[Ceceilia Patrourtsa]

Patrourtsa, Cecilia

Florida, Greece, United States

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"by husband ism so sorry not to be here. He have to work. than
told hie yea wanted the story of oar ~stag" he Widow to order
the flowers so when you ogee you will know that he looming, very
moot. That he Las happy to be nasvied to no as moo today as the
day he, married no, He soul& not be here himself to tell you all this
but he soli that the flowers wAild tall you.'
Thosemparaold taisaboth ewe Lao seated herself besic;o her
mother and said, staring at nes *Astis your nano and what do you
owe hero for, eayhoe Jo you wont to see ray pleturee
Her Jother smiled and said. 'iihe **lee% you all the morning*
I told her you saes magma and to keep herself skean. They like to
dress up. I want to bring in aj other little 6121 for you to see.
he got her hand hurt this morning. Her sister, hese, hurt her.
They are so Jealous of 011401 other and that biG one there fijht the
little °rib wawthinG terrlOie. .ihe would aill her I think it I aid'
not be around to wateh. I hope they'll atop tibting eosaottae.
Bolo." to Elisabeth, 'brLn the baby here to see the lady and thou
:Lot us some jooa-Cola out of the teeaboate
Bolo brouzht the baby and loft her DM her mother's lap. aoth
children wore milk dresses that wore too Lou for then, deoorated
with hand work.
oftis is little wi3 and she nano foray sister kolly mho work
at giy father's store. y sister ts.1Lttle and I too, that
die ono be little Joao% like her. That alisaboth is a bia 41r1 for
her 00 and that is why oho hurt the little one so nooeh when day

ht likes Uts one only two years oLde kola lett to got the .00la
Cola and her oother eettled down to tell are ai.Jest the 11110 of her
464 father, be *ems to Ibis °country AIM* WI 41144 a very young
QM. Men he send ter hie wife to the ‘A4 Joint,: mad they have
rive children sad good suessees* It sokanded di little rehearsed wiiew
started to talk lout less so as she oentinued. ass aeonnt vas
L4or* apparent Wien she iorget to sake aa ettort to speak eorreetigy.
4 rather be WWI been in the stare business tor a long times
eves sine* I owe remember. lie use to have a little green,' store
and we did not aave all the niee.thinge than that we have now. Jnt
father as iss 044 buyer sad iv aother she is* a good saver
and mawee or* to save the mow 13 the ;woo
1,4 other never spend too mooeb or the :vow
en sodW v.
36e feed She 0M11 save the money bract baying a lot et things that
sh.le people hey; Like going in debt Dar a 'asap at thinge tor the
Ilouse* he oponst do thet and aille sleeve de all the 'footh the hard
vay. 4hs do ell she okuld to save and mawin something in the hone.
ftile ow Who, he do the hest to make amotitiii,, in the stone
*02 we ,et a liAle 40401 saved 144,-) and than my oe go
in the tag 4tore and well nAhing hat sweets sal iron the dey he
opened ui be done a 4ig business.*
3olo returned with the .004a Olga owl a olate og obseolate
ereaos, ec/As offered the oft*/ again had again+
a:;.at of -eh as Au oohs It is good and eeld4 Tbo Obildema

moils
cloy do not lire wadi at ail, so have to eat it adoeits 4 has-
iAnd ne Go by ny tether's store and buy it every Ay :rem hiss 4em
Lnoe that is the say of wowing thmt he wish aim aeon 040J,80 in
the stores 3o *hoe* that the shillren no eat mooeh of it sm4
wave to, Wiy ta4her shoeld '00 in some other burnooses Armw sake...
It Lao** too tat,
"I uoe to sit and .at eandy and eroebvt and eat eendy end
eroofmets :at tee Nue 1 name,eo mooeh of the hmodeork yom see all
over overytting. I lihe pretty thing and nuoband him it Is..
90 wite the Artier* c.nd tho everts und ehairbaexs and this neatie
flows and ti. tableelethe and a loodepread on the c.ed in rid roes
LAN*
baox to a4 atory.may tataer always been able to send 1.41 to
e good +wheels u thins a ioemgaa eau /earn aerie in a private
tobool than la the lablie sobool ;oat 1 don't thine Aso. pey
a :,oath far ae sll the time i ,o to oehoel from the first, to the
time i graduate fres tho -‘40hxadsu. Aad the seise for ny sister,
ulisaboths 3at ny Debi' sisters she didn't lite it and umeted to ge
tc the publio schools 4,m4 she did. iim oudaated from the Lee digh
LAbeel two .0are a,o sad she is aijhter Ulan us that nail g4oral OAm
,onalve traLlInc.
114.1 3reek families tend their ohildrea to tbr eeheol shore
tatv loirn to osea,, aorta Oreek tAan the,/ would at ilorsof. do net
speak so naeh 'llivek la oar house rhea everybody in the house doee
learn the 44lieb. is Avst iht we try to &pow the ..Aglieb

