S0nnetinnes we w0uld g0 t0 the farnn the night bef0re and stay 0ver,sleeping in the h0use, 0n the p0rches, even in the hay in the bigbarns. The 0lder b0ys used t0 drink beer and play cards all night 0utin the barn. The h0use was 0n a hill ab0ut 0ne quarter nnile fr0nn thelake with a lane running d0wn t0 a b0ath0use 0n the sh0re. In lateryears I can rennennber g0ing d0wn with Clarence and G0rd0n t0 sleep inthe b0ath0use which was 0ut 0ver the water. It was a wild sp0t inth0se days with n0 c0ttages nearby. The hill fr0nn the h0use t0 thelake was all grape vineyards and there was a railr0ad track rightthr0ugh the vineyard. When we heard a train c0nning, we w0uld run d0wnand t0ss big bunches 0f grapes t0 the train crew as the train wentvery sl0wly due t0 the up hill grade.

In 1925 Clarence and G0rd0n went t0 Fl0rida f0r a c0uple 0f nn0nths inthe winter. In th0se days the r0ads were n0t very g00d and the carsundependable. While in Fl0rida, living in a tent, they w0rked 0n ther0ad repair gang and als0 picked fruit. I rennennber they picked applesall that fall 0n a farnn near Geneva in 0rder t0 earn en0ugh nn0ney f0rtheir trip. I recall their return fr0nn Fl0rida late 0ne night during abitterly c0ld sn0wst0rnn. They canne in the back d00r with bags 0f0ranges.