Journal of Mary Phyllis Fisher - Thomas Davies

us, and Tom and Lore, went down to Grandfather Fisher’s lake. It was just through the next
fence and over the hill. They were only gone a few minutes when I decided I should go look for
them. I thought they had gone over to Myers and so put the baby to bed before I went. About
half an hour after I went out I saw them coming from Father’s field. They were helping Lore
along. I could hear him crying. I hurried toward them and Lore cried out, “I've lost my new
shoes.” He was dripping wet. They had gone out on the lake in a large raft they found near the
edge. My brother Bob was driving some cows in the field and saw them out on the raft. He
went out to get them. The water was over the horses back. Lore had fallen in the lake but
somehow Tom and Bill [six years old] had caught him and pulled him back on the raft. His
shoes came off in the water. It was a cold day. I put Lore in a tub of good warm water and then
into bed. He was soon all right. I felt very grateful to the Lord for his goodness to us.
When we moved to Cardston I was asked to take part in the church. I was in the stake Primary
and taught the theology lessons in Relief Society. They had asked me to take part in the Little
Theater. John Smith was in charge of it. A Mrs. Hanes from Calgary was the judge and she
chose me to take the leading part over the other contestants.
We went to Calgary and put it on. It was a wonderful trip. We stayed in a big hotel. I was
pretty green. It was the first time I had ever stayed in a hotel. Our play came in 6th place out of
the eleven.
Ren was trying so hard to make a living and was so discouraged. He has had little work. I
resigned from the Primary and the Relief Society. I felt that I should look after my family. Ren
had sold most of his horses during the winter. In May, Ren was able to get a job as construction
man on the road in Waterton on the Relief Camp. He came home on Sundays. The children
milked and watered two cows and we took care of a large garden. It was a good garden but
would have been better if I could have watered it more.
Ren stayed until the last of Oct. That gave us a good living all winter and it was a happy winter.
Ren was called to be the President of the YM Mutual. He has been real interested in the work.
He has been to parties and meetings almost every night and has read a lot of good books from
the library. The library has been a joy to the children too.
Tom is such a good reader. He seems to have a new book every week and I am amazed at the
way he can read. If he can’t get a word he spells it out to me and I tell him what it is. His
teacher says he is a marvelous reader and he gets such good marks in his work. I haven’t been
out much this winter. I am expecting a baby in about two months. In the early winter I was so
sick I could hardly keep anything on my stomach and my legs are so sore and swollen. But it
has been a peaceful winter in spite of the cold long one, 40 degrees below a great deal of the
time.
We have had little sickness since last fall. In October the children all had the measles. Ren was
in the Mountains and I was alone.............
When Anne was blessed she did look so lovely. I was sitting in the choir seats and Ren came
over and got her to take her to the stand. When he picked her up every one around me said, “Oh
isn’t she sweet”. One lady told me after meeting that she was the sweetest baby she had seen in
Hill Spring and was dressed so prettily. It made me very happy. I had spent a lot of time
crocheting and knitting her clothes. She was such a smart baby. At 19 months she called herself
‘Daddy’s Wheetheart.’ Anne was born 26 December 1926. She was not blessed until 6
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