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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-07
CARD PARTY HELD
 FOR GRANGE FUND
PROSPECT Correspondent: Eileen Byrnes. Telephone 5-O447

Prospect, Feb. "A most success ful card party was held Wednesday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles Hodges for the Pros pect Grange building fund.
 l Mrs. Sarah Merriman won first honors at bridge and Mrs. Carl Geany the consolation prize. Prizes for pinochle were awarded to Mrs. Max Ranke, first; Mrs. Harry Steiler, consolation; Mrs. Victor Boardman and Merritt Walters.
 Those attending were: MT. and Mrs. Basil Kinney, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Davis, MT. and Mrs. Edward Morin, MT. and Mrs. Victor Board man, MT. and Mrs. Merritt Walters, MT. and Mrs. Carl Campbell, MT. and Mrs. Charles Hodges. Howard and Robert Hodges, Mrs. Sarah Merriman, Mrs. Max Ranke, Mrs. Carl Geany, Mrs. Edna Jones, Mrs. Bessie Duprefi, Mrs. Henry Board- man, Mrs. George Pratt, Mrs. Harry Steiler, Miss Ruth Hotchkiss, Miss Ella Allen, Miss Nellie Cow dell, Miss Althea Davis, Andrew Rozum, Walter Voegeli, Robert Sabo, Roger Allen, Irwin Davis and Allen Geary.
 Another card party for the benefit of the building fund is planned at tn home of MT. and Mrs. Max Ranke in Waterbury next Wednesday night. Miller Instructor
 A group of members of the Mat tatuck drum corps at Waterbury presented a demonstration of the work of a band to the young people of Prospect Tuesday evening at Prospect Community school.
 A number of local boys and girls who are interested in drumming and filing now have the opportunity to take lessons under the supervision Of Charles Miller, who has been as- sociated with the Mattatuck band for many years, Albert Allen has provided drumming benches SO prac- tice may be started at once. All young people between the ages Of i2 Co 20 who arc interested may come Co practice next Tuesday nt 7;3O nt the school basement. Tues day night MFE. John Miller and Harry c0ughlin, members Of the board Oi education, Mrb. clifford c ark. Nellie Cowdcll, Marjorie Ole son, Albert Allen and Edward Naalo
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were present at the demonstration.

were present at the demonstration.
 The boys and girls who so far are interested in drumming and filing lessons are Robert Hodges, Robert Sabc, Alec Rozum, Gerald Meyer, John Schweizer, William Morrison, Raymond Vadnais, Cecil Abor, Sally Miller. Jackie Miller, Dolores Wills, Gertrude Clark, Elaine Young and Mary Dupre.
 The Prospect school bus had en. zine trouble on Cooke road yester. day but before the mechanic arrived to repair the engine the bus driver had located the trouble and contin- ucd hls route.
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recall that the leader told us he had some relatives and many friends ln America. ile hald that hn made II hls business Co keep informed about American band
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Mary MuIby Feled

MiAS Mary Mulby. daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. James Mulby Of Prospect. celebrated her first birth. day Wednesday by entertaining several Of her friends at . party at her home.
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SPOTTIGHTTNG- Brass City News

800 p. m., Shop Mathematics.
 Registration for these courses will be accepted by phoning Crosby High School.
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(To Be Continued
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-12-26
Ashanti Club Ann.
Yuletide Party

SPOKANE, Wash.-Dec. 21,-
Ashanti club, which is q group
of Negro members of the Y. w.
c. A., held their annual Christmas
dinner at the institution Sunday
night, with 40 attending the din
ner, worship service, and an inter-
esting entertainment program.
Lucia P. Davenport, Lorene Kip
pen and Grace Thompson, officers
of the association, were special
guests.
Mrs. Villa Boot is president of
the organization. Serving on the
committees were Lillian Black
well, Mrs. Francis Mitchell, Mrs.
Alta Delbert, and Mrs. Willabelle
Tucker, Alvernon Evans and LII
liam McHenry.
Among those on the program
were Baily Pierce, Eva Lena Will
son, Isabel Gordon, Geneva Girton,
Frances Freeman, Willabelle Tuck
er, Alta Delbert, Alvernon Evans,
and Mrs. Villa Boot.
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Full Gospel Pentecostal Chapel
So. rs and Tacoma Ave.
Bishop e. F. Morris, Pastor
Miss Roberts Weds
Elder C. George

