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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>More by Florence Courtney Melton:</FONT></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=+1> Uncle William Patton was a
drinking man. He carried a bottle with him all the time. He ran out
before they got to another town to stock up, one time. They thought of
Mother's bottle she always kept to use as medicine. He got very sick and
had Aunt Comfort ask for a little whisky for William. He was taken with
pain in his stomach. Mother fixed a dose of some whisky about half whisky
and half of the hottest colic medicine known. He drank it down without
stopping but when he could speak he said, "I was a damn fool to think I could
fool Mary." They never came to Mother again for whisky.</FONT> </P></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Mother/Mary is Mary Anne Ashbaugh Courtney; my great great
grandmother. Comfort Ashbaugh Patton was Mary's next older
sister.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>:-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Cecil</FONT></DIV>
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