4oed and so no do sot talk moan arae4 befOre ono another LAat sand
tie Ohildren to tat) sehbal, so that thkr, sill have the Mondani'?
of other Greek ehildren and learn 0114014'i to be able tc %leak same
Greek for it usually helps then in -Ilineee lalsr.
The Greek *Sheol is sondaeted in tha afternoons and an -Astor-
I on zoin6 to seed a4 children 4o the pab/le eaboaL.
'oak. slater Loar.ed th :aost thare.
•iw moth's' she never learn to speak the AvAisn baajnads.
:Ai has to speak the old lotlaimize of hat notes, want,' altheatipt
he been here far a lon Waft bat eihe stk :1011,4 and WM the
ohlldron and rt:; rt hart like a servant for all of us and don't fit
to *Mt the %nglishi tnidke that is lusy ubt to 40 all the
.revt ;ourself., ,-ho come hem r)rtJ yors k;‘, iiM a/ver 4P 04
n0001 te see other Apple, just stiv home ant iort4 fsi try to emir
ler the ow and :oe:c m g dot tiousework nnd wasting but she
oays it isn't ago& enamel. :AO is* navier 111014 ohs ean work har4
for liar Nall; and Uhat iss all the tan one mnt4 tkat ae,
to the shoos t.And oat ridlik; and oll
*Cone tin 6 we don't do that the ,:aorioest Jails do and that is
to 4ave late ith the boys until we APO 10 oars old or older.
fathers are very strict *oast that. ,1.44 a Greek 44,1 441 not
4arri a cein onion he doinz some busk:tees and eau tase ease of
sc rti..not Ilea owe lrls that jowl* zapt aarried to otag
Florried for a little "Philo. AD allays tr:i. to Mai aarried it
Chore's a WARGO in the wad t do it. ,e are owimumed,to be

.4;os
dimmed, the 0140 *0 amen se too swan,
*oar ousteme.ia narrin60 today is not w000n ditterent tram the
11.0411440* It se want to merry oat or the order, %den It
Is *bt alohrearY• (IOW* that de unit itir the ot4est one ot the dao4ba
uses to oarry tit. tie o4stoss et ‘44 ooireb oLvotU or the
divots do not tallow the amtrob as oleso4y as they ase to. The 4.
tr 0400 'oat ohm tram the oid opuuttj tallow ;;pt 011 rt6ht, Oht the
iiaerioen000rn do not always, he ?ovate would be nippier. thou*,
It tuft theaosives oodid Au Lino the Aodrioans do.
awe, tor Wotan's*, it 460 IltU.oister olAy was to tato a
atud to Lpt neerted (watt it woad hot am444, oo meth to
and haat. /boy are ase to it by 0044, t; don't thium the older
Lister .Ai ot&tli M5 ,oilv that* oeoaase sins oan fit oaretod
ntlytins 044 jA4 044 to. i41000 ,ftt aA411,04 404 jo 4th now rer
tmree years, oad. Li the too ot Outi thodult that Attie :1,14 omit-
od to A married, they tould awry Odist, so .elly would not reel
ita, she Aon3 rronai e tht._, UV) rit aew r.er to Linke
e4cr body aim/ ,it4 us.
si ass :aarrted by the Most who oas iono ootore oe
ot noa. ;he one that aorried os, idno4o ,ore oad urai he had
L,u to !instiller o/Listo tUr Ahd4oaltb.
4,44 440 harried ta i4 the olomanis dIato. aa so oorry
60.tp tt4 001,0 ttnovopaver UII. and the .400dros QC oy aeddimg
We ;ion. time i?ro,iised4 oanit 404 an4 Q4 it nu w and no
ag ,iel trionds ono oad owl.* at it iost her.; tee.

