As I Remember Them

Edwin soldered it all up, and it went along for a couple of years.

Edwin worked with my brother-in-law, Elmer Living- stone, at Eastern Wood Workers, building houses. Edwin used to enjoy the bottle, especially on weekends. Some- one was driving his car and he was asleep in the back when the car was in an accident in which a person was killed. Edwin worried so much that he even went into a type of depression and went into Riverside Hospital for a few days. He was convinced that he was the devil. I was a doctor at the time and visited him in the hospital. He was explaining to me who he was. I tried to convince him of all the good things he did. How could he be the devil! He very soon recovered but never tasted alcohol again, although he kept some beer in the fridge to treat his friends.

He lived for a few years after - a wiser and a better man. When he finally got sick I tried to pay him back for all his kindness, but again I was unable to cure kidney failure, although we had many laughs at the experiences we had had in Little Sands. When I would get a new car when I was in Eldon, I would go up to his place and let him try it out. He always seemed to like to get behind the wheel of a new car.

Stewart, with one of the old cars Edwin kept in running order

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