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    1. [ILJEFFER] MEMORIES Part II
    2. When dad came home she told him, and he said “Well, you could have given the baby some milk.”The gypsies were very clever, and one time they took some money from Clarence Henderson’s dad. He was sitting in the yard when they came by. While one was telling his fortune the other was stealing the money. Part of that money was a dollar bill that had been signed my Clarence’s brother Monroe. It was the first dollar issued by the bank where Monroe was president. Tip Henderson had that dollar in a long, snap-top purse that he had rolled up in his pocket, and this gal got it.I remember it well, because I was picking blackberries that day. We got word that they had stolen the money from Mr. Henderson, and I said “Let’s get out of here. We don’t want to run into them.” We went down to one of the neighbors and got the whole story. Of course, things traveled fast then. We didn’t have radios, or too many telephones, but somebody going down the road would tell the next neighbor, and they would go on to the next one. The whole countryside knew in a very short time that Tip Henderson had had some money stolen by gypsies.It was funny. The gypsies went by the constable’s house, and he had already gotten the word. They were going to beg from him, but he arrested them right there.Until another day, God Bless!Thanks to the 79 people who have commented on our articles. We have enjoyed hearing from everyone.

    09/27/2014 07:32:20