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had left St. Albans, Vermont, at fifteen | had left St. Albans, Vermont, at fifteen | ||
and earned his way to Chicago as a deck hand | and earned his way to Chicago as a deck hand | ||
on an Erie Canal boat. Later when he was offered a | on an Erie Canal boat. [[^Later]] when he was offered a | ||
loan by a man who thought he was a likely | loan by a man who thought he was a likely | ||
looking lad who deserved help, he turned it | looking [[crossed out: boy]] lad who deserved help, he turned it | ||
down, saying that as a minor, his signature | down, saying that as a minor, his signature | ||
would have no value. | would have no value. | ||
Two generations later the axes and saws | Two generations later the axes and saws | ||
were still | were still felling the virgin timberlands. Every | ||
morning the logging train left for the woods | morning the logging train left for the woods | ||
on the narrow gauge Company railroad; every | on the narrow gauge Company railroad; every | ||
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all year 'round the men rode the jams below | all year 'round the men rode the jams below | ||
the mill and sent the logs up the jack ladder | the mill and sent the logs up the jack ladder | ||
to the log deck where they waited for | to the log deck where they waited for their | ||
turn on the carriage as it dashed for the band | |||
The lumber was piled in the yards and | saw. The lumber was piled in the yards and | ||
on the docks and the Indians came down from | on the docks and the Indians came down from | ||
Latest revision as of 05:04, 30 November 2022
were moving ("George, what's that Anna's just been saying that made you all laugh? Well I don't see anything so funny about that.") had left St. Albans, Vermont, at fifteen and earned his way to Chicago as a deck hand on an Erie Canal boat. ^Later when he was offered a loan by a man who thought he was a likely looking crossed out: boy lad who deserved help, he turned it down, saying that as a minor, his signature would have no value. Two generations later the axes and saws were still felling the virgin timberlands. Every morning the logging train left for the woods on the narrow gauge Company railroad; every spring, logs were driven down the river and, all year 'round the men rode the jams below the mill and sent the logs up the jack ladder to the log deck where they waited for their turn on the carriage as it dashed for the band saw. The lumber was piled in the yards and on the docks and the Indians came down from