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1DTA_int_021.3269What kind of games do the kids play around here?3.2699
2DTA_se3_ag4_f_024.5548Well,5.3263
4 5.4788uh, they plays uh6.8277 
6 7.8335ball.8.6024 
8 10.1676As far as I know since I've been here.12.6157 
10 14.1443Most of it-15.1881 
12 15.7844of the time that's what they plays.17.7272 
14 18.2581And they-18.8758 
16 19.9407I know they20.4044 
18 20.5600pick activities in the school.22.6813 
19DTA_int_0222.7097Mm-hm.23.0270
20DTA_se3_ag4_f_0223.4797Baseball.24.3498
21DTA_int_0224.4596[Mm-hm.]24.8194
22DTA_se3_ag4_f_0224.5892[Football.]25.5389
23DTA_int_0225.5494Mm-hm.25.8119
24DTA_se3_ag4_f_0225.9949And uh,26.9323
26 27.7953I think that's all I know.29.2814 
27DTA_int_0231.6245Uh.31.9724
29 32.3632How do they play baseball?33.5511 
31 33.7372Do they play regular baseball like?35.5470 
32DTA_se3_ag4_f_0236.2056Well, yes, like what boys play, [but the yard] is rather small for them to play it [as they wish] to.41.8010
33DTA_int_0238.2696[Mm-hm.]38.5641
35 40.9276[Uh-huh.]41.2914 
36 42.0573Uh-huh.42.3584
37DTA_se3_ag4_f_0242.8781You see, we are afraid that they break the neighbor's, uh, window pane or anything [like] that.47.7104
38DTA_int_0247.1381[Mm-hm.]47.4423
39 47.9392Mm-hm.48.1467
40DTA_se3_ag4_f_0248.8423So the can't play as they wish50.7027
41DTA_int_0250.9041Mm-hm.51.2550
42DTA_se3_ag4_f_0251.2550as much, you know how boys are.52.9805
43DTA_int_0252.9836You're right. <laugh>54.0667
44DTA_se3_ag4_f_0254.6007And they all boys.55.8112
45DTA_int_0255.8565Mm-hm.56.1318
47 57.2108Do they play- uh, play tag or anything like that?59.6472 
48DTA_se3_ag4_f_0260.6238Well I haven't noticed61.9663
50 62.6131if they play tag because after they get that bat,65.4292 
52 65.9571their parents try to make 'em keep quiet, you [know]68.5242 
53DTA_int_0268.3145[Yeah.]68.7225
54DTA_se3_ag4_f_0269.9693But they do play71.0677
56 71.3576some71.9451 
58 72.3448in the afternoon.73.5341 
59DTA_int_0273.5341Mm-hm.73.8458
60DTA_se3_ag4_f_0273.9648And that's mostly, uh,75.6129
62 76.0721baseball77.0470 
64 77.8893that they plays.78.7781 
65DTA_int_0279.1503Do you remember what you used to play when you were a little girl?81.1945
66DTA_se3_ag4_f_0282.1281Yes, I remember I used to play doll84.9280
68 85.7213and madam87.0796 
70 87.6820and I used to play my89.2758 
72 89.5992mothers backyard, my parents backyard92.2162 
74 92.4146and my grandmother's backyard when I'd go there.95.3163 
75DTA_int_0295.5940How do you play madam?96.4584
76DTA_se3_ag4_f_0297.3722Well, just dress- I was99.5119
78 99.7072quite100.1343 
80 100.3908small and I'd dress up as a-102.7340 
82 103.1856as an old lady with a hat105.0521 
84 105.6624and old purse when I could get on and have my doll in my [hand.]110.0013 
85DTA_int_02109.9154[Uh-huh.]110.2328
86DTA_se3_ag4_f_02110.9967And111.3769
88 111.5019I was a madam.112.5439 
89DTA_int_02112.6051Isn't that nice.113.4295
91 115.7969Do you watch television?116.8648 
92DTA_se3_ag4_f_02117.2370Oh yes I do.118.3103
94 118.6764[I like] television119.8624 
95DTA_int_02118.6764[What do you]119.1029
96 120.0494What are your favorite programs?121.1262
97DTA_se3_ag4_f_02121.9045Well,122.2706
99 122.8142Bonanza123.7519 
101 124.3642and uh125.0415 
103 126.1538Peyton Place.127.4719 
105 128.6708And I like western, a good western [too] and also a good drama.133.0999 
106DTA_int_02131.2592[Mm-hm.]131.5883
107 133.2281Mm-hm.133.5941
108DTA_se3_ag4_f_02134.7170Now, you take for instance, like when, uh,136.8372
110 137.3131Ruth's Story, I think it was [if I] remember it right [where] that was a nice drama.142.5389 
111DTA_int_02139.4111[Mm-hm.]139.7311
113 140.6741[Mm-hm.]140.9426 
114 144.1986Can you tell me about it?145.0910
116 145.2724What it was about?146.0114 
117DTA_se3_ag4_f_02146.9816Yes, well I remember148.9099
119 150.0626Ruth,150.8193 
121 151.3441she was a-152.7048 
123 153.7516they didn't want her, I think, in one certain part,156.8325 
125 157.3085I know they didn't want her in the country where159.3532 
127 159.7926her mother in law161.0618 
129 161.5744came from because162.9036 
131 163.3515she got married, in fact, her husband got killed I think.167.1181 
132DTA_int_02167.3805Mm-hm.167.6531
133DTA_se3_ag4_f_02167.8381And after they went to the old country170.1183
135 170.5904with the boy's mother172.1627 
137 173.1818uh, they didn't want her- they wanted to175.7343 
139 176.3268to condemn her.177.4833 
140DTA_int_02177.6420Mm-hm.177.9166
141DTA_se3_ag4_f_02177.9166Because due to her-179.3994
142 181.2141to her conduct.182.4407
144 184.1493You see, I don't remember so much. I remember some of it, and [then I] don't, s- [especially] since I've gotten189.2705 
145DTA_int_02187.0189[Yeah.]187.3134
147 187.8293[Yeah, right.]188.4471 
148DTA_se3_ag4_f_02189.5361in my seventies.190.7808
149DTA_int_02190.9225Are you then?191.4495
150DTA_se3_ag4_f_02191.7592Seventy-one.192.6624
151DTA_int_02192.6624Oh my goodness.193.4791
153 195.3923How about [when-]195.9813 
154DTA_se3_ag4_f_02195.7471[But] it comes and go, [you know.]197.6683
155DTA_int_02197.1412[Yeah. Sure.]197.6659
156 197.8821[Sure.]198.3968
157DTA_se3_ag4_f_02197.9177[Uh-huh.]198.3968
158DTA_int_02200.2130Do you have any pets or animals around here?202.3907
159DTA_se3_ag4_f_02202.6004No.203.4242
161 204.3232We don't have any205.9342 
163 206.1111pets or animal. You got enough to give208.1736 
165 208.7154care to the children.210.2531 
166DTA_int_02210.4960Mm-hm.210.7657
167DTA_se3_ag4_f_02210.8023And uh, you know those pets have to be213.6075
169 213.9980cared for almost just like a [child.]216.2597 
170DTA_int_02216.0600[Mm-hm.]216.4638
171DTA_se3_ag4_f_02216.5374Have to bathe 'em if you want 'em to be with the children.219.0087
172DTA_int_02219.0087Mm-hm.219.3061
173DTA_se3_ag4_f_02219.5440Take care of 'em.220.5936
175 220.8987You have to feed 'em.222.0335 
176DTA_int_02222.0335Mm-hm.222.3944
177DTA_se3_ag4_f_02222.8192So there's no pet around here.224.6224
178DTA_int_02224.6621Have you ever had any pets?225.8579
179DTA_se3_ag4_f_02226.5028Yes. When I had my children were small,229.2989
181 229.4553they had a little puppy.230.7505 
183 231.8672And uh, when232.9411 
185 233.3012my husband brought the little puppy.235.5842 
187 235.8280Well, Ms. /RD-NAME-2/, she was a baby.237.7752 
189 238.3976And uh, she was on the bottle and240.7276 
191 241.4538the puppy was on the bottle243.3576 
193 243.9758and244.3603 
195 244.5877we had to sterilize the baby's bottle of course she had twelve bottle.248.8445 
196DTA_int_02248.9910Mm-hm.249.2778
197DTA_se3_ag4_f_02249.3510Because she did not use the same bottle in one day, you [see.]253.0860
198DTA_int_02252.7744[Mm-hm.]253.0634
199DTA_se3_ag4_f_02253.8305You had to use different bottle, that was the order of the doctor and then you had to-258.7566
201 259.0251I had to do the259.9466 
203 260.1967little puppy's bottle261.6152 
205 261.8593and sterilize them. [So I wanted] him to take the puppy away.265.2823 
206DTA_int_02263.2024[Mm-hm.]263.5316
207 265.3503Hm.265.5625
208DTA_se3_ag4_f_02265.6507But the oldest little girl,267.1843
210 267.5895she-268.1846 
212 268.3773w- she was about uh, almost three years old, she271.2672 
214 271.5906likeded the puppy so273.1405 
216 274.5589I decided, I agreed with my husband that we would take care of the puppy. But after that,279.1625 
218 279.6556after the puppy died,281.2828 
220 281.6738about three years afterward, I wouldn't have no more puppy because I-285.0724 
222 285.5143we had six children and that was plenty [enough] to take care of.289.1527 
223DTA_int_02287.8952[Mm-hm.]288.2150
224 289.8472Right.290.1929
225DTA_se3_ag4_f_02292.3699I don't believe in having a-294.1212
227 294.5713these pet around the house and you don't take care of ['em.]297.7026 
228DTA_int_02297.3682[Mm-hm.]297.7026
229 297.9916Right.298.2410
231 300.6282Is there anyway that-301.6483 
233 302.0280that you talk about getting a wish? How would you get a wish?304.8760 
235 306.9451I'm thinking of, uh, what's this breastbone of a chicken?309.3424 
237 309.9420You know what I'm talking about?310.8458 
238DTA_se3_ag4_f_02310.8458Oh we used to do that when we were small. Uh. [You know,] coming up.314.5545
239DTA_int_02313.5429[Yeah.]313.9240
240 314.6848Yeah, right, the [kids do it.]315.8380
241DTA_se3_ag4_f_02315.4961[Yes.] We316.2655
242 316.9183take the-318.0347
244 318.3974the wishbone319.3496 
246 319.5889each had a finger across it [if I] remember right.322.4789 
247DTA_int_02321.3168[Uh-huh.]321.7239
248 322.5016Uh-huh.322.8308
249DTA_se3_ag4_f_02322.8700And the one get out I think with the sh-324.6119
251 324.8216I don't remember if it's the shortest326.7474 
253 327.1328end or the longest end.328.7518 
255 329.5623And then we'd pull it, you know?331.1151 
256DTA_int_02331.1775Uh-huh.331.5232
257DTA_se3_ag4_f_02331.7895And that was our wish.333.2291
258DTA_int_02334.2459The one who got334.8410
260 335.0393n- the one that [got it w-]336.0670 
261DTA_se3_ag4_f_02335.6137[W-]336.0814
262 336.2994[Uh, I don't remember if it] was338.0671
263DTA_int_02336.2994[one, uh, I don't /?/]337.5236
264DTA_se3_ag4_f_02338.3901the one that got the wish if it was the longest part of the-342.2508
266 343.0839the wish bone, you know, there [is a short] part I [think and] a long [part.]346.7146 
267DTA_int_02344.5449[Yeah.]344.8124
269 345.5868[Yeah.]345.8727 
271 346.5503[Yeah,] when it [broke off.]347.5168 
272DTA_se3_ag4_f_02347.1227[But so long] I hadn't [uh]349.1344
273DTA_int_02348.7013[/Do that/.]349.1344
274DTA_se3_ag4_f_02349.9313came in conversation about that.352.1699
275DTA_int_02352.9057Uh.353.2825
276DTA_se3_ag4_f_02353.2825We likeded at home to take and uh355.8725
277 356.3656which one was gonna get the,358.2363
279 359.8084you know, uh, wish with the wish bone.362.8575 
280DTA_int_02364.0014Are there any ways that people get their wish like that that kids used to talk about?367.3407
281DTA_se3_ag4_f_02369.4339I [don't know.]370.3270
282DTA_int_02369.7276[Can you think of any?]370.5323
283DTA_se3_ag4_f_02370.9343Unless it would be in dreams.373.1223
284DTA_int_02373.1223Uh-huh.373.5134
285DTA_se3_ag4_f_02373.5134We used to think about our [dreams.]375.7642
286DTA_int_02375.6509[Uh-huh.]376.0079
287DTA_se3_ag4_f_02377.2944And we used to annoy out parents with the dream, but sometimes they'd tell us that was just sups-382.7256
289 383.1793[/suspetitious/.]384.2245 
290DTA_int_02384.1395[Yeah.] (laughing)384.4909
291DTA_se3_ag4_f_02386.2711But I don't know.387.6369
