Buffalo Gal: An Inspirational Love Novel

By Perry Posey

An inspirational love novel. The rich city boy meets the poor Indian Girl "Buffalo Gal". They meet in their young years and made a blood covenant that no one or anything could ever come between them

• Language: English
• Publisher: Rustik Haws LLC
• Release date: Jun 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9781649340931

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About the Author

(Perry Posey)

BORN IN 1936 to Everett and Carrie (Stillings) Posey on an 80-acre farm in Douglas County, Missouri. About twelve miles to town (Ava), four miles to school (Good Hope) and three miles to a grocery store (Melton’s) & (Jenkins).

Most of our travel was walking, horseback riding and horse and wagon; later an automobile. Dad’s first car was a Chevy; about like the Model A Ford. His next car was a 1937 Ford, the one that I learned to drive. When I was about six years old, I got a used bike-it took forever to learn how to ride.

Water was from a cistern and a pitcher pump; food from our garden. Our clock was at sunrise, high noon, and sunset. We worked six days and rested on the seventh day. We had a wood heating stove and wood cook stove, a battery powered radio, the Kansas City Star and Cappers Weekly newspapers. The weather report from KWTO radio with C.C. Willor­ ford-heat, rain, cold, snow or ice was our only connection to the outside world. The local radio station, the Goodwill Family, and the Ozark Jubi­lee, WS.M. Nashville, Tennessee-Let Her Go Boy’s-by George D. Hayes, the Solemn Old Judge, the Grand 01’ Opry, revivals, Sunday School,

Bible School, pie suppers and the County Fair and with local mountain music, in a log cabin and the front porch.

My Career - three years with a team of horses and horse-drawn equipment. Three years with Farm all tractors and equipment; twenty­ five years carpenter, home improvement, homebuilder and land development, and another twenty-five years merchant, with two lumberyards and hardware stores, known as Posey Building Center.

My hobbies:

Cooking, writing, woodworking, gardening, Cadillac -cars, Harley Davidson motorcycles, Honda four wheelers, Martin guitars, man’s best friend (my dog, Buddy), Farm all and John Deere tractors.

Good Food:

Breakfast–Sausage gravy, ham, bacon, hot biscuits, homemade molasses with butter and hot biscuits.

Dinner–Pinto beans with ham, onions, cornbread, butter and milk. Dessert- Chocolate pie, carrot cake, ice cream, Folgers coffee and cold Dr. Pepper.

What a wonderful journey with my Buffalo Gal-God Bless.

Sincerely,

Perry Posey

Perry Posey

Springfield, Mo. 65608

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Contents

About the Author

The Story of Buffalo Gal

Fishing Trip

Summer Vacation

Office Work

Summer Camp

West Coast

Big Surprise

Chapel Wedding

Farmers Market

Back to the City

High School

Life In California

Graduate High School

Shock at School

Shock at camp

Last Jet Flight

Big River

Frontier Village

First Winter

Building the Village

Our Wedding

On the Other Side

Coming Home

Moving in

Baby Girl

Indian Village

Little Boy

Living The Dream

Mountain Crash

White Christmas

Ice Storm

Fire On The Mountain

Kids Growing Up

Mountain Music

Wild West Movie

Last Ride

About the Author

Acknowledgment

This Book is dedicated to the Springfield - Greene County Library District; to all the employees for their support. Also to the Missouri Career Center. Without their help and support it would have been impossible to write this novel.

Also dedicated to my family and many friends who had some encouraging words for me; like live out your dream; don’t stop your book; keep up your good work; never give up; I can’t wait to read it; and I’ll buy one when you get it printed.

Day after day I would work. When I would develop a new character in the novel, I would live out my time right along with them. When it was sad times I would almost cry, and when it was happy times I would kind of laugh.

What a pleasure it has been to put all this together. It is my sincere hope and prayer that you enjoy reading this novel, as I have in putting my heart and mind on the pages of this book.

