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The Revelation

The Revelation by Virginia Ferrill Piland I turned sixty yesterday and last night I got to mulling over some things about age. I got to thinking about the Biblical threescore years and ten and it didn't hardly seem right that I had only ten more years to live. Why, I couldn't begin to finish all my projects in that short a time. I wondered if I could set a bargain with the Lord to lengthen my years. Oh, Lord, I'm not a bad sort. I've lived fairly pure for the past sixty years. About the only thing I do sinful is tell little lies--whenever it becomes necessary--and people say I sometimes stretch things, but I don't mean no harm by it. I work hard. You know that, Lord. The neighbors say I'm a s^e to my thimble when they come over to admire my quilts and coverlets. And that's one of the things 1 want to talk to you about, Lord. You know I have all those unfinished pieces and it's going to take me a far sight longer than ten years. 1 want four quilts for each child and two for each of my twelve grandchildren. And you know, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

The Revelation

Piland, Virginia Ferrill.
Appalachian Review , Volume 10 (3) – Jan 8, 1982
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by Virginia Ferrill Piland I turned sixty yesterday and last night I got to mulling over some things about age. I got to thinking about the Biblical threescore years and ten and it didn't hardly seem right that I had only ten more years to live. Why, I couldn't begin to finish all my projects in that short a time. I wondered if I could set a bargain with the Lord to lengthen my years. Oh, Lord, I'm not a bad sort. I've lived fairly pure for the past sixty years. About the only thing I do sinful is tell little lies--whenever it becomes necessary--and people say I sometimes stretch things, but I don't mean no harm by it. I work hard. You know that, Lord. The neighbors say I'm a s^e to my thimble when they come over to admire my quilts and coverlets. And that's one of the things 1 want to talk to you about, Lord. You know I have all those unfinished pieces and it's going to take me a far sight longer than ten years. 1 want four quilts for each child and two for each of my twelve grandchildren. And you know,

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Appalachian Review – University of North Carolina Press

Published: Jan 8, 1982

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