293 388.7987I don't remember any.390.2213 
294DTA_int_02390.8203Can you tell me about your school?392.2088
296 392.5602When you were a- went to school?393.6896 
297DTA_se3_ag4_f_02394.4264Well,395.0555
299 395.2142[I we-]395.7186 
300DTA_int_02395.2142[Where was it?]395.7186
301DTA_se3_ag4_f_02397.0792Yes.397.8783
303 398.2240I went to the /RD-SCHOOL-3/400.2290 
305 401.2832/RD-SCHOOL-4/, that was my first school.404.2306 
307 404.9107For about a-405.7268 
309 406.4465two years.407.3355 
311 407.6302And then, uh,408.7013 
313 409.2430I attended the public school410.9432 
315 411.4419until I was in the fourth grade.413.1442 
317 413.6372And in betw- that was, you know415.8176 
319 416.6311in, uh, my- when I was uh, younger.418.9266 
320DTA_int_02419.3517Mm-hm.419.6294
321DTA_se3_ag4_f_02419.6634And after420.8582
323 421.0906I was an adult,422.3941 
325 423.8123I went quite a while in- uh,426.2501 
327 426.7885at the public school, you know, adult school.429.1362 
328DTA_int_02429.1702Mm-hm.429.4366
330 430.8308This [was in] Louisiana?431.7602 
331DTA_se3_ag4_f_02431.0291[And.]431.2197
332 431.9019In Louisiana. [And that I'd] go while I was raising my [family.]435.7759
333DTA_int_02432.9289[What- what-]433.4390
335 435.6455[Mm-hm.]435.9572 
336DTA_se3_ag4_f_02436.5296And twice I got a437.8872
338 438.0969you know, a certificate for [finishing uh]440.6527 
339DTA_int_02440.2043[/Isn't that good/]441.1149
340DTA_se3_ag4_f_02441.2818but then I was a mother [then.]442.9829
341DTA_int_02442.6938[Yeah.]442.9829
342 443.1926Uh-huh.443.4747
343DTA_se3_ag4_f_02443.6063I wasn't a mother until I was thirty.445.6761
344DTA_int_02445.9028Mm-hm.446.1862
346 446.9796What town in Louisiana was this?448.4563 
347DTA_se3_ag4_f_02448.7793Lafayette, [Louisiana].450.2075
348DTA_int_02449.4764[Lafayette. Mm-hm.]450.4029
349DTA_se3_ag4_f_02450.4764Uh-huh.450.7754
350DTA_int_02451.5903Uh.451.9190
352 453.1545What subjects did you study?454.4258 
354 454.7545Can you name some of [the things you studied?]456.2507 
355DTA_se3_ag4_f_02455.5140[Well,]456.2394
356 456.8911yes, arithmetic,458.4341
358 458.7741writing,459.4769 
360 459.9586and spelling.460.8880 
361DTA_int_02461.0241Mm-hm.461.3301
362DTA_se3_ag4_f_02461.3301I was pretty good on spelling463.5359
363DTA_int_02463.6266Mm-hm.463.8816
364DTA_se3_ag4_f_02464.0233and reading.464.7487
366 464.9074[But not] just- and forgotten how to spell.467.6694 
367DTA_int_02464.9074[Mm-hm.]465.1759
368 467.7034Mm-hm.468.0094
369DTA_se3_ag4_f_02468.3325Sometime I have to call470.0465
371 470.4659someone <laugh> and aks them when I want to spell a word473.7436 
372DTA_int_02473.8796[Mm-hm.]474.1687
373DTA_se3_ag4_f_02474.0667[over] the phone475.0301
374 475.4302or475.9346
376 476.5353my husband gets the dictionary.478.5642 
377DTA_int_02479.5107And then you look it up?480.3494
378DTA_se3_ag4_f_02480.6045Look it up.481.1769
379DTA_int_02481.4026Mm-hm.481.6386
380DTA_se3_ag4_f_02481.8230But I really,482.7184
382 484.6833it's just after one time comes another.487.0523 
383DTA_int_02487.1033Yeah.487.4181
384DTA_se3_ag4_f_02488.2285[It's just] young age489.6265
385DTA_int_02488.3116[Ju-]488.6007
386DTA_se3_ag4_f_02490.2664is at hand now, and old age has gone by so I don't remember494.3201
387DTA_int_02494.3778Yeah.494.6708
388DTA_se3_ag4_f_02494.7502much of it.495.4359
389DTA_int_02496.2359Did you study history?497.3807
390DTA_se3_ag4_f_02497.9550Very little of it.499.0488
391DTA_int_02499.6325Mm-hm.499.9215
392DTA_se3_ag4_f_02500.0576Very little of it.501.0664
394 501.5311Of course in my younger days, I had read a lot, I likeded to read.505.6952 
395DTA_int_02505.7462Mm-hm.506.0466
396DTA_se3_ag4_f_02506.6337But, uh,507.6992
398 509.8888I didn't really say to s-511.4649 
400 511.6179study history to say that I studied [it you know.]514.5861 
401DTA_int_02513.8729[/I see./]514.3406
402 514.5861Yeah. [Sure.]515.0678
403DTA_se3_ag4_f_02514.9828[Not] long enough, but, uh,516.7680
404 517.3336I have a-518.3141
406 518.5408we had history book. And then the children, our children had them522.0265 
408 522.4289when they were in school.523.9421 
409DTA_int_02524.4408Did you [study-]524.8432
410DTA_se3_ag4_f_02524.7242[The] study- they studied history.526.3708
411 526.6825And sometime in between time,528.8664
413 529.4614I would take and you know, read in their history book, I likeded it very much.533.7305 
414DTA_int_02534.4045Did you study geography?535.5210
415DTA_se3_ag4_f_02536.1481No, I did not study geography.538.2620
416DTA_int_02539.3427Can you tell me about your school building? What was inside the school room?542.4516
418 543.3768What kind of furniture and [things /into the schoolhouse/?]545.2678 
419DTA_se3_ag4_f_02544.7378[When was that?] Uh.545.9408
420DTA_int_02546.3688In- when you first went to school.547.6551
421DTA_se3_ag4_f_02548.3137Well, there were desks.549.9864
423 551.4033And, uh,552.1459 
425 552.3303the seat553.1469 
427 553.4256they were these, uh,554.8047 
429 557.2780olden time, uh,558.7795 
431 559.5170s-559.7805 
433 560.0878something made like this, you [know.]561.8088 
434DTA_int_02561.5413[Yeah.]561.8088
435DTA_se3_ag4_f_02562.1732With the opening in the front.564.0006
436DTA_int_02564.0006Mm-hm.564.3431
437DTA_se3_ag4_f_02565.1295And you could put your book in [there.]566.9953
438DTA_int_02566.6058[Mm-hm.]566.9953
439DTA_se3_ag4_f_02567.8136Have your pencil.568.9078
441 569.2898When I first went to school, I started with a slate.572.2137 
442DTA_int_02572.4689Mm-hm.572.7894
444 574.4054And a piece of chalk?575.3446 
445DTA_se3_ag4_f_02575.7445Piece of chalk, and no and pencil too.578.0153
446DTA_int_02578.1251Mm-hm.578.5685
447DTA_se3_ag4_f_02579.7978But you see,580.4783
449 580.9903Due to, uh,582.4084 
451 583.4752our father584.4361 
453 584.9761died at an early age, well, we could not, I could not attend school regular like I wanted590.5254 
455 590.8854because I had to stay sometime with the children.593.4542 
456DTA_int_02593.5640Mm-hm.593.8538
457DTA_se3_ag4_f_02594.0952So my mother would /taking/ washing596.6542
458DTA_int_02596.8561Mm-hm.597.1810
459DTA_se3_ag4_f_02597.4576for a living and then I was the oldest one and I had to stay.601.1515
460DTA_int_02601.1866Mm-hm.601.5115
461DTA_se3_ag4_f_02602.2447Missed quite a bit of school.603.6655
462DTA_int_02603.7314Mm-hm.603.9641
464 605.7387What was outside of the school building?607.2490 
465DTA_se3_ag4_f_02608.2011Nothing but green grasses.609.8255
466DTA_int_02609.9353Mm-hm.610.1372
467DTA_se3_ag4_f_02610.5944And I think if I remember right, there was a few trees613.9310
469 614.7563in the backyard.615.8664 
471 616.1148In /RD-SCHOOL-4/617.5354 
473 617.9481there were trees there, huh?619.3178 
474misc620.4311Oh yes. [/inaudible/]622.7228
475DTA_se3_ag4_f_02621.1524[Yeah. There were trees there.]622.5090
477 622.7197That was a Catholic school [you see, the] first [school] I went to.625.5141 
478DTA_int_02624.0082[Mm-hm.]624.4194
480 624.6218[Sure.]624.9251 
481 626.0673Uh.626.4229
483 627.3421Did you have a playground? Or anything like that?629.4384 
484DTA_se3_ag4_f_02629.7392Well, yes, but there is much play- there wasn't much [playground.]633.9187
485DTA_int_02633.7042[Yeah.]633.9187
486 635.1919Do the kids, uh, have a playground now?637.5396
487DTA_se3_ag4_f_02638.0049Oh yes, the kids have a playground.640.2231
488DTA_int_02640.3241What do [they have?]640.9299
489DTA_se3_ag4_f_02640.5524[They have a youth] center.642.0187
490DTA_int_02642.1504Uh-huh.642.4226
491DTA_se3_ag4_f_02642.9539And, uh,643.5641
493 643.8714they have a playground at- uh,646.7564 
495 648.7364at the school, quite a large, a- I know at /RD-SCHOOL-3/652.2821 
497 652.6306and I'm sure at the state school.654.5798 
499 655.1473You see, I live near a656.6048 
501 657.3117closer to s- uh, to the Catholic school [than I] do the660.7844 
502DTA_int_02659.9853[Mm-hm.]660.2224
503DTA_se3_ag4_f_02660.9951state [school.]661.9209
504DTA_int_02661.7628[Mm-hm.]662.0526
505DTA_se3_ag4_f_02662.3072It's much further.663.2769
507 663.6281And I'm sure they have quite a bit of665.4940 
509 665.8760playground now.667.0427 
510DTA_int_02667.2358What- uh, what types of things do they usually have in the playground to play on?670.8710
512 671.8143What do the kids play on? Do you know?673.1446 
513DTA_se3_ag4_f_02674.8348I don't [know. They used to have swings] a-676.9729
514DTA_int_02675.2738[Swings?]676.3890
515 677.1441[Yeah.]677.3792
516DTA_se3_ag4_f_02677.2670[They] have swings at /RD-SCHOOL-2/?678.8212
517misc679.8505I don't think so. I [/inaudible/]681.6631
518DTA_int_02681.0657[How about one of these things?] What do you call them that the kids go up and down on?683.7701
519DTA_se3_ag4_f_02681.5549[We-]681.7871
520 683.8008Oh, up and [down.]684.7579
521misc684.5344[/See at/] uh, /RD-SCHOOL-2/685.8997
522 686.2378has the bigger grade and the higher grade.688.2173
524 688.9285And they- they don't have the low- the low [grades.]691.4617 
525DTA_se3_ag4_f_02691.3620[Well] in facts. Uh. [No.]693.2322
526misc692.5148[It goes from] probably uh, the fifth, sixth grade. Well, they have probably grown696.8311
527DTA_int_02696.8311Yeah.697.0940
528DTA_se3_ag4_f_02697.1824[Uh, you see.]697.5945
529misc697.2178[So those] kids plays other games, you see they have other different games they [play.] Uh.701.6671
530DTA_int_02700.9229[Yeah.]701.1555
531DTA_se3_ag4_f_02701.7790But the state school, we couldn't say much about it because we quite a distance.706.3394
532DTA_int_02706.5243Uh-huh.706.8228
533DTA_se3_ag4_f_02706.8118You [know.]707.2992
534DTA_int_02707.2340[Yes.]707.5779
535DTA_se3_ag4_f_02707.5011[It's] sort of out,708.9214
536DTA_int_02708.9433Yeah.709.1804
537DTA_se3_ag4_f_02709.2287you see.709.6458
539 710.0281And we live in town.711.3914 
541 711.9666Just above /near/713.0156 
543 713.4087town.713.7205 
544DTA_int_02714.2692When you were in school, did you ever have a teacher that- um, that hollered a lot?717.6530
545DTA_se3_ag4_f_02719.0974No, she was an old maid.720.9106
546DTA_int_02721.0284Uh-huh.721.3621
547DTA_se3_ag4_f_02721.3621She was strict722.5348
548 722.8772but she was723.5094
550 723.8914very nice and calm.725.4939 
551DTA_int_02725.5509Mm-hm.725.8407
552DTA_se3_ag4_f_02726.1870In fact, she was a patient person.728.1099
553DTA_int_02728.1626Mm-hm.728.4875
555 730.2022How many students did she have?731.5475 
556DTA_se3_ag4_f_02732.3114Well,732.9260
558 733.1324undoubtedly she must-734.6276 
560 734.9005she musta had about-736.0244 
562 737.3585I guess about around thirty.739.1695 