All I can ever say is -God Bless You; I Love You; and Thank You. Oh what a wonderful journey with my Buffalo Ga

Thank You

Thanks from the Author:

Springfield- Greene County Library District

Missouri Career Center- Ozark Region

Donna Kennedy- Instructor

Heather Strange- Editor

Tommy Roberts- Proof Reader

Heidi Lannon- Print Manuscripts

Chuck Mears- Photographer

Shannon Casteel- Front Cover

Colton Casteel- Son

Jessica Casteel- Daughter

Marty Jenkins, Litho Printers

Heidi Lowe, Litho Printers

All my Family and Friends

Stillings Family

Posey Family

Forward

Buffalo Gal /Big River

This book is based on the life of a young city boy, who lived in Buffa­lo, New York. His father was a very wealthy man who bought him every­thing - custom built cars, big boats, and jet airplanes and provided him pretty ladies as his office secretaries. None of this ever made the young man happy. He only wanted to play like all the other neighborhood kids, ride the school bus and go to a normal school. He only wanted to be a normal kid.

His dad enrolled him in an all-boys private school with his chauffeur and limousine to pick him up every morning. The young man didn’t like the school and ran away to another school so he could play with other boys and girls and ride with them on a school bus.

Later, he ran away to a summer camp where he met this beautiful Indian girl named Robin - better known by her Indian name, Buffalo Gal. She had been moved away by the white man into a ‘hot and cold’ Indian reservation of sand dust and muddy water; most of her family died out on the Indian reservation within about two years. Three of her family members were able to move back to their homeland only to be moved out a little later.

The young man met his new friend, Buffalo Gal, for the first time on a hayride at the camp. They became good friends and went all through school together. After school they got married and raised a family, moving them into the Ozark Mountains of Missouri where they built Frontier Village, and then later moving her family back to the Big River.

This novel is based on the ideal way one would think a marriage should be between a rich city boy and a poor country Indian girl who lived most of her young life on an Indian reservation. The two lovers met on common ground, never seeming to care about being rich or poor. Because of their many other differences, life was not always easy for the young couple. They went through good times and bad times like most couples do. They made it through this lifetime commitment with never ending Love, Faith, Trust and Loyalty and a belief in God, Family and Country.

It is my hope and prayer that in reading this novel your Love, Faith, Trust and Loyalty to your spouse will help you to be a better person. It surely has helped me become a better Christian and a better citizen in this great country we call America . Come follow me on a journey through the pages of this book, Buffalo Gal / Big River.

History

(About the Book)

Missouri entered the Union on August 10th,1821 as the twenty-fourth state. The name of the state was taken from the Missouri River and carried the nickname of the Show-Me State. A good part of Missouri was called the Ozark Mountains or the Ozark Hills.

The Ozark Mountains has many lakes, including the Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake and Bull Shoals Lake where visitors can enjoy camping, fishing, water sports and hunting along with many other actives along the waterfront.

The largest cities in Missouri are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Jefferson City, which is the state capital of Missouri. Branson, another city in Missouri, is the fastest growing city in the State.

Two great rivers flow across the State of Missouri - the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In addition to its great rivers also included is its vast fields of grass and grain and successful production of beef and dairy products .

Missouri was sometimes called the Mother of the West and was once the frontier of the Wild West. Crossing the big rivers sometimes stopped homesteaders in their travels out to the west for gold mining many had to stop and homestead along the big rivers and never got to go any farther west.

The historical Santa Fe Trail and the start of the Oregon Trail crossed Missouri, along with the Pony Express, starting at St. Joseph, Missouri where the first mail was carried across the mountains and ending in Sacramento, California - the first connection between the Big River and the west coast.

In the early days, several Indian tribes camped along the Big River, crossing there, and then made their home along the river. Later, the French moved in, pushing the Indian tribes out to the temperate Indian reservation.

Buffalo is the second largest city in the state of New York. Buffalo lies at the head of the Niagara River, on the eastern end of Lake Erie. Across the river is Canada’s Niagara Falls, which is only 20 miles north of Buffalo.

