MFA words
well
just
the
regular
uh
education
they
didn't
go
to
college
my
mother
was
born
in
eighteen
sixty
seven
my
father
was
born
in
eighteen
fifty
they
had
grammar
school
they
had
uh
school
but
i
don't
know
that
they
they
had
public
schools
they
went
to
publi
my
father
during
the
civil
war
his
family
uh
were
friends
of
some
catholics
here
and
they
sent
their
when
my
father
was
ten
years
old
when
the
war
started
and
uh
they
sent
him
up
to
s
notre
dame
to
school
during
the
war
you
see
that's
he
went
there
course
that
was
just
grammar
school
uh
i
mean
it
was
i
don't
know
whether
you'd
call
it
high
school
or
not
you
know
they
didn't
in
those
days
but
it
was
a
preparatory
school
at
notre
dame
it
was
not
the
college
of
course
yeah
oh
yeah
and
he
went
there
during
the
civil
war
oh
yeah
he
was
in
the
flour
business
uh
he
uh
bought
flour
uh
from
the
west
that
kinda
flour
that
they
used
out
there
which
was
called
winter
wheat
flour
that
used
by
bakers
and
then
he
brought
it
here
and
put
it
in
his
own
onto
his
own
label
and
sold
it
to
bakers
all
over
the
south
that's
what
they
used
for
bakeries
and
they
they
only
used
that
kinda
flour
and
so
he
sold
flour
to
all
over
the
south
his
father
his
father
uh
was
born
in
eighteen
o
two
and
uh
good
many
children
in
the
family
and
he
was
his
mother
was
determined
to
have
one
child
named
for
her
father
and
one
named
for
her
husband
and
my
father
was
the
third
one
and
so
his
he
was
the
third
one
named
for
his
father
the
other
two
had
died
and
then
there
were
my
uncle
who
was
ten
years
older
than
my
father
was
the
second
matt
and
then
i
of
a
second
wife
my
father
his
first
wife
died
and
then
married
my
mother
in
his
uh
forties
early
forties
when
uh
when
i
was
born
until
the
railroads
came
in
then
he
got
out
of
that
and
was
in
the
uh
uh
mercantile
business
and
he
sold
grain
and
and
uh
wholesale
business
here
in
nashville
no
no
yeah
church
and
yes
uh
historical
uh
interests
i'm
i'm
interested
in
historical
things
and
board
ma
on
the
board
of
the
ladies
ladies
hermitage
association
that
runs
andrew
jackson's
home
i've
been
on
that
board
for
since
nineteen
forty
two
or
three
or
something
like
that
and
i'm
on
the
board
and
have
been
registrar
of
the
colonial
dames
national
society
of
colonial
dames
for
i've
been
registrar
for
thirty
years
uh
no
the
well
there
is
now
there's
a
uh
yeah
oh
yes
there's
a
there's
a
board
uh
that
started
see
it
started
in
eighteen
eighty
nine
jackson
died
in
eighteen
forty
five
and
he
the
home
was
his
son
adopted
son's
no
it
was
not
his
adopted
son
but
his
son's
his
grandson
had
lived
there
when
the
when
he
i
guess
he
was
anyway
the
family
lived
on
in
the
house
but
this
the
uh
state
of
tennessee
bought
it
after
jackson's
death
but
they
didn't
do
anything
with
it
and
then
they
couldn't
afford
to
to
keep
on
living
there
and
they
so
the
state
had
all
sorts
of
ideas
as
to
what
they
were
going
to
do
with
it
they
were
going
to
have
a
make
a
they
were
going
to
do
all
sorts
of
different
things
and
so
some
of
the
ladies
got
and
uh
so
they
got
busy
and
finally
in
good
order
why
we
can
keep
on
running
it
and
it's
a
self
sustaining
