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~ney Mason, seven mile east of Waco. He‘ s 105 year old now and you cain‘ t ha‘ dly unnerstan1 what he ‚ s talkin‘ ‘bout • We was mar~ ned on the 23d day of Decsabe~, in 1869. Will and me eho‘ did have a fine weddin‘. De wogen cooked for three days and we danced and ate. My weddint dress was elegant. It wae whit, lawn with blue ribbons. Itli and me had. 12 chilIen and raised 9, end us haa 14 grandchildren.

	“Will and me has bsen married ‘boitt 75 year and. is still married. It‘s disrespectful how de young folks treats ma2‘ria~e flOwadays.

	fi Ten ~ar after our chilien‘ s growed, we swaps what land we i~aS for di. little hc~ss, b~t we nad to pay some aoney, too. Will W98 aore‘n 90 years old and I was eigkity some years old~ b~it we got this house and we Is happy. We can sit under that big china— berry trøs in de fron‘ yard and look at de big trees over d.r• on Waco Creek, and one of our ions lives with us.