563DTA_int_02739.3559Really?739.7008
564DTA_se3_ag4_f_02739.8983If I remember right.741.1353
565DTA_int_02742.4242Did you like school?743.2501
566DTA_se3_ag4_f_02743.7261Yes. I likeded school very much and I only wish I could've had got748.0785
568 748.5482more education than what I did.750.7872 
569DTA_int_02750.9233Mm-hm.751.2156
571 752.3979Did the kids every play tricks on a teacher?754.0326 
572DTA_se3_ag4_f_02755.1643Tricks?755.6385
574 755.9239Oh they do that mischief, but they weren't too [bad, you know.]759.4097 
575DTA_int_02758.6123[<laugh>]759.4024
576DTA_se3_ag4_f_02759.6687But they, you know, as children, they would take and762.6053
578 763.0399do that mischief, but she had764.5814 
580 764.9941good control of the766.4385 
582 766.5857children.767.1047 
583DTA_int_02767.1662Mm-hm.767.4384
584DTA_se3_ag4_f_02767.5350The children likeded her and they obeyed her.770.2498
585DTA_int_02770.3596Mm-hm.770.5535
586DTA_se3_ag4_f_02771.1323So therefore772.1651
588 772.4724we had a very quiet, uh,774.6456 
590 775.2339class.775.7739 
592 776.1344I remember she used to say777.6315 
594 778.1166I want to hear a pin drop.780.0791 
596 780.6152She was tall, heavy, good looking person.783.1514 
597DTA_int_02783.2057Mm-hm.783.4952
598DTA_se3_ag4_f_02783.6664And there was one boy, he didn't learn nothing.786.0240
600 786.3182He was over age in his class.788.6170 
601DTA_int_02788.6829Uh-huh.789.0077
602DTA_se3_ag4_f_02789.0604But he was an obedient boy.791.1491
604 791.5347And791.8428 
606 792.0403one day she said about her-794.0972 
608 794.5362uh,794.9566 
610 795.1673wanted the class- uh, hear a pin drop.797.5397 
612 798.2904He creeped outside slowly and he got a brick.801.3104 
614 802.0479I guess it802.7103 
616 803.4742probably in my old age, if I live, I will forget that about- I never forgotten that.807.6834 
618 808.2365And he put the brick, he dropped it very slowly.811.3245 
620 811.7197And she noticed.812.9006 
622 813.5021And (laughing)814.0289 
624 815.2105she said816.0753 
626 816.3036uh sh- I think his name was August.818.3422 
628 819.7127She said, did you do this August?821.6488 
630 824.1512He stayed a while and then he answered,825.8793 
632 826.1954he said yes Ms. /RD-NAME-2/, I did.828.2527 
634 828.6675So she put him on his knees.830.2480 
636 830.6310He was about that tall when he put him on his (laughing) knees.833.3969 
637DTA_int_02833.3833Hm.833.5305
638DTA_se3_ag4_f_02834.5688But she was just- you know, he was a- he wasn't a-837.0531
640 837.4658a disagreeable child839.1297 
642 839.8409and to give any trouble. But he likeded to do little /mischiefness/ at time in [school.]844.6439 
643DTA_int_02844.2535[Yeah.]844.4436
644DTA_se3_ag4_f_02845.0214But I think he couldn't learn they said.847.0805
645DTA_int_02848.1407Yeah.848.3661
647 849.5631Do you remember who the smartest kid in class was?851.7034 
648DTA_se3_ag4_f_02852.6034No, I really wouldn't remember.854.3946
649DTA_int_02854.5263Mm-hm.854.8238
650DTA_se3_ag4_f_02856.0238I don't think I would remember.857.6496
651DTA_int_02857.7155Do you remember some of the people there in the school?859.7727
652DTA_se3_ag4_f_02862.2438No. Because863.8416
654 864.2016quite a bit of 'em that was in the school866.9191 
656 868.3108have left town.869.7201 
657DTA_int_02869.8342I see.870.1811
658DTA_se3_ag4_f_02870.4445You see.870.9098
659DTA_int_02871.0399Mm-hm.871.3121
660DTA_se3_ag4_f_02871.4745Pe- uh. Girls running around my age874.2623
662 874.9077well875.3423 
664 876.2786most of them have877.5430 
666 878.2279I'd say just about all.879.7035 
668 880.0591No there is a good f- uh, old friend of mine, she- uh,883.3551 
670 884.3605she's living.885.6342 
672 886.1698you know?886.5430 
674 886.7889/RD-NAME-3? Ms. /RD-NAME-2/?888.4429 
676 888.8731Now, she was to school890.4602 
678 891.5797together uh, with us. And there is somebody else894.9295 
680 895.2895at home that I can't recall.897.2766 
682 897.9966But she's three years older than I am, and she was at school too.901.8535 
684 903.0109And then I had my sister, she was at school at the same [time]906.4117 
685DTA_int_02906.2843[Mm-hm.]906.5917
686DTA_se3_ag4_f_02907.5180with us.908.2205
688 908.6441But she is three years younger than I am.910.8453 
689DTA_int_02911.6794There were a lot of, uh, kids that you used to go around with in s- when you were in school?915.9407
690DTA_se3_ag4_f_02916.8012No, not very much.918.1347
692 919.0962My mother was-920.0226 
694 920.5099was quite a bit on the olden [time.]923.1974 
695DTA_int_02922.9515[Uh-huh.]923.3012
696DTA_se3_ag4_f_02923.6121You know, uh and she didn't let us go much.926.9762
697DTA_int_02926.9762Mm-hm.927.2221
698DTA_se3_ag4_f_02928.0778Of course, she'd let us go, you know.929.8536
699DTA_int_02930.1037Mm-hm.930.3799
700DTA_se3_ag4_f_02930.4369But that wasn't931.5345
702 932.5910not four time in the month.934.2137 
703DTA_int_02934.4220Mm-hm.934.7698
704DTA_se3_ag4_f_02936.5150That was how we,937.6012
706 938.2048so.938.5077 
707DTA_int_02940.0632Were there940.7284
709 941.0820people there that, um,942.0955 
711 942.7789spoke943.3562 
713 944.6043other languages than English?945.9102 
715 946.0849Did they speak anything else besides English?947.7475 
716DTA_se3_ag4_f_02948.7105Well, they s-949.4366
718 950.0163most of the people in my hometown,953.0407 
719DTA_int_02953.1933Mm-hm.953.4984
720DTA_se3_ag4_f_02953.4984now, that's in Lafayette.954.7493
721 955.1032Well, they speaks mostly956.7144
723 957.0744what you call Creole.958.6610 
724DTA_int_02959.0449Oh.959.2950
726 959.7218[French.]960.2124 
727DTA_se3_ag4_f_02959.7877[You see.]960.2653
728 960.7718It wouldn't s- it wouldn't be French exactly.963.5126
729DTA_int_02963.5248Mm-hm.963.7933
730DTA_se3_ag4_f_02963.8665Because French would be different from [Creole.]966.5775
731DTA_int_02966.0788[Mm-hm.]966.5084
732DTA_se3_ag4_f_02966.8884The words are /explained/969.2055
733DTA_int_02969.3459Mm-hm.969.6266
734misc969.6119[/inaudible/]970.9418
735DTA_se3_ag4_f_02969.8740[at i-]970.3499
736misc971.4095Excuse me.972.0792
737DTA_int_02972.5155[Yes.]972.7438
738misc972.6432[The] difference is that, uh, just like we speak975.5305
739 975.9687and that way you [speak.]976.9254
740DTA_int_02976.8339[Yeah. Right.]977.5093
741misc977.3345[You] finish the words.978.4886
742DTA_int_02978.6771[Yeah.]979.0124
743misc978.9142[And] we break 'em.979.8398
744DTA_int_02980.2998I [see.]980.6510
745misc980.4841[It's the] same thing with Creole and French. [In French, you see.]983.4431
746DTA_int_02982.4905[I see.]982.8241
747DTA_se3_ag4_f_02982.7714[In French.]983.3992
748misc983.9831Hear a word and the- the- they complete that word.986.3660
749DTA_int_02986.4450I see.986.7962
750misc986.8533And the Creole, they just chop [/inaudible/]992.2132
751DTA_se3_ag4_f_02988.9403[Now- uh, now for /instance/ I think.]992.1362
752 992.7648Like w- they would s- we would say good bye995.5775
754 997.0603in Creole.998.0427 
756 998.5292Which would be999.3433 
758 999.5182the same in English, they would s- the French I think would say,1002.6462 
760 1002.8486au revoir.1003.7126 
761DTA_int_021003.7565Au revoir.1004.2916
763 1004.4869Mm-hm.1004.7662 
765 1005.0209Right.1005.2536 
766DTA_se3_ag4_f_021005.3721I thinks.1005.8829
767DTA_int_021006.0350You [speak Creole] then?1007.0827
768DTA_se3_ag4_f_021006.2019[Now.]1006.4389
769 1007.4000Yes. That's what I was brought up on.1009.6339
771 1010.2647You see.1010.6862 
773 1011.5183But, on the- my mother- also too spoke, uh,1015.3198 
775 1015.6453Creole, but then she would speak English too.1018.0674 
776DTA_int_021018.0981So [you all spoke]1019.1254
777DTA_se3_ag4_f_021018.2957[You see, we would be t-]1019.1606
778DTA_int_021019.3274two languages [then?]1020.0949
779DTA_se3_ag4_f_021019.8894[Two ] languages. Yes.1021.4382
780 1021.9507But there is a f-1023.0186
782 1023.4463for the real French,1024.8559 
784 1026.3836they, uh,1027.6759 
786 1029.9459there is a difference between Creole and French, [I noticed that.]1033.0863 
787DTA_int_021032.4367[Yeah. Yeah.]1033.1391
788 1033.2972Right.1033.4991
789DTA_se3_ag4_f_021033.8673Because I think you would say,1035.5332
791 1035.8664where you live, we would say1037.8008 
793 1038.0632/eyou tu restes/ (Creole language)1039.1885 
794DTA_int_021039.5611Mm-hm.1039.8201
795DTA_se3_ag4_f_021039.8157And in French, I think you say1041.5039
796 1041.7053/eyou tu demerrages/ (French language), you see [/demerrages/ (French language)] that's a /fren-/ French,1045.1318
797DTA_int_021043.5501[And you speak French too?]1044.7837
798DTA_se3_ag4_f_021045.4400but very [little.]1046.5394
799DTA_int_021046.3291[Uh-huh.]1046.5356
800DTA_se3_ag4_f_021046.8102But I- you know, I did know some of it.1049.0814
801DTA_int_021049.1202[Yeah.]1049.3713
802DTA_se3_ag4_f_021049.3178[But] like I told you, I done forgotten part of [what I]1051.6139
803DTA_int_021051.2671[Sure.]1051.6051
804 1051.8246Sure.1052.1012
805DTA_se3_ag4_f_021052.9466You know, it comes and it go. Sometimes I can remember things1056.2724
807 1056.6508from far off.1057.9088 
808DTA_int_021057.9515Mm-hm.1058.3482
809DTA_se3_ag4_f_021058.5373For, you know,1059.2586
810DTA_int_021059.3157Yeah.1059.5352
811DTA_se3_ag4_f_021059.6186and1060.0384
813 1061.0538in fact, it seems that I forget most- uh, some of the things too.1064.9270 
815 1065.4231You see my memory isn't what it used to be.1067.6105 
817 1067.8973But I'm thankful to God with what I'm holding.1070.5104 
818DTA_int_021070.6080Mm-hm.1070.9469
819DTA_se3_ag4_f_021070.9620If I just can hold that until the last-1073.2962
820DTA_int_021073.3206Yeah.1073.6257
821DTA_se3_ag4_f_021073.6807the last call1074.7883
823 1075.1544well, I'll be- uh, I'll be ta- very thankful to him.1077.9401 
824DTA_int_021077.9706If I can say it, you seem pretty sharp right now.1080.1491
825DTA_se3_ag4_f_021080.2589Oh you think so? (laughing)1081.0827
826DTA_int_021081.1986Yeah.1081.5343
827DTA_se3_ag4_f_021082.7306[Uh.]1083.2736
828DTA_int_021082.8142[/Who-/]1083.1248
829 1083.6520Who- uh,1084.1951
831 1085.4093who spoke French then?1086.3551 
833 1086.9775In- uh,1087.7386 
835 1088.0986in Lafayette?1088.6783 
837 1089.8026[Just some of the people] or?1091.3100 
838DTA_se3_ag4_f_021089.9187[Um.]1090.7181
839 1092.0545Oh, very- very little of 'em.1093.6569
840DTA_int_021093.9017Uh-huh.1094.1580
841DTA_se3_ag4_f_021094.4631Because you see, the first generation1096.4348
843 1096.8375was all, uh, Creole.1098.7618 
844DTA_int_021098.9814Yeah.1099.1413
