM CHATHAM LEE WAKE

1770 1770 1770 1771

? 1849 1881 1770

,

1770

WENTWORTH, N.C. GREENSBORO, N. C. ASHBORO, N.C. YANCEVILLE, N.C. ROXBORO, N.C. GEAHAM, N. C. DURHAM, N.C. PITTSBORO, N.C. SANFDRD, N. C. RELEIGH, N. C.

-._ 'i3o..~Y':J Q.. Ou.",\~ \-\:.;\ 0\'\ f.l1S3 0UI."'i 1s nor tH and sout h, eas t nnd west" urban and rural -

one of the bes t ba l anced states 1n t he un10n.

Much can be eai d for

its natural resour ce s and wea l t h, 11,;0 manufacturing. its i ndustries, fard nc;, ore deposit s , and lumberl nc; .

But, aGain, we are limited to

t all< only of one spot of Ml sB ouri - t he sout hwest port. wi th its Bcen1.c

r i vers a nd lakes and i ts fls h-rl11ed s t reams which have made our resion one of t he

~ajor

recreat i onal centers of the U. S. A.

no\'l r onlcs t ent h ar:long t he fii"ty s tat es

as vacat i on

~UsBou rl

lands.

I t is i n thin sout hwell tern part of' Missouri that I have s pe nt l';".y

e nt ire 11fe and h ave knrn·,.n many of i ts f ine

with u onder l:1e nt o.nd

b~1 1 1derment

p~opl e.

I have watch ed

the ch anoes,. t he h ards :'l p a .. and

tile Dci:ieve::le ut s of our mm pe opl e .

I .. I Uee many o f my as s ociates

m!u IlcIQlbor s .. have f elt t ile p i nch of pov erty, the dry hot Gust o f ~ o.::"nl e ::::o o ~.'

aea::wns, t he r e sponsibi lity o f fami ly

a OnD in wor.

"ilil l peop l e, '~

rearl r~ ..

and tile agon i es

But I t'lould" not l e ad you to beli eve t hat ''Ie, as a have s uffered only de f eat s; Cor we h a v e s har ed years

of pr o::;perity, have s ee n otrides in advancement f or standards of 11v 1n:;, Ce lt ::10'"!lento of creat ness .. and h ave been he l d 1n h1gile s t

e ::::',.,e e;,} by aD" t ;"le noti on. Tile !1 8 nd of natur e h as in no way s ligilted t his land 1n

~l hlch

we

f ind ot:l"oelve o , f or nou ilere i n t he 'torl d has a section been erJlanced t"li'(; ;!

.:;reat cr nnturo l be auty.

::lo unt 8.1n~

Its c e oGI' aphical contour o r ma j estic

alld deep va l l eys n aB gi ven to its people a loftiness of'

a13~) i1.' nt"i o n.o ..

f'a1 th 1n l i fe

a de t err:l1natlon to s tr1 ve onward .. a will to win , and a IS

r ole

aD

man ri t s int o U Jis pattern o f -;ime--=(man and

t he ::lount a:l. ns j" J ust brief l y le t '3

revie~'l

tiwt t he C1rst white people i n \'/h at 1s

nOl"1 t<1i sB our i l'/ere Frenc h fur trader n, missionaries .. lead mi ners .. and l'orme:i.:' s .

D url~

t he Spanis h period, a few Americana c ame in search of

i'ertile lends; but after the Louisiana Purchase. 1803 .. they poured

into Missouri. land

fro~

Most of t :1em ca.'l1e down the Ohio River or traveled over-

V1rginia. North Carolina, Tennessee. and Kentucky, and

brought their Negro slaves w1th them, settling ma1nly in the valleyo·. Later came the non-slaveholders from aaatern Kentucky nnd Tenneasee. 'l'11ey came to Missouri and made t heir homes in the OZark hills.

