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him a couple of quai1tOO~ Went home with him and showed your grandxaother now they ought to be fixed.

	I can remember before your tather lived in Itot Springs. He and. his brothers used to oome thru from

Polk:	County. They‘d bring a lot of cotton to sell. Yes, ma‘ant lots of folks caine thru. They‘d either sell them here or go on to Little Rock. Lots of Indians-~.. a1on~ with cotton and skins they‘d bring loadstone. Then~when your pappy arid his brothers had a hardware store I bought lots of things from them~. Used to be saine pretty bad men In Bot 5prings—--~tolks was mean In them days. I remember when your tath~r kept two men from killing each other. Wish, I wish I could remember better. This stroke has about got me.

	Yes, miss, that was the garden. I used to sell garden truck too. had a busk fence around lt long before ~ wire one. Folks used to pass up other folks to buy truck from me. Your mother did.

	Life‘s been pretty good to nie. I‘ve l&ved a long tune • And I‘ ye don e a lot • Made a lot of money ‚ and d idn ‚ t get beyond the third grade.* Can‘t cultivate the garaen now. My wife does well enough to take care of the yard. She‘s a
* No public schools in iiot springs until the late ?Os.