845DTA_se3_ag4_f_021099.3232Now, the children today, when they get to high school,1102.3352
847 1102.7135they takes up French.1104.2022 
848DTA_int_021104.3608I see. [So, they study.]1105.1693
849DTA_se3_ag4_f_021104.5943[So they call it.]1105.3860
850DTA_int_021105.3947Yeah.1105.5925
851DTA_se3_ag4_f_021106.0877Um.1106.5942
853 1108.8142We have a son, he's a veterinarian.1111.0537 
855 1111.6395And uh1112.4116 
857 1113.2315he ha- he taken up French1115.3123 
859 1116.5886at the /RD-SCHOOL-4/ but one year.1118.7610 
861 1120.2588But French is one thing1121.6745 
863 1122.1748I think that1123.0413 
865 1123.8016anyway, if you can be taught French, you should be taught to speak it, huh,1127.5918 
866DTA_int_021127.7260Mm-hm.1127.9520
867DTA_se3_ag4_f_021127.9518to my [idea.]1128.9587
868DTA_int_021128.5193[Mm-hm.] Not just read it.1129.6665
869DTA_se3_ag4_f_021129.7033Not just read it.1130.7405
870DTA_int_021130.7954Mm-hm.1131.0517
871DTA_se3_ag4_f_021131.1371And that's what he m-1132.1562
873 1132.4699he mostly had1133.6786 
874DTA_int_021133.7396Mm-hm.1134.0325
875DTA_se3_ag4_f_021134.0203at the time went to school at Tuskegee,1136.6686
876 1137.2605he went, uh,1138.4138
878 1139.1839uh,1139.3792 
880 1139.6904for high- to teach high school.1141.5576 
882 1141.8566He went in for French1143.4432 
884 1144.0182and [English.]1144.9746 
885DTA_int_021144.8804[Mm-hm.]1145.2221
886DTA_se3_ag4_f_021145.9337Now, he could ge- get all the English1148.5087
888 1149.1006which he, uh,1150.1486 
890 1150.7733he wa- he could finish up in [English]1153.2032 
891DTA_int_021152.6467[Mm-hm.]1153.0269
892DTA_se3_ag4_f_021153.6242but he could not major in French because they didn't offered enough,1156.9019
893DTA_int_021157.0911[Mm-hm.]1157.4084
894DTA_se3_ag4_f_021157.3127[French] at that time.1158.7650
895 1159.2776But I think they do now.1160.7240
897 1160.9559[When they come-]1161.6921 
898DTA_int_021160.9842[When did he go to] Tuskegee?1162.3511
899DTA_se3_ag4_f_021162.8210How long was that about, um,1164.4685
900misc1164.9553Since he was, uh,1166.0744
901DTA_se3_ag4_f_021166.2060How long /RD-NAME-2/ finish high school? [Would you remember?]1168.9745
902misc1168.2974[/That's was uh/] fifty-nine.1169.9145
903DTA_se3_ag4_f_021170.5062In [fifty-nine?]1171.5868
904misc1170.9579[Fifty-nine. May] of fifty-nine or so.1173.1486
905DTA_se3_ag4_f_021173.1645Yeah, and then he went to, uh,1174.9089
907 1175.7192Tuskegee1176.6127 
908DTA_int_021176.6615Mm-hm.1176.9422
909DTA_se3_ag4_f_021176.9910So, his first year, that's when [he went in English.]1179.8895
910misc1178.7214[/You- you mean/]1179.4232
911DTA_se3_ag4_f_021180.2684/RD-NAME-2/1180.6833
913 1181.0495[When he went to /RD-SCHOOL-3/.]1182.1845 
914misc1181.0495[He finished.]1181.7461
915DTA_se3_ag4_f_021182.6238[When he finish high school.]1183.7354
916misc1182.6756[/inaudible/] oh no, /ri-/1184.7268
917 1184.9892/inaudible/ I thought you meant when he graduated. [/inaudible/]1190.5697
918DTA_se3_ag4_f_021187.8189[No, no.]1188.2827
920 1188.5024[Graduate- no not from /RD-SCHOOL-3/.]1190.5710 
921 1191.2782[High school.]1192.1570
922misc1191.4103[Uh was it] fifty-1192.9725
923 1193.9122fifty or fifty-one.1195.0411
924DTA_int_021195.2730Mm-hm.1195.5598
925misc1195.8011Because he [was eight years]1197.4889
926DTA_se3_ag4_f_021196.2907[Between fi-]1196.9253
927misc1197.8211at /RD-SCHOOL-3/.1198.5900
928DTA_se3_ag4_f_021198.5599 At [/RD-SCHOOL-3/,] yeah.1199.5973
929DTA_int_021199.0721[Mm-hm.]1199.3623
930DTA_se3_ag4_f_021200.5159[Because]1200.9918
931misc1200.6334[There about] fift- about fifty-one he [got out.]1203.3884
932DTA_int_021203.0011[Mm-hm.]1203.3977
933DTA_se3_ag4_f_021203.9092From /RD-SCHOOL-3/1204.8184
934misc1204.9991No, [no, from high school.]1206.4849
935DTA_se3_ag4_f_021205.2883No, from high school.1206.4208
936 1206.6344[Because]1207.0555
937misc1206.8053[Because he got out of school- he graduated in, uh, fifty-nine at]1211.2720
938DTA_se3_ag4_f_021207.4948[our youngest boy, he went in high school]1209.8779
940 1210.2258[when he finished.]1211.2204 
941DTA_int_021211.4230Mm-hm.1211.7342
942misc1211.8458At /RD-SCHOOL-3/1212.7123
943DTA_int_021212.9424Mm-hm.1213.2658
944misc1213.3714in uh1214.1891
946 1214.7636doctor, veterinary medicine.1216.1698 
947DTA_int_021216.2401Mm-hm.1216.5252
948misc1216.5588Then he went right into service1218.0709
950 1218.4737because they had been1219.8859 
952 1220.2907deferring him for the past [/uh, eight year/.]1223.1948 
953DTA_int_021221.2259Mm-hm.1221.4639
955 1222.0875[While he was in school /inaudible/]1223.0151 
956DTA_se3_ag4_f_021222.7466[Yeah. He kept] up with his [grades so they deferred him.]1225.6643
957misc1224.0099[/the moment he knew he would/,] uh,1226.2616
958 1226.6094uh, graduate1227.5430
959DTA_int_021227.7014Mm-hm.1227.9699
960misc1228.2509well he went in the army then.1229.6572
961DTA_int_021229.8464Mm-hm.1230.1210
962misc1230.3071And so, right off1231.7899
964 1232.5201he uh, he went to England and1234.8163 
966 1235.1221stayed three years, and he's [back.]1236.7631 
967DTA_int_021236.3054[Mm-hm.]1236.5983
968misc1237.4038[Springfield, Massachusetts.]1238.7829
969DTA_se3_ag4_f_021237.4633[Well.]1238.0369
970DTA_int_021239.0071That's where I'm [from.]1239.6661
971DTA_se3_ag4_f_021239.5380[Y-] you1239.9468
972 1240.5082[Massachusetts?]1241.3582
973DTA_int_021241.2727[Springfield,] Massachusetts.1242.2369
974DTA_se3_ag4_f_021242.2662Springfield?1243.2226
975DTA_int_021243.3446[Yes.]1243.7379
976DTA_se3_ag4_f_021243.5948[We] supposed to go to go to Springfield.1245.6281
977DTA_int_021245.7197[When?]1246.0370
978DTA_se3_ag4_f_021245.8980[We spent] a month last, uh,1247.7521
979 1248.1853last year, the month of September, that's where we have two son there.1251.8112
981 1252.1956Now the one we speaking of1253.9557 
983 1254.5578when he first went to /RD-SCHOOL-3/, well1256.7387 
985 1257.1231he went in like I told you, [about the] uh, French and English, [that's what] he wanted to major in1261.4652 
986DTA_int_021258.6061[Mm-hm.]1258.9173
988 1260.0645[Mm-hm.]1260.3086 
989 1261.4652Mm-hm.1261.7093
990DTA_se3_ag4_f_021261.8253to teach.1262.3989
992 1262.7345What happened, he couldn't get enough French1264.9415 
994 1265.4721but he did get enough English.1267.3454 
996 1267.7176So,1268.3218 
998 1268.7582he, uh,1269.6919 
1000 1271.4108he went in the following semester1273.8799 
1002 1274.6000of the next year, he went in for veterinary.1277.6489 
1003DTA_int_021277.6672Mm-hm.1277.9540
1004DTA_se3_ag4_f_021278.3873He got a scholarship to go to /RD-SCHOOL-3/, you see, [from the Holy Rose] and he got it1282.9598
1005DTA_int_021281.2207[Isn't that nice?]1282.1727
1006 1283.2224Mm-hm.1283.4360
1007DTA_se3_ag4_f_021283.4055[At /RD-SCHOOL-3/, so]1284.7419
1008DTA_int_021284.2476[Mm-hm.]1284.5222
1009DTA_se3_ag4_f_021285.7914he take- he had four choice.1288.0141
1011 1288.4169You know of the different work he could get.1290.4155 
1012DTA_int_021290.5648Mm-hm.1290.8211
1013DTA_se3_ag4_f_021291.0164So he taken up library,1292.9456
1015 1293.1348[and they]1293.6535 
1016DTA_int_021293.1348[Mm-hm.]1293.5743
1017DTA_se3_ag4_f_021293.9220he was working in the veterinary's1296.3003
1019 1296.5261library.1297.3194 
1020DTA_int_021297.4109Mm-hm.1297.7221
1021DTA_se3_ag4_f_021297.8930And they're taking a l- those doctors taking a liking to him.1301.1909
1022DTA_int_021301.2092Mm-hm.1301.5448
1023DTA_se3_ag4_f_021301.6180And he taking a liking to them.1303.6502
1024DTA_int_021303.6502Mm-hm.1303.9493
1025DTA_se3_ag4_f_021304.3520So,1304.6945
1027 1305.5846when he had a chance, they would take him out when they had night call.1309.1128 
1028DTA_int_021309.1922Mm-hm.1309.5095
1029DTA_se3_ag4_f_021309.5156You see, at these hours1311.0028
1031 1311.3751he would working that night.1313.0774 
1032DTA_int_021313.0774Mm-hm.1313.3276
1033DTA_se3_ag4_f_021314.2612And he got interested in it.1315.8788
1034DTA_int_021316.2084Mm-hm.1316.4463
1035DTA_se3_ag4_f_021316.8796And that's where he finished up in it.1319.2287
1036DTA_int_021319.7901What does a veterinary do? What does he do?1321.7277
1037DTA_se3_ag4_f_021321.8038Well,1322.4207
1039 1323.1373he's in the service now. [It's about] how many year?1326.5272 
1040DTA_int_021325.1423[Mm-hm.]1325.4732
1041DTA_se3_ag4_f_021326.7647About six year?1327.7818
1042misc1328.0852Six [years.]1328.9117
1043DTA_int_021328.7271[Is this the /Air Force?/]1329.5006
1044DTA_se3_ag4_f_021328.9614[Yeah, you see] he. Fir- the Air Force.1331.0732
1045 1331.4288He f- when he finished his college, [I think] I1334.1848
1046DTA_int_021333.6132[Mm-hm.]1333.9550
1047DTA_se3_ag4_f_021334.8740could make you understand1335.8882
1049 1337.0373he put in-1337.8320 
1051 1338.0383they deferred him1339.1875 
1053 1339.4026until he finished because1340.8327 
1055 1341.1356he kept up with his1342.9400 
1057 1343.4010all of his subject because veterinary1345.4233 
1059 1345.7394it- they- at a certain so many years you in there, they know-1348.8795 
1061 1349.0727they know whether you'll f- make it or not.1350.7717 
1062DTA_int_021350.7717Yeah.1350.9473
1063DTA_se3_ag4_f_021351.0516And they dismiss you often before.1352.9131
1064DTA_int_021352.9877Mm-hm.1353.2292
1065DTA_se3_ag4_f_021353.7999And1354.1687
1067 1354.3097he put in for commission.1355.9297 
1068DTA_int_021356.0000Mm-hm.1356.2722
1069DTA_se3_ag4_f_021357.2188Just before he finished- he went to Montgomery, Alabama1360.5774
1070DTA_int_021360.6783Mm-hm.1360.9900
1071DTA_se3_ag4_f_021361.0735and taking a test there.1362.8471
1072DTA_int_021363.0579Mm-hm.1363.2905
1073DTA_se3_ag4_f_021363.7735And he put in for commission.1365.2832
1075 1365.7090And he was fortunate1366.8055 
1077 1367.1348he was commissioned,1368.1401 
1079 1368.7367uh,1369.2679 
1081 1369.8693he was made first lieutenant.1371.7423 
1082DTA_int_021371.8389Mm-hm.1372.0716
1083DTA_se3_ag4_f_021372.3789Because, uh,1373.3481
1085 1374.0812after he got that,1375.4335 
1087 1376.3066he had- just before he left1378.0056 
1089 1378.6367they always look out for a job at- in Washington, the [Veterinary] Corps.1382.8371 
1090DTA_int_021381.8141[Mm-hm.]1382.0907
1091 1383.0127Mm-hm.1383.3376
1092DTA_se3_ag4_f_021383.5263And he went to Southwestern College1385.9190
1094 1386.5337at home.1387.3031 
1096 1387.7289And they had an R-O-T-C there [and]1390.7423 
1097DTA_int_021390.4059[Mm-hm.]1390.7476
1098DTA_se3_ag4_f_021391.2516that's where they swored him in.1392.9023
1099DTA_int_021392.9594Mm-hm.1393.2447
1100DTA_se3_ag4_f_021393.5125And he had to return those paper back.1395.9222
