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,‘Tiniat 71,1ttlwer, 7fJ, livin,7 at 11.111,
leoon4 1t, brt loth, Tex., was bcrn on
her father's far'm in laline oo..krk.,Mar.
8,1863. !ter father Amon 11.91aokman, joined
tha lonfelerate Army and served through the
nar. Re reoeived wounds while in the
army ahLah proved fatal after he was Tauetered
out of earn*, and hie death took pine. La 1870.
!Ter mothe.:, Moe. :aeon weekmantmoved to Texts
in 1872, with her two younger ohildren and an
orphan chill, thigh Vermillion. Mae looated in
e11oo.,'ex., whore she had a Sonaoho W.Itookrlan,
to was then farming in the Attu, aiver tton,
aljaaent to the tcwn of %lima. The Reokmaa,
Zanily boarded a train at Beaton. Ark., an', trial/
ale to Texarkana, Tex. Prom Toloarkana• t- ay
traveled by horse team and imams to their des-
tination. %Star the family located in loll oo.,
they entered the *little business. no children
getter,/ tlavarioke to start a -lee. The Reokman
bran, was re4atared in the name of Innis ItesSaaan.
at leiton, an' was 9A bar over 09, male thus: "IT
Innis Reekman was one of the ferr,corthartfis working
on the ralwe, ea well. as One of the few women iho
furnished music at the damns by piayin7 the fiddle.
gar story of range life follows:
"Info •et T baaame a married woman, my na-le was .1nnie Repokrian,. T
was born in 7altno co., -‘ric.,Ti9arekt 8.1863. Tly nther'm name wns Jason
'70 4Teokmani are ha lived on a treat of Ifni near the little tAin of
lanton, Ark. Re male n living for his family by 1oing a littlo
ooeratin7 a all whe.skey still. f'n those days, there 038
no tax or license reTaired to opet.ate a still or sell liquor. Is
ralle t'.19 whiskey from corn which wan raised on our farm,'- an4 riot! it
it tttle lock."ith the money he Made from the sale of liquor, he
bout the few thina that .were reciaired for fslily use.
"4 little money went a long way in meeting tat which my folks
123d to bay, beir-cass we raised in our field an obtained from t" -e
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count ry iround ptraet 1aIty all we require." t home.
Ir'nr beef wan obenisei from the few eattle that father retool.
They also furniee4 the milk, butter an' cream thr our table. The
2-)291-r_ Ita obtaineR frort the hore thfA raise," themselves in the river
bottom, livinr r'n nuts en4 veget3tion, fins was emollient mat. Bo-
r:Mes the beef an, Do:7k, we hoot sown to an abunlanee of elible
will animals anti fow1e Ther woulA be seen nearly any time Ono went
1--+V-!tie w.)(As. Zn fact, leer were a nut canoe to our veget ble
1:71t0h. wan neoenilry to .buill an extra hill feneelto keep t'al
animals out of' (yam r,nrian. "114 tnrkey were in various places, in
flocks of a hun4rett or more. There were also brushhen, rabbits it
bear to be he'll., if one ere 4 to hunt ff,r them.
-74hther raised a little wheat, corn, cane two eotton, beetles
the va,T0t.lbtes.
"'The wan !lee,/ for ?Tar flour supply, cane f'7:r snap, o'Aton
fr:'r clothes, in8 ,.!nri corn for corn meal an.' whiskey mash.
"Z have ?lent many hiurs, with raother 314 thd rest or the chil-
Iron, pielr,in- cotton seetls out of lint. -`5 spun the lint into
tFlreals, which we wove into cloth. Th ha* a few sheep, also, nn4
!.inel the wool for TrPtrir! clothes. 13y mixtnr: the eotton snot woolen
thrnads, we rale a sort of linsey-woolsey cloth.
"Rome -spun elot`Icts were the only kin', of clothes I ha,* evlr
oleo.= taw extete4,until 1: was at the a7e of about six, an t.len
f-ithez botutt a bolt of ealloo cloth. 'hen he boar "it that Galles
isn't brourilt it home, we thought its flowers at? flguras were the
most 'iessatiful in the world. Wow, you may hay, seen folks as proud*
but not any prowler than mother an4 I when we were dress:04 in tat
calico.
