Arab Nights (imported) wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 3:23 am
Pioneer Nevadda. Aurora newspaper quotes little boy as saying, "Goodbye God, we're moving to Bodie." Bodie newspaper claims the little boy really said, "Good, by God, we're moving to Bodie!"
I think we should sympathize with the boy, since he will probably have to go to Bodie, California:
Another that can make an even bigger difference in one's upbringing... The Bible says "Spare the rod and spoil the child" or is it "Spare the rod, and spoil the child"
Given the history of an originally oral tradition getting written down in languages that (as I understand it) weren't all that clear about punctuation, followed by translations into lots of other languages, often by folks w/ particular biases / political motivations / etc.; I think it's pretty safe to say that it's anyone's guess as to what the original is supposed to be... (and I don't want to debate it - just citing the grammatical ambiguity)
But it makes a big difference to the odds of a kid having certain experiences...
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Amusingly, during the horse and buggy days just before automobiles, my ancestors would take produce they grew on their small farm over the mountains to Bodie, California, to sell at market there. Truly amazing to see first hand on that drive when I've made it, just how close the old ghost town is to where I grew up, and that my ancestors actually drove a wagon and horse team over those mountains. It's a darn steep drive today, and up that high, the road hasn't changed much other than being paved.
Phoenix, AZ is generally laid out in a very sensible grid with one glaring exception. Grand Ave cuts across it at 45 degrees, making for some interesting intersections. That is because it pre-dates most everything. While the Civil War was raging, there were the first farmers in what is now Phoenix and there were gold miners in the desert, most notably at the Vulture mine outside Wickenburg. Grand Ave connected the two. The miners got food and the farmers got gold to pay to freight that piano and the latest dresses from back east to get their wives off their asses. It was pretty much a subsistance existence unless you had miners to sell to or a government contract to provide meat to the Army. Ever notice how many rancher's banks there used to be in small western towns. They were the ones with money (or gold).
experiences...