Show SUDDEN RICHES LEAD VETERAN TO GLORY AND GRAVE just as dreams of 86 sordid years come true death steps in hickman ky uncle davie bullock Is s dead dead of vanilla extract prosperity and pride dead just when his dreams of 80 86 sordid years had bad come true and he bad been transformed from a beggar to ft a gentleman uncle davie bullock died but not before he be had had bad his fling ue he died wearing a new suit of clothes money in his pockets fishing tackle galore fish elsh nets and a shotgun on ta the ie wall of oc the shack called home and in his hand a bottle of vanilla extract the last of a flock he had purchased to appease appease his thirst fortune waves hand when the moon came up in hickman last night they found him dead uncle dales head was pillowed billowed pill owed in his last bottle of vanilla extract and in the weeds were eight empty bottles had left him in an alcoholic stupor two weeks ago uncle davie bullock was alive and well ragged half barefooted bare footed generally hungry always thirsty known from door to door but A A had had his fling knowing no place as home then one night as he be slept under the stars fortune waved a hand over his gray head and lie woke to field uncle sam bad rewarded him for his years of service with the union army in the war the government sent him 1157 as back pay and the promise of 30 monthly for so long as he should live ue ile was fixed for life and rejoiced plenty to drink pride came wim prosperity new clothes fishing tackle a gun and a shack to call home these uncle danle daile bought along with ample supplies to quench his thirst A peaceful life in lis his shack aback by a stream with his gun and rods that was unc uncle 1 e davies nis slon sion of the future that and plenty to drink the police found uncle davie sleeping on someone alses porch only two tio nights ago ile he begged to be let alone and the officers out of respect for his years and lis ills record let him sleep when they returned to see that he was all right they found uncle davie dead |