| Show At A House Built Christmas Day e by fey aaa Frances Grinstead HOME nOME that was built on a A Christmas day stood for a along along long Jong time on the old Santa SantaFe SantaFe SantaFe Fe trail where it passed near Arrow Arrow Arrow Ar Ar- row Reck flock Mo on the Missouri river Though not quite completed In a single day with the help of his neighbors on that holiday about a hundred years ago Henry Nave got his cabin ready for his family and the tho day after Christmas Christ mas took them Into Inlo his shelter Of course the house was built of undressed lumber felled right on his farm When he had selected the location this pioneer cut down round poles for the walls wails rafters and joists the joists the framework Mr Nave had found some large laree flat stones and in the afternoon they dragged these into place for forthe forthe forthe the hearth Then of other suitable rocks by much putting puffing and pulling they built a fireplace one fireplace one of those great practical ones which served to heat the home and to cook venison ven yen ison buffalo meat corn com pone and other victuals The exterior of this fireplace was wood the stones providing a fireproof lining The mortar to bind the stones was chiefly mud to obtain even this simple ingredient It U was nee flee necessary essary to build a fire in the middle of tho the half constructed cabin and thaw the ground But writes this hardy woodsman It was not many days until we 3 j I While e the be Little Lillie Nave Children Wished for Things were living snugly In our cabin and In load health and with fine tine appetite Holidays among amon our ancestors were made occasions for such eel eel- us this but bul they never witnessed the cessation from labor la bor ours afford There was always alway need for immediate shelter helter crop harvesting or game killing Hence log log corn husking and gun shoots gun shoots were made social oc But do you OU suppose we ever have more fun than Henry Naves Nave's family and friends frIend had building a house on Christmas day dOlY to W W N w pa r |
