Uncle Ely's sword

(1965 July)

At Fond du Lac went to Retlaw [hotel] ... then to S. Lincoln Ave. [to visit her aunts Lois & Mary]. Entering a dark house, we heard Lois snoring and thru a window saw Mary weeding the garden.... In about a minute Lois was up, amazed to see us, denying she had snored at all. Turning on her heel, she went to the stairway to get her father's brother Ely's sword for you. Mary: "What are you looken for?" Lois: "I'm getting that sword for Skip! And I put it right there and where is it?" Mary: "Don't ask me. I don't know." Lois: "I wrapped it in paper and put it there. Uncle Ely's sword." Mary: "If you wrapped it in paper and put it there, there is where it ought to be." Funny. Finally she came out with it, a Knights of Columbus sword I think. All far gone for shine. Lois: "Do you think I ought to touch it up a little?" We said heavens no and L took it out to the car to get it out of the conversation.... So now you have a sword.