[catpuppy]

My grandfather was born 5 years before Mr. Sherman's visit and, as a boy, my father had many chats with a lady, Mary Gay, who witnessed that visit and the damage that followed.

[lodwick]

“Not a word did he speak, and when he turned his back on me, I saw him brush off the silent tears, and more than one step was uneven before his nerves became steady and he ready to report for duty.”
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Just damn...thanks for the great linkage, CP.