Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
Wy F,voniTE SEASON.

My favorite season Is summer. and
I'm going TO tell YOU why. though
guess all OF YOU Ike summer /
think summer is such beautiful
season. At the break Of day all the
birds begin to sing and what love
~ music comes from their lovely
ihroats. When wake UP carly In
The morning hear many kinds Of
sweet birds singing They 81, on
trees bushes, etc. and sing. get up
before light sometimes in summer
sometimes and see the turkeys on
the r"ost. Just little before light
comes the turkeys fly down.
also turn ont tho hens and watch
them ny out Of the hen house and
run around. and after they eat they
run To get water and then fight
And NEXT Of all iS the best and that
is milking. In the morning / go
out and milk and have Il cat that
holds her mouth open and ! milk i'm
her mouth and she does not let hard
~ drop drop on the ground: And
after | get through milking | ride
COW her nauc is Tulip. And
take hold of her tail and twist it
and she walks off. One time my
cousin was staying with me and one
morning both OF us drove Tulip UP
close 20 q fence and both OF us got
on. ana she wasn't used 10 riding
a cow and she thought she was
falling and she caught hold Of me
'as she WAS bchind) and both OF us
fell OFF. Eut VIC didn't get hurt, so
We rode her again. We have a honey
shock tree at home and in early fail
| got up basket full! tand of
course. tho cows like them. So one
morning / got on Tulip ana mother
ran along in front with basket
fun Of h"h"sshucks and Tulip came
running out Of tho pen. held on
to her and had lovely ride. I
rode 100 tone hundred) yards or
more. one Of my city cousins was
at home or tthrcc or four, sum
mcrs az" and one morning she got
on Tulip and TULIP happened 10 run
down the hill and she fell off and
got her mouth fun OF dirt And one
time got on her in the field and
she commenced To run and my hat
fell over my face ana could not
see where was going or how to
hold on and of couTsc 81! cT
sometimes get on Tulip with the
cat and she has ride. Tulip is so
nice when she has q calf she lets
anybody play with it, She doesn't
fight she hasn't any horns
| have had lots OF falls. but they
arc worth tho fun. | hav" a real
Wild horse and my cousin can ride
real wen lot II tlRV SiTl. Sne TlNSS
up the road and comes back aud then
| get on and sometimes ] ride two
miles in the evening. and We rifle
in the field and down 20 the creek.
etc. Some of my friends come to
see me and sometimes both Of us
get on Charley at once. Charley is
his name). In tho fall used To ride
five miles to school and five miles
back. so ] rode ten milcS one day.
| liked ii. too. | do dearly love TO
ride horseback. Thc most fun OF all
is bathing Mother. myself my
two cousins and some OF my friends.
| have Il pair of water wings and
so down the creek sailing. j lie
down in the water and just my head
sticking out. sometimes VIC run across
on the other bank and we also fish.
One time my mother and myself went
.flshing and my cousin WAS on the
edge Of the bank and the earth caved
in with her and she slipped parity in
the creek. Mother helped her out.
Sometimes we make tomato sand
wiches. cakes. candy, apples, ETC. we
sat UP on high hin like noun
tain and ate our lunch. And after
we eat we roll rock. down tho hill
and hear 1t splash b, tho creek.
In summer l eat mellons, apples