"Casey Jones", My Aunt Mary, "Paladin" and a Hard Lesson in Life
This story is about part of a "Doring family tradition's", at our “Granny Doring's house”, back in the late 1950's through about the entire 1960's. So here goes! From the time I was old enough to remember anything much, we went over to Granny Doring's almost every Saturday night. And the way that went was, earlier in the evening, the aunts, Mary and Carolyn, and very early on Aunt Jeanette, would usually help to entertain Susan and I. When I got old enough to do so, I joined in and played board games with the aunt's, and Susan. We played games like, Parcheesi, and Sorry, and Chinese Checkers, and Clue was a real favorite. Sometimes we would play outside in Granny Doring's yard, And sometimes we would go across the street to play over at that “legendary” park across from Granny Doring's house. Aunti Jeanette, being the eldest, got married to our awesome "Unkie" Jim in August of 1956. So I don't remember her being there as much dur