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“We had nine children, but four of them are dead. One son starvedin prison during the late war, and another was crippled for life. My husband served in the War of 1812ve:tisnaunder Colonel Pluck. But he diedlong ago—in 1835.”‘Your old friends must be nearlyall gone now ?”“Only last Tuesday 1 attended theanwldiithtoitafuneral of Polly Lees, who was fiveotyears younger than I. She was an I old playmate and friend, and she was the last one. They are all gone!now, and it makes me very sad. 1Cltliam getting very old, and 1 begin toblt;r(feel what is meant by ‘once a man,! g but twice a child.’ But if 1 could ,Ponly work 1 should be happy yet.'’ “But you do not dislike to chat, ^ though you do begin to feel a little : ‘old, eh?” ,“No, thank God, 1 can speak both d English and German as well and as | aeasily as ever.I could. 1 like totalk, and enjoy company for thatreason. I guess-1 was considerableC?dof a gossip in my day.”“Have you ever*traveled much* /SI“Traveled ? Lord, no ! 1 neverwas out of the city of Philadelphia(in mv life. The farthest I ever wentwas out to Germantown, and that, twas only a few years ago. I like to ( stay at home and be quiet, and 1most always have been, except when ,the cholera or yellow fever were rag- |;ing so, and then 1 went everywhere j1 could to help take care of the sick. None of those diseases ever touchedinit?, either. Oh, yes! I alwaysused to go when anyone was to be hung. I saw two darkeys hung onBush Hill and an innocent boy—as they found out afterward—and a fellow named Porter, who workedwith my husband. 1 always wentout to see them.”Ys the genial old lady rose to takethe reporter’s hand, she said: “Bo
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Altoona Evening Mirror
Altoona, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Apr 04, 1876
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