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           "Inthosedaysbackduringthewar,ImeanthetrainstillstoppedinOrrington,andBillBatermanhadafuneralhackthereattheloadingdepottomeetthefreightcarryingthebodyofhissonTimmy.Thecoffinwasunloadedbyfourrailroadmen.Iwasoneofthem.TherewasanarmyfellowonboardfromGravesandRegistrationthatwasthearmy’swartimeversionofundertakers,Louisbuthenevergotoffthetrain.Hewassittingdrunkinaboxcarthatstillhadtwelvecoffinsinit.

           "WeputTimmyintothebackofamortuaryCadillacinthosedaysitstillwasn’tuncommontohearsuchthingscalled"hurry-upwagons"becauseintheolddays,themajorconcernwastogetthemintothegroundbeforetheyrotted.BillBatermanstoodby,hisfacestonyandkinda...Idunno...kindadry,Iguessyou’dsay.Heweptnotears.HueyGarberwasdrivingthetrainthatday,andhesaidthatarmyfellahadreallyhadatourforhimself.Hueysaidthey’dflowninawholeshitloadofthosecoffinstoLimestoneinPresqueIsle,atwhichpointboththecoffinsandtheirkeeperentrainedforpointssouth.

           "ThearmyfellacomeswalkinguptoHuey,andhetakesafifthofryewhiskeyoutofhisuniformblouse,andhesaysinthissoft,drawlyDixievoice,"Well,Mr.Engineer,you’redrivingamysterytraintoday,didyouknowthat?’

           "Hueyshakeshishead.

           "Well,youare.Atleast,that’swhattheycallafuneraltraindowninAlabama.

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