When their husbands came I was surprised to see that both were at least 20 years older than Miriam-Maryam. I asked them what they wanted and they requ...sted me to arrange for jobs for them in the Gulf. When I asked them about their wives, especially since they would then be away for nearly three years as they were just labourers, they said it would be okay because they knew that their wives would be happy, especially since they were working for me, which they had noticed ever since the past. Trish left them all together to have fun and went into the house to make a phone call and clean up the kitchen, she listened to the laughter outside and knew what she had to do. Julie came into the kitchen to get the surprise for the kids, she always brought a favorite treat for them. Trisha was just hanging up the phone and handed her sister a platter when she saw the bakery box come out of the refrigerator. Julie placed the fruit tarts and cookies on the platter and smiled at her sister.. .. , I reckon I crisscrossed back and forth, from East to the West, across this great country more timesthan even I care to remember.In those days, when I rode an old freight train into a town, I made my home on the outskirts of the railroad yards along with all the other hobos. There, you would always find an odd assortment of characters; some of them unsavory, others were ilk of the finest kind. These ramshackle makeshift camps, in time, came to be commonly known throughout the Depression Era. I knew the alcohol was going to my head but part of me didn’t care, I was just having a great time. “Rains gonna start” “Bull shit! It’s been nothing but clear sky all night” I half slurred to him “I’m telling you its gonna rain” Sure enough within a couple of minutes the rain started and we both retreated into my tent as it was the closest and we didn’t have any jackets with us to grab. My tent could easily hold 4 people and there was an area where we could put our boots, before he got into.