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Living conditions were difficult for Mumsie, she had to pump and carry all the water that was needed for cooking and washing. Food could be kept cool only in a cave, but it was hard to keep things from spoiling. She was afraid to let Lawrence and me get very far from the house when we were small, for fear of snakes.
Dad raised horses, and sold many matched teams for farm work. I have a series of books that are dated in the early 1900's that give instructions for training horses. I learned to read these books at a very early age, and by the time I was 8, Dad would let me drive a team in the field if he was close by. I drove my first 4 horse team when I was 12 years old.
When Dad bought the second car, which was another Model T Ford, the folks made a trip to Crab Orchard. I was 14 years old, and they left me to take care of the ranch. They were gone three weeks, which seemed endless to me. Dad had converted the old car to a pickup, by cutting the back seat off and building a truck bed. I used the pickup to haul feed and supplies on the ranch, and to Crawford, to pickup groceries and mail.
Bessie
Born 1886
Died 1973
Fred
Born 1872
Died 1960
Married August 12, 1905
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Metzger Memories
