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Now heres one that we promised to not mention names of any one involved, A mother sez: "A fevir years ago there was a big' revival'in tovm. Kids fron nine years up were interested in Laying his burden at-the aJ.taro One little fellow about ten went up because his buddy felt led to do so, liVell, this boy stayed there on and on, Tlie preacher and good people pled and prayed vdth no rosuits, A half dozen soul stirr ing songs viovo sqiusndercd in his behalf, but still he iiiigered mcticnless - Well, I . ••-'I'od I had to get to 7/ork early next mcining, so come ej.even o'clock, I woke the little ras'^a?*. up and took him home. Yes, thats the worst ashamed I ever was," Rcso Canipe said; "When I thought I was about grovm, a cousin and I were in town one daj, iv'j I'.ad spent all our money but ten cents each •• We decided it would never do to carrj'’ all that money back hone, so vxi agreed to b’icv' it in on an ice cream soda. We went into the dxnig store, sat dorjn ,’\nd in our most sophisticated manner ordered our refreshments Hot; were v/g to l-jaow they*d raised tho nlcl;:le?" Mr, and Mrs., Jim Elmore bor.h agree on this one,. Hays "Gnce when we were courting we had been to a gathering one night and it c?jn& up a lig rai-^i, I’le.had to cross a creek on the way home in oiir buggy and the water wa-s up on tho brid^, A neighbor man had gotten there before v/e had, had proceeded to remc'/o his pauts iand shoes and was strnding in the middle of the bridge, sans "drawers*■ waving a lantern and yel],ing ’come ahea,d, perfectly safe!", i>r7/'be Mclntire said her most embarrassing moments wei-e too bad for us to write, V/e told her she'd be suipx-ised at v;hat we could'v/rits. She i-eplied "Yes, but it would surprise you vmat it trices to embarrass me too", Jerry Caldwell saj.d, "I’ve had many embarassing moments^ some funny, some tragic, I guess the moss Capt, Bill Eaker and I got into vdll be funny to the boys, I don't guess Bill will mind if I tell it. It xvas this way; I had dressed up and borrowed Tod’s car to take a Lawndale girl'to the.movies. Bill saw mo and asked where I had started. When I told him he said, ."Do you mind if I ask her sister to go m.th me? If you don't mind we 'd like to go along," We got our girLs and lit out, I had planned to take my girl to the V/ebb Theater. (Back then there was only two theaters in town. The Carolina and the Vfebb. The Carolina being the higher pric.ed of the tvifo*) T/Jhen we arrived in Shelby they wanted to go to the Carolina, Not/ I didn’t have but a little money, but I thought Bill had some. Vfe went up to the box office. Me hanging back so BILL would pay our admission. Of course I meant to repay him later. Bill asked for' tour tickets which cost more then wo both could scrape together, I just stood there, hoping the eaith would open and sv.allor me and my embarrassment, I finally excused myself and went in search of a friend in need, I hadii't gone far until I met Mr. an-^ l'’ o. Neb Grigg who lent me some money. Believe me, it was a long time before I had the nerve to date that girl arr.iyi. ” "Dames? I trp.at 'em like YJar Bonds/j I get a new one every mon-ch," y
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