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Life at Seven - I Remember Pearl Harbor! By Carlis B. Wilson Life At Seven! When I was about seven years old. My father's sister aunt Ada invited me to stay with them on the farm. I welcomed the opportunity because I loved to be with her and liked being on the farm. They lived in the Gadberry Community on the Johnson School House Rd. How To Milk A Cow! One thing I remember well, aunt Ada would milk five cows each day and I wanted to help her with the milking, one evening I ask to milk one of the cows, after some thought she gave me a small bucket and set me at the most gentlest one. While she milked the other four I was trying so hard to milk this one, my small hands was having some problems getting the milk from the cow. When aunt came to where I was and ask how I was doing I said real good, by then I had about a half of a cup of that Golden Jersey milk. Aunt took over and finished. But as time went on I was able to milk one while she milked the other four. How To Make A Turkey Mad! Another time I was at the barn playing in the barn lot, they had a very large Tom Turkey, he would strut around in the lot and gobble. I begin to mock him, he would do his gobble and I would gobble back at him. I could see that he was not liking that to well, so I stopped and headed for the house. There was a small branch of water running across the road and I was watching my steps as I crossed it. When I got across the branch something hit me high on my back and knock me to the ground. I begin to scream for help, when aunt Ada heard me she came running to where I and Tom Turkey was, she pick up a large slate rock and threw it at Tom Turkey, when he saw her throw the rock he begin to run and the rook clipped him on the back as he ran from it. I think Tom Turkey and I both learn a lesson that day. I Remember Pearl Harbor! Aunt and uncle had a battery powered radio because there was no electric in the county at that time. And a few homes has the old crank type telephone, I think the in-laws had a phone, but the radio was the main source for news. In the evening time they would listen to the News and of course the Grand Ole Opera on Saturday night, that was about it, as to save the battery for listen to the news reports. When the News about the Attack on Pearl Harbor came over the radio, I was too young to understand much of what had happen, but I knew from the way the adults and older cousins was reacting to the news. Something very troubling had happen. As the broadcast lingered on, everyone seen troubled and very sad, then I became sad also not knowing what was going to take place... In those days life was pretty peaceful about the only time people was sad was when someone died or was very sick. They listen to the News every time they could in that time of trouble. If interested in more information about the Attack on Pearl Harbor, go to google.com and key in Attack on Pearl Harbor. _Carlis This story was posted on 2003-01-18 19:03:50
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