Today

the descendants of these people ratain t;1e speech and custo:ns ;:>f t hose who arrived :.lore than

D.

century

ag". t~h l'l l

I do not n esn to mislead you here by having you feel t hat the people" have sat idly by \'lhile the rest of the world sur!1ed tuead . I. ountoin .. wid ha3 a change of s hoe.J n.Ju and her s peoc:1 correct by

til~

standard vero.!:on of correct:1ess.

.,::'0\1';; ..:o:.... e

Cuotoms

w~11c , .

Tl:1e neorly

3l." e

supposed to IlDve made us unique .as a region are Slo\l to dlsap9car. In fact, we "1111 not let them do :)0, for who can separate Inl1erltnnce and social ident i rlcation?

cuat;>;l ['rO;, 1

Strangely eno!lgh, H9 find t hat

our fine custor,'lS of' the past fit 1n perfectly with t ile worthy ones of today; so act ually we f1nd a people dedicated to higl. principles todoy because of t heir strong faith 1n what t :ley believed ... any ,:;c nernt lo:1S a,;;o. Barry County has many such personally.

peo~le

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<1

T!H.!reforc, I a:-.l able to g1 ve a

goodly l1u:.lbc::o I ~ore

h3V ~

knoW n

de tailed re9.Jrt on

!;'ly

personal ncquo.intances) than t he ;narly, iaany # tha~..I knot·: by lla,.le a;'1d face only.

I could not possibly tell all of the goodne3s, the kindness,

nor the contributions to mankind that our people ;1ave given.

So it is

,'11th regret t hat I cannot list all persons in Barry County or tell oC their historical past individually.

But -·I do recall

~lit h

pride sO:lle of

my assooiationD, mB.l1y of the people and the places t hey h ave rllled in our soc1ety

dur1~ t~e

post century.

I have lived seventy years in Barry County and nOll reside only six miles from my . birthplace, Shell Knob, Missouri.

However, I grew up in

the HorI)er community cant of Cassville as my father dec1ded to return to the c'Om:-aunity of h1s mother's people when I was six yeara or age.

Ny ?at;)cr" Ina3e \'1. !31"CC!C" i'-1:,O

1353" cr-Joyed DS r,lont

o~

recall" or rC!;;jn:lsce,

'i1~3

born in Cass ville" rUaaouri "

us do t ha t per ]. od in life we sometimes call"

He lived to t. le aGe of 34 " and I · rely he avily

on his stories and account& lor lau ch of uy infor mation.

T:1esc

recordi nGs orc 0100 the to-les of ;',lD,ny other expired senior citizens t1:':.OL!

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priv1lec:;ed to

lmow.

Befere you reed J.e' findl·n.:;s &nd records " I tr us t that you wi 11 read t :lls Histcry Ol Borry County " 188C .. c O:'. lpi lcd by GoodGpeed. 1:3 the .. :o:.:t

al1 ti J(~ntlc

nour cc

0['

This

any recorded history of Borry CountYj

and " a3 t!lC tool-:: 1n t io edi tion io r.o loncer in print" I fee l that mol".y Da rry Ccuntl ons or CL;r ,::enerotion 0:10 later ones h ave never had

t ne opport unity to read

00

cO;:Iplete a h1story of Barry County;, its

people .. <1nd its oocial dcve!op.•:cnt .

Tids opens a period of ilintory

ii/hen recor-d.:: ,'i ere poorly kept nild cnprotected fr o:,! {'ires , l'lhich makes

it read

ill:t ~~

t:::e value an( quality or t l'!c rare .

! \10uld not a t te::lpt to c v:npete Kith Goodspeed, but insert h is

vnluo.b).e recordr:

~1e r e

1n order to pass i t on to t l10se who may h ave not

hod t ho opport1..m1ty to r oo.d it.

Aleo" it ..,aJees

!r.y

find1nes :nu ch

r.lore iueo.n1ncful to the ol"dlno.ry and tDe
1330 t::r::msil 1960 .

Taken :i 'r O!.: t he im.roduction of " hiator ica 1 Collections oi' Barry cnw".t j.I' , Compiled by • •,ira . Geor.:;e .:.n.:;ltu.d., 1960.