board
we
appoint
our
own
board
members
as
you
see
and
all
nashville
residents
and
we
have
uh
uh
uh
committee
of
men
who
are
appointed
by
the
governor
who
are
called
trustees
from
recommendation
from
us
and
the
governor
has
only
turned
us
down
once
and
then
uh
but
that
we
run
it
we
we
operate
the
place
completely
in
every
way
and
it's
a
big
business
now
three
hundred
thousand
people
there
last
it's
really
and
so
we
we
run
it
completely
i
can't
remember
it's
two
dollars
there
uh
you
must
if
they're
in
a
group
it's
uh
we
have
three
buildings
three
it's
the
hermitage
itself
which
is
well
worth
seeing
then
across
the
road
is
a
house
that
is
very
beautiful
that
was
built
by
andrew
jackson
for
his
and
his
secretary's
wife
was
was
the
his
uh
hostess
for
part
of
the
half
the
time
his
wife
was
died
before
he
became
president
see
and
rachel
was
uh
before
he
was
inaugurated
president
and
so
his
his
niece
was
his
he
hostess
and
then
his
uh
adopted
son's
wife
was
hostess
part
of
the
time
too
no
that's
the
way
i
go
is
highway
forty
and
that's
what
you
would
do
you
could
go
uh
from
murfreesboro
pike
you'd
go
over
oh
and
those
motor
courts
uh
how
alamo
court
turn
left
at
alamo
court
and
go
through
there
and
you
go
over
to
the
and
turn
right
and
go
straight
out
and
you'll
come
right
to
it
you
turn
off
to
the
left
there
after
you
but
you'll
see
the
signs
they'll
tell
you
where
to
turn
but
you
really
that's
really
way
out
way
far
out
no
i
don't
think
so
now
you've
got
it
no
they
don't
they're
they're
we
always
having
music
down
here
having
people
come
over
from
peabody
college
to
entertain
us
you
know
it
they
they
come
and
try
that
on
us
first
and
i
never
go
no
i
really
i
have
no
care
for
music
whatsoever
i
have
no
rhythm
and
it
it
doesn't
mean
anything
to
me
proud
of
it
but
it
just
doesn't
uh
oh
i
don't
turn
on
the
radio
at
all
and
i
never
listen
to
musical
things
on
t
v
farms
well
i
don't
know
much
about
well
i
know
very
little
i
have
cousins
who
have
a
farm
they
have
a
large
farm
out
towards
franklin
and
i
go
out
there
and
visit
them
but
i
know
very
little
about
farms
barn
a
corn
crib
mm
granary
i
wouldn't
uh
sort
of
a
thing
like
this
it's
i
don't
know
whether
that's
right
or
not
uh
loft
i
used
to
play
in
barns
i
had
friends
who
rented
country
places
every
summer
and
went
out
and
sort
of
camped
you
know
and
they'd
rent
them
and
go
out
and
as
i
say
would
sort
of
camp
in
them
and
i'd
go
out
and
visit
them
but
that's
that's
the
extent
of
my
oh
no
no
no
work
done
just
play
slide
down
the
haystacks
mm
mm
rick
stable
hmm
dairy
no
that
would
be
where
you
keep
the
uh
i
don't
know
i
can't
think
no
a
cow
pen
would
be
alright
yes
in
a
sty
open
as
far
as
i
know
well
just
cans
of
milk
milk
cans
and
and
places
to
strain
the
milk
and
that
sort
of
thing
i
i
remember
as
a
child
and
churn
it
more
processing
barnyard
pasture
yes
no
i
really
don't
i've
seen
it
but
i
don't
know
anything
about
it
field
area
as
far
as
i
know
small
gardens
and
places
of
that
sort
would
be
in
a
they
wouldn't
be
g
you
wouldn't
call
it
a
patch
though
yeah
oh
corn
uh
all
kinds
a'
things
grai
uh
hay
well
let's
see
uh
a
rail
fence
a
