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Our work took us into some tough

neighborhoods as we tried to serve

and help people. That’s why when

Walt first mentioned our landlady, it

made me nervous. I saw her in her

yard whacking at a bush with a big

machete.

“Who’s that?” I asked.

“Oh, that’s Hatchet Woman,”

Walt replied. “She’s our landlady.”

The name Hatchet Woman made

all sorts of ideas run through my

mind. I decided it would be best to

keep an eye on her. But Walt didn’t

seem to give her a second thought.

And though over time I found her to

be somewhat of a salty woman, the