Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-23
GrandmOther's Indian.

ma Que winter evening as we were
snusly epsconsed before the glowing
embeIs oil grant wood fire, in an.
sw-r to our tease for "a good
long story
Not fairy story. Something that
really aud truly happened to you
when you we're GIRL" We eagerly AN
swe ed.
"inere were a good many things
happened to me when was girl, and
ali OF them really and truly happen
In.s. LII try AID think of something
as l goalong, but you mustn't interrupt
me-, tut let me tell my story my own
Way.
VI course We all agreed to that, and
80 We nestled closer to grandma and to
the n e, with ears and eyes open for
the anticipated treat of q really and
truly story from grandma, whose mar
rati.n MAS as follows:
Father had been unsuccessful in
busi ess, for he hadn't taken any inter.
est III IT.; aud when FOLKS don't take apv
Interest III what they do the work gen.
orally Turns out poor and no one wants
1t a"d folks don't get rich that way.
Father WAS endeavoring to run q saw
mali, but he wanted to be farmer, 81
Which, one day, an old friend of his
came along and offered him q tract OF
laldto settle on in exchange for the
mill, father just Jumped at the
chance and the exchange was made.
There wers four of US. Father,
mother, brother Ben, who was II, and
ny self. l was IL then going on to
10 AS the saying il. If I live to be
"a old ~ some Of the people who lived
in good old Bible times, / don't thisk
shall ever forget the long, long ride
~e mad to our new place Of abode.
nave never enjoyed ride so much
since, though I've travelled great deal
IN NY time and been in the cars moro
times than there are fingers and toes
on All the persons in this room.
Soarneys must end, of course.
some tlme, and 80 did this one. It was
beautiful place We had come to
grand old mountains, pleasant valleys
sgrand aud noble forest, apd plenty
Of sweet and clear water.
hidnt think the little log cabin
horribie-as no doubt it was. for it was
homely building in its best DAVIS and
Its best days had long since passed ere
W. took possession of it-for there
we're not 30 many frame houses in
those days AS there are now.
wandered about hither and Won.
Wherever l desired to turn nv steps.
now through the woods and then down
IN Tie meadow, or by some pleasant
pfooK, careless and free. I never
strayed far from home lest should en-.
counter u wild animal or. worst of all.
Wild Indian, though father said he
mad never heard of the latter being in
those parts.
lou may think that the place was
as snug. cosy and pleasant one as one
could Wish for and it ,paa pIeas.
ant, but it had it's drawbacks and in.
convenleAces.
Our nearest neighbor was five
miles away, and the grist-milI and
store-such as it was--were fourteen
mics distant, and we had gone from a
pIaoe where we did have q nearer
nelHhoor and within u mile of q store
anu grist- mill. don't wonder now that
1s'her and mother often looked down
CAST and Ben was often discopsolate. 7
was young then, and there was so much
70 interest and occupy my attention
tnAt only knew loneliness By the name
uh'll a" event occurred to know it by
experience. y
we lad moved to the farm in the
bright and glad springtime, and now
tae summer had fed and the cool DAYS
OF late autumn were coming on when
the sun shines 50 little and the nights
grow SO long.
1t was on the 10Th of Noyember-I
never can forget the date-that father
ana Ben got into the old wagon to 20
70 mill, and we-mother and knew
they would not return until the 18th:
but AS they had been the same road
many times before and had returned
All safe, and as nothing had happened
20 Us while they were away, We did not
feel the separation as much a. we did
the hfst time they went.
After mother and l had had our
dinner and were about to wash the
dishes, We were somewhat surprised TO
see our neighor riding up to the house
at fuil speed. He brought the news of
his wiies sickness and wanted mother
70 cit mp with her that night.