rail
fence
is
r
uh
rectangul
uh
horizontal
rails
and
uh
a
picket
fence
would
be
with
up
and
uh
perpendicular
stakes
then
there's
uh
um
yeah
zig
zag
that's
right
yes
that's
straight
up
and
down
i
think
pale
yeah
that
would
a
picket
fence
would
be
smaller
uh
paled
uh
smaller
sticks
and
the
pale
pale
uh
pale
fence
would
be
wider
uh
that's
my
uh
idea
of
it
mm
hmm
i
expect
so
oh
barbed
wire
for
the
uh
posts
uh
rock
wall
china
egg
china
egg
that's
it
really
china
egg
yeah
oh
yes
many
of
'em
yeah
mm
hmm
well
i
don't
know
why
except
that
that
they
think
that
that
is
a
nest
that
they've
had
i
don't
know
a
bucket
either
way
a
pail
i
guess
would
be
a
me
a
wooden
pail
wooden
e
to
my
mind
would
be
metal
but
we
we
don't
use
the
word
pail
too
much
i
don't
know
oh
yes
yes
i
have
a
skillet
iron
yes
that's
a
spider
it's
just
the
size
of
a
sk
a
regular
skillet
and
they
they
put
hot
coals
under
it
when
they
built
it
in
front
of
the
uh
cooked
in
the
fireplace
you
see
they
put
coals
under
the
skillet
and
that's
where
the
why
there
were
legs
no
not
that
i
know
a
vase
uh
you
mean
uh
plates
and
oh
knives
and
forks
uh
spoon
wash
the
dishes
dry
them
uh
rinse
'em
uh
dish
towel
no
dish
cloth
dry
them
it
might
have
been
the
di
the
one
to
wash
'em
with
it
might
be
a
dish
rag
well
i
think
in
the
early
days
i
would
have
said
rag
i
would
say
cloth
now
rag
in
the
early
days
wash
rag
yes
a
barrel
mm
oh
uh
a
funnel
a
whip
bag
paper
bag
or
paper
sack
in
a
uh
cloth
bag
i
think
in
in
the
same
uh
tow
sack
uh
tow
sack
and
um
the
same
thing
it
was
it's
not
anymore
i'm
sure
it's
in
paper
now
a
sack
no
a
rick
oh
i
can't
remember
no
a
rick
no
a
rick
is
um
is
a
certain
but
when
you
pile
it
up
it's
certain
footage
is
is
a
rick
or
uh
oh
the
other
name
that
i
can't
think
of
no
they
pile
you
know
they
pile
wood
into
a
certain
way
and
a
certain
footage
means
a
uh
the
other
na
other
name
has
escaped
me
but
yes
no
not
coil
no
uh
no
uh
no
it'll
come
to
me
it's
so
silly
cuz
it's
so
perfectly
well
known
uh
but
a
rick
is
one
one
thing
but
that
is
not
something
that
uh
fixed
in
a
certain
way
they
piled
it
up
just
exactly
right
and
they
know
exactly
by
the
measurement
and
i'll
think
of
the
other
name
there
is
another
name
a
light
uh
bulb
uh
light
bulb
uh
the
s
the
uh
faucet
spigot
but
i
don't
think
i
call
it
a
faucet
on
the
outside
burst
a
basket
i
don't
keg
uh
a
hoop
hoop
a
stopper
um
i
uh
well
it
has
several
names
the
jews
harp
is
one
name
and
a
uh
uh
oh
i've
just
not
long
ago
i
heard
somebody
playing
one
uh
harmonica
yes
hammer
um
mm
should
know
that
oh
i
know
that
it's
the
i
can't
think
of
it
gimme
a
clue
uh
now
that's
another
one
uh
oh
you
know
i
can't
think
i
should
remember
that
uh
i
can't
i
know
it
so
well
i've
done
it
oh
yes
shafts
of
course
no
shafts
is
what
we
called
them
single
tree
good
i
don't
know
that
i
couldn't
tell
ya
i
i
don't
know
i
don't
know
well
my
brain's
gone
yes
of
course
hauling
wood
pulled
it
uh
hauled
it
oh
uh
dragged
it
we
have
i
wouldn't
say
some
a'
the
things
that
you
might
say
let's
see
uh
i
don't
let
me
see
now
we
have
well
we
wouldn't
say
drug
we
would've
said
dragged
i
think
i
have
heard
people
