ABSTRACT
They'd aseen the...so one day _ Mrs. Brown said to un _ she said uh. ..“Why don't you look in the big /trunk/? You haven't opened the big trunk since your father died.” Well — he opened the big trunk. An' what should he see there was the envelope sealed up. He tore it open _ an' when he tore it open this is what it was. He was married when he was five year ol' _ to the King o’ Germany's daughter, [aside: will I finish the story? Heh! [laughs] He's a long one!] [Int: Oh yeah!] Huh! [Int: Yeah.] Well — she was married to the...he was married to King of Germany's daughter. An' he had _ his certificate. Well — he went to sea. An' he was gone a few months an' when he come back _ he.. .he barried [i.e., borrowed]* (he had) a ol' pair o' pants with knees out of 'em. An' a ol' cap. (Out) _ (here) shirt sleeves uh...sleeves out of his shirt, he was dressed up in that kind of a way. An’ he went to King o' Germany for to _ ask un would he give him a job o' work.