Iftthier,
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-",*e ha'! BO Wires of bees, which furnisheA all the honey, anti
mare, turn the feintly eoul.."1 set. t can't recall the number of
oliple trees we hnl in the archon', but 1,1 he" apples by the b:..sfielst,
3.1 bushels of nice, lar:Te, reil Juicy erlples, rttor, on the r,.rcp..ini.
eoutoln/t sell the fruit, because eivaryone in that neetion he'
more ap;)les than !.7,ey coat, use; an-, rasy 'RR that there wee plenty
of *Mar .1 -round, of t'le harl firen ft variety. 's went to the low-
laWfs 4 in4,7. strawborry season anl pieta," poeiles of the wilt1 'straw-
berr. len. ”other conned, preserves", anl rfiale Jell out of The 13errie-s.
13spberrion were plaiting anl we "bit the sone with those berries.
17"rom all this, you est see thqt we liver" on ,the boat of fool,
110 the warmest of elothes an" liln't worry about the supply •-if
fced.
''rlar home was mo4e from logs, but won warm awl ecmfortebte;
tr.) we were happy 3T11 well taken °are of.
"The family's first se event took place *les father went to
the army. I wan not o1 A enough to reolize what woe takine ?lace,
benumbs r wan only two yearn old, but r haves reoolleet ion of 'ale
eleparture reieter, naty min/.
"Ais absence, vhile he was in Ve lonfeierf.:,te Army. t4 nct
°seise the Natty any Arnica' lineorstbrt. returns, at the aloe*
of the vac, but was cripple." from woures n4 finally 4iett from
effects of his injuries, in 1870.
"T was the youngest of three childtren. t to brothers silo
were my seniors, one/ nark Vermillion. a y-uni, tel mho Was Orphatftei
whet a Child, lived, with us. took ore of the farm while flther
Was to the army.
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.here was iv raiLroal near our ,krkensas home, until about
1E70 or '71. tttL "oak was aroun4 57, miles away an4 'lentos vas
near —t t'v'rt, a lirt.xto. of 20 miles from our farm. 3enten was
the fartheat we ever, were away from home, an that was only n rare
°elusions. if coarse. what there was to 1.10 aeon at "*ton wasn't
1b73, rumor hart it that a rat Lroal was !_:ro into to
a)ullt .into lonton; on 414 iltUriTV-7 the 12 nonthe nollowintg.
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never. forget mix anticipation of t:lot oorat,y7 event. Th ohlirim
tirel =Vier every 4ay for an explanation Df railrool an n
train. tt was to us %vonoter of all sr refers. Iother promise to
.":,.alf:e us to 3enton th:.‘_‘ lay the first train cam in an se
/rn the lay of t'ae big event the team of horses *were !lathe",
to the Rams en we starte belb re 4aylight on our 20 mile rile to
ill, a railroa4 aril its train. "e females earriel along our ou.lico
Arenas', male from the bolt of ("attic flitr,r bought, *itch was
the proper 14 ree for the cot:anion. '!'hose ;tresses were only' itn'n on
special °octillions. !-'ar instanoe, if we were .calle upon to act
a r coop ti on oo:mit tee to welcome some hill eta' •'Men e wore
about a mile from tow', we change from our home -spun to the collo*
ant; arriva/ in tarn properly attirei.
Irov• up to near the lepot where We tied the team to
sapling, then join*/ 'a orowl of rople on the platromi who were
weitinl for the train's arrival. It was an anxious wait, but fin-
ally the smoke from the en:-Ine arm; sightel anA there went up a
charts of voices yelIirg, 'there'she comes!' The train, whic71 wris
an en -in., sever ill box cars am/ a caboose. Game rollitv tip to the
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ilep-A. To lido it was a majestic) thing. But when it reel:shei the
plztfcca over if the' people left the pl.stforra -n i rum. an't. we
Heckman ohilifren were In the orow o annerq. Ito sir, we vocu!..In't
take any chances with tvit en.gine staying on the traok. or not
bursting. ^he war the train was swaying on that newly 1,3,y.erl. trete/
se the enil.ne poppinl off steam, in4iestei to us the ?tarn thing
wan about to lestroy everything arounl there. lo or better
merit an oo'non sense toll us to 4ive the aontrivanoe plenty rf
room.
nt'.ur tea, whioh halt been raiserl in no hills ani valleys of
county like se folks, 2=4 never seen a train, ano ..he team
title the fame kinot of common sense that we humans 4iel. 'here was
a 1 ifferenoe, however, in Viet the team 'tin't conser the waT0U,
harness, ans our lunoh whioh was in ite valen. That team reare
book a eou.ple times 'Ciloh put s-Ah a strain on t'm tio ropes
it clause?! the ties to break, ate the horses atarts? ."or or
rping at their beat Speed.
