The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-03-01

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that 1t has to mil
lions of others. In the last four
years, we have been together only
on these little excursion trips to
America.
She has kept the hearth in Albu-
querque-kept it under difficulties.
She has been burdened by recurring
Illnesses, and has had to revolve be-
tween home and hospital. But she
has succeeded in keeping the little
white house just as it always was,
which she knew is what I would
want.
She is back there now. trying to
cope with the prospect Of another
year alone. She Is still, by remote
control, my guiding star. She thinks
everything I do is wonderful. She
even thinks I'm beautiful, which is
the only flaw in her judgment.
She lives only for the day when
the war is over and we can have a
life together again. And that's what
I live for too, for life to a man isn't
much good without his woman"
and after 20 years that's what THAT
Girl still is to me. I hope we both
last through until the sun shines in
the world again.
VISITED INDIANA
And my folks in Indiana-I visited
them twice on this furlough in Amer
lea, both visits all too short, but
better than none.
My father and my Aunt Mary are
still on the farm, three miles outside
the little town Of Dana. They have
repapered the house and rearranged
the furniture. and they are very
comfortable.
My father still limps from his hip
fracture Of a year ago. And his
eyes are very bad now. and he can't
see to read. But he gets around all
right, and even drives the a to
town now and then. We think he
shouldn't be driving, but every time
Aunt Mary mentions that. he goes
out and gets in the car and drives
to town. so she's stopped mention
ing it.
My Dad listens a lot to the radio.
and helps with the dishes. and Aunt
Mary reads to him at night, and last
summer he even helped some with
the harvesting when the neighbors
were hard up for help. He raises a
few chickens. Outside of that, life
is without duties or energy for him.
Aunt Mary Is almost 70. and her
spirit is boundless. She goes all day
long, like a 16-year-old. She cooks
the meals. cleans the house, works
in the garden. does the washing for
two or three families, goes to her
club meetings and to church, does
things for the neighbors. and never
finds time to sit down.
I was amused At . letter that
came from her the other day. One
Of u neighbors, Mrs. Howard Co.
forth, came down with a violent rheu-
matism. So Aunt Mary drove over
and put hot cloths IN her for several
hours. got noontime dinner for the
farm hands. did the weekly washing
and then got supper ready for them
before she came home for her own
evening chores.
Next day a blizzard was on. The
ice was so slick she didn't dare take
the car out Of the garage. The snow
on the roads was two feet deep and
it was bitter cold.
So what did Aunt Mary do? She
Just bundled up and walked three
quarters of a mile over to Goforths,
worked all day, and then walked
back in the evening through the
snow. She sure doesn't take after
her nephew.
VACATION WITHOUT REST
These four months Of furlough in
America. away from the war. have
gone like the wind. They have been
full to overlooking. So full. in fact,
that hardly anything has happened
that l had hoped would happen.
There has been n rest. There
has been no time for c0mposure.