We're going to take a trip today. We are going to Arkansas in the 1800s. We're going to discover the good old days! So where should we start? Oh , yes let's go to the Purdom House, and see what the doctor has in store for us. We've been feeling kind of puny so we'll see what Doc Purdom will say. Right away we notice, that the price for a visit is a dollar. A whole dollar! Why, that's a lot of money! Let's see what his other prices are. Hmmm, oh, my! An amputation costs fifty dollars! And that's with no anesthesia! A hernia operation is three hundred dollars! Goodness! Let's just get some herbs from the doc, and call it good, what say? Where should we go next? I know! We'll go get a newspaper! It's Wednesday, we should just be able to pick one up , right? We'll go to the newspaper office, and see. Well, here we are in the second picture. What's that? The paper won't be out again til Monday? You mean it doesn't come out every day? One paper takes a whole week to set and print? Wow, well, guess we won't get this week's paper anyway. Where will we go next? It's been kind of dark at our house. We'll go see about getting some more electricity for our house. Where do we do that here in 1800s Arkansas? Well , you don't. We have to go where? To the candlemaking shop? Candles, really ? That's what we get? Okay, here we go in the third picture to the candle shop. Joseph and Eric are going to help us out. Well, we're set up now, we're going to get in the car and go home. What?!? No cars either? Well, here's our transportation! Wow, glad we only come to town , once a month. This is not a very speedy way to travel! We've had fun , here in the good old days, but I think we're heading back to modern life now. Next time we think the old days were simpler, we'll remember our time travel today!
Here's to the here and now~ Ruby Jeanette
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