4Th* result o.." Vlat team's run wan
a broken wagon an' hrArneon,
beyont, repair. 711.3t is a lisaster ibr mother to fee*. !Lowey
the calamity for us *hair* was the loss of t,1ie luneh. rother•
reasteil an excellent fat young turkey hen with 4ressing. elm hum,
also, bake a raspberry pie, some strusberry preserve tarts, an?!
mile some vegetzlble paled. all of nhioh was to 3110 enjoyei u.nifer the
sha?te o:a tree aftir the train's arrival. 1n 44ition, mother hot"
promise,' to bug each of us a bottle of re4 pop. %law Aeprivldof
the pop by the run -away was the erushinr, misfortune for us ehtlol:en,
because reel pop. those Mays, wan the greatest treat chileren coilj
reale/veil
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'7.!y brothv John hal gone to Texas, flettlei in loll'
county, a short tine before the railroal built into lienton. 'to
1,-)eatel at the -,ittle 7.iver bottom errl stvtel a fern. Mother /o-
t,rel to move tD where brother was. lerryinc,P, out her wishes, nothor
rtsirti her fanlig to the -,ittle River seation of lilt flaunty in
V.:172, mos her home with brother John.
"7", soil out olzr property for a trifle. rn those filays
1 the aeotton of laline oounty ii krkansas /14 not bring any prin.
-71at we reoeivel wan about enouria to pay for the labor time spent
in raking the lmprovomants awl that wan not maoh.
e paokel our' pernonal offsets anl took a train, at lenten
rl.th Texarkana ,:?.n rvas lentination, bac:rause that was the farthest
point we entail trivil by rail at the time. :EVora ?exarkana to elton.
Sell oounty, we trlvelefi in a wan pull"! by a team of horses.
'The aocommoe/ations furnishel peenerrers on that Arkansas
trnin W89 a bolt oar 4sn rile in, with woolen benehea for seats.
ff.f.nrevr, we enjoyel ,_.11 trip exoeelingly well, eittoe it was an ex
Vino. an one th7A not any folks in our seetion hal an opTr.r-
tality to enjoy, al/ we felt very istp-rtent.
rqnA a rioin f transportation from Texerrene to aell
ooanty prenentll a lent for mothor' to overoome. 'Mae finally
l000t-)1 3 party who wig in tie frettirt.7 b:Aciness ,he easel
Taul the family to qpeklais, w% oh was his homer for MOO.
Ine!tlale wan about 31 mites beyoni an/ 30 miles east of -lelton,
bit that was 1. -;le, beat we (mull /op so mother aooepte4 art we
start,/ on the ovIrlanot trip.
,f7h, freighter ha4 a Loa/ without mother ant/ us ohilfflren. so
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he Let his team take its time anl rsqueste/ us to walk all we
couin. eohildren walked a great leal of the trip anl wen the
frolghter arrival at the flat prairie country between Texarkana
an -lanai, the scene wan a revelation to us oiien.e ha nevcr
aeon anythtlg but a country of hills', vitloyn an wools.
There, on 'lle fiat metric, we coulm nee ":or miles, en"
there were large 'llords :If cattle .f7razing,
on* t ere, in ev,:ry
dl'eeetion that we tooket1; but just oegasi•:, 44.y woull WOsee e h-nuge.
'""e coull easily walk 83 fast, or faster, thAn the team travel
''e chtlgren •3131,4.7 interestel iz ne new scenery, woull erirline
t!linls as we passel alone; the trail. (lcootines we %null la,T, a con-
siderable listen*s behini, then log -trot tc catch up with the ralon.
-1 passel quite close to a her' of cattle one afternoon EmA stoo Tel
to Look it the aninals, beoause the longhorns were iiterentin• to as.
think the antraela would eat any 41.r:trent from the torte
cattle we hal at home, 1)ut we noon learned there was Li 4 iff,rarkee
in the nature of tie two kiwis of cattle. ''everal of ele steers
syrrtel an4 startal after us. "Pe rem .for the wagon, vellinr: es loud
as we aou.14. nur yellins! attract*" the attention of the freielter
ens le stopped. 71y etoy)ing., Vie freiglter enablel us to r eadh the
wecon Just In time to boat the longhorns out o: their logien,.
