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Memories of a Long Life                                            23

of the nicest straight pieces of fat lightwood.  I split it up when I needed kindling, and it lasted me a long time.  I would not make a charge, so when I left, Mollie paid my railroad fare and gave me a cloak.

 

After Christmas I had one of the little boys and had gone to Oscar Petty’s.  He spent the night and went back next day around the big road.  It had rained during the night.  Camp Creek was up.  I got the little boy over on the rocks, as there was not foot log, but one of my feet went into the water over my shoe.  It was two miles home.  Some of my teeth were bad, so I went to Pittsboro to Dr. Chapin’s office; he took out four on the side; then there were four in front, of which he took out two.  He pulled two at the same draw—he had seen they were grown together.  He then said he had seen it and knew he had it, quite a curiosity.  I went home, went to bed, showed my teeth.  Little Henry, as they lay on the table, and while I was suffering and did not notice him, got a knife and cut them apart, said he waned to see what it was.  In a few days I was suffering severe pain and could not get about.  Dr. Chapin came and said it was sciatica and inflammatory rheumatism; for six weeks if they would try to move me my suffering was severe, and for nine months I did not walk a sep.  Dr. Chapin did all he could to give me some ease; he would insert something in my flesh.  Late in the fall I got so I could be up a little in a chair.

 

            During the time two Mormon elders came and waned a night’s lodging.  I did not know but they would pay.  It was after sundown, and I agreed for them to stay.  My niece was waiting on me, so she prepared supper and a bed for them.  My bed was in the room they were to go through in going to the dining room.  There was some fire in it, so after supper Mr. Leighton and the men took a seat in my room.  I could not get up at all.  They had a great deal to say.  Mr. Leighton asked one about having more than one wife.  The way they got out of it, not to own or deny it, they said, “Don’t we live under the same law as you do?”  Well, they talked so till I believe they had Mr. Leighton converted to their faith.  They went so far that while I could not raise up I could not stand it.  They said that God would not keep a soul in torment after it had been long enough to pay for the crime, just as the judge and jury set months or years to punish for crimes, and all such talk.  Well, I was so worn out and worried with this talk that my patience could hold out no longer, and I said, “I want to hear no more, I’ve a Bible and read and not anything such is in it, and I want to hear no more, so I want you to get out and go to bed.”  And they did.  Next morning they left with no pay or thanks, got Mr. Leighton’s