In 1803 the Holland Land Company established a settlement at the site of what is now Buffalo. A group of Dutch businessmen chose the site because it lay at the western end of an important Buffalo Indian Trail.

Buffalo’s original name was New Amsterdam. But the settlers insisted on calling it Buffalo. The official name was taken from the Indians at Buffalo Creek in 1816, a creek that runs nearby, in the State of New York. The City of Buffalo covers SO-square miles, with 8-square miles of inland water. Niagara Falls provides most of the state with low-cost hy­droelectric power.

The Buffalo Bills is in the National Football League and has a large draw to the City of Buffalo. Ice-skating downtown also brings in a lot of tourists.

The American Indian was in the area up until 1700. New York is called ‘The Empire State’. William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) 1846 to 1917 was in the territory, and was one of the riders on the Pony Express and was also in the movies with (Wild Bill Hickok) in 1872.

The New York Stock Exchange is one of the largest lending and banking centers in the world today. It is the first link between Manhattan and Brooklyn, starting in the l900’s when the subway system was built to better connect the other cities. At one time it was thought about one-half of the travel was on the subway.

Ellis Island is the home of the Statue of Liberty, one of the tallest statues in the world and the famous symbol of American freedom.

Niagara Falls is one of the most spectacular natural wonders of North America. Niagara Falls is on the Niagara River, about halfway between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The River forms part of the United States and Canadian Border. Niagara Falls actually consists of two waterfalls; the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. The Horseshoe Falls is on the Canadian side; the American Falls is on the United States side. His­ story records the Falls was formed around 12,000 years ago.

On September 11th, 200l, terrorists in hijacked commercial airplanes crashed into the Twin Towers, into the ll0th story of the World Trade Center, destroying both buildings. About 3,000 people were killed. The terrorist attack was the worst in American History.

The Story of Buffalo Gal

Born in the State of New York, The City of Buffalo, to her Indian Tribe along the Buffalo Creek. Her family was among the early settlers along the Buffalo Creek.

When she was a very young girl her tribe got run out by the white man; away out west, stopping along the Big River in Missouri, most of her family was run out from the Big River, on farther west to a hot, cold, and red sandy desert, most of her family died in about two years. Her uncle, Chief Red Wing, wrapped her and her brother up in an Buffalo Hide to keep them from freezing to death in the cold sandy blizzard that winter.

Chief Red Wing found a horse and wagon and took his chances of getting back to Buffalo Creek in Buffalo New York. Under their condition the white man gave permission to Chief Red Wing that the three of them could stay as long as he lived. He got hired on as a tour guide for as long as he lived. After his death, all others had to return to the Indian Reversion, where it was almost impossible for anyone to live out there in the hot, cold and red sandy desert not much hunting for food and muddy water. She got her name of Buffalo Gal from being wrapped in a Buffalo Hide with her little brother, Little Sun Chief and both were saved from the very cold winter storm.

When Chief Red Wing passed away, that ended the time to stay at Buffalo Creek. She ran away to a cave up beyond the curve in Buffalo Creek. She went to the old cave to die. Buffalo Gal prayed to die and to go and be with her uncle Chief Red Wing.

Her Prayer was answered by a young city boy and his dog Rusty finding her all rolled up in a ball like condition, there praying to die and go be with her uncle.

Somehow the city boy and his dog got her to get up and talk to them a little. As they got better acquainted and as time went by they fell in Love with each other, and in their early years they made a blood convent that nothing or no one could ever come between them, went all through school together, got married, raised their family and they lived it out all the rest of their life.

Buffalo Gal had been taught by her ancestors many things that most ordinary people never did understand. Like sitting on her buffalo hide along the river bank, spend all night looking on past the moon and stars into the land far beyond the earth, talking to her Heavenly Father, and making plans for the next day, saving ones from drowning under cold icy water on the river, saving ones from burning up in a fire, sending smoke up signals to bring her some help, never taking too many fish from the river, never taking too much meat or berries from the earth that supplied it, Buffalo Gal’s ancestors had taught her never take more than you could use. Be good to the river, be good to the land and it will always be good to you in return. Always watching the Sun, Moon and Stars, the skies would tell her the weather pattern, hot, cold, windy, rain, snow, ice and by the signs when to plant and when to harvest, she always tried to pass all this along to the ones around her, her children, and neighbors children.

