Wilson "Ben Guiné" Mitchell

***Copy of AN1-096***

-Haler le char (continued);
-Chapelet a sauvé sa vie;
-Origin of his nickname;
-9 Baseball players: Batiste, Rodney, et Adlia Clément, Ervin Babin, Noeud? Cormier, "La Mulâtresse" Poteau Clément, "Vieux Tchoucou." Polin LeBlanc, André Derouselle;
-Baseball practice. Ben et le professeur;
-$20 for a pair of shoes;

-St. Martin, Iberia, Jeanerette (4:55);
-Moonshine, but they didn't drink because they knew their parents would whip them;
-Homerun/last man down. Ben never struck out and was never worried to bat;
-All players dead now;

-Baseball Club: Régis Sting gambling and betting he'll win a game. Each bet $40 ($80 total for winner) (anecdote) (8:22);
-$50 contre $20;
-Ben staying on base, not running. 3 had already made it home;
-Early days in Parks;

-Ben's padna à l'école? Ben connait pas lire (19:10);
-First black man to ride in car (Model-T) over here. Cost him $200 from Mr. Elie Broussard from Breaux Bridge;
-Ben and friend went to Lafayette. $350 for brand new car over there;
-Not making a lot of money?;

-Mr. Lasseigne's car lot is worse. Went about 6:30 (pm?) (26:51);
-Saint John, buying a house with wife and making an honest life;
-Trouver un fatchin;

-Vieux homme qui piochait. Bon Dieu visite 'Si Bon Dieu Veut'--why dogs do not talk and only bark (etiological tale) (30:51);

-Moi, (v)oulai mouri, "Caesar pas là" (conte) (37:33);

-Le millionnaire/homme riche et Charlotte (domestique) à la porte du paradis (conte religeux) (41:32);
-Slavery;
-Buried Charlotte as she was when she died. Went to purgatory and ran quickly to heaven;
-Millionaire had a big funeral when he died;
-Charlotte was dressed so nicely, the millionaire didn't recognize her;
-Millionaire wasn't allowed to run to heaven;
-Devil wanted millionaire to dance. Devil didn't think millionaire could dance;
-Millionaire hadn't eaten supper yet. Ate cat. Went to hell;

Wilson "Ben Guiné" Mitchell