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ak down the bAell. and an 4101,11011. t4a4 Ja whiteJU144nd
oarelo4 atIlto cocoa. dross aoat oo „44 OcoLete we dream-
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deassec .4ora ,,ada the ea.4 droommaket that Juielc -he taus
thip dcotwa,a, the A-l'icodrai ails*
da446 Gave ..10 in tativiaje joomt ilac the .,.worlow4 o.oto
cd them .0 41ad a .16 1-.0ae at the oamb and ovodtio, ha4 a vied
tlwo or ale had lot o4:' 4aoa 4„;hia,t too ,A.t.
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mood.
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a.out is traviati,tG4kadio W.+V.4a Lo r the shildeon to Liet
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vot. Nero Is iA ',h trial J0.10 thv bkiriliusimpuba thwt tioy
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an4 :lava or UP" to z,at ;own. LAut leoltad oomataultly at ;As kts
;,:,icood bias trwel
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airsak Lad.
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tiit*r.se that as -o ouazi that L/44. ea•Ittigare
to to Q. `410 to ,at .aortrr*At thiait uur
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VP1 eii1 0 ot or a.Jacti 6oho to Jftatia till -16 im;11340,
tA• irG tat imvi
th,* U *(A.4tri ;wait/raw 0.ra ao*!4 eiorta this
*wintry, :ha. have aot ;jot the r3a14,1%.,i ;,;,r ..1.4,104; ono v-Acctaler that
49 40% lo tte soaatry. t:vor Woe* itis ail rat um i4ad «*.1
that 4asati thAt .ou--1**** 4‘1011 6,Alj t4 A,• 1 24 44,4,2 44oul. 1,0'4 i.kao
aatioo 4,4at:rai•
'The ii*.fioa shohil giA.out ready. -oat ,airL4114, artikjey
aiwit. I 4140 1114 1:!:43t i]tarl Lalav i ort) trie4. t4 fiat
acauetti:14 tile.% ilia ‘4,401. te/ •I se it is bial000i,iod 0,i -45/A i..4%t

iised moat, and strasherry ahorteakee
oaomld dem have aome of our winei It iss 600d to start an spa,
petite mp• 1 have it an lee. .e don't drink =Nob mmt joest a 4t
Urn Wore Unser an ad mutant Las here and than VO 1,0407, omr
foods'
The lanohooa was well crooked and nisely served by the maid*
The a4 Ursa were aeasered and quiet at table* They were served
-0,40Cing ot evnrything on the ta4, and drank Zoos gels with their
meal,
Umring lunsfleon the telephone, ran6. It was the sister oliss•
4ot se4AtU, .sei4Ls te/d me ease she Qom oaek to the %Mole*
'Cob, I ea so ijed. you anew she shy they hsVo a lettor tam ay
fathers lie took u4 brother to the eAss .irotbers, hioehostors hbr
an operatien• Tbe letter arid a,/ arether is not serious* .As
Clout:At it aiiit Oe he aped ea operation. 3e had a thing iiho a
boil un the end at hievine and it soured is so 04 father took hta
to the ,,ost pleas' Out the deeter as no ased to worry' it IS jun%
a boil *ad it be all ricAt withamt operetien. Ay oaaa .,met be ropy
happy today to hear tram thou And bill' good *ewe.*
After lam* Osoeilia sent the shildren to bed eking. 'They
tired oat today. io stay ;loon to the Wash two weeks and they piggy
so as they swot ,et meted yet. han i tell tham we cloning ham
they try to apt all the NA and the smn and the' iet burp lid Avis it.
I think they would take the *Goon .mmo with toam IL taw °meld osays
04 husband, he owe 4oen to the Weal aver,, nijht atter he

oleos the awn, and we memo a isood tiolt that** 4:or two wookS.
albs shAldren halo 00414011 good tine 4at view worsi ms so Q‘omb
about tho 4,44 and Ube 400io eater, i um iiiad to ,,ot Wes aCS Nisin•
halls not hien toolia6 so pod atiain• 1 think 1 an doind to haw,
*sotto, babèi wirwody agat,;. and adread4 those LS soo mash to get
am* that i don't mover firt t- coo to tbo shoos like mut to. 1
Like to 6o and ham some pod times. and aavLat a talk is a lot of
triable and at so moo* :wooly to us. Jai them me iiewe tOOM
don't Lot it worri as tor we think tat we won't ham no novo than
God wants us to awe anyway. 44 it we have awe. teen we 411 be
obi* to %oho oar* of :mars. Pot that is Lb, wny tint wo moaner' our
tortoni,.
is4e are teat that it we have oho onild that we mill eAmis
mows% to take saro of anoolild and it we data five then we Ali
hare the streaeth to make a itwin!,; aor Cleft"