Old time Wisdom

[Whitewolf 508]

I grew up with my great uncle who was probably one of the wisest men I ever met. I would like to pass along some of his sayings. He lived to be 90 something and knew what he was talking about from his life experioence.
1. When someone tells you that they are a good Christian(any other religous domination) put one hand on your wallet and one on your gun. Will make the speaker think if he really wants to continue the conversation.
2. Live by nature's clock, not man's. Get up with the sun and go to bed with the sun.
3. Never treasure more than you can carry.
4. A gun is a great leveler of the odds. A royal flush out of the sleeve will never beat a .45 out of the holster.
5. Good enemies are better than bad friends. At least you know where they stand.
6. Do not take on more opponents than you have bullets. Know when to apologize, when to run and when to fight.
7. Things are not worth dying for. Your honor and your family are.
8. Do not argue with short men. They have nothing to lose and everything to gain by kicking your butt.
9. Keep your word. Your reputation is the only thing that goes to the grave with you.

 

[Gunther]

Real Wisdom here, the kind that built this Country,...until now..sadly

 

[Eustachius234]

Good stuff

 

[qwert65]

I like everything but #2(sometimes you gotta party)

 

[bikerdoc]

God bless you and your uncle. Thats an statement of true value

 

[Whitewolf 508]

Robert John Eddy 1886-1971

I will give you a little mini-biography of Rob. His father was a general in the NY National Guard and served as Governor-General of Puerto Rico(military governor)right after the Spainish American War. Rob went to Fordham as did most of the Irish Americans of that generation. Upon graduation, he decided to join the cavalry and did so. He was in on the expedition to catch Pancho Villa and knew Pershing and Patton on a personal basis. A horse crushed his foot and he was mustered out. He appropriated some of his equipment- saddle, 1911 and 03 Springfield and was deadly accurate. I saw him take the head off a turkey with the Springfield at a measured 85 yards with a snap shot.

Rob bought a farm in upstate New York with his mustering out pay. He was a lousy farmer but made money bringing moonshine into the city in the farm wagon under the produce. He turned the farm into a home for old soldiers for a while and had the old gentlmen helping him with the farmwork. He said it gave them a sense of pride that they were still useful. He was also an inventor..He invented cheeses and several types of magnets that are in use today.

He never married as he could not stand the thought of being bossed around. He claimed he just did not want to disappoint any of the local ladies. ANd there were plenty of them around constantly.

He taught me how to shoot and a gentle but cynical way of viewing the world. He was buried with full military honors and a colr guard form the NY National Guard. I miss him.

 

[Bailey Boat]

MEN (and I stress MEN) like that were the backbone, blood and guts that made our country great. My Grandfather was also one of those MEN and I spent many an evening at his knee trying to learn how to survive and make things better than they were. Thier passing is one of the worst things to happen to humanity in my life time.........

 

[Whitewolf 508]

Vices

Rob was not a drinking man..He sold it bot very rarely imbibed. When I started, his advice was to stay away from women when I was drinking. The logic was that if I was drinking, i would end up at some point having sex with an ugly woman and producing ugly children that I would have to support for twenty years.

He told me never to reject another person because they were different(race,religion,origin)because to do could risk never having the best friend of your life, the person that would always cover your back in a fight, would be your best man, the godfather for your child, and the last one to leave your grave when you die. I think that was good advice also.


He never threatened people..his promises were all that were needed. People that knew him knew that he would always carry through. I rememberan incident with a NY State Trooper fresh out of the academy/ He did not like the fact that Rob carried his .45 everywhere (under a permit) and was determined that he was going to disarm Rob. He came down to the house one morning and there was a confrontation in the front yard. When the trooper demanded the gun, Rob's response was "Son, I know you have a job to do but it ain't worth dying over. I am a lawabiding citizen and you have no right to try to take my gun."The trooper started to touch his own gun. At that point his sergeant pulled into the yard. The young man was told in no uncertain terms that he was stupid. The sergeant said.."You can go ahead and try to disarm this man but you better hope that you are faster than him which I doubt that you are. Surely, if you touch your gun, this old man will kill you where you stand and I will have to testify that he fired in self defense." The young man backed off. Later, we heard that he was transferred to the Canadian border.

It seems that back in the day when the troopers patrolled on horseback, Rob's farm was a frequent stop on the rounds for food a little drop of somethin g to warm you. The sergeant was an old friend of Rob's and had spent may a cold day sitting with "enhanced"coffeee in front of the potbelly stove in the living room.