Feelings for Children....

"Tuck had feelings for children and for family. He took on share-croppers who needed a place, often with large families, even tho they might not be a good hand.
Sally answered the old crank phone one day when it rang. Tuck would not talk over it, he wouldn't have a thing to do with it.

The conversation went like this -

Central: "Collect call for Uncle Tuck Wallace."
Sally: "It's a collect call."
Uncle Tuck: "Ask who's calling."
Sally: "Who is it?"
Central: "(some name)"
Sally: "It's ole so & so."
Uncle Tuck: "Oh, that old sorry man. Tell him alright, take it."
Sally: "Alright, put him on."
Man: "This is so & so, ask Uncle Tuck if you got a place for me."
Sally: "Wants to know if you got a place for him."
Uncle Tuck: "Oh, I'll have to take him, the sorry soul. He's got a good woman and a passel of little ones."
Sally: "He said yes, he'd give you a place."
Man: "Can he send for me?"
Sally: "Can you send for him Grandpa?"
Uncle Tuck: "Naturally he's got no way to get here, tell him yes, I'll send for him Saturday. Tell him to be ready!"
Sally: "Be there Saturday, and be ready!"
Man: "We'll be ready. Tell Uncle Tuck much oblilged.""