A very quiet but pretty wedding
was solemnized in the chapel We'd
nesday, Dec. IT, at p. m. United
in marriage were Miss Matilda Ro-
berts and Elder Chas. George of
Ellensburg. Bishop Norris per-
formed the ceremony.
The bride was prettily dressed
in a floor length white dress with
long lace sleeves and shoulder
length tulle veil centered on the
arm Of Bro. B. A. rimble preced-
ed by the flower girl, Virginia
Washington, dressed in a long
white silk frock. Her attendant
was Mrs. Moss. The best wan was
Bro. Fred Brown. A recention fol-
lowed at the parsonage with Mrs.
w. Ryan and Mrs. Anna Du Pree
in charge.
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Club activities last week GEN.
tered around Christmas festivi-
ties. The Fire Fly Girl Reserves
gave a pretty Christmas party
with plenty of mirth and merri-
ment thrown in. Mrs. Francis Will
liams Is adviser - the group is
sponsored by the Portland Chapter
of the D. A. R.
New board members are Mrs
Lillian Baker, Mrs. Marie Smith
(former board members) Mrs. An
ma Shepherd and Mrs. Elizabeth
Garden. Elected to serve in 1912
are Lillian Baker, chairman, Rosa
Nichols, vice chairman, Julia B
Smith, reelected secretary. an6
Mrs. L. o. Stone, assistant sec'y
The annual meeting of the branch
will be the third week in January
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The Poets Corner

that begotten that
whosoever beeveth him should perish but have everlasting
life" john
Graded earth there Heavenly
father the world for Heaven
Bethlehem Christ the blessed lamb
himself to
him. stood by him and
church hymns,
than this the birth of Heavenly
King 81
reign paradise just the
years to his lasting worth
the altar of choice
the gift of Jesus that
holy
Original by Lette M. Polk
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1941-12-26

An array of seasonal flowers ar
tistically arranged throughout the
living room, harmonized with the
color scheme of green and white
effectively carried out in the din
ing room, the table on which a
large floral piece of white garza
pom poms enhanced gorgeous
wedding cake in the traditional
decorative motif, encircled with
tall green tapers, was a most at
tractive setting for the 18th we'd
ding anniversary celebration of the
Willis A. Reeds on N. e. Cherry
st. Monday evening, December ~.
Mrs. Reeds black crepe formal
fashioned with long sleeves and a
most unusual blouse effect Of cor
dova etched in gold braid and ac-
centuated with a corsage of tails
man roses was in perfect harmony
with the conventional black tux
edo worn by Mr.. Reed as they re-
ceived more than half hundred
guests who came to wish them
many happy returns on this MEM
orable occasion.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Bradford
are spending the holidays in Seat
tie with their daughter and sons.
Mems Day was observed at the
Mt. Hope Baptist church last Sun
day. Mr.. Sanford Barnes was
chairman of the afternoon pro-
gram with Rev. Johnson of the
First Baptist church, guest speak
er. Candlelight service was OBJ
served as the annual Christmas
sermon was delivered by the Rev.
w. A. Lucas.
Mr.. Edward Donaldson and Mr..
Perry Chambers at the Naval
Training station in Norfolk, Va,
wish their relatives and friends
a happy holiday season.
The installation of the Order of
Eastern Star was held Tuesday at
the Weed Hall and very well at
tended. After the installation SER
vice, refreshments were served.
TO ALL
The forthcoming events are
either directly or indirectly con-
trolled by our actions. So let us
try to make the New Year a
better one for we are judged
by our actions.
We hope everyone had Mer-
ny Christmas and to all a glad
and successful New Year.
ar iUht ayoiy, o., Horyiu
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N. A. A. G. p.

