I remember summer always
seemed so very, very hot. There wasn’t any kind of cooling system. One summer
when I was a child must have been hotter than usual because we had no water!
Our water supply was
rain water collected in a large metal tank located beside the house, at least that’s
where it would have been if we had any! Since it hadn’t rained in a very long
time there was none.
My Dad hitched up the
team of horses, loaded several empty barrels in the wagon, and prepared to go
get water. I was excited because he let me climb up beside him and go along.
We had to travel about
five miles on a dusty, dirt road to a large, open well. It was spring fed with
wonderful supply of water all year round.
When we arrived at our
destination I was amazed to see a procession of wagons, all lined up with their
empty barrels, waiting their turn to get a supply of water!
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