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may be seen tied. together with piec.s of wire. He supports himself with a cane made from the Elm tree. At present he wears a tall white Texas Ce~. tennial hìat which makes hinr appear more unique th~ui ever.

	“Uncle Willis‘“ memory Is vivid.. He Is familiar with the older ±~1g... uree in the history of the ~otmty. He tells tales of havii~g travelled by oxen to West Texas for flour and beliig go~s for six months at a time. He r.. members the ~eech1 and. the Kicka~oo Ithtans ann. also claimB that he can point out a tree where the Americans hung an Indian Chief. He says that he has plowed ~ arx‘Ows, pots and. flints on the Reubens Bains place and~ on the Mc Daniel ±armi. He can tell of the early lawlessness i~ the Coutity. His facs lights up when he recalls how the Yankee soldiers came throu~h Centervifle tellin.~ the slave owners to free their slaves. He also talks very low vrhe~ he mentions the name of • Jeff Davi e ~ because h. says ‚ ~h& man save sdrop* the nig~ers houses in slavery time and if yer‘ sed.‘ that Jeff Davis was a good ipan, they barbecued a hog for you, but if yer‘ sed1 that Abe Lincoln was a good. man, tka~: yer ‚ had to fight o r go to the woods. ~

	Among the most interesting tales told. by “Uncle Willis“ is the tale of the “Lead mine. „ “Uncle Wflhi s „ says that sane where along Bog~ Creek near a large hickory tree and a red. oak tree, near Patrickrs ~ he and his master, Auss MeDaniels, woifid dig lead. out of the ground whic~a they used to make pistol and rifle balls for the old. Mississippi rifles during slavery tims. Uncle. Willis claims that they woul43.ig slags of lead oat of the ground some 12 and 15 inches long, and others as large as a inan~s fist. They would carry this ore back to the big house and melt it down to get the trash out of it, them they‘ would pour it into molds and make rifle balls and pistol