"It was 1887 when we went to the falls the last time. I was very young then—and you had those terrible mutton-chop whiskers." She shook her head amusedly. "The first time I saw the falls, I was scared half to death. They roared so! And there was 80 much water and mist all around.
"Oh, I don't forget anything that happened. One thing about me. My memory's as good as it ever was. 1 can remember things with the best of em, even if I am an old lady.
"And please don't keep telling me that I'm not an old lady, because I am," she giggled. "All I have to do isto take one look at you. Then I know I can't be a chicken any more."
She thought that was very funny. Her expression showed she considered it uproarious. She waited for poppa to think up a good one in re-she quickly lost herself in "When I think back over all those years, I must confess I feel a little like crying. Lord, how we planned to do this and planned to do that—and then we never did anything!
"When we left Niagara Falls that you kissed me and for a second honeymoon. We've just got to do it' Remember those words Poppa?
"Well, the next year we expected Abner—and you thought it would be best if we stayed home. So that year went by. And then, when we finished the spring planting the next year, no rains came. We were lucky we did-n't starve that winter.
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