Nelson Family Juvenilia
Box 1 Folder 57
Nelson brothers fragment from a story about Jimmy and Ethan Allen - n.d.

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[Page break] Cured was so high mazering [measuring] with his hand about an half inch but he did not [k]now that it was the pea in under the one he mendded was the one that was growing now said Mr Allin to his son Jimmy we will plant our potatoes and beans so they went to work in a few days they got done oh paps I can fix a plow and a harrow so he went to work then he took his two yearlings put them on his raft and they crossed then Jimmy plowed just as he got done plowing the plow broke and he grabbed up the plow and threw it in the pond and said as he did so drown there iff you will

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While he was thare he thought he would now anoce now his chickens w[h]ere he saw a big gray hen hock one down he pulled out his revolver and fired he hit it it dropped dead he run up and picked it up then running back to the house he run in and showed it to his mother and said oh mama I shot this hawk my own self then he run and told his father about his

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