say
drug
uh
uh
plow
no
i
can't
oh
h
horses
draw
them
yes
yeah
um
oh
i
should
know
that
too
yeah
i'm
not
a
farmer
can't
think
what
it's
called
yes
that's
right
uh
uh
completely
blank
when
you
ask
me
these
questions
i've
seen
many
of
'em
and
i've
had
them
uh
hmm
i
know
what
you're
talking
about
give
me
a
clue
saw
horse
saw
horse
was
what
we
would
call
it
yes
it's
the
same
thing
brush
no
no
no
uh
i
can't
think
yes
cartridge
of
course
oh
see
hor
uh
uh
see
saw
see
sawing
yeah
yes
i
have
heard
of
a
flying
jenny
i
imagine
so
yes
i'm
not
sure
but
i
flying
jenny
is
familiar
to
me
no
swing
was
the
thing
that
you
put
it
in
they
had
uh
a
decorative
thing
that
sat
by
the
fireplace
and
you
put
the
coal
in
that
from
the
bucket
as
was
the
coal
hot
put
onto
the
fireplace
yes
no
that's
the
same
as
the
bucket
coal
scuttle
is
what
i
should
have
said
in
the
first
place
coal
scuttle
is
correct
oh
yes
no
uh
wheelbarrow
um
oh
dear
but
i
can't
think
what
you
oh
uh
well
alright
grindstone
would
be
more
of
a
likely
a
whet
stone
to
my
mind
would
not
be
the
wheel
it
would
be
a
stone
that
you
would
uh
sharpen
things
on
straight
that's
with
a
whet
stone
grindstone
would
be
round
yes
car
lubrication
um
uh
grease
grease
greasy
greased
the
car
uh
oil
oil
coal
oil
that's
what
we
use
to
call
it
yeah
kerosene
but
ker
coal
oil
was
the
old
name
for
it
yes
it's
the
same
thing
as
kerosene
no
i've
heard
betty
lamps
the
little
things
they
used
to
have
in
the
early
days
where
they
had
anything
else
they
they
w
a
betty
lamp
it
had
wick
betty
yes
betty
lamp
it
was
a
flat
little
thing
like
this
uh
and
it
stuck
in
it
had
uh
a
piece
of
uh
sharp
portion
they
could
stick
in
the
wall
or
stick
in
the
fireplace
and
they
put
a
little
oil
in
it
but
uh
well
torch
would
be
yes
i
wouldn't
be
i
wouldn't
be
familiar
with
torch
particularly
torch
is
something
that
that
carried
and
they
used
i
think
it
in
the
old
days
they
used
to
have
back
uh
early
they
had
torch
parades
so
it's
like
parades
and
they
carry
these
things
and
that
was
th
that
was
a
torch
light
parade
no
i
mean
i
think
i've
read
it
but
i've
it's
not
familiar
with
me
here
tube
launch
it
uh
row
boat
or
canoe
well
a
canoe
is
a
is
made
of
it's
very
different
construction
it's
uh
flimsier
uh
thinner
material
a
h
row
boat
is
a
really
very
sturdy
made
out
of
wood
very
sturdy
flat
bottom
yes
i
don't
know
i
can't
think
oh
of
course
pretty
prettier
an
apron
pen
safety
pin
can
tin
can
ten
a
coat
on
it
between
the
shirt
and
the
coat
a
vest
pants
or
trousers
whichever
you
wis
prefer
to
call
it
yes
can't
think
of
one
did
fit
it
didn't
uh
fitted
new
one
suit
new
new
suit
a
new
suit
bulge
shrink
did
shrink
did
not
shrink
shrunk
shrunk
dress
up
pocketbook
uh
purse
wallet
yes
either
one
bracelet
uh
uh
necklace
a
bead
uh
uh
uh
ch
uh
uh
a
bead
chain
no
uh
uh
necklace
of
pearls
no
string
uh
uh
uh
uh
not
braces
that
is
a
name
for
it
but
that's
not
what
we
would
call
it
uh
suspenders
yes
i
have
heard
of
galluses
too
country
people
yeah
should
think
so
an
umbrella
oh
a
spread
a
pillow
uh
a
bolster
all
the
way
a
blanket
or
a
spread
or
not
a
spread
but
uh
comforter
uh
uh
a
quilt
yes
a
comforter
is
