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After going to Janice's doll's tea party in her gran's flat I thought I'd best ask her to a cowboy's tea party as a sort of pay back thing so she came to my parent's flat and I said hi glad you could make it she came in along the passageway past the kitchen where my mother was arranging a few items for the tea and then turned left into what I termed the toy room where I'd arranged a small table(tea-chest upside-down) and cloth of bright colours (tea towel) and two small chairs (large seaside buckets turned upside down) with cushions on the sideboard I had arranged my toy soldiers and guns a rifle a sword and bow and arrows and a number of Dinky cars she said I guess you don't have any dolls? no no dolls I said I can borrow one of my sister's if you want a doll present I said no it's all right she said gazing at me smiling weakly while we were waiting for my mother to bring in the food items I showed her my guns and holsters and she picked up a silver looking gun and held it in her hands it's quite heavy she said is it real? no it's an old one my old man got me some place looks real though don't it I said it's one of my favourites she lifted it and pointed it at the wall and pulled the trigger and the gun went BANG and she dropped it and put her hands over her mouth and said was it loaded? she looked scared yes it was loaded with a roll of caps I said sorry I should have warned you I picked up the gun and put it back on the sideboard and handed her my rifle which she held gingerly is it loaded? she said no it's ok no caps there I said she put it against her shoulder and looked along the barrel and aimed at the light bulb and pulled the trigger and it went click and she smiled and said I blew out the light she gave me back the rifle and my mother brought in some items and put them on the table and said what would you like to drink Janice? may I have orange juice please? my mother nodded and said you Benny? Tizer please with a shot of red-eye I said my mother nodded bemused and went off to the kitchen Janice looked at the items nice cakes and sandwiches she said and chocolate biscuits too yes I said Mum knows you are special to me so she pulled out all the stoppers and here we are and we sat and ate and Mum brought in the drinks and left us alone to eat and drink and talk and I told her about the gunfight in Dodge City and how I had shot the Billy the Kid Gang and she sat impressed and told me about the coming trip to the seaside with the gospel church and that her gran had bought tickets and was I going? and I said yes I was pleased she was going but tried not to show it.
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Feb 6, 2016
Feb 6, 2016 at 3:08 AM UTC
NOT TO SHOW IT 1956.
After going to Janice's doll's tea party in her gran's flat I thought I'd best ask her to a cowboy's tea party as a sort of pay back thing so she came to my parent's flat and I said hi glad you could make it she came in along the passageway past the kitchen where my mother was arranging a few items for the tea and then turned left into what I termed the toy room where I'd arranged a small table(tea-chest upside-down) and cloth of bright colours (tea towel) and two small chairs (large seaside buckets turned upside down) with cushions on the sideboard I had arranged my toy soldiers and guns a rifle a sword and bow and arrows and a number of Dinky cars she said I guess you don't have any dolls? no no dolls I said I can borrow one of my sister's if you want a doll present I said no it's all right she said gazing at me smiling weakly while we were waiting for my mother to bring in the food items I showed her my guns and holsters and she picked up a silver looking gun and held it in her hands it's quite heavy she said is it real? no it's an old one my old man got me some place looks real though don't it I said it's one of my favourites she lifted it and pointed it at the wall and pulled the trigger and the gun went BANG and she dropped it and put her hands over her mouth and said was it loaded? she looked scared yes it was loaded with a roll of caps I said sorry I should have warned you I picked up the gun and put it back on the sideboard and handed her my rifle which she held gingerly is it loaded? she said no it's ok no caps there I said she put it against her shoulder and looked along the barrel and aimed at the light bulb and pulled the trigger and it went click and she smiled and said I blew out the light she gave me back the rifle and my mother brought in some items and put them on the table and said what would you like to drink Janice? may I have orange juice please? my mother nodded and said you Benny? Tizer please with a shot of red-eye I said my mother nodded bemused and went off to the kitchen Janice looked at the items nice cakes and sandwiches she said and chocolate biscuits too yes I said Mum knows you are special to me so she pulled out all the stoppers and here we are and we sat and ate and Mum brought in the drinks and left us alone to eat and drink and talk and I told her about the gunfight in Dodge City and how I had shot the Billy the Kid Gang and she sat impressed and told me about the coming trip to the seaside with the gospel church and that her gran had bought tickets and was I going? and I said yes I was pleased she was going but tried not to show it.
A EIGHT YEAR OLD BOY AND GIRL AT A TEA PARTY IN LONDON IN 1956.
TerryCollett
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Feb 6, 2016 at 3:08 AM UTC
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