The one big thing that she really appreciated the most was, the young boy that she met so many years ago, was able to bring her tribe and the living ones of her family back to the big river, and to the Ozark mountains of southern Missouri where they lived along with the white man in peace.

Oh-what a lesson and a true blessing to travel along on the pages of this book better known as an Inspiration Love Novel "Buffalo Gal:’

1

First Picnic

I was so happy now that Dad had been talking about taking me and my Mom out on our picnic. Mom had been on picnics before, but I have never been out on this trip, and I was really looking forward for this picnic.

My Dad was so busy that he didn’t have much time for Mom and me. But Mom said that my Dad would keep his promise. Dad had a good job at the New York Stock Exchange. It kept him so busy; he came home late most every night. Most of the time Mom had put me to bed. I tried to stay awake to see him a little while before he had his dinner. Mom had told me that my Dad owned his law office, and had several employees at that business. I don’t know how he keeps up with his busy world.

My Mom works down at the donut and coffee shop, but she gets home in time to work in her flowers out in the yard. She told me one time that her flowers kept her from worrying so much about her marriage. Mom what’s wrong with your marriage I ask? Well nothing, Allen. It’s that your Dad, Floyd, works so many hours that I’m afraid that something could happen to him. Mom what do you think could happen to my Dad? Allen, your Dad could have a heart attack, or someone could rob him, or he could go to sleep driving late at night. Mom, I think you worry too much! I don’t worry about my Dad. Yes, but Allen, you don’t know all about Floyd. Yes he’s your Dad and I’m glad that you don’t worry about him. But you see, he’s all that I’ve got. I know I have friends down at the donut shop, but that’s not Floyd. My husband is why I work at the donut and coffee shop, and then have my flowers to work with when I get home. Floyd has told me not to work and that he will make a good living for his family. Mom why don’t you stop working and just stay at home with me? Allen you’ll soon start to school; I would just be home alone then.

I think I’ll stay up late tonight and ask my Dad about this picnic that he’s told me about. Now I see that its 10:00 and I’m getting sleepy. I wonder when Dad will be home tonight? I think that I hear the front door opening; I’ll run down and ask him about our picnic? Dad was much later today; I hope he’s not too tired to talk to me about our picnic. Now I got a good surprise; Dad told me that he was going to take a week off and we’ll soon take our trip. Dad where will we be going? Allen I’m making plans to take you and your Mom up to Niagara Falls. Oh, Dad I’ve never been there before; that will be fun. Yes Allen that’s where me and Sadie, your Mom, were married. Dad when was that? Allen, that was about eight year ago. Dad was I with you and Mom then? No Allen you came along later. Allen you’ve got to get to bed, it’s late, and I’ll talk more about this tomorrow night. I’ll come home early; I need to talk to Sadie anyway; she’s working too hard. Allen hurry and go to bed, and I’ll be in early tomorrow night; you know it’s the weekend; I always get home early on Saturday night. I’ll tell Sadie to be ready and we’ll go out for a good dinner, at a good restaurant, here in the city. Now hurry up and get to bed; I’ll see you and your Mom early tomorrow night. Now Allen you get a good night’s sleep and be here tomorrow night. Remember that I’ll be in early, and we’ll talk. Good night.