a
thing
with
t
uh
cotton
in
between
and
it's
quilted
i
should
think
something
like
that
uh
it's
well
it's
near
th
th
the
pro
same
about
the
same
as
a
quilt
might
be
a
little
thicker
than
a
quilt
uh
pallet
just
put
a
uh
well
it
could
use
a
a
mattress
of
some
kind
a
pad
yes
rich
uh
mm
i
can't
think
right
now
oh
uh
uh
i
can't
think
it's
i
i
i
know
it
should
be
but
it
it's
gone
well
there
of
course
uh
hmm
i
don't
know
oh
fertilized
it's
bottom
land
yeah
i
don't
know
it's
uh
i
don't
i
don't
know
i
i
should
i
think
but
i
don't
remember
marsh
land
i
don't
know
i
have
heard
of
loam
yes
but
i
do
uh
that's
not
particularly
familiar
to
me
draining
it
oh
a
pond
oh
i
don't
know
not
particularly
have
water
no
yes
probably
deep
uh
narrow
but
it
doesn't
necessarily
have
water
to
my
mind
mm
i
don't
know
yes
that's
right
gully
a
s
uh
uh
brook
stream
stream
is
bigger
yes
no
a
creek
is
between
i
would
say
between
a
river
and
a
stream
no
brook
would
be
small
river's
the
biggest
then
creek
stream
and
then
brook
well
it'd
all
be
rivers
possibly
it
could
be
tributary
yeah
tributary
forks
yes
it
would
be
a
fork
a
hill
uh
i
can't
think
i
tell
ya
see
i
when
you
get
my
age
you
you
forget
i
mean
names
don't
come
to
you
very
quickly
in
a
little
while
i
will
think
of
that
but
really
that's
i
find
that
that
is
true
in
old
age
that
s
that
names
do
not
come
to
you
as
quickly
as
they
might
i
in
a
little
while
i'll
think
of
that
mm
well
there's
a
little
stream
down
at
the
foot
of
this
back
here
in
the
in
the
foot
of
this
uh
land
back
there
it
drops
down
in
there
and
there
is
a
little
stream
i
think
it's
i'm
not
sure
but
i
think
it's
a
part
of
what
is
known
as
sugar
tree
creek
that
runs
back
through
all
this
property
back
in
here
and
i'm
not
certain
but
i
think
that's
part
of
it
uh
down
well
over
on
harding
road
down
here
a
little
further
is
uh
richland
creek
that's
a
good
size
creek
it
runs
through
there
harding
road
is
the
one
that
you
come
out
from
town
uh
right
here
t
actually
here
i
told
you
the
other
day
that
you
find
uh
business
p
all
the
business
stuff
over
across
the
way
that's
harding
that
road
there
that
you
cross
and
there
is
a
richland
creek
that
crosses
harding
road
down
below
here
out
there
a
way
um
um
knob
door
knob
knob
yes
oh
well
it's
uh
a
hill
kind
of
a
roundish
hill
as
i
oh
well
no
not
necessarily
we
have
out
here
hills
they
are
low
hills
uh
yes
i
should
think
they're
not
big
tall
hills
they
are
they
are
rim
nashville
these
knobs
around
us
here
and
they
are
hills
but
not
very
tall
hills
i
don't
know
i
don't
know
mountain
uh
bluff
well
it
i'm
sure
there
are
no
i
can't
think
a
bluff
would
be
bluff
uh
well
a
notch
or
notch
would
be
one
word
gap
it'd
be
more
likely
that
we
would
call
it
r
a
wharf
uh
uh
yes
i'm
sure
there
are
uh
uh
gravel
road
uh
a
lane
yes
if
it
went
directly
into
his
place
it'd
be
a
driveway
otherwise
it
might
be
a
lane
going
to
his
property
yes
mm
hmm
driveway
a
sidewalk
a
stick
oh
i
threw
it
in
not
at
home
no
i
do
not
black
you
could
have
it
black
no
never
with
milk
uh
without
milk
oh
i
thought
of
you
no
th
uh
wait
a
minute
now
i
don't
ran
into
her
junior
or
for
his
father