A rebel of 61 . ST()Ni??AKi:KS iiinkstown iioMi;, 1^47. .?jr-- /^. ! >lH J •( •? il. •?- Y)-:!H A Rebel of 6i. 35 he drove the nails thruui^di the ]) laths. When the fenceswere clone, they had to lie whitewashed, and I did niy share ofthis work. lie planted several hun(h-e<l yonni; fruit trees, andthe followint;- sunmier proving- to he a very dry season, when Ihad to carry water from the creek and g^ive each tree twobuckets of water a day—one in the niorninjj and another in theevening-. This was a herculean task for a boy of my age, andI ha(,l many a good cry before
A rebel of 61 . ST()Ni??AKi:KS iiinkstown iioMi;, 1^47. .?jr-- /^. ! >lH J •( •? il. •?- Y)-:!H A Rebel of 6i. 35 he drove the nails thruui^di the ]) laths. When the fenceswere clone, they had to lie whitewashed, and I did niy share ofthis work. lie planted several hun(h-e<l yonni; fruit trees, andthe followint;- sunmier proving- to he a very dry season, when Ihad to carry water from the creek and g^ive each tree twobuckets of water a day—one in the niorninjj and another in theevening-. This was a herculean task for a boy of my age, andI ha(,l many a good cry before the day was over. In a few years we had our home in hue shape, young orchard,grape arbors, and a yard full of flowers; the most attractiveplace in the village, when father S(jld it and formed a co-partner-ship with Air. J. C. HoHman, and opened a general merchandisestore on the main street of the town. 1 was put in the storeto do the small errands about the place, such as are usually per-formed by
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