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110000 atm is 81 yrop„ old, Mrs. Threat 9.
aralahon, or 8409 Avs. Oalweston, oms Still vividly
recount things about-tho that she ems whin she
one ohild.
In tine's of stroos or Omar, It is an old
oostorlatNmE Inthollas to born Goodies that have boon
A.oesod by priests in Candlemas Dom Fiebruary 2).
lendias usod for -;ontirmatisa, alas have a special
blessing.
'"1 rennebar whin I vas a child daring the Battle
of Oelveslon, haw nw mother usmd my Zonfirmatime condi.,"
gra. Oallehan said. "It moth. 1.rst is ()tribunary.
Mow Taar's ,4m7, and nt n vary bright bolktaj wawa. 1,
fnihar one aoldier in joncasm 4A ncggimont, end man
snag fro l harm, ot var. It vas bmrd to got toys and things
far children, so t* Stomp as from feeling tiesloototi, MI
rotber made a lot of small oahos and sans candy. Ivas
the oldsst girl and she gave her sagagenent ring to In.
It Ono tnu only pretest I received that :fiter.
'lour bona vas on 4141. *Iore tin old Negro
'7omanis Ross vat stmethse In the front room avatar's vas a
big rated table. la this, motter put ft big plate fell of
ISO 4. NO
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cookies azil mid it would belong to the !Vet one to get up
tho nest awning*
"About 2 o•clook in the awning somas celled iv
COther. It was sold and dark, but I got up sith her to me
vilest um wanted* it was ow neat doer netesbar, 1. *lamb
igler. lb said, °Ng kites making coffee for our soldiers*
Ton thee tbsere eon g to bike tialvestan may 'iron the yemisee.
:it are Tau WO the children trim to der
i•tir scrther didn't know vest to do, no Eike t',:olk,the
blessed candle that hid been saved Aron ay *intimation, lit
it, put it an a pinto sod net it in the elision.
"If the soldiers mealiest in ths house, they
isn't enter 0 she told us when wo vomited to know whet it
was for. we enough, everything cam out all right fl'!,r us.
had mach to be thankful for.
"after entior planed the ssamlle in the simian, we
went outdoors and sot on the step and waited for ay muds,
she ltd uith use to hitt* up the horse. ,7tille We Were
tynitin: there, a own= bill went whissise mar our heads
and fell into the you en* St* 0 all called to ny
amain, 'ese esielti Newer send the Wad', end se left the
twee standing there an stwted valking.
It e eo t and sold, sod every coos in a while
a cannon bill would fall eenewhere near ue. Maher taught as
a power to say so papa wouldn't get killed, but every time
a cannon ball mos I was es sawed I for t the prayer*
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rho) 106.
"later on, pava clam hoop again met tolti us about
the b.:ails:3.. They hati a barge at, Houston, filial Edith cotton
talon, They cot cannon beteson the Wes of ootton an im
tbe passe sate the harge (gram, they thought it oas rarely
soother Ure of cotten•
Teneral %Toler oat; An charge. rad you over floor
of his staff? De had a of teals° a.11 dresood
,in long, blank, tichtelittina drowse. They ell Sure hats
with lo rlg black pltnes anthem TO need to ea/1 than the
Conera3.*e staff. I darn haw chat their dative two, but
they eo,rtednly aria a reotty. plAtve taeunted on their- bleak
hcreesse
Atnagamtga 111*e• Thivesin D• Caliabas, $1403 Avo• L,
0aIseeton, Tex., OA. lG, 1036.