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PA AND THE RIFLE
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| Rian B. Anderson
Posted on 12/23/2006 4:57:18 AM PST by tenn2005
It was Christmas Eve 1881. I was fifteen years old and feeling like the world had caved in on me because there just hadn't been enough money to buy me the rifle that I'd wanted for Christmas. We did the chores early that night for some reason. I just figured Pa wanted a little extra time so we could read in the Bible.
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This is one of the best Christmas stories that I have ever read. I posted it last Christmas and received so many favorable comments that I decided to Post it again this year. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas to all.
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posted on
12/23/2006 4:57:20 AM PST
by
tenn2005
To: tenn2005
I had a big lump in my throat and as much as I hate to admit it, there were tears in my eyes too.
Me too
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:02:40 AM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
To: tenn2005
Keep posting it every year.
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:06:03 AM PST
by
DugwayDuke
(Conservative have so many principles that they won't even vote for themselves.)
To: tenn2005
Thank you!
And Merry Christmas!
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:14:00 AM PST
by
Taxman
(So that the beautiful pressure does not diminish!)
To: Taxman
Merry Christmas to you too.
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:24:17 AM PST
by
tenn2005
(Birth is merely an event; it is the path walked that becomes one's life.)
To: tenn2005
That was wonderful! I get depressed and out of sorts this time each year and that really lifted my spirits.
To: tenn2005
It was 1963 and my Pa wasn't much for readin the Bible ,but
he did try to live and teach us the Biblical principles--
i.e don't commit murder, don't steal, don't lie,respect others and their property etc. We spent the Christmas week
at somebody's ranch taking care of his place. My pa sent me out to bring in some firewood -and I was crying because
I thought we would have NO Christmas that year. Out in the
woodpile was my first .22 small varmit rifle. I was thirteen and knew then my dad thought I was old enough to learn how to be a man.
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:32:21 AM PST
by
StonyBurk
(ring)
To: tenn2005
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:38:47 AM PST
by
GoldenPup
To: DugwayDuke
Thank you, I plan to and have a Merry Christmas.
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:45:19 AM PST
by
tenn2005
(Birth is merely an event; it is the path walked that becomes one's life.)
To: R. Scott
"I had a big lump in my throat and as much as I hate to admit it, there were tears in my eyes too."
"Me too"
must be a virus, I got it too
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:47:38 AM PST
by
sure_fine
(*not one to over kill the thought process*)
To: tenn2005
Great story,brought back something my own dad did for my sister and I when we were kids.Thanks and Merry Christmas !!!
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:48:46 AM PST
by
Obie Wan
To: tenn2005
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:48:55 AM PST
by
Shimmer128
(Happiness isn't free, it's priceless)
To: tenn2005
WHERE'S THE DANG HANKY ALERT!!
Merry Christmas to all.
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posted on
12/23/2006 5:53:49 AM PST
by
heckler
(wiskey for my men, beer for my horses, rifles for sister sarah)
To: Melinda in TN
Hey Melinda, I live in Tennessee too. Have a Merry Christmas.
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posted on
12/23/2006 6:03:26 AM PST
by
tenn2005
(Birth is merely an event; it is the path walked that becomes one's life.)
To: tenn2005
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posted on
12/23/2006 6:08:39 AM PST
by
rabidralph
(Merry Christmas, y'all!)
To: tenn2005
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM SOUTHERN UTAH!
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posted on
12/23/2006 6:09:07 AM PST
by
Utah Binger
(Southern Utah, where a Ruger Auto 10/22 makes the rules on the ditchbank.)
To: Utah Binger
Thanks for a beautiful picture.
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posted on
12/23/2006 6:17:31 AM PST
by
tenn2005
(Birth is merely an event; it is the path walked that becomes one's life.)
To: tenn2005
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posted on
12/23/2006 6:23:53 AM PST
by
Dustbunny
(The BIBLE - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
To: tenn2005
Merry Christmas to you too!
To: tenn2005
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY FREEPER FRIENDS
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posted on
12/23/2006 6:28:20 AM PST
by
Dustbunny
(The BIBLE - Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth)
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