The Noises He Made 1
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Male Informant and his wife
Age: 84 years old
Born in Major’s Point
Conducted in Belliveau Cove
Date of the interview: 1972
Interview: Patsy Boudreau and Gisèle Thériault
Transcription: Lise A. Robichaud, Marie-Colombe Robichaud and Caroline-Isabelle Caron
Original Acadian French
Épouse: J’allions l’oir souvent à Saint-Alphonse. J’étions jeunes, h’avions ‘bout une douzaine, ‘t-être 12, 13 ans. Pis h’allions su’ grand-mére, i’ étiont grous farmiers. Pis quand h’passions là, mame faisait des coo-coo ou something, cookies, pis a’ disait “ Emportez-la pour Jérôme.” Pis h’allions là pis il avait les deux jambes coupées. Pis quand tu rentrais, j’le ‘ois encore, i’ sortait de dans son room pis il allait au stove. Pis i’ s’grattait dans la tête là, c’est d’même qui l’faisait [imite Jérôme]. H’avons été l’oir many times.
English
Wife: We’d often go see him in St. Alphonse. We were young. We were about twelve, maybe, twelve, thirteen years old. And we’d go to Gramma’s place, where they had a big farm. And when we’d go there, Mum’d make cookies or something, and she’d tell us, “Take these for Jerome.” And we’d go there and both his legs were cut off. And when you’d go in—I can still see him—he’d come out of his room and go to the stove. And he’d scratch his head, like this [imitates Jerome]. We went to see him many times.