Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-29
Heddy and Dennys Visit TO Uncle Forrest

" ee"J sSii 10 Uncle Forrest,
Neddy ana Denny Were Nh a Visit "a
lme great farm of their uncle Forrest
me farm upon which their father had
peth porn, and which was Still owned
~ inc family was near that W their,
uncle Forrest. Their father had Often,
told th"m OF his life there when he
Was small boy. ana they had looked
forward with great eagerness I, tbn
'ine when he would fulfill his promise
{" take them 10 his native town and
snow them the old place They were
very anxious TO see the place where
papa lived when he was a little boy.
and had pictured in their minds exact-
~ what ID would look like IL seemed
10 them as if the team which drove
them from the station to the home Of
their uncle Forrest was the very
s!oWest they had ever seen. " ;mpa-
tent We're they Ia reach the end Of
their journey.
HI this tn Benson farm?~ they
WOULD ask their mother every fpu pir-
u'eN as each new house came into ,-i..,,.
ana When she would tell tbo,, ..>. -
reach it2" ''' "heh Will We
AT last their father noi,.oz
Il. AN 'aih!Ilar old homestead non
rb Hits N the distance. ana .aan
.''V# were admiring its broad ea ,'D.i
h| l'rse orchard and its bic f,,,>,
''|uSe, stable and barn. II
HeF rather pointed out tba ri,
"oo"7 IN which he had A snaII ~,
'''ip When he was a little how It's -O7
IL IS brook where he caught iii. e.
o"N WIN z line Of linen thread ,a.i
"ehl pm for a hook ana ,.a 49, =
"'nef spots of interest which bad -.
"Iea n the stories ne had tord Mill III
M his boyhood DAYS I'm" mem
men the Benson farm Wa ,..
,"eS were very Impatient to ro,,b .1.1
,l.ni' "a theIr uncle Forrest ahou,
'hIie beyond. Even thu Interest," ..,,-'., =
'hed by the Old schoolhouse in r,hii,,
'helr father learned his A q ~. '' Az =,
..'' i"HS stop the differentiated o,,a.-
tlon, rs this uncle Fnrrost,ss., tiu'S-
al length from the top of the hin
iii, i"lhef pointed out their uncle
II iesl : nome. II was one of III
i.''eSl farms in the county. ana
IlS rooiny old-fashioned house, its ~
ihehse barns. its windmiu an4
tomeI mousse Its dairy stable. potato
'u"9e' ana other BUILDINGS
HIied them with delight and wonder
ment. This was the Mace thai,.
papa tod them where Grandma Ban
son had lived when she was Iifno
slfl and here he had often come in tho
old days, when his grandfather and
grandmother We're stI alive. IL ronn
ana play with his little cousins VIA
then found a home under this hospita-
bic roof. TT
re was still in the midst Of stories
OF those good old days when the farm
mouse was reached and uncle Forrest
aunt Helen and cousins Horton.
Hartley and Alice We're all in ~
doorway to give the visitors a cordial
welcome.
Cousin Horton was grown IN an5
COUSIN Alice was his wife; but cousin
hartley was a little boy about the
age q Neddy. and the boys were
scarcely out IF the carriage before he
was exhibiting to their delighted eyes
the wonders of the big farm.
Neddy and Denny fell asleep on soft
feather beds that night.
planning what they would do and see
during their stay at uncle Forests.
Nedav was always ready with sug
Sesuons Of what to do, and the next
morning at breakfast. he announced
his intention of yoking up two of the
small calves in the barn. hitching
them into cousin Hartley's little wag-
on, and driving them to the village
about three miles away. Every one
laughed at the idea, but Neddy insisted
that ne knew it could be done
Just as easy as anything. Denny also
said he didn't see why not, but Hart
icy said:
You can't do it, boys"
Why not?' demanded Neddy.
Cause, they'd run all round every
way. You couldn't drive them any
where. You would have to break
them in before you could do anything
with them
we can do that" said Neddy, con
fidently.
When
This morning before we start"
Hartley laughed heartily at this.
Didn't you know it takes an awfully