 Aunt Nellie the most enterprising of the Ortons, married a wealthy old gentleman named Hoogewaning who had dabbled in the Circus Business and had holdings in Ottumwa, Iowa that included the Municipal Building right down town. As mentioned before when my folks went to the Cole Show nobody could eat in the Cook House unless they were employed so I spent that Summer with Aunt Nellie. Not a pleasant experience, her husband "Hoagy", who was dying of Cancer, despised me and the feeling was mutual, sometimes she would have to stash me in one of the Apartments down town which was good since I could go to Movies whenever I wanted. Poor Aunt Nellie was caught in the middle. |
Saturday, September 17, 2016
#14 The Ortons
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Why did Hoagy despise such a fine fellow?
I was misunderstood!
Still are from what I hear
(how's that walk in shower coming)
Maybe on Monday after Sonny's
we can all come over to see it
(or take a shower)
Some Pitchman came in and and tried to sell my wife a $9,000 bathroom overhaul and was ushered out.
I'll bet she called some
800 number from a late
night TV commercial for
those walk in showers or
from the Sunday paper
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