Prater's Mill, etc.

Prater's Mill is a big place, look like it had... I mean the wood is so old, like it's really ready to fall in... and the train... you never seen 'at train sittin out 'air? Out 'air in 'at field? You oughtta see 'at wood, I mean it looks like someone jest took a hammer, put it in 'at wood over 'air... I mean 'at wuz a big river over 'air, you can jest see it comin up t' you. 'At's one story I want in 'at news letter!

new

I gotta new house, gotta new bed, I gotta 'nother closet, and I gotta new refrigerator which is a lot bigger than the one we had in Hackney, man that thing wuz little!

glad

I'm glad I come t'Cross Plains, I got more friends than I know what t' do with, like Steve Gazaway over 'air, the Coke Swiper. I'm glad I met Alice, glad I met Marlene too.

ain't seen no one

I hadda good time yesterday, I had fun, I fell back 'n the parking lot back 'air, Charlene's not here t'day, I don't know if Tunnel Hill's here are not, I ain't seen no one.

hope

I hope everybody hadda good weekend, hope everybody can play pool!

hope

We hadda good time yesterday the Senior Center, we had sum ice cream, we had tuna for lunch, I hope everybody hadda good weekend. I hope we can hang on t' what we got here.

Chrissie and Jeff

My friend Chrissie come and see me ever once 'n awhile. Gosh it's been over a week. I ain't seen 'at man its been years, I ain't seen Jeff in a good while. 'At man can tie sum knots in your seat. And boy can he tie 'em.