Now I’m going to hurry and get upstairs, and go right off to sleep. I know that Dad has some good news to talk about. I know that Dad is going to try and get Mom to stop working so much. Dad don’t want Mom working all the time down at the donut and coffee shop so much, and her working evenings in her flower garden. Now Mom says that she works in her flowers to keep from all the worry about Dad’s late hours. Well I have to get off to sleep; I can’t keep from thinking about our picnic, and Dad wanting to talk to me and Mom tomorrow night. He said that he would be in early, and I know that he will be early, but I can’t go to sleep! What’s wrong with me anyway? I think I’ll slip downstairs and get some milk and that good cake that Mom fixed for dinner. Now that’s real good, now I know that I can sleep; it’s kind of hot in here. I think I’ll open the win­ dow-that will help me go to sleep. Now I’m watching the clock-it’s 2:00 in the morning, and it’s now getting cold in here. I’ll shut the windows. Now I think that I’ll watch TV for a while. Well the stations are not any good this time of the night; I’ve checked all the channels and nothing is any good. Now it’s 3:00 and I can’t sleep. Soon after that I could hear Mom calling me-Mom I’m sleepy-Allen it’s almost time for your Dad to get home. Mom what time is it? Its 5:00 in the afternoon- -I’ve just got home from the donut shop and ready to work in my flower garden. Mom did I sleep all day? Yes, Allen, you were sleeping when I went to work this morning and I didn’t want to wake you up. Mom I wanted to play with the neighbor kids. Well Allen, you can eat some and then play. You know that your Dad will be in early tonight. Yes Mom-I remember that-and out to a good dinner, so I’m not going to eat anything. I’ll go and play with the neighbor boy.

It’s getting kind of late and Dad’s not here yet. I’m tired of playing over here-I’ll see Mom and help her in her flowers. Well where is Mom? She’s not here now. Mom- -hey Mom where are you? Hey Mom where are you? I called and called and no answer! Now it’s getting dark. Where is my Dad anyway? I’ll run in the kitchen and maybe Mom is in there! Mom-Mom -where are you? I found Mom in the living room, sound asleep. Mom what’s wrong with you? Oh, Allen I’m okay; just thinking about Floyd . He’s late tonight! I know, Mom. Dad’s going to tell us about his plans for our first picnic; now it’s late again! Allen you see now why I worry so much about Floyd. I know that he makes a lot of money, but I never see him. Mom it’s late and Dad’s not here for us; what’s wrong with him? It’s 10:00 again and Dad’s not here. Allen I hear the car door slam out in the driveway; that’s Floyd all right. Hey Dad I’m so glad that you’re home. Tell us about our trip in the morning. Allen, first I have to tell both of you what I bought today. Dad is it a new picnic basket or that new cooler that Mom told me about? Oh no, Allen . It’s big and I mean it’s real big. Well what is it, Floyd? my Mom asked. Sadie, you won’t believe this. Floyd, did you buy a new car or maybe a new boat or something like that? Oh no, Sadie, I bought the dealership. Mom turned white and couldn’t talk about it any more. Sadie, are you not happy for us? Floyd, I just want a happy family life, like some of my friends. Oh Sadie, it’s fine. I’ll have more time for you and Allen now. You see I got all the employees to go with the business-sales, bookkeeper, lawyers, CPA and the shop with all the employees. Now Sadie, you won’t have to work at that old do­ nut shop any more, and I’ll get someone to work in your flower garden. By now Mom was snow white in her face and almost speechless.

Floyd, I want to talk to you about our picnic tomorrow. Now, Sadie it’s been a long day and I have to turn in for today! But Dad, I want to talk to you about our picnic. Allen it’s been such a long day; I have to go to bed for now. Well its midnight, I guess it’s time to go to bed for me also. Well I can’t sleep again tonight; looks like I’ll start to worry just like my Mom. What about our new picnic basket and our new ice cooler that Dad had told me about? Now I’m kind of mixed up about our picnic.

Mom had told me about buying bread and lunch meat for our picnic. Now I don’t know even if we get to go now. Dad buying all that stuff-that will just take more time for him, and Mom will just worry more. After an hour or two, I got off to sleep. It was morning, daylight, and I could hear Mom and Dad down in the kitchen talking about our picnic. Dad was telling Mom that he would send an employee to help her get ready for our trip. He said that he had to go over to the office and sign some papers on the new business. Mom asks my Dad not to send anyone to help-that she and I would do the shopping. She is a good driver in the city. Why did Dad think that we needed any help from his employees? Well, on with the show. Dad went to the office; Mom didn’t even ask how long he will be gone. I think Mom starts to worry again.