1101DTA_int_021396.0583[Mm-hm.]1396.4183
1102DTA_se3_ag4_f_021396.4183[And] Pres- and Eisenhower sent him1398.7145
1103 1399.4247a certificate.1400.3728
1104DTA_int_021400.4958Mm-hm.1400.7460
1105DTA_se3_ag4_f_021400.7899Now he was first lieutenant.1402.2914
1106DTA_int_021402.5241Mm-hm.1402.7436
1107DTA_se3_ag4_f_021403.1870And after he was sent, about1405.3119
1109 1406.0025four months after he started working in a government,1408.8954 
1111 1409.5628uh,1409.9140 
1113 1410.7288factory in Buffalo, New York.1412.7896 
1114DTA_int_021412.9125Mm-hm.1413.1979
1115DTA_se3_ag4_f_021413.9058And1414.2922
1117 1414.6857In a packing house, [you see.] He had a floor to1417.4839 
1118DTA_int_021416.0080[Mm-hm.]1416.2857
1119DTA_se3_ag4_f_021418.0020take care of the workers.1419.4727
1121 1420.0324And uh,1420.7481 
1123 1421.2968uh,1421.7534 
1125 1421.9724all these blue stamp on me1424.1324 
1126DTA_int_021424.3398[Mm-hm.]1424.6343
1127DTA_se3_ag4_f_021424.3607[well,] the veterinary's the one puts all those stamps on that.1427.3987
1128DTA_int_021427.4277So that's what he is doing now [at- in] uh, [at Westover?]1430.5506
1129DTA_se3_ag4_f_021428.7536[Tha- n]1429.1288
1131 1429.8028[n- in]1430.4884 
1132 1431.1030At Westover,1432.2527
1134 1432.4635he has a clinic1433.4820 
1136 1433.7322with the small animal, twice a week.1436.0102 
1137DTA_int_021436.0560Oh.1436.2780
1139 1436.5686Uh-huh.1436.7730 
1140DTA_se3_ag4_f_021436.8065And he has an office. I think he has two mens that works in there.1440.7863
1141DTA_int_021440.9107Mm-hm.1441.1518
1142DTA_se3_ag4_f_021441.3614He has a clinic.1442.3734
1144 1442.9880And then he- oh he covers so much1445.7001 
1146 1445.9591territory.1446.8449 
1148 1447.6922He goes to different places.1449.5361 
1149DTA_int_021449.5361Mm-hm.1449.9005
1150DTA_se3_ag4_f_021450.4405Where there is meeting and uh1452.6159
1152 1453.4368inspec- inspect food I think and different things.1456.8836 
1153DTA_int_021456.8836I see.1457.1978
1154DTA_se3_ag4_f_021457.4265They don't only work on animal.1459.1636
1155DTA_int_021459.2979Uh-huh.1459.5206
1156DTA_se3_ag4_f_021459.5358Well, probably those that finish only about that, but1462.4841
1158 1462.6433he finish1463.4610 
1160 1464.0843for small animal.1465.3531 
1161DTA_int_021465.4321Mm-hm.1465.7614
1162DTA_se3_ag4_f_021466.4902And I know he holds a clinic twice a week1469.2560
1163DTA_int_021469.9085I [was wondering what they'd] want a veterinarian for in the Air Force, now I [know.]1473.1546
1164DTA_se3_ag4_f_021470.0763[at the base.]1470.8359
1166 1472.9929[In] that- [that-]1473.8472 
1167DTA_int_021473.8075[Yeah.]1473.9586
1168DTA_se3_ag4_f_021474.2790they work too.1475.2537
1169DTA_int_021475.4205Yeah. He's busy.1476.1608
1170DTA_se3_ag4_f_021477.1354Yes.1477.6711
1172 1477.9213And he spent three-1479.0101 
1174 1479.3877soon, they called him in, you see, he wasn't drafted.1482.4872 
1175DTA_int_021482.6057Mm-hm.1482.8516
1176DTA_se3_ag4_f_021482.8516He volunteered.1483.9037
1177DTA_int_021483.9037Mm-hm.1484.2082
1178DTA_se3_ag4_f_021484.3443So that's why he got that commission.1486.1437
1180 1486.7101And he was sent to England.1488.2686 
1182 1488.9096And he got married.1490.2338 
1184 1490.9801Just before he-1492.5606 
1186 1493.1006just about, I guess1494.3255 
1188 1494.5779two months before he1496.1101 
1190 1496.6194left to go to England, but1498.0560 
1191DTA_int_021498.0560Mm-hm1498.3056
1192DTA_se3_ag4_f_021498.5594he was fortunate that, uh,1500.3742
1194 1501.1924two more months after, they flewed his wife over there.1504.1341 
1195DTA_int_021504.2409Oh [isn't that nice.]1504.9122
1196DTA_se3_ag4_f_021504.5186[So, you see,] he was gone1505.9543
1197 1506.4926for two years. But due that they-1508.4896
1199 1509.2315the government sent his furniture.1511.2203 
1201 1511.6462Flewed his wife, but with that, he had to give an extra year.1514.6316 
1202DTA_int_021514.7413[Mm-hm.]1515.0662
1203DTA_se3_ag4_f_021515.0442[/Well/ he didn't mind it.]1516.2357
1204DTA_int_021516.2975Having his [wife with him.]1517.2678
1205DTA_se3_ag4_f_021516.9382[A-] <laugh> yes. And then we have our youngest son.1520.1501
1206 1520.5145He's in Italy. He's also in the1522.7234
1208 1523.0131Air Force.1523.7419 
1210 1524.5266And he's in Italy for three or four years.1527.0612 
1211DTA_int_021527.1039Mm-hm.1527.5616
1213 1529.0689Um,1529.3938 
1215 1530.7680When you were in school,1531.6372 
1217 1532.0812do you remember what you wanted to become when you got out of school?1534.5134 
1218DTA_se3_ag4_f_021535.7954Yes. I did remember.1537.6184
1220 1538.8257First, I wanted to be1540.3799 
1222 1540.9901a nun back /of the wall/.1542.5970 
1223DTA_int_021542.7418Mm-hm.1543.1370
1224DTA_se3_ag4_f_021544.5023Well, I prayed hard for that, and looked like my mind was light and I guess I wasn't1549.7729
1226 1550.9044called out to that state of life.1552.7308 
1228 1553.1435And I had always wished to be a seamstress or a teacher.1556.4674 
1229DTA_int_021556.6035Mm-hm.1556.9460
1230DTA_se3_ag4_f_021557.4484But I didn't have the opportunity to get either one.1559.8893
1231DTA_int_021560.0707Mm-hm.1560.3896
1233 1563.3146Wha- where did you meet your husband?1564.5395 
1234DTA_se3_ag4_f_021565.5844In Lafayette.1566.4712
1235DTA_int_021568.2825[What-]1568.5876
1236DTA_se3_ag4_f_021568.3589I-1568.5337
1237 1568.6669I done met him quite a while.1570.3050
1238DTA_int_021570.9635When was [that?]1571.3946
1239DTA_se3_ag4_f_021571.1918[Forty-]1571.7875
1240 1571.8887Forty-six years, [years ago, s-]1574.2677
1241DTA_int_021573.2101[Forty-six years.]1574.1315
1242 1575.0009Yeah.1575.2665
1243DTA_se3_ag4_f_021575.2665in August1576.1391
1244 1576.8415that we married. I met him in Lafayette.1578.5581
1246 1579.0323He was raised in, uh, Lafayette, but he wasn't born in Lafayette, [I] was.1583.5422 
1247DTA_int_021582.7367[Mm-hm.]1583.0269
1248 1583.5422Mm-hm.1583.8434
1250 1584.0454Where was he born?1584.6996 
1251DTA_se3_ag4_f_021585.0464in Arnaudville, Louisiana. A littl- a little [town out of Lafayette,] outside town.1589.9591
1252misc1587.5243[/inaudible/]1588.7996
1253DTA_int_021588.5006[Yeah.]1588.8790
1254 1590.5298What's, uh, his occupation been?1592.0165
1255DTA_se3_ag4_f_021592.8726Well, he was a r- a railroad man for [how many year?]1595.7817
1256misc1595.2127[I worked for] the company [/inaudible/ for about] thirteen years.1599.1829
1257DTA_se3_ag4_f_021596.8156[S-P Company.]1597.9966
1258DTA_int_021599.3621Mm-hm.1599.6306
1259misc1599.7770But before then,1600.9181
1261 1601.2871I worked, uh, hotel work.1603.2461 
1263 1604.0821/At the hotel/ when I got to work for the railroad company [and]1607.0660 
1264DTA_int_021606.5840[Mm-hm.]1607.0477
1265misc1607.8256my job was abolished1609.8454
1266DTA_int_021610.1631[Mm-hm.]1610.4507
1267misc1610.2973[in] thirty-one.1611.9334
1268DTA_int_021612.1951Mm-hm.1612.7687
1269misc1613.0250In thirty-two, I began to work for a gas company.1615.9736
1270DTA_int_021616.3886Mm-hm.1616.6693
1271misc1617.1881And I worked for them until I retired, not that my-1620.4894
1273 1621.6096at the time I would end.1623.2145 
1275 1623.7027When I reached the age of fif- sixty five, and they wouldn't work me anymore.1627.0947 
1276DTA_se3_ag4_f_021626.9196[Well.]1627.3015
1277DTA_int_021626.9422[/I see/.]1627.3572
1278DTA_se3_ag4_f_021627.6396Uh. He worked twenty nine years f- just for that one company.1631.3916
1279DTA_int_021630.7237[/inaudible/]1631.2780
1280misc1631.3217[Uh. After] retired from there.1633.3048
1281DTA_int_021631.6085[yeah.]1631.8831
1282misc1634.3962So I didn't work for three places that I can remember1637.2060
1283DTA_int_021637.4440Mm-hm.1637.7186
1284DTA_se3_ag4_f_021637.7308Mm-hm.1638.0176
1285misc1638.0786/just/ for my whole life.1639.1190
1287 1639.4175I worked at a hotel1640.8224 
1289 1641.2088oh, for a1642.0214 
1291 1642.5462number of years.1643.4676 
1292DTA_int_021643.6141Mm-hm.1643.9433
1293misc1644.1716Then I began to work for the railroad company and I got1647.3474
1295 1647.7014/unintelligible/1648.2215 
1296DTA_int_021648.7704How long have you been here then?1649.9822
1297DTA_se3_ag4_f_021650.7153In Detroit?1651.4696
1298DTA_int_021651.5001Mm-hm.1651.8540
1299DTA_se3_ag4_f_021652.2618Oh we came in on the twenty fifth of [May.]1654.6325
1300misc1654.5837[May.]1654.8522
1301DTA_se3_ag4_f_021655.1956Our son here1656.4117
1303 1656.6927and our son-in-law came for us.1658.8756 
1304DTA_int_021658.8756Mm-hm.1659.2296
1306 1659.7181Isn't [that nice.]1660.4805 
1307DTA_se3_ag4_f_021660.0045[You know in the car?]1660.8131
1308DTA_int_021661.0043Mm-hm.1661.3470
1309DTA_se3_ag4_f_021661.3470And uh.1661.8962
1310DTA_int_021661.9816You drove all the way up here.1662.9720
1311DTA_se3_ag4_f_021663.2891Yes.1663.9059
1313 1664.1439We had a lovely and no trouble, whatever.1667.4453 
1314DTA_int_021667.7997Do you like Detroit? I-1668.6623
1316 1668.8768do you like Detroit here?1669.6276 
1317DTA_se3_ag4_f_021669.8048I like it, but not to live.1671.3956
1318DTA_int_021671.8025No, you wanna be home.1672.7342
1319DTA_se3_ag4_f_021673.0169I wanna be home.1674.1504
1320DTA_int_021674.7986Well you be going back soon?1675.8405
1321DTA_se3_ag4_f_021676.7589Well,1677.3324
1323 1677.9982I guess we expecting to stay here two months.1680.9970 
1325 1681.5573And then uh1682.5591 
1327 1683.1373put in one month in Springfield.1685.2262 
1329 1685.7578But i-1686.1122 
1331 1686.3920um,1686.9562 
1333 1687.3059I don't know if our two son from Springfield will come here-1691.0826 
1335 1691.4136be able to come here1693.0052 
1336DTA_int_021693.0368Mm-hm.1693.3724
1337DTA_se3_ag4_f_021693.4762Because e- they have [families.]1695.4857
1338DTA_int_021695.3439[Yes.] Mm-hm.1695.9541
1339DTA_se3_ag4_f_021696.2588And uh1696.9582
1341 1697.2147one is waiting on a- the- the veterinary one,1700.7268 
1343 1701.1651he's waiting for1702.6899 
1345 1703.3865an answer for s-1704.8917 
1347 1705.2164f- from some college1706.6403 
1349 1707.0720for him to go and finish uh1709.2214 
1351 1710.0887to go1710.5923 
1353 1711.1147to go finish his graduate-1712.6623 
1355 1712.8722do his graduate work.1714.3830 
1356DTA_int_021714.4156Mm-hm.1714.7094
1357DTA_se3_ag4_f_021715.0171in mi-1715.7787
1359 1716.0211microbiology.1717.1869 
1360DTA_int_021717.8257Microbiology?1718.5857
1361DTA_se3_ag4_f_021718.7722Uh-huh.1719.2152
1362DTA_int_021719.1418Uh-huh.1719.4776
1363DTA_se3_ag4_f_021719.8824That's what his's [supposed to go] to finish.1721.9807
