| Show On 10 July 1929married Willis Madsen During our first year we homesteaded in Scofield Our daughter Mary Louise was born on 11 April 1930 at my parents home in Mt Pleasant After living with my parents forvear we rented the Jensen homeblock cast But Willis andwantedhome of our own Eaghteen years had passed The house came into focus again The clder Simpsons had passed away their fanuly moved from Mt Pleasant and had rented the house to the North Sanpete Schocl District superintendent In carly 1932 it was put up for sale My interest was rekindled We made an appointment formorning At long lastI was going to see the interior of the house remember coming in the back door tokitchen and dining room filled with April sunshine The house was large with twelvefoot ceilings but the sunshine made it scem warm and cozy Mother Madsen was with us We decided to immediately to take it--though the price waslittle high 900 We tried to get it cheaper but Eva held to her price and returned to Salt Lake City After thinking it over Willis wrote an offer of 900 At the same time she was rethinking 1t and sent usletter saying they would accept 800 The letters crossed in the mail so we compromised at 850 Mother Madsen madedown-payment we were pay the remainder atpercent interest changed The next timesaw the house was at00 in the afternoon It had Without the morning sun the house was dark and dreany had never scen ceilings so high or rooms so dark My throat tightened my eyes filled with tears--butcouldnIt anyone sce After all was the one who had wanted the house We moved in suchbig house What furniture we had scemed dwarfed and wrong for April was cloudy and cold the sun never once came in to brighten my oppression was so homesick for my little Jensen house that couldndothing but mope tried to put ongood front but Willis knew something was wrong couldnwork couldncat couldneven talk without choking up Mother and Mother Madsen sensed what was wrong and tried to talk me out of my lethargy butwas so unhappycouldnstand it Becaused always loved making things attractive tried hard to busy mysclf arranging furniture etc But it was no use continued to lose weight Finally Willis said Lettry living here six months Then 1f you re still unhappy we ll sell it When knewcould get out ofbad bargain my spirits lifted and bit by bitgot back to normal 154 |