MY EXPERIENCE WITH FRED-THE MISSOURI MULE BACK IN 1914 I HAD QUITE AN AFFAIR WITH ONE NAMED FRED. HE WAS YOUNG, SPOILED, TOUGH, AND UNBROKEN. I WAS ALONE ONE DAY. I HEARD A DISTURBANCE OUTSIDE. MANY FEET RUNNING WITH GREAT SPEED. I HEARD A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING FALLING. RUNNING TO THE DOOR I NOTICED A TWOYEAR OLD HEIFER IN THE ENO OF THE WOODPILE. SHE HAD FALLEN ON THE SHARP END OF A HICKORY POLE AND WAS BLEEDING FREELY FROM A DEEP CUT IN HER BREAST. I RAN OUT AND AT MY APPEARANCE, FRED RAN AWAY WITH HIS HEAD HIGH LIKE ONE WHO HAD WON A GREAT VICTORY. I DIDN'T LIKE HIS ATTITUDE AND STOOD THERE WONDERING IF HE WOULD COME BACK OR GO ON AWAY WHERE HE BELONGED. HE MADE A CIRCLE AND CAME BACK WITH FRESH VIGOR. THIS TIME HE WAS CHASING A FULL GROWN COW, JUST READY TO FRESHEN. I TRIED WITH ALL MY MIGHT TO STOP HIM, BUT WITH NO AVAIL, SO I RAN INTO THE HOUSE AND BROUGHT OUT A 20 GUAGE SHOT GUN. I HOPED I WOULD NOT HAVE TO SHOOT HIM, BUT HE WAS HAV ING SO MUCH FUN, HE JUST LOOKED AT ME WITH A COCKY SIDE GLANCE AND KEPT CHASING THE COW. SHE WAS COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED AND WAS JUMPING IN SHORT JUMPS, READY TO GO DOWN ON HER KNEES WHILE WAVING HER TAIL OVER HER BACK LIKE A SIGNAL OF DEFEAT. FRED REACHED COWN AND TOOK HER TAIL IN HIS MOUTH AND KEPT TROTTING SLOWLY. I COULDN'T STAND IT ANY LONGER, SO I FIRED AWAY. THE FULL SHOT TOOK EFFECT IN FRED'S HIND END. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A MULE RUN LIKE FRED DID. HE TURNED THAT COW'S TAIL LOOSE AND RAN FOR HIS LIFE. I STOOD STILL WATCHING HIM. HE WENT TO AN OLD SAW DUST PILE QUITE A SPACE FROM WHERE HE TURNED LOOSE OF THE COW AND THERE IN THE SOFT GROUND, HIS FEET MADE DEEP TRACKS, LIKE AS IF HE HAD JUMPED FROM A HIGH BLUFF. WHEN HE GOT TO THE SAW DIST PILE HE SAT DOWN BUT NOT TO REST AS I NOTICED HE WAS WALKING ON HIS TWO FRONT FEET, DRAGGING HIS BEHIND ON THE GROUND. THIS WENT ON FOR SOME TIME, THEN WE WENT SLOWLY UP THE HILL AND THERE HE STAYED FOR THREE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.

THEY AND THE SUN The sun is the same above them and from a sky of

familiar blue, it casts on the ground --around them, shadows, both old and new. Roads, streams and fences have veered but a bit in the main, their purpose has never been questioned and their destinies are unchanged . The horses, the mules and the wagons, crowded out by the tractor and jeep I are I iU! e more

than a legend, to say the least-obsolete. Bluegress still covers the patches where

the whiteface used to graze, and the paths lead through the in the

thic~et

like Theseusthread

maze .

They have not changed in stature--a Iiltle change in step I with an understanding of purpose their vigilance they have kept.

Time--the winner of every race, makes man only

a challenger--while he craftly carves into each face--his personal calendar. The sun is the same above the, the grasses, the trees and the rain, tile shadows have changed around them--the call of the whiteface the same. 1-4, 1954 For parents-By-S. T.

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