What About Marty

Carl Arnold

Description

The nostalgic experiences in this book are about a young child and his family. The closeness they shared between the ages of three and twelve is seen in these chapters. Having two brothers and a sister growing up was very educational, entertaining, exciting and traumatic at times. It is a common story of true feelings of love and kinship experienced by many families; about a family in poverty and struggle, but enjoying the little things as though those times were alike for all. The father's insecurity brought about a shyness which became a part of Marty's personality. Viewed in this writing is the friendship of Marty and his siblings, but a main point that is displayed is the strength of their Mother, and her tenacity while raising four children by herself. The setting and time is the late forties to mid-fifties. It was a good time.

Sujets

• Biography
• Autobiography
• Marty

Informations

• Publié par: Xlibris US
• Date de parution: 28 avril 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669875192
• Langue: English

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What About Marty









Carl Arnold



Copyright © 2023 by Carl Arnold.

ISBN:
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978-1-6698-7520-8
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978-1-6698-7519-2

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Rev. date: 04/22/2023





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CONTENTS
Dedication
Forward
Introduction

Chapter 1 Managing Marty
Chapter 2 Shoes, Ghost Stories, Dancing
Chapter 3 Grant the Loner
Chapter 4 War And Uncle Walter (Hunk)
Chapter 5 Jessie Mae The Wonder Mom
Chapter 6 Bullet Was His Name-O
Chapter 7 Local Trips And Far Away Places
Chapter 8 School Bullies, Girlfriend Heartaches, And Horses
Chapter 9 Where The Crawfish Pinches
Chapter 10 Giddyap You Horse
Chapter 11 Stilts, Tom Walkers, and Bulls
Chapter 12 Pickin’ Cotton
Chapter 13 The Native American Rain Dance
Chapter 14 Airplanes, Hangers, Raisins And Coins
Chapter 15 Little League
Chapter 16 Plans For Summer Meeting
Chapter 17 Swifts, Bats, And Larry.
Chapter 18 The China Berry Tree
Chapter 19 Battle Grounds, Adopted Secret
Chapter 20 Return Bottle Business Aunt Sally And Uncle Ben
Chapter 21 Pete the Turkey
Chapter 22 Trespass, Deceit, Confession
Chapter 23 Girlfright And Square Dancing
Chapter 24 The Class, The Courtship, The Dance Date



Dedication
This book is written with many fond and loving memories of my Mother, Mrs. Jessie Mae Brown. A hard and conscientious worker all her life, she raised four children to be good, mature, and responsible adults, who have nothing but adoration, praise, admiration, and undying love for her. She lives with her Creator, Master and Savior now, who allowed her seventy-seven years on this earth from March 20, 1919 till December 13, 1996.
And Special Appreciation
to
My very good friend, Allyson Reeder, who has been nothing but kind to me in hard times and always. She was kind enough to take time away from her life to review this book. Her advice has been especially important to the completion of this project, My thanks to her for her tireless efforts.



Forward
Family is one of the most important, if not the most important, ingredient in the establishment of a healthy society. If that is not taken care of in the outset of the building of a country, there may as well be nothing instituted. This is the very foundation of the beginning of life and the perpetuity of it. If the forefathers had not recognized this when our country was started, this world would be in even worse condition than at this present time. In the fifties and sixties there were good examples given on TV, such as: The Donna Reed Show, My Three Sons, Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, The Andy Griffith Show, and Leave It To Beaver, to name just a few. The family could sit down and watch those and have no fear of having to explain any inuendos. They were safe, and very well done. Very moral, entertaining, and instructional were the ingredients of these kinds of shows. Though many families that grew up with these shows were not as well off as those depicted in them, they could identify with the morals portrayed.
This book is about such a family that lived at the time of those shows. The siblings in this family were allowed to watch those programs, and loved them. Many of the catch phrases such as one from Ricky Nelson when he was about ten or twelve years old were a part of their conversations, such as, “I don’t mess around, boy.” Don Adams was famous for “Missed it by that much!”; Don Knotts, “Nip it in the bud”; from Lost In Space came, “Danger, Will Robinson! Danger!”, and so forth, and so on.
The purpose of this book is to tell about some families in our society, though not well off, that could have some good clean entertainment in their lifes using simple events, plans, and materials. Also to tell of how tragedies and disappointments could be overcome by loving togetherness. The bonds of closeness have the cement of the matriarch of this family, who is the only one of two whose true names are mentioned in this effort.



