Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-02
MY RICH OLD GRANDFATHER


and he thoroughly enjoyed his riches and strange to say
shared them with his friends
He quaint old and had queer notions about
the responsibilities of life and the relations of with their
neghbors. He log house. a in pioneer
section The house had three windows doors and hole
for the convenience of the family and the neghbors and
lighted At night by white aow candles which grandmother
made when she busy tending baby spinning yarn,
weaving CLOTH knitting stockings trying out lard making soft
soap manufacturing piecng bed quilts drying apples,
making clothes hurnng butter cooking the meals feeding the
milking the and doing such other little odd Jobs
found around the household for busy work
Grandfather had telephone because there none.
Poor old man, he automobile heard of
and such thing rural mail carrier had never been
heard of either He drove and went town about
month take grist to be ground get the mail and in
cdenay bring home the tea and salt
The family arder always provided with plenty and
to spare the sick or the needy neighbors.
Grandfather worked hard every day. Sunday clear
ing up caring his stock providing fuel planting
and cuvatg and harvesting and grandmother helped
every that she possibly could They aided their neghbors
when they sick and grandmother could tell about the
birth the babies in the community When they
finally called to their reward after long life of labor the farm
sold for $4,000 but they rich folks and always had BEEN
l suppose you have to the conclusion long that
particular for blow about the riches
grandfather and probably with that he must
have been quaint old But don't cocky about that for
he probably rich grandfather and did have
work bit harder And they both richer than in
many things.
The riches of granfathers and grandmothers did
consist of houses and lands stocks and bonds automobiles
yachts lying machneS SIX shS ana nose me cotheS gold
punch bowls and vanity and silver cigarette holders Their
riches consisted rather in conentment with their lot the willing
to give Of their best labor day. happiness at the
result of their labor and little produced
Every morning they asked the good Lord provide them
and for their neghbo and they had full faith that the provision
would be made with the assistance of their labor Every
evening they ket down and returned thanks the Lord that
provision had been made and that their needs had been supplied
abundany They did not fret because the farm the
house built of logs the windows few the candles dim, the
slow the living plain and the neighbors far away They
Of MAX
children the love the Lord honest manhood
vrtuous womanhood and the happiness Of their home and the
association with their neighbors Of their riches
Probably of would want live in pioneer days
grandathers did, but should be happy in the thought
that enjoy much than they did, and should be
content to give community best effort every day. accept
the result and thanks to the Lord that permitted
to live and work under conditions UNNECESSARILY better and richer
than rich old grandahes knew the when
kne down around the family altar every night and revereny
thanked the Lord for providing for their needs abundant