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Summary: Part of Series that belongs on Every True Texan's Bookshelf
Review: Nowhere can you gain a better understanding of the real Texas than in the recurring publications of the Texas Folklore Society. These short works were compiled by Francis Edward Abernethy from the TFS holdings and share with the reader the wide diversity of culture in that great State. From stories about hunting in the Big Bend area to catching gar on the rivers of East Texas there's a true Bounty for everyone. J. Frank Dobie figures in several of the stories (as well he should...see my other reviews including "Longhorns") authoring one about the curiosity of deer. You also learn about Dobie's interest in collecting various types of grass seed to capture some that have since disappeared from the landscape. Another story shares the finer points of still making and yet another shares the lexicon of prisoners at Huntsville.But of all the stories the only place I keep marked in the book is about the old minister in Chillicothe who had married folks for years. An always with notes of the bride and grooms name. But this one time was his nemesis: Brother Patrick began a halting homily on the sacredness of marriage, hoping the names would come to him. He knew the bride was from the Beach family but couldn't recall her first name and he couldn't remember the grooms name at all. So he figures a way to ask them from the alter. Turning to the groom, he asked, "In what name do you come to be married?" The groom was dumbfounded for he didn't recall this being part of the ceremony. Finally he says, "in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." To which Brother Patrick says, "What does your mother call you?" "Puffen," said the groom. "Puffen," Brother Patrick said, "do you take -" The bride's first name still hadn't come to him. "Do you take this Beach to be your wife?" If you can find it, you'll love this great book about the real Texas.
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Summary: Part of Series that belongs on Every True Texan's Bookshelf
Review: Nowhere can you gain a better understanding of the real Texas than in the recurring publications of the Texas Folklore Society. These short works were compiled by Francis Edward Abernethy from the TFS holdings and share with the reader the wide diversity of culture in that great State. From stories about hunting in the Big Bend area to catching gar on the rivers of East Texas there's a true Bounty for everyone. J. Frank Dobie figures in several of the stories (as well he should...see my other reviews including "Longhorns") authoring one about the curiosity of deer. You also learn about Dobie's interest in collecting various types of grass seed to capture some that have since disappeared from the landscape. Another story shares the finer points of still making and yet another shares the lexicon of prisoners at Huntsville. But of all the stories the only place I keep marked in the book is about the old minister in Chillicothe who had married folks for years. An always with notes of the bride and grooms name. But this one time was his nemesis: Brother Patrick began a halting homily on the sacredness of marriage, hoping the names would come to him. He knew the bride was from the Beach family but couldn't recall her first name and he couldn't remember the grooms name at all. So he figures a way to ask them from the alter. Turning to the groom, he asked, "In what name do you come to be married?" The groom was dumbfounded for he didn't recall this being part of the ceremony. Finally he says, "in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." To which Brother Patrick says, "What does your mother call you?" "Puffen," said the groom. "Puffen," Brother Patrick said, "do you take -" The bride's first name still hadn't come to him. "Do you take this Beach to be your wife?" If you can find it, you'll love this great book about the real Texas.
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