Show morgan Old timer recalls boyhood days the following is contributed by E D jones of provo who with mrs jones visited their son inlaw i ln nl jaw and daughter mr and mrs E T vest and family early about 58 56 years ago mr jones or 1 bd 11 as he was called belonged to 9 morgan gan spaniels Sp aniels a baseball nine find and was active tn in all sports of the day when very small I 1 used to hunt the cows up rear hollow barefooted I 1 can tell of the many old landmarks lini marks which are now disfigured by prosperity and progress where the old brickyard and swimming pool once were Is now covered with alth beautiful crops of golden grain sims hole in weber river was another favorite swimming hole at that time the old public square covered with sagebrush was a favorite camping ground where we made camp campfires fires and played all sorts of Ot games garnes the most popular one being run sheep run ber the courthouse before its completion ion a favorite pastime was avas lim bing over the rafters after dark to tee see who could go the farthest lit ve ue realizing our danger morgan childrens first schooling started in a I 1 log og cabin room the me first teacher being a good sister with all roll 11 a kind hearted patient teacher who used all kinds of winding hing tactics to interest us I 1 dont remember of her having any books or charts just her ingenuity her rudiments ludl ments her love tor for children taught aught us the initial principles preparatory to book learning which allowed loll owed under the tutorage of james oies mason a well informed man ua you boys who attended school under der his tutorage like me have a hating wing remembrance of those years Xe Member going through the exer ase se of ol standing on one foot a load of books held in the opposite hand thus us affording lots of fun for the wool school as it was hard to do I 1 re we used to hide his pen K endl ink etc break up his long addled rulers they were about inn half an la 11 inch thick and three foet feet long e with a good handhold hand hold we vere e com considered a hard school to govern our next ext teacher was gundy wy anderson son who became a faite morite of the whole school as she vaa 1 A a good od disciplinarian and was loved by all the pupils I 1 left home when about 17 years of 01 age e to meet the world I 1 well re farm arS ember the old oid brick yard and also aa R turner who boasted lie fis 1 his bys ya doing s mens work tart ind use tf to say yi yr weli I 1 pay them well tb th ork well 11 what a change out t this is beautiful valley aye barefoot toot children fed on bread mid the ih rate 1 that was to spread b 30 n grease g rease on bread and fil than w gr es ase lt it was more scratch sc toli A tto arrn log huse house was s the bual ten size e for a family y of four to old those were indeed the good happy appy days davs where we neighbors beaucl ine congenial now we have the ful 1111 hornes homes nice cars wonder housa schoolhouses and meeting fuhere where a few attend church while e many others go joy riding learn of th the 1 e passing 11 of the dear old friends aho vho N h athold the I 1 A have been called to rest from dhom home place although it is a ro read adae an we all have to travel any y young youn man 17 years old leaving home is inclined to remember the influence of its his home life to me the asset was the training of my dear mother she would gather us beside her knees and entertain us by reading good books and telling us atries therefore when temptation would come to me her picture would appear before me and keep us stories Inie therefore when tl temptation when I 1 was a boy two of my near companions were a noble horse and j a dog with my gun in my hand they well knew what was coming a full days hunting with good results in those days a yoke of oxen I 1 believe was owned by the francis boys one on e was named duke the other dime H how ow I 1 enjoyed being with the boys near the oxen it was a great treat we used aie d to 10 gather at the old littlefield tle field 1 home at night and tell stories of our adventures they were enjoyed by all as they were true clean stories in childhood days we were my free from smokers but after I 1 left home I 1 decided 1 I 1 wanted to follow i I 1 learn to example and the boys smoke so I 1 purchased a pipe and box of tobacco went to my room anticipating I 1 would have a good quiet time smoking my pipe but when I 1 started to light it that beau if ifal ul picture of my mother her at the flashed before me I 1 glanced pipe then at the box of tobacco however that picture stayed before me I 1 opened the door and threw all of it away an and d said no smoking to I 1 thank that picture for me at ohp that 1 time this day for at my age and working in evanston on the who railroad among amone a class of men smoked drank and gambled it would have been ea easy s y for i ne me to have joined them the hand this Is a true saying the erdle rules that hat t rocks the world |