Show TOPAZ ITEMS CONTINUED I Utah-Idaho Utah Central Railroad staI station station sta sta- I tion where we boarded a street car for Cor our destination What a rockI rocking rock rock- lug ing jolting ride that was I Groups dropped off at di different stations and finally we got off ore at I Smithfield where our employer I awaited to take us to his farm I The first night lacking a bed i iE E E- E slept on the floor in his sleeping sleep sleep-I sleep 1 I I ing bag Half the night he was kept busy trying to keep a cat i I I from crawling into bed with him i Our living Jiving quarters include an anoil anoil an ani i oil lamp wood-burning wood stove an anold anold old bed with hay mattresses no bath bath or shower Also an outI outside outside out out- side houseAs house I As we got up this chilly mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing we noticed the quiet serene atmosphere of oC this valley community ity ity-a ity a typical rural community i with large barns stacked high I golden hay Having a population of the town boasts of one grocery store one filling station a post office office office of of- fice and a church The valley is bounded on one side by high high I green hills as though to it from the outside world The people people people peo peo- I are very friendly They seem to be our kind of people just believing believing believing be be- lieving in simple living brotherhood brotherhood brotherhood brother brother- hood and seeking of oC others' others good Our little place is surrounded by tall poplars and cedars with leaves turning yellow in the autumn sun Our cat has the manners of a nosed blue-nosed mule Imagine wetting on E E z s 's be bed beVe We Ve unanimously agreed that she must get educated and failing falling in that we shall os ostracize ostracize ostracize os- os her forever from our house house- hold We Ve bought our groceries from froma a store 3 blocks away A heavenly breakfast on ham and eggs and wonderful coffee coHee Im all writ out for the present present present pres pres- ent so until next time Ill I'll be signIng signing signing sign sign- ing thirty Good |