The Executive Board of NAACP
did itself proud last Thursday with
IS members present. An inspir-
ing meeting ensued.
The regular monthly meeting
Sunday was well attended despite
the rain storm. Business proce-
dure included a cleanup job on
appointments by the President, At
torney Wyatt w. Williams. The
first was the appointment Of Mrs
Ruth Flowers as chairman of the
annual membership drive which
begins in January. Mr.. Kenneth
Smith was named chairman Of the
Labor and Industrial Committee
formerly held by Mr.. Agee.
Mrs. r. Flowers and Mrs. Polly
anna Reed were appointed to at.
tend the three-day defense classes
held this week at Benson High
School,
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Last Rites For
George Wright

The funeral of George Wright
was solemnized last uesday, 2 p.
m. at Holman and Lutz Colonial
Mortuary, Rev. B. c. Allen, Pastor
of Bethel A. M. E. Church officiat-
ed. Miss Lurline GIBBS was soloist.
Friends attended in large numbers
to pay their respects to the de-
parted. Floral expressions were
numerous. Interment at Lincoln
Memorial.
Mr.. Wright died of a heart at
tack Thursday, Dec. IL, in Seat
tie, Wash, where he made his
home with his step son Mr.. Rus
sell e. Smith. A son Mr.. Floyd
Wright called to Seattle because
of his fathers illness, arrived a
few hours before he died. Several
other relatives reside in Portland.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Reed, N. E. Cherry
Celebrate Their 18Th Anniversary

Mrs. Dixie Lee Mott, wearing a
French blue chiffon formal jacket
effect registered the guests and
Mrs. Blanche Brown In brocaded
taffeta took care Of the numerous
crystal gifts given by admiring
friends, clubs (Bethel-ite, Men,
bers, Literary Research) and Mt.
Hood Chapter No. 16, o. E. S. An
assortment of cards bore sentiment
tai expressions, especially attract
i've were the ones exchanged by the
blushing bride and her Romeo.
Their gold-embossed wedding GER
tificate was a conspicuous souven-
ir. - es.- 49, a-
The color scheme in individual
squares of white cake decorated
with rose buds was accompanied
with lime ice. In charge of recep-
ton service was Mrs. Susie Redd
with a coterie of young misses:
Blanche Braves, Lurline Gibbs.
Bessie Mae Harris, and Joyce Hill
lard. Shirley lime, daughter of
the Reeds was a close observer
seeing that every wish of her mo-
Their and dad was adhered to.
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CLUB NOTES

The Culture Club held its An
nual Christmas Party last We'd
nesday at the home Of Mrs. Ruth
Flowers. She and her sister Mrs.
Lenora Gaskin, president of the
club, were joint hostesses. Gifts
were exchanged following a deli
cious lunch.
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Bethel A. M. e.
N. McMillen and Larabee
Rav n q Allan Paufor

In weary, war-torn world.
surely the principles Christ es-
poused, the lessons he taught, the
examples he set are indeed the
hope of the world.
Sunday was quarterly meetin.
Presiding Elder c. B. Clements
preached on the subject Improve
Our Christian Living" followed by
administering the Holy Commun-
ion. Brother F. w. Lanning, First
Church, Seattle was a visitor.
Evening services were conduct
ed by the Presiding Elder.
Monday evening Quarterly Con-
ference-fine reports were given
by department heads showing that
Bethel is up and doing-financial
reports were gratifying.
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Mt. Olivet Baptist
N. Il. First and Schuyler
Rev. j. j. Glow, Minister

