The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1899-03-17
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Wizards
Childhood.
tFrom Ghmpses of Fifty Years.

In front Of her. on fathers wrlting-desk.
sat my little sister and !, aged seven aad
four The big NEWFOUNDLAND dog, Fido.
trotted behind procession. When We
reached Chicago we found so many mud
holes with signs up, No bottom here,
that father said he 'woulden't he hired
to live in such place. II took us over
three week to reach our destination, ans
after living in Jan asville few week
while the house on the farm was bniidinl
we moved into il befour it had any win
dows or much of any roof. We children
who had always lived in town thought
there was never any thing half so delight
full rs this new home in the edge Of the
fine grove of oaks and hickory that lined
the river aud looking out on the prairie
that stretched away toward the east un-
til it met the sky.
"As the years passed on we learned to
love it more and more; though except the
tenants we had no neighbors within
mile and never went anywhere in general
or saw anybody in particular. On sun
day afternoon, almost the only leisure
time she had. mother would walk littlp
while with us children in the orchard,
taking scissors along with her, and clip
ping a sprig of caraway or fennel for the
girls or "a bunch Of sweet-smcling pinks
for Oliver from the pretty little beds in
the heart Of the orchard.
1--WE had no toys except what we made
for ourselves. but as father had nice
kit of carpenters tools we learned to use
them. and made carts, sleds, stills, cross
guns, bows and arrows. darts and don I
know what besides, for our amusement.
Oliver was very kind to his sisters and Ii
us do anything We liked that he did. He
Was not one of those selfish, mannish boy.
who think they know everything aud
their sisters nothing, and who say, You
are only a girl; you can't 90 with me,
bnt when he was in the fields plowing h.
would let us ride on the beam or on tn,
horse back.
Father made us big paper hats, shap
ed like conucopiae. trimmed with pea
cock feathers and painted with 'lnjir
fights, by ingenious sister Mary. TheI
mother Sewed for us belts of bright rec
flannel in which were stuck wooder
swords. bun:h OF arrows. etc and VI
marched away on hunting expeditions
Father was So careful of his girls. anC
So much afraid that harm would come I,
US if we went horseback riding, that
determined To have seed of my own
contriycd saddle, and trained a iavOrit,
heiler, Dime, to act in that capacity
she can do IL if she has mind To-. Wa
my unvarying reply To all The iageniou,
objections OF Oliver. who said that
creature which chewed tie cud an,
divided the hoof was never ment for rid
ing purposes. He also claimed that Dim
did her part when She gave milk. an,
aud ought not to be put through at ihi
rate. But took the ground that COW
were lazy set. and because they ueve
had worked WAS no reason why the!
shouldn't begin now.
"OiiYer WAS famous at milking cows
his sisters learned the art sitting brSi,
him, bot never carried il TO such perIec
tion AS he. They did. however. train IT,,
cat to sit un the cows back through
milking time. There Mere Just fou
things he liked that we were not allow,,
TO share-hun;ing, boating, riding ol
horseback and gazing Swining
II was pity that our folks were e,
afsaid the twu fnscst nymphs nigh
Grova THAI they djdu't let them lrnru ~
TOE Na .iiy the cirls Of the pcuDd wh
practice nesrl- ovcsy NHdgor s. ert tha
; rs oleY 20 tu-ir hr.th-rs ve-r gymasSd
sul.s .J scta,l. t'r t9 ii,e cuUutry its son
aS Vacation ca.,lcs. -ai nave airust q
blessed s time rs wc fhr,.r children aa
in tdc old days at kuFrsl Home.