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Ida Chamness writings on travel and religion, 1927-1938
1927-09-26 Page 66
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-66- Mary sat by me under the same umbrella. Soon Uncle and Theoline joined us; and they sheltered under a second umbrella. We all enjoyed ourselves as we watched the rain; and listened to cheerful Uncle telling interesting things. One day uncle came to where I was sitting, carrying a lamb in his arms; and a pretty sheep was following him. He told me that the wise ewe had come and bleated to him; and as she continued to bleat in spite of all he did for her, he decided to follow her. This satisfied her and she led the way to a distant spot up on the mountain top. Here she stopped and again bleated; and Uncle saw down in a deep hole, her little lamb. He lifted it out and the sheep was so pleased. I took a photo of them. On a fine day Georgetta, Theoline, and Ida Mary took a walk to lake 'Sandvand' which is on the top of a high mountain. Theoline threw stones on the water so skillfully; that they glanced a ways; then jumped up in the air, then down to glance again: repeating this about ten times whilst going a distance of thirty feet or more which Georgetta thot was a beautiful sight. On their
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-66- Mary sat by me under the same umbrella. Soon Uncle and Theoline joined us; and they sheltered under a second umbrella. We all enjoyed ourselves as we watched the rain; and listened to cheerful Uncle telling interesting things. One day uncle came to where I was sitting, carrying a lamb in his arms; and a pretty sheep was following him. He told me that the wise ewe had come and bleated to him; and as she continued to bleat in spite of all he did for her, he decided to follow her. This satisfied her and she led the way to a distant spot up on the mountain top. Here she stopped and again bleated; and Uncle saw down in a deep hole, her little lamb. He lifted it out and the sheep was so pleased. I took a photo of them. On a fine day Georgetta, Theoline, and Ida Mary took a walk to lake 'Sandvand' which is on the top of a high mountain. Theoline threw stones on the water so skillfully; that they glanced a ways; then jumped up in the air, then down to glance again: repeating this about ten times whilst going a distance of thirty feet or more which Georgetta thot was a beautiful sight. On their
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