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Ida Chamness writings on travel and religion, 1927-1938
1927-09-26 Page 69
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-69- in the corner by the door. They opened the door and seeing no one they called; then hunted a little and found me; and soon Ida Mary. One evening dear Theoline was over teaching me to crochet; and before she left it was raining. And she had to go after the cows. So I dressed her up in my rain coat; which nearly reached the ground. And put my bright blue rubber apron over her head; most of it hanging down her back. So she looked quite comicle and cute, as she proceeded after the cows. When she came home her folks saw her from a little distance: and wondered what sort of a creature that was coming. They thot I had done well in protecting her from the rain. During one of the severe electric storms; not unusual over there; Uncle and George would occassionally shout or whistle to each other; in order to know whether the other were yet alive, while They were way up on the mountains; gathering together the sheep and lambs. The lightning and thunder was awful. We felt relieved upon their safe return. Osmund's horse was killed in the barn by the lightning. And Osmund was
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-69- in the corner by the door. They opened the door and seeing no one they called; then hunted a little and found me; and soon Ida Mary. One evening dear Theoline was over teaching me to crochet; and before she left it was raining. And she had to go after the cows. So I dressed her up in my rain coat; which nearly reached the ground. And put my bright blue rubber apron over her head; most of it hanging down her back. So she looked quite comicle and cute, as she proceeded after the cows. When she came home her folks saw her from a little distance: and wondered what sort of a creature that was coming. They thot I had done well in protecting her from the rain. During one of the severe electric storms; not unusual over there; Uncle and George would occassionally shout or whistle to each other; in order to know whether the other were yet alive, while They were way up on the mountains; gathering together the sheep and lambs. The lightning and thunder was awful. We felt relieved upon their safe return. Osmund's horse was killed in the barn by the lightning. And Osmund was
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