TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State
TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State
TOLD by the PIONEERS - Washington Secretary of State
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Told<br />
<strong>by</strong> <strong>the</strong> Pioneers<br />
,Vord was sent to Port Townsend and <strong>the</strong> Governor sent a revenue<br />
cutter. They did not fire a gun, but <strong>the</strong>y took some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> leaders<br />
away. The Indians had planned to kill my bro<strong>the</strong>r for whipping a<br />
boy. A negro trouble-maker was mixed up in it and he was one <strong>of</strong><br />
those who was taken away.<br />
,Ve had only three months <strong>of</strong> school. I only attended until <strong>the</strong> third<br />
grade. I learned most from fa<strong>the</strong>r and mo<strong>the</strong>r and I read my Bible<br />
a lot. I have read <strong>the</strong> New Testament sixtv-seven times and <strong>the</strong> Old<br />
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Testament sixteen times.<br />
Later on, we built a little frame church. Mo<strong>the</strong>r wanted it to be<br />
Methodist, but we all went although it was Congregational. We used<br />
to have socials and little parties. Sunday school was held in various<br />
homes. Mo<strong>the</strong>r got a little organ and I used to playa little and sing.<br />
Eyerybody would sing on <strong>the</strong>se occasions.<br />
Clwistmas St01"y<br />
On Christmas we always had a tree. Once <strong>the</strong> Indians sent me a<br />
hundred little dolls. They had bought <strong>the</strong>m from a store at Neah<br />
Bay. ,Ve divided <strong>the</strong>m among all <strong>the</strong> neighbors for Christmas. We<br />
made all our presents. Covered cardboard with bright cloth was used<br />
for <strong>the</strong> boxes and <strong>the</strong> little dolls were dressed. Vve had a fine Christmas<br />
dinner with all kinds <strong>of</strong> meat, ducks, geese, chickens, plenty <strong>of</strong><br />
eggs and lots <strong>of</strong> cream, with cakes and strawberry pie. We lived high.<br />
,Ve had elk meat and venison <strong>of</strong>ten. Then in <strong>the</strong> evening we had daneillg<br />
in one <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> larger houses and bro<strong>the</strong>r played <strong>the</strong> violin.<br />
ALBERT A. WORllJELL<br />
Asotin County •<br />
I came to ~<strong>Washington</strong> Territory from Sonoma County, California,<br />
in 1880. I came with my parents, six sisters and two bro<strong>the</strong>rs in a covered<br />
wagon, which was one <strong>of</strong> a group <strong>of</strong> nine wagons, each one being<br />
drawn <strong>by</strong> a four-horse team. We left our old home in California on<br />
May 22, 1880, and arrived at <strong>the</strong> location <strong>of</strong> our new home in Columbia<br />
County, <strong>Washington</strong>, (now Asotin County) on July 26th <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
same year. vVhen <strong>the</strong> wagon train arrived in Walla WaDa, <strong>the</strong> families<br />
separated, only one family besides ours coming to Asotin County.<br />
One <strong>of</strong> our friends had come to this district in <strong>Washington</strong> Territory<br />
in 1879, and wrote us <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> wonderful opportunities to be had in<br />
securing free land <strong>by</strong> homesteading.<br />
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