Show it t m BY Till THE OLD TIMER From Otis Heidelberg Mays Mays- yule lIle Ky I remember when I Iwas Iwas Iwas was a real small boy we had one one- room schools If you lived in the country they were very scarce and quite a distance away We had to tD walk over a mile This was during the last few years of the century The winters were very cold and there ther was plenty of snow Sometimes the neighbors neigh neigh- bors would have to get the team out and drag the roads so the children could get gei to school The school room was wa's was heated with a large pot potbelly belly stove The houses those days were mostly shells and hard to heat When you arose in the morning and tl the e fire was out and you didn't h have bave ve veany any matches you would have to get dressed in the cold and go- go to go-to tG your neighbor to borrow some matches And Arid the nearest neighbor neigh neigh- bor was often quite a distance away Little money was used in ia those days If you lived in the country you would take whatever produce you had to the store stole which was sometimes ten miles away or more There you would trade it for fOl whatever you needed such as coffee or sugar Send Sand contribution to Ml IM column la to o The Th TheOld Old Timer Box 39 Frankfort Ky ICy |