Introduction
He was excited, and apprehensive at the same time, concerning what was about to happen! Knowing that there were so many things he had not done because of his inner fears, he was determined to conquer them this time. These fears had been intangible and virtually unknown most of his life. They had kept him from enjoying a good portion of his childhood.
He had decided that it was over, and that his life from this time forward was going to be his, and his alone. How many occasions had there been that the desire to do things that were enjoyable, and would make him happy, had been left undone, incomplete, unaccomplished, but never forgotten? Just to have the comforting peace of mind not to worry about initiating the least and simplest adventures in life that his piers were constantly enjoying was a luxury his fears would not allow.
At the age of eight he had wanted so much to go to the city park where the public pool was, but didn’t go, for fear that his classmates would make fun. His older brother had no problem with people noticing his little deficiency. He even asked him one time how he handled it. His brother told him that it didn’t make any difference what people might think or say. He was going to be himself and do what he wanted to do no matter what they thought. He tried his best to overcome his fear using his older brother’s wisdom, but could only go to the swimming pool and watch while others enjoyed themselves. Keeping an eye open for people that had similar infirmities, he noticed that he was not the only one with unattractive attributes. However that didn’t help, because he felt he was overwhelmingly more plagued. And, besides, he didn’t have the right trunks like the other kids had.
All of his deficiencies, however, did not bring negative results. Inheriting his mother’s youthful looks and shortness of stature, he used them to his advantage. While a little deceitful, he could and would get into the matinees and movies at the discounted twelve year old price till he was fifteen years old. Besides, his sister worked at one of the downtown theaters, and his admission was free, but they usually showed B films. He had to pay admission at the uptown theater which showed top ranked movies. The swimming pool failure and the movie successes are only two episodes in a life with some confusion, frustration, disappointments, and heartaches. However he was never anything but positive in his approach to life; for he always sought advice and solutions to help him overcome obstacles which got in the way of his happiness.



CHAPTER ONE
Managing Marty
Now, Marty had many inhibitions, but his abilities and talents, which he felt, and later learned, were not noticed and exploited as much as they should have been as he grew older. When he was nine or ten years old, he and his brothers loved to go watch the high school baseball games. Their family lived in a poverty stricken area, however, the baseball field where the high school guys practiced and played was only a block away. They would sneak under the fence, and pretend they had tickets. The knowledge that the games didn’t cost anything was not theirs. Besides, they liked the intrigue of sneaking in.
Once in, Marty’s younger brother, Trey would take charge. They would go to the team members they knew and Trey would start talking with them; getting furthur acquainted. The Osborne brothers were very kind to them; for they knew what they were up to. They were the battery for their home team Tigers.
After speaking to some of the home team players, Trey would make his way over to where the visiting team members were warming up. He would lead Marty over to some of the players and strike up a conversation, getting their names and positions (caring not the least about that information, being loyal fans of the home team.) He was only working up to his plan. In a few minutes he would introduce Marty to his newly made ‘friends’. Trey would then strike up a verbal contract with one of them. Trey said to one of the opposing members, “What would you guys say if I told you I have something to show you for a small fee?” One of them replied, “What you got, squirt?” Trey came back with, “You don’t pay, I don’t display.” This contract would involve two things: a sum of money, probably 10 to 15 cents, and the display of an anomaly known as a larger than normal bicep owned by none other than his shy older brother, Marty. Marty asked, “Why do I have to be the one to show stuff”. Trey shrugged and enthusiastically pulled up the shirt sleeve of his reluctant brother’s right arm, who would then shyly flex his muscle. The knob displayed on Marty’s upper arm was not so large, but, because of the thinness of his arm it appeared larger. This whole routine would often bring some oohs and aahs.
On one of these occasions a member to the opposing team came back and said, “Here is fifteen cents, I want to see that again!” The guy had brought a friend of his so he could see it too. Trey said, “You paying for him?” He replied,