Ralph Donald Jessee

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Mardelle

2008 · Lexington, Kentucky and Lima, Ohio, and the road between · 6 min read

Woes of Long-distance Courting

It was an unsettled time of life for him, a time for discovery. He had earned a college degree, served his stint in the U.S. Army and had a steady job. The man lived in a comfortable room at the home of an aged widow who rented her three upstairs rooms to youn…