My Uncle, I knew as One Eyed Willy because he just had one eye, hung
around the grapes (wine) a little too much at times. Back when I was a kid,
he told me that he was high on wine when he got his eye bit out at the Lords
Supper at church one night. That’s all I know about that story. I do have a
Daylily I plan to name Abilene One Eyed Willy next year. His wife my Aunt
Mildred lost all her toes on one foot wrestling a bear at the carnival. She
would get $50 if she pinned the bear to the matt. Uncle Willy said the bear
got the worst end on the deal. He wound up sterile and couldn’t wrestle for
over six months. Aunt Mildred pinned the bear and got the $50. The owner of
the bear threatened to sue her but everyone there agreed that the bear bit
first.
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