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Fig day in the rancu§

The women folk have got to Ste

lively. That mountain of pig must be Wis owed of; All ofihor

houscbolf Cuties, mith the crce*tion of the “three square meals"

which our men Ge gwfi, are to be holfi in afiayance while no tackle
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The kitchcn~--‘indeefl the whole house- is oaorous

 

éf fiork. Heapoa on tgblcs cnfi ho; Cs, in pails ind tubs, stemming

away in vessels on ton of fihn stoves, and sizzling in pans in the

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'oven, QTC rreut an? small pieces of pig---plgin pig.

Pi st th’ng in the morning; the men bore the fat load

into the kirchen, having butchered it fihc night before Gown at thei

firm on fihc prairie where we raise things. On a cattle ranch we

''is— 3 cnfitle fin} horses; novarthelass our men must have their

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pig is cit. Th¢ir e:@ertn§ss in cutting up the two animals
fill us woemn uith awe unfi ndmizution, me with awe, anc Hallie
with uamirafiion. Inuifie of 2 few ninufios, 48 it seemed to me
tliey x.4e'z‘o i’h‘::'c»u_-fjh ‘.1 11:11 1311011" emf’ of the job, h'J.(! 1511311911 up and

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as tho” zfiarteu off for the flay'u pork.
Hollie an! I look at each other an? fihen at that pig.

She is very solemn. I feel 3 bifi rattled, and just for a

moment T firy to figure oufi some may of escape. There is none. Th

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uoyarted barnward. To coulfl hear them singing,shouting or cussing

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