<TITLE>13. Par 49-51</TITLE>L-49 Kentucky, they go to bed at seven o'clock with the chickens, you know, when they... So then--so they said... And that was big Ben, you know, that took that handkerchief, and went up there with that lady to lay it on. And he can squall like a panther, anyhow, you know, so...?... So he was up there.
And said, "The next morning we went up to find what we could do to help them." 'Course way back in there, they couldn't get an undertaker in till morning, you know. Said, "Went--went up there to see what we could do, wife and I." And said, "When we got up there, that woman was eating fried apple pies, setting at the table, drinking a cup of coffee, her and her husband."
You know what fried apple pies is? Half moon? See, you pull out the dough like a pancake, and put the... You know what--you know what leather britches is? Leather britches mean? See, beans that, you know, hang them up to let the sun dry them; and dry the apples, you know, the same way, on top of the house. Then take these apples and put them in this, turn them over like that, and fry them, make what they call a half-moon, put sorghum molasses on top of them, they're really good. And they are, sure are. And so... Amen.

L-50 Said, "She was eating fried apple pies, her and her husband." And said, "She don't only do her own work, but she does the neighbor's work ever since then. So now, I wanted to know how that man knowed that."
And Banks was looking at me. I shook my head at him like that.
And he said, "I'd like to know..."
I said, "You don't mean that's the truth." I said, "You wouldn't believe a thing like that."
"Well," said, "I can take you up yonder and prove it to you." See, now he was preaching back to me then. You see? He said, "I can take you up there and prove it to you."
I said, "Oh, I take your word." See? I said, "I take your word."
He said, "Well, she's right up there. And if you don't believe it, just go up there and ask. And ask any of the neighbors around here. Any of them can tell you about it."
"Oh," I said, "I... you--you mean that's right?"
He said, "It sure is right."

L-51 I thought, "Uh huh. Now, you've preaching back to me." You see? I just stood there a little bit, and I said... He said... I said, "Well, what's so... What-- what was you wanting to see the preacher about? What was his name?"
Said, "I don't know." Said, "If I ever see him, I'm going to ask him about it."
I said, "Yes, sir. Well," I said, "I hope you do."
And he said, "Well," he said, "you know," he said, "what I can't understand was what he--he was talking about when he could stand over there, and never been in this country before, and know that woman got that handkerchief, and sent over there, and laid it on that woman, and told her exactly what was going to happen. And that's been two years ago, and she's perfectly well," said, "and she's all right."
Said, "There she is. Doctors said she'd die at any minute. They opened her with cancer, and just sewed her back up, couldn't do nothing about it; done taken a hold. See?" So said, "Wrapped around her..." And said, "There she is."
I said, "Well, that sure is strange, isn't it?"
And he said, "Sure is."


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