Pioneer Ranch Life in Orange by Mary Teegarden Clark

Author:Mary Teegarden Clark
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Published: 2013-06-03T16:00:00+00:00

The children’s playhouse in La Porte, Indiana, 1880. Dr. Teegarden is seen standing and holding the baby. The other unidentified persons are members of the Clark and Bradley families.

There was great Aunt Caroline, whose house was full of curious books and pictures, albums, old daguerreotypes and toys made long ago by one of her sons. There were dolls’ cradles, bureaus and little washing machines, and the children were allowed to play with them all, as well as to have tea parties with the aunt’s flaky doughnuts and harvest the apples which grew in her front yard. Across the lake was another aunt who used to invite them over to play under her big catalpa tree. At six o’clock, she served them a delicious supper of hot biscuits, cold tongue and sweet strawberries from her garden. Then beloved cousin Katherine made them some of her famous molasses candy, and if they happened there in the morning, she baked those waffles for dinner, for which she was noted. There was a continual round of pleasures and, last but not least, were drives with the grandfather after his sorrel horse “Frank,” and the birthday parties, when new children were asked and came even in hail storms, to bring presents, which, while most unexpected, were very acceptable.138

At the last was the three weeks visit in Chicago, where dear little cousin Rebecca, whose children had long since grown up, allowed the little girls to concoct and cook dishes on her fine new range, and Josephine, her daughter, made their dolls some very fashionable dresses and hats and gave them no end of good times. They next went to Englewood, of the Chicago suburbs, to visit their father’s dear cousin, who had married a literary man who, as a boy, was often willingly locked in the grandfather’s library when the family went driving, to devour books until their return. He too had been a soldier in the Civil War and was also a man of varied accomplishments. He could paint a creditable picture, play on the violin or write most entertaining stories of adventure. From his plans, the exterior of the little house at “Yale Grove” was first evolved. He and vivacious cousin Flora made the visit most delightful; and to this day, they are idolized by Marjory, whose constant chatter and mischief made their days somewhat strenuous.139

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