----- Original Message ----- From: Doris To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 3:41 AM Subject: Re: [KYHeritageFolklore] The end??Not yet111 / Belle Oh please keep the stories coming Belle.............I love reading them. I may not comment on each one, but I do read them all and really enjoy them. Sometimes I think that I was born at the wrong time and in the wrong place after reading stories such as yours. LOL I know that's not true though, because I believe that God has a plan for all of us and we're exactly where He wants us to be. Hugs, Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: Belle Shepherd To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:38 AM Subject: Re: [KYHeritageFolklore] The end??Not yet111 Mary, I didn't mean it was the end for my posting, I meant that those folks in the Church and at the picnic thought it was possibly 'the end' of the world as had been predicted, Many folks beleive in strange things and twist them around to fit their own feelings though they have nothing to back them up. I hear that 'ignorance is bliss' and we have had many ignorant people among us and it will always be that way. We have had among us many nomadic winos going about telling stories and deleting and adding bits of information for their audiences in their travels. We will never know the complete stories of many things, only bits and pieces to fit together and try to make sense. Sorry you misunderstood me. I have lots more to write about if anyone wants to read it. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Richmond To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:09 PM Subject: Re: [KYHeritageFolklore] The end??? Oh Bell, I hate to end this. This has been so much fun and so exciting. If you find you have afterthoughts feel free to let us hear. I am sure that everyone enjoyed this as much as I. Your parents seemed wonderful and I know you were proud of them. Mary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --- On Wed, 2/3/10, Belle Shepherd <[email protected]> wrote: From: Belle Shepherd <[email protected]> Subject: [KYHeritageFolklore] The end??? To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2010, 9:15 PM One summer night during one of my mothers "Moonlight picnics" on the front lawn , there was a loud 'KABOOM', the ground shook, some guests started screaming! We could hear more screaming coming from the small African-American Church that was a short distance away. The gas storage tank at the small depot with one track running through town, had somehow caught on fire and exploded. Pieces of hot metal were flying around . One of the large bands landed in our yard just missing some of the terrified picnicers. The depot was less than a half mile down the paved road that ran in front of our house. The Congegation from the Church kept screaming that it was 'the end of the world.' My Dad left the huge iron ring on the ground, later planted a tree in the middle of it. I went back many years later and there was a large tree growing in the middle of the round band, no one had moved it. A cousin then lived there but wasn't home so I wasn't able to see the rest of the house. All signs of the slave cabins were gone, no barn or smokehouse either. A double garage had been added to one side of the house. The small Churchwas gone, no depot or railroad track, The new one was not close to the little town. Belle __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group Messages in this topic (2) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group Start a New Topic LIST URL's to better help you find your way around Home Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KYHeritageFolklore Photo Page: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/KYHeritageFolklore/lst Message Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KYHeritageFolklore/messages Files Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KYHeritageFolklore/files/ MARKETPLACE Going Green: Your Yahoo! Groups resource for green living Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use. __,_._,___