Mom called me from downstairs; let’s go shopping! Mom where are we going? Allen, do you remember that new shopping mall down town? No, but can you find it? Yes, I was by it the other day. Mom has a pretty good car, and it didn’t take us long to get there. I was laughing, and asked Mom do you need help with your shopping? No, no-I don’t know what Floyd was thinking about when he said I’ll send you one of my employees to help you with shopping. Mom this new store looks real good; they have everything in here. Let’s get our picnic basket first, and then we’ll get our cooler. Let’s check out and get over to the grocery store and pick up things for our picnic. Well, that didn’t take long. Now Allen let’s get home and fix our lunch. We soon got home- Mom can I help fix our lunch? Where is Dad anyway? Mom it’s about noon and Dad is not here! Well, we’ll fix everything and put it in the icebox and sit and hope your Dad is here before dark. Mom who is that out in the driveway? It’s a red car with no top. Hey, hey, Mom-that’s Dad in a new car without a top! Dad hurried into the kitchen and with a big hug for Mom, then a big hug for me. Floyd, what have you done? Did you buy a new car? Yes, oh, yes I sure did. You two sit down and I’ll tell you our plans. You see we bought the dealership, and this is a new Pontiac convertible car; I know that Sadie likes red, so here we are. I had my secretary call and save us a cabin up in Hyde Park on Porter Road; it’s a little two-bedroom cabin on a small lake. For one week I won’t be taking any phone calls! In fact, don’t answer this phone at our house, and we don’t have a phone at the cabin. Dad, oh how much fun this is going to be for us! Sadie, let’s get our new picnic basket and our cooler bought, and buy our food and we can start in about an hour. Floyd, we have it ready sitting in the icebox. Hey, what a surprise! Did my employee come to help the two of you? No, Floyd. Me and Allen can do stuff like that without any help. Good for you-now we can get started. Dad, I sure like this new Pontiac convertible car, and I like red, just like Mom . Dad, I like the sun and wind with our top down.

Dad said that we were driving along the East Niagara River. Now it’s so pretty out here along the river. Mom do you see that? Yes, Allen-that’s a rainbow. Floyd, I haven’t seen a rainbow for such a long time! How beautiful, Sadie. Let’s pull over and I’ll get you and Allen with the rain­bow in the background.

I’ll stop someone to take all three of us out here with the rainbow in our background. I think I can get someone to do that. Hey, sir-will you take our picture? Sure, I’ll be glad to do that for you. The three of you look so good out here; and that rainbow in the backdrop, that’s perfect!

I’m so happy to do that for your family. You see my wife and little girl were killed in a boat accident about a year ago, and I’m out here all alone. I thought my Mom was going to cry. Dad ask him to have lunch with us. No, he said, I’ll go. Maybe I helped someone today. I’m so sorry sir; but he walked on down the road.

Dad was driving beside the river; it was so pretty. None of us were saying a thing- so sorry for that man; I’ll think about him tonight. Dad pulled over by a picnic table and cleaned off the top. Mom got out our new picnic basket; it was so nice. I had never done anything like this before. And our new ice cooler-our pop was still cold. Mom had such a good lunch for us. Now the sun is going down. Dad said that we’ll be at our cabin in about thirty minutes.

We pulled up to our cabin just before dark. Oh how nice! Mom couldn’t get over the pretty cabin, the white picket fence, and the pretty flowers around the house. Floyd, it’s so good to be here with you home before dark. Floyd, this is all I ever want; you home with me and Allen. I don’t want that big house like we have; someone else can take care of that big house.

We sit out on the back porch to watch the sun set over the little lake in back of our little cabin. I have never seen Mom so happy before; just the little cabin, with the little white picket fence around it. We sat out there until after 11:00 that night. We got off to bed around midnight. Mom and Dad had a bedroom and I had a bedroom for me. I went right off to sleep, but it was hard-thinking about that old man and his wife and little girl getting killed in that boat, about a year ago.

