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LEE HOWARD 299 MOMMA'S LETTER from The Last Unmined Vein (1980) Not much to say Orville and Neva put out their garden well at least the onions and tater part of it and it only the first of March I hope and pray it does not freeze but you can't count on March anymore than you can on a man Might do it-might not Of course John and Re are just the same John a spewing over Re spending time with Ruth and mind you she's there at Ruth's gas station most ever' night not to mention all day Sunday and so she's been doing for years and John has been fussin' just that long It's raining on today of all days You know of course it is Mammy's birthday She's laid dead now these last 5 years and I cannot say that it seems like more than yesterday that I saw her rocking on the front porch round evening time and complaining about how fast George Cope's boys drive like the devil by I wished I had made more time to be with her You don't realize what your mother means to you til there's no one there to call you home But I was married and full of being so and of course you children did need so much watching after May she be in God's Glory and waiting for me Your Daddy is fine 300 LISTEN HERE and working sun up to down and quite happy doing so His little church is not setting the world on fire but then he had no mind for it to I suppose 25 or 30 counting children come for Sunday morning and then about Y2 that at night And he preaches just like it were a whole tent full and he was Billy Graham Well I am at the beauty shop and my hair is about dry So I will close This finds me well and happy and missing you Count the mistakes as love THE LAST UNMINED VEIN from The Last Unmined Vein (1980) Now it's neither here nor there to most folks but then I've never figured myself to be like many much less most I know what they do no matter what they say I know how they come with trucks bigger than ary road can hold and drive her through yer yard and right up on the porch and park her next to yer rocking chair and you ain't got a howdy-do to say about it neither once you put yer name ...

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