Gossip and Reflections from a Kentucky 85 Year Old
A long miscellany recounts Uncle Eli Lucas of Kentucky, 85, a laborer and father of 18, with his 22-year-old wife Reta, then 16 at marriage. The piece flashes to anecdotes about tooth care in India, Stephen Foster and his wife, Eisenhower bases plans, tax dodging gamblers, a Harvard guide mischief, and various humorous vignettes from 1930s-40s America. It weaves in tales of longevity, mischief, and social quirks with a string of brief jokes and local color.
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