"Ill our meals, were cooked in the open over a campfire, an4 we
slept unler the wa.-on on a paliet. "`e ha' experienced one period of
to lays rain, vilieh interferei with our neal making ImA was lie
agreeable otherwise. "e trevelel over some bleak land awl the teen
nearly became exhauatol pulling the load. '''s were oompellel to walk,
to keep the5 toil as light us'possible, an walking in that sticky
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mai wns a job that near y put ne out.
1-"e forlei Greeks, rivers an4 streams o:* various kifee. '"e
traveler, over roclze, inn', ale muff pools, but Anally arrive", at
M.7.1118 seone4! ngee.
'"allen was srU plow, t'Alas but intereotincP to ue ohttlren,
boonuse it wan t._!ie Largest town we %al ever so. The freighter
r't, Me tean -,r a Ray an4 tranoaotel busineee while at *lanes.
rfeokrians took alvanta:71 o, the stay amt enjo,yer, ottreeiven viswing
no town an4 its to 'e wit% the many things for eale.„()ne of the
t.Ant-Ts r eaw -1.8 war? apples, w'iloh coulft not un4erstlinm ti
reason for because no one thou4712t of eellinr.• fwlee in irkansae
eiere we 1184 livrfi.
late at nall:Is
ran7in7 on the etrlet
7 flail my first paper bag. fothrns ant t litre
aye met o man earrying a paper bag, full
er,‘ne artiole. !ly ouri•7rity. wen arouse6 an'74 esker' mother what wee
tNe thing the rian wen oarr7ing.he repliert: ertere I' was reareot in
T't ouri, we ai1en it a paper ban, blit w*Iere you have been roared
t7ie font, call it a pets. t peeterei mother till eeourtoz ent,177-
fletory explalatiryn from her of the funot.i•pne of a paper bar,79
fr-Aittlr.' fts3117 arrival at rioe7triale wl.th his loelof
freight sin passeirers„ at there we Wire &IOTA 60 miles from
trint-hrerls farm. otvlr. ho4 ma/164 a letter to brother about otiv
4eporture front let:amass, flr Salton, Tex., aye thire is 'there we
e•Tpeote,!t rt,et him. However, it took about a week or mora
letter to reaoh its leitin!ition from ',zakeneas to ai4ile Texas, ani
tne time it wouli Pe plaoeil in the hang.* of" Vie eitribe owe eyrvIel
on when he mole a trip to trwn for- hie MU 1, 1, Rowever, brother hag
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n...tttle to by founfr t7r:t were not the prvezty of anyone, are that
tine a nuraly3r 2001.0 tart e/ here b,y iaLi.z ta? IlevIrioks•
-73y e!rl,y 112rin• :if 1373 tn-cre were lrou.n4 °owe o..zryi.
bir vr •b. :Ins !About t at many steers. 'a
or "2 o *elves -t l?r Ina 444, with ou i.tnthu.ntiro'.!
riar3vielte. by Fali.. we 'lay a niae her'! oloae tr i,j. rn
the '12rinr7 or al 191 ware ro4oly t-) sell none (Pottle.
a et i nu,nbll of salt licks looltlel in t8 tiabac ogee
r'..var bottom, ogiLeent to t la farm, 3114 t ey'lel, the oattle that
vleinity slui.te well. -"he animaln woaifif io molt ^,1.' their -rort,nr::: on
.t7r5 uplanot, 'rat ba-1 weather the tk -114 'rift to the tl-Vber.
"—hen la7-1 errivad T -11(i3 Able tf n'tar,3 of no ao..4-hanmic
mrk.r ociL rt.4e lori, throw an loop 1.72.t'l t:lo rope, an' 'wet)
thes brrtniin.3 iron, abo-it s:inal with tha aolzras, beauunn Of
t 41 'ertnee inet.. bngth,, boys ,*al' at -13 at bullitog-il...;
un4 vv+if,.: of Vitt nature. -azth wrk war too atrsau.o..:.• for me am'
ifirt it f-Ar to lo. r 4L4 0 sole 1.rcirrling, boo -aloe t3n-
joyelt !'le work, n -)t the woret o the pitceiers. ra a near ski:1-3-
,..)loo/fe r left for t boys to hanile. h.avi ta:cen uny epi:.Le
of owl w—tletr r t/lant 4ay.) ev.7...ry bone in ny
bro.ten. However, r :Tan txht t.193 art o.h.-In/ling o
out .4 .1 sa/ile, by 71y bother John.