It must be morning; the sun is in my face, and I hear Mom in the little kitchen fixing breakfast for us. The three of us were at our table; the sun shining through the little window. Mom spoke up so happy- Floyd, please remember for me. This is all I want, no more; just a little cabin out in the country, just you and Allen here with me.

I think I spoke up too fast, when I said I want a little brother. The room got so quiet for a while. Mom, don’t you think that would be fine? Mom turned white in her face, then Dad spoke up soft and low. Allen, we can’t have any more children! The room got quiet again. But Dad, the doctor will bring one. No, son, it’s not like that. Looks like I messed up a good day. But Dad, you buy everything, don’t you? Wow! This had to stop; I could see that this is not a good subject.

It was around 10:00 and Dad spoke up and said, I had my secretary call up here to hold a nice fishing boat for us. Let’s get out of here and catch some fish today. I know that Mom likes to fish. Mom was ready! Hey, Floyd, please take pictures of me and Allen over here by the cabin with all the flowers and the white picket fence. Sure I’ll take pictures of you and Allen . I want to take that picture to my office, and put it on my desk. Now let’s get going, I think the fish are biting.

Sure enough the boat was waiting for us. Dad, what a nice boat! Yes, only the best for you and Sadie. The only thing that Mom would talk about was the little cabin with all the flowers and the white picket fence. Come on Sadie and Allen, let’s get this motor started and off we go out on this little lake. Hey, if we don’t catch any fish, my secretary had a fish­ing guide on standby to help us catch fish. Floyd, we don’t need a fishing guide to help us; you know that we can catch fish.

Mom was sure right about that; we were catching fish just as soon as we would throw in our hook with bait. Dad soon said we just about got our limit and it’s just a little after noon. Floyd, let’s go in and I’ll fix you boys a good fish supper. The little cabin had everything that Mom needed­. Sadie, do you need anything? My secretary was supposed to have this cabin filled on all that we would need for a full week. Yes, Floyd I brought all that I needed from home.

Dad and I sat out on the little front porch and talked and talked. I wanted to ask him about me having a little brother, but I better not; that’s not a good subject for us. Dad can we go fishing again tomorrow? Yes, Allen, one more day and I want to take you and Sadie up to Niagara Falls, and visit the sights up there. Hey, boys, supper is ready; come on

in. Wow, what a supper we had! Mom had sure went out of her way to fix a supper like this for me and my Dad. Talking about this good sup­per, Mom spoke up and reminded Dad, Floyd, this is all that I ever want; can we just stay up here and make this our home? No, no, Sadie. I want to make more money for you and Allen! Mom didn’t say another word that night.

Come on guys, it’s time to go out fishing again today. Floyd, I’m going to stay in today and let you and Allen go out and catch more fish. I’m going to stay here and enjoy the little cabin, look at all the flowers. Okay, Sadie. You’re going to miss out on a good fishing trip today. Floyd, all I want is to see you get in on average time tonight. And we’ll be like real home folks.

The boat dock had our boat ready for us. Allen, what a good day to be out fishing again today! I know that we’ll bring in the fish today. Something wasn’t going just right! No fish! What’s wrong, Dad? No fish, and it’s in the afternoon. Well, Allen let’s eat our lunch and talk. You see, Allen, we’re coming into a new world! Dad what are you talking about? Allen, we’re coming into the computer age! What are you talking about Dad? It’s a new system that will change the world as we know it. Dad I don’t know what you’re talking about? Allen, it’s all new and I’m buying into it. I’ll have control over the complete system. You see, Allen, I’ll make more money. But, Mom don’t want more money; all Mom wants is a little cabin, flowers and a white picket fence, with you home about 5:00 for supper. And all I want is a little brother. Now the boat got quiet! I had said the wrong thing again! After a long silence, Dad finally said, Allen, we can’t have any more children! Why not Dad? You buy anything that you want. Silence again. Allen, I can’t buy you a brother. I set into crying and couldn’t stop. Allen, I want to get you in the very best school in our city; and whatever you want you can have it in twenty-four hours or less. I couldn’t talk now. I just wanted to have a little brother. I was still crying.

