Playing
Circus
I Suppose I was
about 3 or 3 1/2 year's old When Dad Begain to give me Rides on the old
Family
horse[.] About that time We Boys Begain to notice and do things[.] I
suppose I
was about 4 years old when the folks took us to Curcis at Leigh Nebr. Where we saw the Kicking mule and Clown's[.]
of course we liked that and talked about it as all Kids do[.] of Course
my
Brother Frank Being older and Seeing more things Being done Around the
farm. he
Decided after we had Gotten home that we should have a Show of our
own].] So he
got the Family horse out[,] put the Breast Colar on her[,] But didnt
put the
Rest of the harness on her and hitched her to Dad's harrow cart[.] But
that
didnt work to good So he Decided he would have to hold Shafts up[.] So
he found
a Rope and a dog Chain and put around the horse, Which worked fine
until It
worked Back In her Flanks[.] all this time he was play Ring Master,[.]
I was
Supposed to Ride the Cart Which I did, But When the Rope and Chain
worked Back
in her Flanks the kicking Mule wasn’t In it with The old Family
horse[.] all I
could See was heels above my head and hear my Brother Saying [“]hang on
Bud
we[‘]re having a Show[“] I was So Scared I expect I Couldnt do any
thing But
Hang on[.] We had an uncle Liveing with us at the time[.]
[Uncle Edward E. Anderson, W. O.’s
brother] he was taking Civil Service
and Studying to Be a mail Clerk on the Rail road[.] he and mother came
out and
Stopped the horse and also our fun. And
Show
They
made my Brother put the horse Away and he Did But he went out the Back
door of
the Barn and across the field to Where dad was Cutting weeds on the far
side of
the place. he made Dad promise that he
wouldnt get whipped when he got home and he Didn’t[.] But I did. from
mother.