1364DTA_int_021720.7544[Well, it's that good.]1721.5704
1365 1721.9993Isn't that good.1722.7454
1367 1723.4588[When are you] going to, uh,1724.7960 
1368DTA_se3_ag4_f_021723.5894[A-]1723.8146
1369DTA_int_021725.0059Springfield?1725.5468
1370DTA_se3_ag4_f_021725.7892I don't know, um,1726.9902
1372 1727.3352we would like to go in the middle of August.1729.5827 
1373DTA_int_021730.3842I'm going back in August.1731.3865
1374DTA_se3_ag4_f_021731.4844Uh, you are?1732.1092
1375DTA_int_021732.2071Yes.1732.5981
1376DTA_se3_ag4_f_021732.6128Yeah.1733.1257
1378 1733.6433We have uh, we would like to go in August.1736.6310 
1380 1737.0684Now, if they would come1738.7066 
1382 1739.4294here that we could see them,1741.3038 
1384 1741.9287well, then we wouldn't go, we would stay here because1744.7286 
1385DTA_int_021745.2741[It's hard to travel.]1746.1507
1386DTA_se3_ag4_f_021745.3021[on- miss-] yes. Uh.1747.0460
1387 1747.9227Mrs. /RD-NAME-2/ might have to1750.1267
1389 1751.5489take treatment or something and I would like to be here, you know.1755.1700 
1390DTA_int_021755.3192[Oh, is she sick?]1756.1632
1391DTA_se3_ag4_f_021755.5570[To help out.]1756.3357
1392 1756.6629No, but1757.5815
1394 1757.9126it's just that sh-1759.0503 
1396 1759.2720she may have to1760.3012 
1397DTA_int_021760.3661I [see.]1760.7345
1398DTA_se3_ag4_f_021760.6185[do] that.1761.1372
1399DTA_int_021761.3034I see.1761.6559
1400DTA_se3_ag4_f_021761.9223And then1762.5192
1402 1762.9062you see, when we are here, the old man and I takes over1766.3087 
1404 1766.7424everything.1767.5581 
1405DTA_int_021767.6653Mm-hm.1767.9124
1406DTA_se3_ag4_f_021767.9451So, when they come in, everything is just, uh,1770.5656
1408 1771.0832ready [because] she works hard and1773.1095 
1409DTA_int_021771.4169[/Mm, yeah/.]1771.8760
1410DTA_se3_ag4_f_021773.4779late hours.1774.3965
1411DTA_int_021774.4245Mm-hm.1774.7462
1412DTA_se3_ag4_f_021774.9374So, we always stay here the longest1777.6795
1414 1777.9746due to that condition.1779.3908 
1415DTA_int_021779.4700Mm-hm.1779.7685
1416DTA_se3_ag4_f_021780.5658But we have three children here in Detroit.1782.8329
1417DTA_int_021782.8329Oh, do you?1783.2479
1418DTA_se3_ag4_f_021783.4624Yeah. We go weekend to the other [two, you see.]1786.2674
1419DTA_int_021785.2881[Oh, that's nice.]1785.9922
1420 1786.6124It's nice you can get up here and uh, see them.1788.6268
1421DTA_se3_ag4_f_021789.0931Yes, well they always make it possible for us [still]1792.4520
1422DTA_int_021791.9358[Yeah.]1792.1738
1423 1792.5793Mm-hm.1792.8208
1424DTA_se3_ag4_f_021792.9997to come. They would like for us to s-1794.7909
1426 1795.3265come and stay here, especially1797.4689 
1428 1797.7938since we are getting old.1799.4182 
1429DTA_int_021799.4182Yes. Mm-hm.1800.1207
1430DTA_se3_ag4_f_021800.8100But1801.0251
1432 1801.7132we tell 'em we'll try to come1803.5127 
1434 1803.8771while we in good- uh,1804.9703 
1436 1805.4181understanding, you [know.]1806.9245 
1437DTA_int_021806.8367[Yes.]1807.1440
1438DTA_se3_ag4_f_021807.7411And try to enjoy each other1809.7129
1440 1809.9340and the grandchildren.1811.4355 
1442 1812.2784But I wouldn't like to leave home.1813.9418 
1443DTA_int_021814.6310Do you have friends and family in Lafayette?1816.8970
1444DTA_se3_ag4_f_021817.3975Oh, yes.1818.2579
1446 1818.5670/unintelligible/ in the large family.1820.1875 
1447DTA_int_021820.2709Mm-hm.1820.6045
1448DTA_se3_ag4_f_021821.1583I have friends.1822.2866
1450 1822.6114Lots of friends, I was born and raised there.1824.7852 
1451DTA_int_021825.1364Mm-hm1825.4434
1452DTA_se3_ag4_f_021825.7779So,1826.3135
1454 1826.9273yes.1827.5801 
1456 1827.7595But I don't know1828.5605 
1458 1829.5587all the places you take for instance, uh,1831.8943 
1460 1832.4623when our only son was at McGuire1834.8336 
1462 1835.7380Air Force Base. That was in um1838.1290 
1464 1838.6515Sh- Trenton, New Jersey, I think.1840.4497 
1465DTA_int_021840.4497Mm-hm.1840.7390
1466DTA_se3_ag4_f_021840.9673I don't remember what.1842.1176
1468 1842.5083Well,1843.0000 
1470 1843.7947I went to visit them. Not my husband, he was- he didn't have vacation1847.8041 
1472 1848.3485time- at that time.1849.6941 
1474 1849.9180I left from here and went over there.1851.7004 
1476 1852.8556But1853.2222 
1478 1853.4373I didn't like it.1854.4251 
1480 1854.7105You know, I likeded it because my children is there, don't [worry.]1858.1700 
1481DTA_int_021857.9440[Yeah. Yeah.]1858.5909
1482DTA_se3_ag4_f_021858.3939[And] so thankful that we can be with them [because]1861.2890
1483DTA_int_021861.0327[Yeah.]1861.3318
1484DTA_se3_ag4_f_021861.5270we have no children at home.1863.1524
1485DTA_int_021863.2139Yeah.1863.3934
1486DTA_se3_ag4_f_021863.5870No one, but I have one sister and one brother.1866.2640
1487DTA_int_021866.2903Mm-hm.1866.5625
1488DTA_se3_ag4_f_021866.7074And1867.1465
1490 1867.4011one auntie and she's eighty-two years old.1870.0882 
1492 1871.4758And that's all, you see we don't-1873.0211 
1494 1873.8734our children are getting-1875.4940 
1496 1875.6081they will have a larger family1877.4959 
1497DTA_int_021877.6057Mm-hm.]1877.8374
1498DTA_se3_ag4_f_021877.8374than what we had.1878.7558
1499DTA_int_021878.7649Mm-hm.1879.0243
1500DTA_se3_ag4_f_021880.6372So we just about three close one in the1883.0787
1502 1883.6933family at home1885.2908 
1504 1885.6377and we have1886.3884 
1506 1886.7330first cousin, but they1888.1247 
1508 1888.5901all- they all scattered. They have1890.4713 
1510 1890.9060three here in Detroit,1892.4206 
1512 1892.9474and, uh,1893.7509 
1514 1894.3875one in Grambling, Louisiana.1896.5293 
1516 1897.1264She's a supervisor there.1898.7859 
1518 1899.0724And then1899.5158 
1520 1899.6739I have a niece there.1900.9031 
1522 1901.8251She's in art- um,1903.5395 
1524 1904.0795in art uh, supervision, something.1906.8728 
1526 1907.6504But1907.9841 
1528 1908.2607at home, we don't hardly have1910.0387 
1530 1910.6330just about three of us close1912.4067 
1532 1912.6350relative.1913.2057 
1534 1913.5482And if we do have any cousin at home, I don't know them.1916.6087 
1535DTA_int_021917.7590What do you do1918.4219
1537 1918.6327for uh1919.2835 
1539 1919.4459the holidays? How do you celebrate the holidays?1921.2152 
1540DTA_se3_ag4_f_021921.7333Well, since our children had left,1924.6945
1542 1925.2768the holidays1926.6246 
1544 1927.6761are very lonely one.1929.3668 
1545DTA_int_021929.6917What-1929.8747
1547 1930.0181What [did] you used to do as a family?1931.5313 
1548DTA_se3_ag4_f_021930.1707[They-]1930.2988
1549 1932.0135Well, as a family, we just would have the family dinner.1935.3947
1551 1936.0571Say the family Rosary1937.8709 
1553 1939.8080and, uh,1940.7760 
1555 1942.7560then the children would go for cake.1944.6954 
1556DTA_int_021945.1037Mm-hm.1945.4110
1557DTA_se3_ag4_f_021945.4590A-1945.5602
1559 1945.7120After dinner1946.9257 
1560DTA_int_021947.1957[Mm-hm.]1947.4362
1561DTA_se3_ag4_f_021947.2836Someone- uh, we had six children, you see, four boys1950.5273
1562 1951.0717and two girls.1952.0859
1564 1952.4196And the noise of the children, they were all happy1955.2957 
1565DTA_int_021955.5196Mm-hm.1955.7742
1566DTA_se3_ag4_f_021955.9279over their little gift, whatever they had, no matter how small it was.1960.1930
1567DTA_int_021960.2501Mm-hm.1960.5048
1568DTA_se3_ag4_f_021960.7638And we just would-1961.8789
1570 1962.1643just the family would be together.1964.0444 
1572 1964.4088Sometime we had visitors1966.4678 
1574 1966.7181in the evening.1967.6027 
1576 1968.0944Well, at that time, you see,1969.7501 
1578 1970.1277people likeded to go to each other's1972.6082 
1580 1972.8608house.1973.3512 
1582 1974.2556But,1974.5662 
1584 1974.8516uh, they have cut that out. [Everybody] just stay home1978.3852 
1585DTA_int_021976.4061[Mm-hm.]1976.7845
1586DTA_se3_ag4_f_021978.9471quiet, have an early dinner1981.1072
1588 1981.4880and look at TV and stay quiet.1983.5141 
1589DTA_int_021983.8258Mm-hm.1984.1419
1590DTA_se3_ag4_f_021984.6468And it's quite a few Christmas1986.5214
1592 1987.6832that uh, we haven't had our family together.1991.0242 
1594 1991.6959But last year,1992.9779 
1596 1993.8960we did had a reunion.1995.7904 
1598 1996.7826of our family in Detroit.1998.5826 
1600 1998.8855On Leslie [Street.]2000.2683 
1601DTA_int_022000.1402[Mm-hm.]2000.4819
1602DTA_se3_ag4_f_022001.8818And we had all our six children2004.2833
1604 2005.0884back together with us and eighteen grandchildren.2008.0343 
1605DTA_int_022008.1196Isn't that nice.2008.7115
1606DTA_se3_ag4_f_022008.7543And all of those grandchildren happened2010.8484
1608 2011.3072since, uh, they left home.2013.6143 
1609DTA_int_022013.6670Mm-hm.2013.9479
1610DTA_se3_ag4_f_022014.1235It's well,2015.1026
1612 2015.6645you take /this/ twenty years that, uh,2017.8772 
1614 2018.1450our two daughters married.2019.8885 
1616 2021.0519The oldest daughter, she married a boy that was born and raised here.2024.9494 
1617DTA_int_022025.0723[Mm-hm.]2025.3598
1618DTA_se3_ag4_f_022025.2195[He's a] letter y- carrier.2026.6535
1619 2027.3991And then Ms. /RD-NAME-2/ and them, they came here nine years ago.2031.4964
1621 2033.6289But2033.9670 
1623 2034.2436we been having2035.1474 
1625 2035.3450since about2036.0737 
1627 2037.1099s- well, about2038.5114 
1629 2038.9329six years, you see,2040.4783 
1631 2041.2071the two youngest boy,2042.6569 
1633 2043.9213the- l- uh, used to come, from the- the one from /RD-SCHOOL-3/, he'd come for the holidays and Easter,2049.6720 
1635 2050.0320and then our son, that would- the youngest one,2052.1443 
1637 2052.5553he went in the Air Force after he-2054.6056 
1639 2054.9129he graduated from high school.2056.7393 
1640DTA_int_022056.7215Mm-hm.2057.1125
1641DTA_se3_ag4_f_022057.9268And they you-2058.6534
1643 2058.8729they would be there with us, you [see?]2060.6071 
1644DTA_int_022060.2053[Mm-hm.]2060.6071
1645DTA_se3_ag4_f_022061.0198Easter,2061.7266
1647 2062.0603and, uh,2063.2670 
1649 2063.9563Christmas.2064.4568 
1651 2064.8739But about s- seven years, huh?2067.1271 
1653 2067.4432Oh no. Not seven years.2069.2509 
1654misc2069.6109Probably since sixty2070.8627
1656 2071.2675one.2071.8417 
1657DTA_se3_ag4_f_022072.3686When poor /RD-NAME-1/ died.2073.9205
1659 2074.2278That [was /RD-NAME-1/'s last] Christmas.2076.0941 
1660misc2074.4526[Sixty-one.]2075.1605
1662 2075.8683[Yeah.] Sixty-one.2076.9484 
1663DTA_se3_ag4_f_022076.9911Cause that's the time he came2078.5111
1665 2079.1169to engage his bride2080.9116 
1666DTA_int_022081.0153[Mm-hm.]2081.4463