Allen, let’s get out there and bring in the fish. I don’t want to fish any more. Dad lets go back to the little cabin with mom. Allen let me fish a little while so I can take a big catch in for Sadie. Dad fished and fished­ nothing at all. Allen I’m going to get our fishing guide, he’ll catch fish for us. I’ll pay him a nice tip and then you watch him pull in the fish. Dad its almost dark; Mom will be looking for us. Allen this won’t take very long; just watch that fishing guide, he’ll bring them in for us.

Dad the sun has gone out of sight and it’ll soon be dark. Allen hang on with me-I want to have a big catch for Sadie. I’ll give our guide an­ other big tip and you just watch him bring in the big fish. Nothing at all. Our guide just told my Dad we won’t catch any fish now; it’s just too late in the day. Here’s another tip. Sir that won’t do it today.

You see Mr. Fishing Guide; I want to take in a big catch for my wife Sadie. Here is another big tip! Mr. Baxter, I can’t take it. I said the fish won’t bite this time of the day. You see it’s dark and very late. We’ll just have to try again tomorrow. But sir, this is our last day! I want some good pictures to take to my employees. Well, Mr. Baxter, you had a good catch yesterday. Yes, but we didn’t get any pictures. And we ate them for supper last night. Mr. Baxter, we’ll have another day and I’m going home. My wife and kids are waiting for me, and I don’t want to be late.

We got into our new Pontiac convertible with the top down. It was all wet. Not a word was said. Dad put up the top and off to our little cabin. We had a clock on our dashboard; it was easy to see that it was 9:30. I know that Mom’s worrying about us; but what could I say? We pulled up to our little cabin-not a thing in our hands. Mom had been crying. Floyd, your supper is cold; I’ll warm it up for you boys. In a sad tone of voice, Dad said, Sadie we didn’t catch a thing today. I know, Floyd. It was on the radio today; fishing was going to be poor for a day or two.

We got up early the next morning and off to Niagara Falls. Mom wanted to stay at the little cabin. She asked my Dad if we could stay an­ other week. No Sadie, we have to go. Floyd, can we come back here be­ fore we go home? Honey, we’ll see about it. I want to take the both of you to my very favorite restaurant today, then to the church where we got married. That’s going to be fun!

We got to the falls about 10:00 am; what a beautiful sight! Dad, can we ride that big boat down below the falls? Why sure, but do you see that big rainbow over there? Mom liked the rainbow so very much . She ask a lady to come over and take our picture near the falls with the rainbow in back of us. The lady was so nice; she even knew Dads secretary; and I couldn’t keep from thinking about the old man that took our last picture. I wonder what ever happened to him.

We took the big boat up almost under the falls in a lot of fog. Mom took some more pictures. We had more rainbows in all that fog, and we all got wet. Hey you guys, it’s 2:00 in the afternoon. We got to eat dinner and I want to take both of you to my favorite restaurant. This time of the day they won’t be so busy; I don’t like that waiting line around noon. Off that big boat, and try to dry off some. Come on folks we’ll dry off riding over to the restaurant with our top down.

Sure enough, it must be a big restaurant. Dad said that it was up on the top floor. Now you could see the falls from here. What a beautiful sight-more rainbows. We were up so high and the beautiful falls were just out in front of us. Then Dad told us; this is where I bring my staff for business meetings. Sometimes that makes me late getting home that evening. I have my company chauffeur driving me. Sometimes I think that I need to let him go and get a better driver.

Sadie, if we go right now we can see that church where we got married. Sure, I would like that. Come on Allen, let’s go. I can remember that church; it was so big and we got to go inside. And sure enough the preacher was there. Dad wanted him to meet me. I think they talked all evening; it was getting late. Where are we going to stay tonight? I got around to asking my Dad. Oh, yes Allen, I had my secretary call for our hotel; it’s only about 30 minutes from here. Dad