Last Sundays morning worship
theme was 1.-THE Prince of Peace
in World at War" forcefully de-
livered by Rev. Glow.
Mrs. Norma Williams was guest
speaker at 500 p. m. Mrs. Leila
Payton and Miss Lena Milsman
were soloists as was Mrs. Villa
Haynes. Mrs. Mary Virgil and
Mrs. Carrie Hood were joint hos
tesses for the Fellowship Club last
week at the home of Mrs. Friday
on Larrabee.
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Mrs. Ruth Flowers with her ma
ny civic duties and interests, says
she profited much through every
phase of the school. Miss Elrod's
savory menus will be served on
my tables continued Mrs. Flowers.
I did enjoy and appreciate the in
formation on buying in quantities
as pointed out by Mrs. Peter Mudi
Of the Fred Myer Stores.
Mrs. Pollyanna Reed admits that
both sessions of the school was
time well spent. That the Port
land Department and Editor are
to be highly commended for their
civic interest.
Mrs. Odessa Freeman, Mrs
Louise Dawson, and Mrs. Rachel
Green who rendered valuable SER
vice both days in assisting Mrs.
Walked and Mrs. Duncan general
hostesses, add their commenda-
lions to the many others.
Mrs. Lula Gragg laments the
fact that illness kept her from en-
tering what she knows would have
been a prize winning cake.
We gladly make this correction:
It was Mrs. Elsie Nancy and
Mrs. Walker who tied for End
place in angel food cakes instead
of Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Nancy
for LIST place.
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ShiIo Baptist
N. Il. 10 and Everetto
Rev. r. K. Donaldson, Minister

Superintendent Bro. Thompson
conducted a well attended Sunday
School. The Pastor gave encour-
aging remarks previous to Morn
ing worship at HOO a. m. when
he delivered a powerful message
on the subject 1.-THE Story that
Never Grows Old" B. Y. P u.
attendance was very good. At 8
p. m. the pastor preached on 1.-THE
rising Star" A glorious time was
enjoyed by all.
Sunday, Dec. 20, This Year AL
so" will be the theme.
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First Cooking School
Was A Success

To comply with our promise and
for your information we here list
some of the cooperative dealers
who helped to make the Portland
Departments Cooking School a
success. They are Williams Ave.
Grocery, s. Tanaka, Prop; Man.
ming Coffee and Tea Co.; Frey
Meyers Stores; Crown Flour Mills;
Sperry's Flour; Fishers Blend
Flour Mills; Quaker Oats Co.; Lind
Pomroy Florists; Cohen Bros. Fur
niture; Notion Center on Union
Ave; Wisefield and Goldberg Je-
welers; H. A. Vests Electrical
Appliance and others.
These excerpts from unsolicited
letters are gratifying:
Because we are interested in
vitamins and calories, I think"
writes Mrs. Emma Walker, "the
cooking school was one of the most
educational ventures of its kind
attempted by our women in this
city. The Portland Department of
the Enterprise is to be commend
ed on this initial effort" That she
enjoyed conducting the Cake Bak-
ing Contest Is also attested i'll Mrs.
Walkers letter.
Mrs. Minnie Crawford, first
prize cake winner at both sessions,
appreciates having had the oppor-
tunity to participate in such a
worthwhile promotion.
Mrs. Thelma Flowers, another
cake prize winner, writes that dur
ing these times of conservation,
the cooking school was a revela-
ton to assure one of the most
scientific and economical way to
cook-the electric way.
Rev. and Mrs. B. c. Allen, at
test to the fine way in which the
school was conducted. They think
that such adventure reflects a
great degree of credit to the spon-
sors and denonstrator-that it has
awakened the general public is
evidenced and that another year
should bring forth more gratifying
results.
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Portland Notes