1667DTA_se3_ag4_f_022081.0519[and then] he came back, and the following year he married her.2083.9934
1668 2084.5246Taken her home.2085.4203
1670 2086.1447Uh. Back with him to- he was Wyoming. Cheyenne, Wyoming [at that] time.2090.0290 
1671DTA_int_022089.3410[Mm-hm.]2089.6766
1672DTA_se3_ag4_f_022090.5376Then, that was the last Christmas we had one of the members of the family2094.6519
1674 2095.2885to have dinner with us.2096.5979 
1676 2096.9930We used to have an old auntie2098.9159 
1678 2099.2803she was r- uh really old, but she'd come and have dinner with [us.]2103.5493 
1679DTA_int_022103.3488[Mm-hm.]2103.6361
1680DTA_se3_ag4_f_022105.1605And2105.4760
1682 2105.8586just wondering what the children are doing, that's what we do all day.2109.3856 
1684 2109.8993But2110.3295 
1686 2110.4349we had this consolation2112.0033 
1688 2112.7277that we felt sure they all had attended their [service]2116.5060 
1689DTA_int_022116.3717[Mm-hm.]2116.7318
1690DTA_se3_ag4_f_022117.7320and they all had a meal.2119.5759
1691DTA_int_022119.7691Mm-hm.2120.1115
1692DTA_se3_ag4_f_022120.4935We were certain of that.2121.9247
1693DTA_int_022122.0959Mm-hm.2122.3945
1694DTA_se3_ag4_f_022122.6787And nobody hadn't called and said that they2125.3656
1696 2125.7432anyone was very ill or something so we just console ourself2129.5523 
1698 2129.9357but we miss 'em.2131.0674 
1699DTA_int_022131.1991Hm.2131.5372
1700misc2131.8378Lest [we get our] phone call.2133.8271
1701DTA_se3_ag4_f_022132.2406[Yeah.]2132.9362
1702DTA_int_022134.1571[Mm-hm.]2134.4488
1703misc2134.2299[/inaudible/]2136.3266
1704DTA_se3_ag4_f_022134.3019[Yeah, but sometime they couldn't get us, you know.]2136.8790
1705DTA_int_022136.9016Mm-hm.2137.2250
1706DTA_se3_ag4_f_022137.5058Well, we just would set on that2139.3782
1707misc2139.5597Yeah.2139.7391
1708DTA_se3_ag4_f_022139.9094Christmas night and the next night. Some of 'em couldn't get the l-2143.5056
1710 2143.9578their call through.2144.9813 
1711DTA_int_022145.1174Mm-hm.2145.3369
1712DTA_se3_ag4_f_022145.3500Well, we know2146.2193
1714 2146.6616when the last one had called-2148.4704 
1716 2148.7733the- all six of 'em had called well.2150.6568 
1718 2151.5194We had heard from [all of 'em.]2153.1007 
1719DTA_int_022152.6535[Isn't that] nice.2153.4529
1720DTA_se3_ag4_f_022154.0043Yes.2154.6184
1722 2154.7990But it's lonely when it come around the holidays.2157.9643 
1724 2158.8248It really you know,2159.9783 
1726 2160.1492[shocks me up.]2161.4958 
1727DTA_int_022160.1561[Yeah.]2160.3815
1729 2160.8001[Sure.]2161.1136 
1730DTA_se3_ag4_f_022161.6626[But]2162.0314
1732 2162.4221It's one of those thing.2163.6530 
1734 2163.8155Then I think about some others2165.5101 
1736 2165.9404don't have none.2167.0286 
1737DTA_int_022167.1076Mm-hm.2167.4325
1738DTA_se3_ag4_f_022167.4984And so many only- I know some of our people2170.7949
1740 2171.1154only had one son.2172.5993 
1741DTA_int_022172.6915Mm-hm.2172.9900
1742DTA_se3_ag4_f_022173.1173And2173.5520
1744 2174.1447they were taken, they died in the [service,] so.2176.7459 
1745DTA_int_022175.8470[Mm-hm.]2176.3962
1746DTA_se3_ag4_f_022178.9879It's a lots to think about, you feel so sorry [and then] you2182.7501
1747DTA_int_022181.9141[Yeah.]2182.2247
1748DTA_se3_ag4_f_022183.1935console yourself on somebody else's problem [<laugh>]2186.0907
1749DTA_int_022185.5629[Somebody's person.]2186.4936
1750 2187.4889What's this day around October thir- thirty-first when all the kids are running around the streets and uh2192.4466
1752 2193.1841you know what i mean?2193.7636 
1753DTA_se3_ag4_f_022194.7835October the thirty-fir- Oh.2196.9795
1755 2197.2639I'll talk about that day.2198.5669 
1757 2199.0468Because2199.7975 
1759 2200.0697we got to get ready for that day.2202.0361 
1760DTA_int_022202.0605Oh really?2202.7745
1761DTA_se3_ag4_f_022203.3454Yes.2204.0961
1763 2204.6668[Halloween.]2205.6047 
1764DTA_int_022205.5315[Yes.]2205.8244
1765DTA_se3_ag4_f_022205.8305Yeah I know about [it.]2207.7465
1766misc2207.5940[<laugh>]2208.1371
1767DTA_int_022207.9784[What ] do the kids do on Halloween?2209.4735
1768DTA_se3_ag4_f_022209.5284Oh, they come2211.2972
1770 2211.9470and they-2212.6313 
1772 2212.8204yeah.2213.4067 
1774 2213.6394They come2214.4209 
1776 2215.1365all masked up with their- their bag or- their- most of 'em have2219.5509 
1777misc2219.6958Trick [or treat.]2220.3719
1778DTA_se3_ag4_f_022219.9434these-2220.3400
1779misc2220.4932[/inaudible/]2221.4822
1780DTA_se3_ag4_f_022220.5124[Yeah. Trick or treat], yeah.2222.2734
1781 2222.6861[That's it.]2223.3172
1782misc2222.7104[They come with] their [bags.]2223.9362
1783DTA_se3_ag4_f_022223.8353[And] uh.2224.5596
1784 2225.1084You know sometime it costs us around two dollars2227.7865
1785DTA_int_022227.8919Really?2228.2738
1786DTA_se3_ag4_f_022228.8226to buy, you know, [uh.]2230.3806
1787DTA_int_022229.8577[All the things they /inaudible/]2231.1697
1788DTA_se3_ag4_f_022230.7406[Then you got] to figure about the last one that's coming.2233.6162
1789DTA_int_022233.7260Yeah.2233.9982
1790DTA_se3_ag4_f_022234.2791But now they used to be larger children would come.2236.8551
1791DTA_int_022237.0380[Yeah.]2237.3370
1792DTA_se3_ag4_f_022237.2150[But] they made it a rule. Now it's just children of a certain age.2240.8294
1793DTA_int_022240.9348Uh-huh.2241.1858
1794DTA_se3_ag4_f_022241.2243And they don't give them but one hour.2243.1529
1795DTA_int_022243.2978Mm-hm.2243.6051
1796DTA_se3_ag4_f_022244.6808And you /hear that knock/ tippy, tippy, tippy, tip on [the] porch2247.8900
1797DTA_int_022247.2030[Mm-hm.]2247.4802
1798 2247.9559Mm-hm.2248.2896
1799DTA_se3_ag4_f_022248.4257the tiny one are so cute.2250.1264
1800DTA_int_022250.1311Yeah.2250.4528
1802 2251.0367They dress up in costumes do [they?]2252.4138 
1803DTA_se3_ag4_f_022252.1527[Uh-huh.]2253.0666
1804DTA_int_022252.9827[What] kind of costumes do they [do?]2254.3070
1805DTA_se3_ag4_f_022254.0645[Well,] there's some of 'em, the little2256.2469
1806 2256.7172yellow2257.5470
1808 2257.7621costume.2258.7499 
1810 2259.1143Some of 'em have their little hat.2260.9889 
1812 2261.4719Some2262.0119 
1814 2262.2446have a little hat made like a pumpkin.2264.4742 
1815DTA_int_022264.8035Mm-hm.2265.1372
1816DTA_se3_ag4_f_022266.2133And- [well different.]2267.5568
1817DTA_int_022266.8481[Do they ever dress up] like uh, what's this thing that flies through the air on a broom?2270.0373
1818DTA_se3_ag4_f_022271.0053Oh yes, some of 'em does.2272.6999
1820 2272.8185Some of ['em /go- tha-/] oh, witch.]2274.5791 
1821DTA_int_022273.3901[What do you call that?]2273.9783
1822 2274.5931Yeah, right.2275.2319
1823DTA_se3_ag4_f_022275.2412Uh-huh.2275.6702
1825 2278.0561I had a m- a friend of mine one time2280.0800 
1827 2280.4751played the old witch.2281.7801 
1828DTA_int_022281.9513Uh-huh.2282.2872
1829DTA_se3_ag4_f_022282.3925And she /dresseded/ really- she has pretty long white hair you [know.]2285.8279
1830DTA_int_022285.6164[Yeah.]2285.8164
1831DTA_se3_ag4_f_022286.0869She really lookeded (laughing) like that old [witch]2288.1196
1832DTA_int_022287.8474[<laugh>]2288.5788
1833DTA_se3_ag4_f_022288.6684for the [children.]2289.6332
1834DTA_int_022289.7825Uh-huh.2290.1073
1835DTA_se3_ag4_f_022292.3524Yes. We have that.2293.7792
1837 2294.2973That's every year.2295.2895 
1839 2295.7801Sometime it's the last minute, I f-2297.5757 
1841 2297.8786I forgets about it, you know.2299.3987 
1843 2299.9080But there is a little neighborhood store, but I'll-2302.3095 
1845 2302.7041more so like to get my different, uh,2304.8860 
1847 2305.5841candies.2306.2953 
1849 2306.6712Sometime it all depend how we stand with change. Well,2309.6951 
1850DTA_int_022309.7231Yes.2310.0770
1851DTA_se3_ag4_f_022310.4106I gets, uh,2311.8336
1853 2312.7249apples to-2313.7500 
1855 2313.8992to go with the2314.8475 
1857 2315.1285candies2315.7036 
1859 2315.9583for our- uh, you know, for our little2318.4690 
1861 2318.7851neighborhood [children.]2319.9900 
1862DTA_int_022319.8734[Mm-hm.]2320.2138
1863DTA_se3_ag4_f_022321.3983Because I can tell them from some of 'em that have-2324.0270
1865 2324.5275they don't hardly have, you know, but little halfway mask.2327.4542 
1866DTA_int_022327.5707Yeah.2327.7945
1867DTA_se3_ag4_f_022327.8364They mostly all wear halfway2329.4938
1868DTA_int_022329.7543Yeah.2329.9781
1869DTA_se3_ag4_f_022329.9921masks but then some of the children that I don't know, you know, further down [the street.]2333.8663
1870DTA_int_022333.4216[Yeah.]2333.6501
1871 2334.1056Sure.2334.2703
1872DTA_se3_ag4_f_022334.2703But then they get their share.2335.6129
1873 2335.9848But I like to have a nice apple to put in our little children around.2339.8165
1874DTA_int_022339.9245[Something special.]2340.6414
1875DTA_se3_ag4_f_022340.2961[Home.]2340.6547
1876 2340.8968Yeah, something special for them. They look-2342.8095
1878 2343.4733they look about that from Ms. /RD-NAME-2/2345.3558 
1879DTA_int_022345.4912Hm.2345.6990
1880DTA_se3_ag4_f_022345.7078for that apple, you know.2346.9298
1882 2347.3210But I tell you sometime, it's a strain to get that- them [apple.]2350.5390 
1883DTA_int_022350.5157[I] bet it [is.]2351.1032
1884DTA_se3_ag4_f_022351.0426[Apple] is hard.2352.0169
1885DTA_int_022355.0580Uh.2355.3502
1887 2355.8785Around here in Detroit, you hear sometimes about2357.9639 
1889 2358.6264young people fighting, getting in fight and things like that. Is there anything like that that you know about?2363.1065 
1890DTA_se3_ag4_f_022364.1561At home?2364.8134
1891DTA_int_022364.8134At home.2365.2307
1892DTA_se3_ag4_f_022366.2414Well,2366.8259
1894 2367.1181sometime you hear about it.2369.1779 
1896 2370.1274Sometime, but2371.1435 
1898 2371.9141it doesn't seems to be, you know, uh, very,2375.1094 
1900 2375.5478uh, very [often.]2376.8273 
1901DTA_int_022376.7632[Yeah.]2376.9777
1902DTA_se3_ag4_f_022377.4760You know, like uh2378.5644
1904 2379.2285I don't know, I'm not praising Lafayette, but2382.2503 
1906 2383.1903there is things that happen there.2385.1481 
1907DTA_int_022385.4138Mm-hm.2385.6927
1908DTA_se3_ag4_f_022386.0314Sometime with the- uh, the juvenile children.2389.0325
1910 2389.6435And all of that. They have their special code, you know.2392.3097 
1911DTA_int_022392.3283Mm-hm.2392.5801
1912DTA_se3_ag4_f_022393.0006And uh2393.8042
1914 2394.4994but to say that the people are-2396.5183 
1916 2397.0577are mean or something,2398.4789 
1918 2399.1962uh,2399.6212 
1920 2400.0793very much fight- we don't hear very much, uh2403.1061 
1922 2403.3319fight.2403.5577 
