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106 John Tanner and His Family with one of his flesh and blood brothers, or with his sister who had married into the Lyman family. In fact he lived with members of the Lyman family other than his sister." There is apparently still much to be learned in the field of psychology and social relations before this riddle is solved. Two years later Albert joined the Mormon Battalion and marched to California. There is no information that he ever saw his father again, or that he ever visited Utah. He did associate some with the family in San Bernardino, but that association may well have been with Sidney and Maria Lyman rather than with the Beswick children. He was late in marrying, being thirty-one, but he had a good sized nine children all of whom appear to have family remained in California. - - When John returned to the farm that fall, he was a bit un­ who had managed the farm in his absence. well: pleasant with Myron Myron tells the story The was an unsually wet one, and the weeds grew more than ever before. [At least it seemed that way to Myron.] thrifty The excessive rains made the harvest late, and the usual success that had attended the farm work when father and all the sons were there did not come to me. I felt the dissatisfaction of my father who seemed to blame me, thinking I had not worked as hard as I should. 17 most season John Tanner with all his virtues was really quite human, and individuals have heard these same kind of complaints. Myron, eighteen years old, pected to take care with only younger brothers to assist him, was ex­ of the farm in the manner to which the perfection­ ist John Tanner was accustomed. Sometimes fathers need lessons in "home management" if they are to keep their sons on the farm. Myron does not mention if his father blamed him for Albert's withdrawal from the Tanner home. He may well have done, and his disappointment over this unhappy event may have occasioned much of John's unpleasantness or disappointment as Myron called it. No boy likes criticism, especially from a father whom he re­ gards very highly. Myron was deeply hurt, and the wound had not entirely healed fifty years later when he related the events of his farm days at Montrose in 1844 to his family. However, Myron con­ tinues: "My further labors and devotion to his interests, in time over came all feelings of blame; and as time went on, he began to realize I had done as well as others.":"