Miss Hattie WATSON in N. e.
San Rafel and her brother, Ed
ward WATSON in N. Benton, re-
ceived the sad news of the passing
of a brother in North Carolina.
Friends are extending expressions
of sympathy.
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FOR SALE = $500 reasonable
terms. 10 rooms. Two apart
ments, 5 rooms each. 1892 N.
Vancouver Ave. For further in
formation call East 1911.
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1910 CHRISTMAS
MERRY ONE FOR
DILLON RANCHER
EYESIGHT is RESTORED AFTER
Is YEARS IN THE
DARK

Christmas day was a merry one
for c. E. Barnes, 66-year- Dillon
rancher. He was able TO see for the
first time in Is years the glowing,
shimmering and dazzling of the
Christmas tree with red, green,
yellow and blue lights, instead OF
feeling the prickly, sticky Xmas
Of evergreen, cool with ornaments
and hot with globes which his fin
gers might accidentally touch. And
he will see those neighbors whose
voices he knows so well.
More than seeing Christmas; more
than looking again at his faithful
wife who has guided him through
those dark 10 years; more than seeing
his new home for the first time, or
reading newspapers, magazines and
name. That &C. E. Barnes" in flowing
ink is the outstanding thing in the
world to him, now.
Thursday Nov 7, was as importan,
date as Christmas to Barnes That
was the day DR.. L. G. Dunlap oper-
ated on the cataract over his left eye
at an Anaconda hospital. A few days
later, when the bandage was removed.
Barnes. almost unbelievingly, saw the
with his eye since 1922. Next he saw
his wife, happy faced. her blue eyes
glowing like stars under her white hair.
You got older since I saw you
last Barnes said.
But 1t was not as simple as Just
an operation for cataract removal His
right eyes vision failed As years ago
after a ranch accident. He lived then
with one eye and had the reputation
among ranchers of the Big Hole basin
OF seeing more with his one eye than
1oi,c 10
slowly lost the sight in his left eye
from the growth believed to have
started after he received bump on
his eye.
Barnes learned to "see" with his
fingers, feeling familiar objects at the
ranch, following his dogs TO the barn
to milk the COWS as best he could. Ono
of his dogs was killed by car. That
was as bad as losing his eyesight.
His wife cut his meat and helped
him eat. took him by the arm on visits
help him. Side by side, they went to
Portland, Kansas City, Milwaukee and
other places.
On one Of their many trips OF hope
through the years, Barnes and his
wife came to DR.. Dunlap. But the
doctor told him there was no imme-
date remedy. Somehow Barnes had
suffered an injury to his left eye
which caused a tubercular condition
to develop.
But DR.. Frank Terrill at the state
tuberculosis hospital at Galen agreed
to treat the eye in the hope Of saving
it. So, again side by side, Barnes and
his wife made the 186-mile round trip
from Dillon to Galen regularly for IS
months. He received treatment. His
eye strengthened so that DR.. Dunlap
was ready now to operate.
IT am learning to look again"
Barnes said in an interview recently
in DR.. Dunlaps office in Anaconda
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killed an enemy. His culver soon was
entirely empty, but, as though by
magic, more arrows came to his hand
enabling him to continue the battle
against great odds in numbers.
Young Warrior Killed
One Indian, seeing that the 'medi-
cine" of the young man was too strong
and that he could not be killed while
possessing it. grew desperate. He rode
at top speed toward the tree, and as
he passed it, snatched the young mans
medicine bundle and carried it off.
throwing it away. The very next arrow
aimed at the singlehanded warrior
reached a vital spot, and he sank to
the earth to rise no more.
This legend until comparatively re-
cent times was current among the In
dams of the western slope. who sell
dom passed the tree without hanging
some article upon one OF its limbs as
a token of religious awe from their
superStitious natures and to keep green
the memory Of the wrought
tragedy enacted beneath its shade.
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score young women arranged them
selves in line, their supple-sinewed.
semi-nude red-brown forms, illumined
by the bright sunshine, presenting a
scene that would task the magic brush
