On Shorty:
Boots, Mildred, Maureen, Pauline, Bernie
"During the slow times and 'not-so-good weather,' we helped the little ones ride horses. We had an old, great-tempered sorrel horse, we called "Shorty." We also had in the feed lot an old feed trough for the horses that had broken down, and one end was on the ground. So we taught the little ones to crawl in on the low end and run to the high end, and there they could get on old Shorty all by themselves. After leading old Shorty in a certain short walk and then back to the feed-trough, he would walk up and let them off; others would get on. When old Shorty knew he had two, three, or four kids, he was ready to make the "walk" that took about 30 minutes or so. He would do that for hours each Sunday p.m. with none of us older ones there to see to them. He was an amazing horse. He didn't even have a bridle, a rope, or anything. He just did it for the kids until we came to relieve him, and that was after we older ones had played ball or croquet for as long as we had time, before church at sunset. This all happened when I was between 12 and 13." (recollection by Maureen Dean Jaynes)
Maureen's Family History
A 2001 letter from Aunt Maureen detailing family history on the first page.
On Shorty:
Boots, Margaret, Mildred,
Maureen, Pauline, Bernie