Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-12-05

the sight of my left eye. MY 'thir'
sight is well worm and though l cal
sec out OF but one eye, | can still
thread needle or read large type
Since my illness. l have been hare
Of hearing. too. and you have to shout
Eats Healthy Food.
Il lost my teeth Al years ago, ant
since then have worn false teeth. 4
most remarkable thing happened las
spring. cut a tooth. Would you be
lieve it? 1t caused some irritation, ant
is considerable annoyance. interfering
with the false teeth, but it Is there al
right. l haven't the least idea how
| it happened.
My food in recent years mas beer
principally vegetables, though l have
dieted myself. eat three times 6
day, and have drank strong coffee all
| through life, and plenty of it. have
always eaten meat, principally pork
and still eat it occasionally. was
never any hand for sweatmeats. such
as preserves and cakes
Il weigh about 100 pounds, which
Is pretty good for woman my height
abOut feet when | was young.
need help from my daughter, except
when l have sinking spell, as l dc
once in while, when my extremities
get numb.
Until late years, have always
been in comfortable circumstances We
had land and niggers, which was
wealth in the south in the old days
My daughter owns our home, and that
is all that is left of our property now
Father Fought Under jackson.
Il plainly remember the war of 1912
My father fought during the last six
months under Andrew Jackson, but
he was paid soldier. We lived near
the highway and saw Andrew Jack.
son driving from his home to Wash.
ington to be president, and waved to
him. We were all Democrats, and
are still. l haven't much use for the
black Republicans.
1T bewilders me to think Of the
many things that have happened in
my life. l can remember when there
were no steamboats, or steam cars, and
it was only yesterday that the tele
phone and electric light were invent
ed.
They called me an old woman when
we came to Oregon, but l rode horse
back all the way, and that was 50
years ago. l remember the Mexican
war plainly, and the civil war seems
like last week. I was y when John
Brown made his raid at Harper's fer
ry, and although the news didn't reach
us for months afterwards, l remember
the excitement it caused In the same
year Oregon was admitted as state
Why, 40 years ago they said l ought
to take things easy, so sold my ho-
tel to my daughter.
The friends of my youth have been
dead for half century, some of them
a full century My oldest boy would
be 100 this year if he had not died
two years ago. Even the friends of
my old age are gone, and have only
my daughter left. I am hard of hear
ing and blind in one eye, and yet l
enjoy life and take an interest in the
world, try to be of as little bother as
possible until the end comes, which
car not be long delayed now"
Mrs. Woods can be found any sun
ny day walking about the yard or sit
ting in ner favorite arm chair at her
daughters home in Hillsboro. She is
always glad to pass the time of day
with neighbors and has a cheerful
"how-de-do" and handshake for every.
one. For many years the countryside
has gathered upon her birthday to do
her honor, and she greets all visitors
cordially and makes tea for the as.
semblage.
One feels sort of awe in talking
with and gazing upon one who has
seen so much and lived so long in
this world of ours. Her face is a
study in wrinkles. Her voice is a
quaver, but her carriage is good and
her manner alert.