of a great artist to depict worthlly. A:
the starting word. away they dashed,
heads thrown back, nostrils distended,
arms raised and fists pressing their
boSoms.
Down the trail they swept amid the
cheering of both whites and Indians,
and followed by many of the Indian
braves on ponies, who cheered on wives
or SweetheartS.
Half way down the trail the young
and beautiful wife of Charlie La
Moose a French half-breed trapper,
was observed to be strongly Leading.
and she doubled the tree far In ad-
vance of ALL On the back trail those
nearest her made a desperate effort TO
catch up, but efforts to lessen her lead
were useless. Apparently with little eX-
ertion and at swifter pace than she
held on the outbound stretch, she
crossed the line far ahead OF her near
est followers. The mounted Indians
even had to ouirt their horses to keep
abreast.
Amid the plaudits of the whole tribe
she graciously received the award,
which was considered most generous
prize But Armintinger was SAreWd
enough to know that the heart OF an
Indian woman was as susceptible 0!
disappointment and envy as that q
her sister OF fairer skin, and so 70
prevent any such feeling and cement
the good impression already MADE, ne
presented to each maid and matron
who took part in the race subStan-
tial and pretty present. whereupon JOY
and satisfaction reigned over the Who!e
camp. Armintinger followed this with
a sumptuous feast from the large
stores of food he had brought. ana ne
secured the whole stock OF furs OF the
F'latheads in trade.
For 50 years the Flatneads used 10
talk of that race, and ever since tney
have called the trail over which the
race was run the Course deS FemmeS.
Medicine Tree Hill
An interesting legend that Judge
Irvine was fond of telling related to
Medicine Tree Hill, the first large MI
above the old McCarty bridge on Hell
Gate river, and a well known land
mark of the old days.
According to this legend, many years
ago a young Indian, while Slowly as
cending the hill, saw that he was pc
ing pursued by enemies. Being tired
he approached the tree and hung MS
medicine talisman on the limb OF the
tree. He at once fell into soothing
sleep. from which he was suddenly
awakened by the yells of his enemies,
who had discovered him and began
shooting at him To the young war
rior,s surprise not an arrow touched
his body, all seeming to veer off and
fly into space before reaching him:
As he was entirely surrounded by
enemies, this surprised him greatly.
but believing he was being protected
by the power of his medicine he
quickly replied to the arrows of his
enemies with those from his own bow,
and he was delighted to see that every
arrow he shot found its mark and
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where he was waiting for glasses to
help him see to write his name.
Il guess it's like having a broken
leg. When you lose your sight so long,
you have to learn to see again Just
like the man with broken leg has
70 learn to walk when he gets well;
Barnes said in talking of his early
experiences at seeing again.
he can feed himself" Mrs. Barnes
stated proudly. He sure is different.
He acts happy"
She joked with her husband about
how he didn't know his neighbors the
other day until he heard their voices:
night. how he went all over their
ranch home where they moved few
years ago and which he now saw for
the first time.
The house was better looking than
thought" Barnes interrupted
His wife told how he looked at the
Metlen hotel in Dillon and said that
same, that all the others had changed.
She said he liked the color in the
new cars.
They were all black BEFORE" Barnes
said.
A few days ago, when someone asked
Dillon resident if he knew C. E
Barnes, he was asked, do you mean
the old blind MANI"
/. When told of this. Barnes laughed,
saying, Il can see all right now"
AS he put on his hat and left the
doctors office, Barnes went down the
hall, his wife beside him She offered
her arm as was her habit for nearly
20 years.
Barnes courteously lifted her hand
from his elbow. He could see the way.
now. There were the stairs little to
the left. Outside he saw a blue car
go by.
They sure make them pretty now
he murmured.
Then he got In the front seat Of
their truck in which they made so
many trips. His wife took the drivers
seat.
We'll, goodby." he said, waving his
hand. ITS going to be nice Christ
mas now"