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From: Lisa Perry <>
Subject: [MOMONROE] NBC: Hulen
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 21:13:46 -0500


Untitled, undated article; original source unknown. Extracted from the
newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of
Madison, Missouri.



"(Unable to read first few lines.) (unknown)-seventh birthday. It was a
(unknown) morning and he was sitting on his front porch, musing, no
doubt, over the past events of a long, happy and useful life, when
hearing the rattle of approaching vehicles, he glanced up to find quite
a procession of buggies coming toward his house. It was his children,
grandchildren and one great grandchild coming to spend the day with him.
He confesses that his first thought was, 'How will Sallie (his wife)
ever get enough cooked for that crowd,' he knowing that she had made no
extra preparations for dinner. But she had demonstrated that a woman
cannot only keep a secret but also prepare dinner right under a man's
nose and he never be the wiser, for she knew of the surprise.

Mr. Hulen, was a very happy man that day, for it was the first time in
ten years that all of his descendants had been together. His fears in
regard to dinner vanished when he saw the well filled baskets that they
began unloading from the buggies. With the exception of roast beef and
potatoes which Mrs. Hulen had prepared, they brought the entire dinner
with them. There were present, James Gritton, wife and daughter; Bid
Goodnight, wife and two daughters; James McKinney, wife and little
daughter, the last being named the great-grandchild. In the afternoon
photographer Berry came down and took a picture of this family group
which in the future will be a cherished possession of those present."



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Kathleen Wilham

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Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562




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