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J1279 Repartee regarding the parentage of children – miscellaneous
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- Plea for a good father. Mother of twelve on deathbed explains to family that not all her children are legitimate. Gives the paternity of each child. Youngest leaves his food to say: "Please, mother, give me a good father!" (Cf. J325.) · J1279.1 entry
- Even God can overdo it! Returning sailor finds his hovel transformed into a fine house. "Where does all this come from?" Wife: "God's bounty." Illegitimate child greets mother. Same question, same answer. Sailor: "I don't want God to help me so much!" · J1279.2 entry
- Suitor hesitates to marry girl as immature (or too delicate). Girl's father protests, saying that she has had three children · J1279.3 entry
- In numbers there is strength. The children of the Genoese are strong because there is more help · J1279.4 entry