1924 2403.8566It will ap-2404.4340 
1926 2405.0649it will be told on the radio, the TV or the2409.0151 
1928 2410.9269you know, the-2412.2618 
1930 2413.2646on the paper. [On the] town [paper.]2415.1241 
1931DTA_int_022413.9592[Mm-hm.]2414.2103
1933 2415.0224[Mm-hm.]2415.2135 
1934DTA_se3_ag4_f_022416.2315Sometime, they have it.2417.5464
1935DTA_int_022418.3822Have you ever seen anybody getting beat up?2419.8035
1936DTA_se3_ag4_f_022420.7313No. I have never seen anybody2422.8764
1938 2423.3413beat up in my life. [And] I hope I don't see anybody [beat up.]2427.1045 
1939DTA_int_022424.6881[Mm-hm.]2424.9420
1941 2426.7211[Right.]2426.9589 
1942DTA_se3_ag4_f_022428.8430I surely wouldn't like to see that.2430.5790
1943DTA_int_022432.0316Have you ever been in a hospital?2433.2669
1944DTA_se3_ag4_f_022434.0121Yes. I have been in a hospital.2436.4394
1945DTA_int_022437.8152What happened?2438.2704
1946DTA_se3_ag4_f_022438.2750About2438.5989
1948 2440.3913/Uh/2440.9093 
1950 2441.4339I guess about2442.2309 
1952 2442.5696four time for sure. If not five, just for my tonsil-2445.8004 
1953DTA_int_022445.8610Mm-hm.2446.0994
1954DTA_se3_ag4_f_022446.1006I was in the hospital a year2447.8907
1956 2448.5452last March.2449.5879 
1958 2450.2919But I was in there just for a short time.2452.5410 
1959DTA_int_022452.5969Mm-hm.2452.8814
1961 2454.2983What's the worst sickness you've ever had?2456.0495 
1962DTA_se3_ag4_f_022457.8938Well,2458.6310
1964 2459.8013arthritis,2460.9778 
1966 2462.7052to last the longest.2463.8740 
1968 2464.3985And bronchitis.2465.6784 
1969DTA_int_022465.7716Mm-hm.2466.0141
1970DTA_se3_ag4_f_022466.0141I2466.3583
1971 2466.9427contracted bronchitis after2469.7875
1973 2469.9668I had the flu.2471.0825 
1974DTA_int_022471.2751Mm-hm.2471.5939
1975DTA_se3_ag4_f_022472.7721And- but I always, you know.2474.2132
1977 2474.5719Was taking care of it2476.2413 
1979 2476.6663and once a year2477.7621 
1981 2478.0809I gets a x-ray of the chest.2480.2659 
1983 2481.1979And it has always got out negative so far.2484.3330 
1984DTA_int_022484.4496Mm-hm.2484.8180
1985DTA_se3_ag4_f_022485.7424So instead, I'm here with2487.4756
1987 2487.8475full bottle of medicine from the doctor.2490.0165 
1988DTA_int_022490.0398Mm-hm.2490.3362
1990 2491.9368[What do you think of medicare?]2493.0591 
1991DTA_se3_ag4_f_022492.1093[But there's mostly /?/.]2492.9833
1992 2494.0634Well,2494.5217
1994 2494.9582I think it's nice.2496.5720 
1996 2497.4606It's- uh,2498.1200 
1998 2498.5815it's wonderful2499.6860 
2000 2500.2547because2500.9148 
2002 2501.1209so many old people2502.8755 
2004 2503.4689are neglected2504.7465 
2006 2506.2288from Medicare2507.5490 
2008 2509.0986because some old people really don't-2511.4622 
2010 2512.3689if the Medicare2513.6839 
2012 2514.1767gives all what it is told, but I have forgotten, I'm sure our book must be home.2518.8275 
2014 2519.0995I think they were sent-2519.9925 
2016 2520.8497they sent our book.2522.1624 
2017DTA_int_022522.2527Mm-hm.2522.5742
2018DTA_se3_ag4_f_022523.0028They was to send books.2524.2968
2020 2525.0953And I think it's wonderful.2526.9004 
2022 2528.8346But you take the people-2530.6874 
2024 2530.8208the old people-2532.0944 
2026 2532.4240age people at sixty-five2534.3117 
2028 2534.7403at home2535.6717 
2030 2536.6454they, uh, had a chance to2538.9199 
2032 2539.5065to be in the hospital2541.0643 
2034 2541.8259when the doctor /had/ ordered them that2543.9937 
2036 2544.6448and they would2545.2795 
2038 2545.5515give 'em operation.2547.0351 
2040 2548.9047They- the onliest thing they wouldn't give you was blood.2551.8169 
2041DTA_int_022552.2373Mm-hm.2552.6411
2042DTA_se3_ag4_f_022552.7318If you needed blood,2554.0029
2043DTA_int_022554.0523[Mm-hm.]2554.4083
2044misc2554.0664[/inaudible/]2555.5696
2045DTA_se3_ag4_f_022554.5798[wa-]2554.9260
2046 2555.8656Yeah. But that's what I'm telling him about the-2557.8218
2047misc2557.9071Oh yeah. [/inaudible/]2558.5786
2048DTA_se3_ag4_f_022558.3246[Uh] you see, they had something2559.7702
2049 2560.1163like a Medicare,2560.8794
2051 2561.1079but2561.3786 
2053 2561.6259we are not on those pension.2564.0951 
2055 2564.7132We didn't get that when I went in the hospital a year last March.2568.7617 
2057 2569.6205My husband had to pay2571.1410 
2058DTA_int_022571.3914[Really?]2571.7628
2059DTA_se3_ag4_f_022571.5733[for the] time I stayed and then pay my doctor.2574.0633
2060 2575.0345Well, uh,2575.9796
2062 2576.4659those are on Louisiana's pension.2578.8714 
2064 2579.5078That's what you call the- the pensioner2581.7940 
2065DTA_int_022581.9818Mm-hm.2582.2710
2066DTA_se3_ag4_f_022582.3409when you sixty-five.2583.4554
2068 2583.7351Well now,2584.4133 
2070 2584.9023if you- they could save you two dollars, but those that draw social security2589.5116 
2072 2589.9013they cuts down2591.0800 
2074 2591.3190on your eighty-two [dollar.]2592.6595 
2075DTA_int_022592.4963[Oh really?]2592.9084
2076DTA_se3_ag4_f_022592.9439E- yes.2593.5331
2078 2593.7553And to help you,2594.6865 
2080 2594.9008they balance it.2595.8239 
2081DTA_int_022595.9654Mm-hm.2596.2499
2082DTA_se3_ag4_f_022596.5328You [understand?]2597.3230
2083DTA_int_022597.1358[Mm-hm.]2597.3503
2084DTA_se3_ag4_f_022597.5826Well now, they had a better chance than what we had.2600.0470
2085DTA_int_022600.0470Mm-hm.2600.3273
2086DTA_se3_ag4_f_022600.4427Because2601.0279
2088 2601.6876they would go in the hospital2603.3748 
2090 2603.6385and wouldn't be operated- uh,2605.4739 
2092 2605.7304They could be operated on2607.0921 
2094 2607.5454and s- if the doctor say you had to stay, they allow you thirty days.2611.0299 
2096 2611.3843And if he said you had to stay thirty days, it all depend on what the doctor would say.2615.6850 
2098 2615.9570They'd keep you in there thirty days.2617.5650 
2100 2617.8370And you'd get good treatment [too.]2619.5406 
2101DTA_int_022619.2944[Mm-hm.]2619.5406
2102DTA_se3_ag4_f_022619.8950Because there was a pensioner,2621.4039
2104 2621.8078while I was in the hospital2623.4150 
2106 2623.9894year before last. And her operation, I think went up to five hundred dollars.2628.1690 
2108 2628.4800And the onliest thing they had to-2630.3289 
2110 2630.9635that the- uh, the relative had to pay for it was a pint of blood, twenty five dollars.2635.7287 
2111DTA_int_022635.9242Mm-hm.2636.1807
2112DTA_se3_ag4_f_022636.2269And one of the grand daughters2637.6139
2114 2638.2156gave- that would work at the2639.8972 
2116 2640.4082uh,2640.8625 
2118 2641.0171nurse at the hospital2642.3040 
2120 2642.6914well, she, uh,2644.4876 
2122 2645.3170paid for that- uh,2646.6935 
2124 2647.8557But2648.1282 
2126 2648.4250she was waiting to get somebody to come and donate that blood so she could get her twenty five dollars back.2653.9141 
2127DTA_int_022654.0624<laugh>2654.4993
2128DTA_se3_ag4_f_022654.6559I don't know whether she got it or not.2656.4145
2130 2656.7525But you see, we on veteran2658.2608 
2131DTA_int_022658.6317Yeah.2658.9037
2132DTA_se3_ag4_f_022659.4642And uh, security.2660.9321
2133DTA_int_022661.0067Yeah.2661.1792
2134DTA_se3_ag4_f_022661.3770So thank god for that, it's a pension write off.2663.8414
2135DTA_int_022665.9771Were you ever in a automobile accident?2668.0788
2136DTA_se3_ag4_f_022668.5321No.2669.0730
2138 2669.2493We'd and we don't own no [automobile.]2671.5790 
2139DTA_int_022671.2599[Mm-hm.]2671.5374
2140DTA_se3_ag4_f_022672.2957No, so far.2673.3013
2142 2673.8783So far, I have never.2675.1727 
2143DTA_int_022675.8619Have you ever been in a situation where you thought you might be killed or might die?2679.3240
2144DTA_se3_ag4_f_022682.3236Oh, years ago.2683.9472
2145DTA_int_022684.2605Mm-hm.2684.5496
2146DTA_se3_ag4_f_022684.5496The uh, uh,2685.2412
2147 2685.8156in the earlier years of my marriage life, I thought I woulda died.2689.4239
2148DTA_int_022689.4752Mm-hm.2689.8121
2149DTA_se3_ag4_f_022690.8601But that was before we had a fa- started a family.2693.7136
2151 2694.4637But I had to undergo an operation [and] then2697.3145 
2152DTA_int_022696.6692[Mm-hm.]2696.9676
2153DTA_se3_ag4_f_022697.8832I didn't see what was lifedom at that time.2700.4334
2154DTA_int_022700.4894Mm-hm.2700.7738
2155DTA_se3_ag4_f_022701.1648But after I was operated and2702.9775
2157 2703.4968started a family2704.8441 
2159 2705.4188it was fi- that was all during the first five years of my marriage2708.9856 
2160DTA_int_022709.0276Mm-hm.2709.3214
2161DTA_se3_ag4_f_022709.3913before we had [children.]2710.5171
2162DTA_int_022710.4731[Mm-hm.]2710.7436
2163 2713.0246Some people say whatever's gonna happen is gonna happen. What do you think about that?2716.2958
2164DTA_se3_ag4_f_022717.6502Well,2718.3590
2166 2718.8700I would believe2719.9168 
2168 2720.3042that is true too.2721.3260 
2170 2721.5078But I do not believe2722.7389 
2172 2722.9275you going and shake hand2724.2871 
2174 2724.7507with something that you know gonna happen.2726.6681 
2175DTA_int_022727.0289Mm-hm.2727.2927
2176DTA_se3_ag4_f_022727.3916I believe in keeping away.2728.8033
2177DTA_int_022728.9147Mm-hm.2729.1618
2178DTA_se3_ag4_f_022729.1712I fear2729.8440
2179DTA_int_022729.9512Mm-hm.2730.2583
2180DTA_se3_ag4_f_022730.4375that and2731.2835
2182 2731.4653if I know something is going to make me sick2733.8249 
2184 2734.4790I'm-2734.8929 
2186 2735.1567no matter how much I like it2736.7475 
2188 2737.1800I'll do away from. Now, I like peanuts.2739.7021 
2189DTA_int_022739.8366Mm-hm.2740.1024
2190DTA_se3_ag4_f_022740.2308I love /a/ peanuts and I cannot have 'em .2742.4410
2191DTA_int_022742.4888Mm-hm.2742.8665
2192DTA_se3_ag4_f_022743.8337And (laughing)2744.4684
2194 2744.9052I really2745.6924 
2196 2746.0221could eat some, especially when I come to Detroit, they'd always get my [peanuts.]2750.0549 
2197DTA_int_022749.9197[Yeah.]2750.3253
2198DTA_se3_ag4_f_022750.8945But the last time, I had 'em last year.2753.4247
2200 2754.0879And, uh,2755.0192 
2202 2755.1511really2755.7528 
2204 2756.2391it was a chance I was taking.2757.8523 
2205DTA_int_022757.9689Mm-hm.2758.2906
2206DTA_se3_ag4_f_022758.3186And it's a chance I won't forget.2759.8807
2207DTA_int_022760.0346[Mm-hm.]2760.3703
2208DTA_se3_ag4_f_022760.2817[Because] I really made me sick.2761.9743
2209DTA_int_022762.1235Mm-hm.2762.4266
2210DTA_se3_ag4_f_022763.0873So.2763.7424
2211DTA_int_022763.7751You gotta be careful.2764.5135
2212DTA_se3_ag4_f_022764.9339So I never have eaten a peanut since.2767.3699
2213DTA_int_022767.4072Mm-hm.2767.6640
2214DTA_se3_ag4_f_022768.6118No.2769.1806