Pa did not like a country so old and worn out that the hunting was poor. He wanted to go west. For two years he had wanted to go west and take a homestead, but Ma did not want to…

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1 - 2 A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today...

1 - 2 A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today...

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town...

They drove a long way through the snowy woods, till they came to the town...

Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them,...

Her blue eyes were still beautiful, but they did not know what was before them,...

If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess...

If enough people think of a thing and work hard enough at it, I guess...

In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the...

In the long winter evenings he talked to Ma about the Western country. In the...

Home is the nicest word there is.

Home is the nicest word there is.

The enormous lake stretched flat and smooth and white all the way to the edge...

The enormous lake stretched flat and smooth and white all the way to the edge...

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all....

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all....

Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons...

Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons...

A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys...

A long time ago, when all the grandfathers and grandmothers of today were little boys...

So Pa sold the little house. He sold the cow and calf. He made hickory...

So Pa sold the little house. He sold the cow and calf. He made hickory...

But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns...

But in the east the sky was pale and through the gray woods came lanterns...

So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the...

So they all went away from the little log house. The shutters were over the...

The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more...

The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more...

Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.

Far worst of all, the fever had settled in Mary's eyes, and Mary was blind.

Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and...

Once you begin being naughty, it is easier to go and on and on, and...

Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God....

Suffering passes, while love is eternal. That's a gift that you have received from God....

Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and...

Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and...

The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day...

The path that went by the little house had become a road. Almost every day...