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As a boy, in the 1890’s
Pa attended a small country school near Pierz
Minnesota USA. He often told us about a close call he had
one day at school. |
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The
teacher traveled to school each day by horse and buggy.
Watering the teacher’s horse was a noon hour task that
the students took turns at. The water source was a
nearby creek. Since carrying water was difficult for the
young students, the horse was normally led to the creek
to drink. |
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One
hot day it was Pa’s turn to provide the horse with its noon hour
refreshment. Pa thought he would enjoy a quick bit of wading in
the cool water while the horse drank. So, he tied the horse’s
lead rope around his waist & stepped into the stream.
Unfortunately, something caused the horse to become frightened
and it bolted. Pa was dragged by the galloping horse. He
suffered some fairly serious injuries, but survived them,
gaining a valuable lesson in horsemanship.
Note:
Joseph Gerwing senior is referred to as Pa
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