I'd Get A Shell, They Weighed About 80 Pounds I Think, But When I Was 19 Or 20 That Was Nothing. I'd Take A Shell And A Bag Of Powder, I'd Put It In The Hoist And Then I Would Send It Up To The Gun. - SearchQuotes

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I'd get a shell, they weighed about 80 pounds I think, but when I was 19 or 20 that was nothing. I'd take a shell and a bag of powder, I'd put it in the hoist and then I would send it up to the gun.

Barney Ross

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