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Page 75 together. He was smaller than I and had thick black hair. His father was dead and his mother had married again. She was Mrs Howard Perkins and worked at the front desk at the Huron Clinic. Blake and I became the best of friends. He didn't go to church. He liked to play the fiddle and had a set of drums. We had a lot of fun at both his house and ours. But I think more at his house because there were no roomers to disturb. Some evening Mrs. Perkins would have a few friends n and Blake and I would get to playing on the drums and fiddle. Then they would roll up the rug and dance for an hour or so. Blake's mother most always baked a cake or pies during these sessions and we would eat them while they were hot. What little dancing I know was learned at these parties. They were some good times. Clarence Kooyman was another good friend of mine. He was five years older than I but that never made any difference. We spent a lot of time together. He went to the Methodist church and I guess thats how we came to be so friendly and find so much to do together. |