Aunt Bobbie

The question Mama answers is:"As a young person did you volunteer for work in church, community, or social services?"Mama writes:Not really--We went to church and did our "duties" concerning that--and we were "good neighbors," usually--unless Papa had to shoot a man in the leg or something--but we had enough social services to take care of at home!This just cracked me up! Not that Papa shot somebody,but the way Mama wrote it! Daddy and Mama have told me several stories about Papa loosing his temper. Once Papa walked into a little store and some men were badmouthing my daddy(he wouldn't let them hunt on his farm anymore because they kept leaving the gates open and the cows would get out).These men didn't know that Papa was Daddy's father-in-law. So Papa walked up to the biggest one in the bunch (Papa was tall but he was skinny) and grabbed his shirt at the throat, and said, "That's my son-in-law you're talking about and if I ever hear you say anything like that again, I'll come looking for you with my gun!" The men knew Papa and knew he meant business, so they didn't say a word! Mama said Papa could be so sweet, but he was short-tempered, especially if he was tired. She said that Bett got so many spankings because she always had to have her say!! Mama said Papa never spanked her, but Mama would hardly talk if he was in the room. Sad, isn't it?