Uncle Bill Berl Oops - posted twice

This morn I was thinking about Uncle Bill as I walked into the post office. [Once Post Master of Wilmington.]

Primarily an arrogant tough guy soldier hero, , he spent his life following his brother's lead which was a pretty good profession because his brother was a genius.

He seemed to have a good bit of money. It was said, never verified, that he had a fortune--probably his wife's. Aunt Marie was suppose to be descended from General Motors. Everyone realized that Uncle Ennalls was a genius and did whatever he said which was usually right. so, Uncle Bill gave copiously to the Party [Democrat, of course] and became the General of the dela. National Guard which wasn't too much of a stretch because he could read. Besides he loved being a soldier and endlessly talked about the "Mexican Campaign" and "Outside Dejon in my sidecar-- that was a motor cycle. And on and on ad infinitum.

The brother was, of course Ennalls the Great, my father's brother, a lawyer statesman and practical politician of whcih there are a hundred stories. I simply can't write fast enough to telll half of them. sometime, when I'm an old man, like now, I'll break down and buy a recorder and talk on and on for posterity, boring the hell out of every one. This will add to the family archives of boring family historical biographies. The latest being my mother's hisotry of the Kelly clan which she thoroughly researched between drinks.

I just can't type well enough or nearly fast enough to tell these stories as they come clanging into me memory.. there are a million--mostly funny and I'd love to give them to y'all. If you'd really like to have them, find me an easy to use and very good recorder and I'll dictate 'til I drop--I'll even go halfers with you becasue these chronicles should probably go down through the ages and give our clan members a sense of where they came from, why they're so smart, and how they can get over it. besides, I think I'm funny and love to keep trying..

Love,

Your Dad, poor fellow.

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