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us and led the horse. We lived a mile from the Whitney place. It scared the poor animal so, until he was still shaking when we got nearly home. As soon as I could get out of the buggy and get to him and I talked to him and petted and rubbed his forehead he finally calmed down. He was a young beautiful stallion and my father had him trained to mind the minute he was spoken to. If it had not have been for that, no telling what he had done.
I asked Audry if she remembered that night and she said I sure do, and I even remember the record. I only hope when I'm 96 years old, if I should happen to live that long my memory will be that albert. Mildred and Jay were a fine Christian couple, went to church regular and lived a life that others could see the fruit they bore. She said she made many mistakes when she was young but I told her how many of us haven't made mistakes? but I told her it was a wonderful thing that we had one who forgave us all of our sins except one thing and that was to blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit in other words.
When Della and J.R. lived at Corrinth, had been called Turtleskin back in the older days. Anyway Graham was their baby and when Della wanted to go with J.R. (as he was a minister) to a big meeting or to a funeral or anywhere like that, they'd take Graham to Mildred and Jay to keep and they loved that baby as if he was their own. And they had a store at that time and anything Graham wanted he got it. After he was older they even helped to buy him a car. She never had any children of her own. Oh yes, she had one lovely girl. She only has one grandson and he's a beautiful child. Jack Whitney married a girl by the name of Ida Ladivere. She was a school teacher and a "wonderful" person and from a "wonderful" family. She is now in a rest home and doesn't know her own daughter or grandchildren. She was such a lovely person. I thought the world of her. It' so sad to think how smart and intelligent she was and now to see her in that condition makes you want to cry. Jack and Ida had a beautiful little home at Bilacraw, close to Bay St. Louis, Miss. They were as happy as could be until they got sick and had to have a woman to come in and take care of them. Mrs. Ida's mind was beginning to get bad then so she resented anyone coming in and taking over. So she'd tell them they could go home that she could take care of everything, so they'd leave and Jacqueline would
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