"T. ha°, f.rreit lin' easily leurne h.ow to tro 1y :'y
ie 1Lreation thste f trying to break the full.
rt in matt'r o:f oontrotinc: the bey to meet he iLi.
The cattle we s..-..;11 ware 4riven to aarket in other berme. 17'. -ore
irp.'re two nen whp we t Tne/ our martet oattle over to, 101 Mite end
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to the crossing, where hey nizeil with the other cattle as soon
became smatters,/ among 2.500 anVnals.
"ftring• the *n.* my ebility to heele ray bo4y in a 'spill, pertsyme
snve4'93y life. ?iy horse hit a bole ant stumble/I to its knees. I
went, We forwarts out of the sa442.• are lscee'l in front of the
hares, but r ass on sy font as soon as the hone regains', hie tat
hn4 ho rxr the en* horn. I swung into the sa4419 an@
wan sway again. r: Viet horse ha4 gotten away front raiSs the ritetes
svul4 surely have stompe4 me to Reath.
leur her' was not Large an4 it gave us vary little trouble. fre
Imre somewhat fortunate, 'so far as trouble Min coneistinegf, Itanehers
an, settlers west 'of .us has to meet rn4ian 4eprelettions ens rartlir
troubles, but in cur section we were baths:sit with neither.
"Seel4ope atten4ing to oar her", our only excitement wan attemittilit
the aenees, which 114)70 helm trequoatly. ft rot at one plea* afro t:an
another.
"I shove musical talent at ea eatly age 104 learne4 to pla:7 a
ft 41e, therelbre I los in great ifeelan, to a gi tat a the ostgatecit the
emboys playini! the ft 4t$,
Vother NO a very goo4 aktuaation sal oonalotereble musical
The Wan V* only teaeber we altilfIren ru ato 4 'Alan
to V,aching as my three ?Its, she taught as the fasiamentals of =eine
first Instrument wee a gourd tht r weblel n441..• Uhickh rty
brother mei for as. Cs that gouts@ afIlatz Y learn*, to play tunes.
riles t was eight years ola, the folks bought as a fiffile ale ti'a r
414 my preatiaing wl.th it. Sy the time r was II years oil, r coast
pall a mean bow. to •ass the expression of our usighboas *boat 117
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-lafinure ny egirr it tty, ras callel won toacTitnto
cat cut at the (Tomboy's Aances, have riAlen horseback for
liAnnee nf 3r) miles to attenA ate ,pey foi a ettlfrOnt l'An011.-
.11 lnoen the *aye wero the big eventI an4 all enjoyery the a irs
rrf,ntly.
'The cowi)oys calf, :from a Ai.utz4no6 of GO miles at t tiles ang
b ,78 )resentl., an limy:wit sc,)pearance ilreeseol in their worl:tn. ies,
.nept the spurn arr" 71.n. rlat ?art fvf sir equipment Dh
loft "%A a?p,liel to me, to, as T wore Ay six-mn an'
r,o'_ use it !rate we'll. Mile I was ',ever calleit on to use my
in those 4aye one never knew when it wvl'A neceesary.
room in the li-••8e where the /ince was hel4 main be clearer,
*AIL farniture, 14/3/4 a llatfbria fb r the fi441ers woulA ar,art4
ii ne ao rner. Upon VI-. t 9 1.8 t fora, POI te *In n aal 1,y the aqt
t woul,' sit, juin n tot of are, as t7aa cowboys tr..../.1i
nays I ';cure.4 Lt ,411., 7 certainty enjr;-en 'to inr: it, "eon 'fillet
n 71S ple:.reA ee'i wLthste an4 we r119•14 !Xi excellent .tefa
'rrYiTs t g'11:41 L tor. Wier, ay biq, thr11,1 ow* in: t the oirl.pe
o the Una., ths‘ 001.r:3(3-5! wiLA gay, ‘„nnto stanoi on the art-
en.4 play us y-ur fnvorite tune. 'ht 7 wou.I.1 mot ann
,n playing moriey U:2' acme flying onto the ?let fbret. T have
secure,T money gifts amounting to 3150.00 by a money shower from
the cowhanls for my playing.
"One of the lifficulties the men ha l to conten1 with, at lances,
was the shortage of women. There were more males than females in
the country those lays; an of course, at the lanaes, there were
two sacks to every Jill. To meet the uneven number in sex, some
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71se were ocrapelie to mane, the female part. men takby: t'o
faaaie part a1.ways wore a ribbon to meatmatl their part an wwe
souroe of merriment to a.i those present.
