Show A House Built Chri Christmas Day a by a a Frances Grinstead N X XA TT 1 HOME that was built on a A Christmas day stood for tor a along along long time on the old SantaFe Santa SantaFe SantaFe Fe trail where it passed near Arrow Arrow Arrow Ar Ar- row Rock Reck Mo on the Missouri river Though not quite completed in a single day with the help of ot othis his neighbors on that holiday about a hundred years ngo ago Henry Nave got his cabin ready for his family and the day after Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas took them into his shelter Of course the house was built of ot undressed lumber felled right on his farm When he had selected the location this pioneer cut down round poles for the walls rafters and joists the joists the framework Mr Nave had found some large flat nat stones and in the afternoon they dragged these Into place for tor forthe forthe the hearth Then of other suitable rocks by much pulling puffing and pulling they built a fireplace one fireplace one of those great practical ones which served to heat the home homo and to cook venison venison venison ven ven- ison buffalo mea meat t corn pone and other victuals The exterior of this fireplace was wood the stones I providing a fireproof lining The mortar to bind the stones was chiefly mud to obtain even this simple ingredient it was necessary necessary necessary essary to build a fire in the middle of ot the half constructed cabin and thaw the ground But writes this hardy woodsman It was not many days until we wei wes J s i 4 J J While the Little Nave Children Wished for COl Things were living snugly in our cabin and in good health and with fine appetites Holidays among our ancestors were made occasions for such celebrations cel eel as DS this but they never witnessed the cessation from la labor labor la- la bor ours afford There was always need for immediate shelter crop harvesting or game killing Hence log corn huskings and gun shoots gun shoots were made social oc oc- But do you suppose we ever have more fun tun than Henry Naves Nave's family and friends had building a house on Christmas day Q g Western Newspaper Union |