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Ida Chamness writings on travel and religion, 1927-1938
1927-09-26 Page 72
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72 understand her wants by motioning and talking. But when she failed she [sentence ends abruptly] Hay harvest time arrived shortly before mamma left for Finland, and to see how anxious she was (not withstanding her weakly condition physically) to take hold of the hand rake; and how active and girlish she appeared as she swiftly and gracefully turned the hay was interesting and amusing to me. Of course, she could not continue the work long. Witnessing all the hard work in hay making; caused partly by adverse weather conditions, certainly enabled us to appreciate the hay making possibilities in our native land. My Uncle owned a small mowing machine; which was drawn by one pony; he also owns a horse rake. On account of very frequent rains (often two or three times a day) the hay which is fine and thick, must be raked and bunched to turn the rain, then spread out again by hand; and soon turned by hand rakes: which is done quite rapidly. The force at this time consisting of Uncle, two hired men, Aunt Jergine,
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72 understand her wants by motioning and talking. But when she failed she [sentence ends abruptly] Hay harvest time arrived shortly before mamma left for Finland, and to see how anxious she was (not withstanding her weakly condition physically) to take hold of the hand rake; and how active and girlish she appeared as she swiftly and gracefully turned the hay was interesting and amusing to me. Of course, she could not continue the work long. Witnessing all the hard work in hay making; caused partly by adverse weather conditions, certainly enabled us to appreciate the hay making possibilities in our native land. My Uncle owned a small mowing machine; which was drawn by one pony; he also owns a horse rake. On account of very frequent rains (often two or three times a day) the hay which is fine and thick, must be raked and bunched to turn the rain, then spread out again by hand; and soon turned by hand rakes: which is done quite rapidly. The force at this time consisting of Uncle, two hired men, Aunt Jergine,
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