"'rouble at the maness was rare, aim m wirti;1! all Vie. ti -le
_!..ayeel for amboy manees Only ones was there trouble that We"!
rt took pluee m,aring a /lance he1 t -Attie River lity.
no ooiNhanms beeame tqw.A.veol in an Irguraent over a ,17,1r1. The
the -mamlies, it seeneM, eeistm artrt he ham
.r-trl'r attention unm t7-te other r&IMY /1.411'4.-
t170 t're eustorlary Vtirr; by -4-01.tr,'
right of a eerta in
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of tie house to z=e-
ai•Ie te Losue. t-1e.is, state t" -,,t it few claarrelfi I' saw at 3 norms,
wine were settleif L t"le io.ee. ell, the ter.) wammiee wait olifintme
anm aseh must :lave went or his gun, It wasn't low
oa 1-2,19 insVie heavm shooting. The usuai tLi tgok plas1; those
zhe ham not alreamy /wig, out to watah the sht., rashem out '4!..V1 the
o: t'ae f2.rtsh,at.Litu.rally, Ue' tte Grow,/; ,tm szs'efi
aho,4 the seen. of VI* shooting, on t.leInif ley one of tho
ritin• Vie wan ahot h.1t up ti the let reast anm blerMlar",
,ion -11.11et 7,Avtl no his re 4 ban/ana, whieh t wra,)lest r3,7
hanfikercitiof, trt'f pla,wei the bu.li.et hoLe the be.qt r
:hat stopdem the bloo4 trot .flowin:7; to a -reat ext.tat. A louplo of
rain stArtei to e mootor with the fella", bat 1f.e Ian 41.91 blall'e
they haM travels/ vary tr.
ftr the partsr he 4exzrtem with the woun/em fellow* the
repot resume', maneing. tt nay seen thLA the "fowlers ware a harm anM
oolm-hesrtem lot bat t',e feet is they were not. ArgunieitI we -e
settlelf so often with the six gun in thee* 4s that folks hewn.
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aeoustoasei to shoot trig affairs.
Onie other thing t was ealie4 upon to ftosfor the entertain -lent
o7 the areal at "moose was tap ant jig lanoing 000asionally. Nano-
Lig Game to me satarallyi the setae as must.. T was in one of ny
natural elements when loing a jig. t *man mato% a person In, Onsy
ties routine, easily, an" in a short time *snout* the 409••
r meet WO the Alskasses -Traveler jig in a small spew until
T oval!, flo it in a e*oe two feet sowri. After T the .4anee
perfastai, we were at a ;genes en4 ay brother offers!! It) bettbat
°out, 40 the 4 awl on Me bamlana. The bet was taken (tutelar. pro Welt
plaoe4. '31.4 banotens on the floor $n4 T fl t t14 iteneit anf wOn t ie bet
far him, wish money ho gay* to 1401.
.7'tfte,r the APano• was oomploted, the acothaes sail they knew
that they wou.14 lose the bet, bat awls it to hove the abmwea of
seeing' me 4 0 the 4anoop an that they ham rootive4 their money's
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"T have never
van up Mincing en" !Mining entiriLy. As into
so 1955 T won a prise is an oistimars' fiVfltsg oontests VOA at tho
Port 11 arta naareatt.-u ilatinsg as" sponeore4 by the Woe! 740.1ove
"unto ,als organizations. I also won* prise for jigging.
"T rrieff Albert Pagano in 1880 WI ten qsit the raw,.
husbanfi was titent on fanning site we took up a pies* of lan4 in the
"Attie River bottom. fhltr elosoot noighbor was aim allow *war. Thera
raL7 first four ohilAren were born, an" ttout the attention of a
physioima. Ky first *Alit was born without lb* preweelew or a 1114wifo
or a anoighbor. The *hill's birth took plaa. white ar 'mob** ens is
his wAT to rot astiedrorte sub to he with is• *hos lb*
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returnel the ohil4 was moving. %WI was what women often er-
perissool luring our earty !ay, an' thought nothing of it.
'T lost my husban4 in 1903. than Z sans to librt loath« timeet
th4t tiresr hays operatel roosting houses ibr a 1ivellhool. I mord*1
iitjttowler in the stills of Me 19004s, but oentinusl with Ygr znctsisi
3use hiatuses.