| Show two Anderson boys Burton and Leslie were usually getting their hair combed when we arrived and before we finally got to the schoolhouse the bell was ringing On our way home Sadie hadfresh cake almost every day When we smelled the cake we ran in and she was watching for us to come in having the cake cut The Andersons were good friends on cold winter nights and we would visit each otherhome for an evening The Bradley Dennison Marx and Funkwere good to drop in or help each other with giving each otherhand when needed THE OLD SCRAPER Robert Kelson Non Professional First Place Anecdotelooked at the old scraper lying there in the back of the barn could not remember how many years it had lain there It seemed to be almost melting into the dirt to be swallowed up in the earth Most of the wood was rotted the blade worn and bent---not usable anymore the parts so fragile like an old man and not good for work anymore only good for the memories he could share Rememberingphotograph that presently hangs in the Malt Shop in Ephraim showingnumber of men pausing in their work with teams of horses and scrapers on the mountain road and remembering being told that my father and two uncles worked on that road my interest in the old scraper was piqued In my mindeye could seepowerful team of horses leaning forward their bellies close to the ground digging their hoofs into the soil and rocks jerking lunging as the scraper dug into the earth The team responded to each command of the man behind the scraper 35 |
