Chesley
Transcript of Chesley
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by Chesley Hughes
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My great grand father gave me the name Thomas O'Brien when I was born. He was the family leader when he was alive. I am an immigrant from Ireland who came to the new world for a better start. I have bright green eyes , thick , curly brown
hair , and I’m four foot nine. I am eleven years of age. I’m a kind , c3aring , hard working young man who loves my brown German Sheppard named Finn and my
sisters my black and white cat.
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I have five family members. Including my mother, Anna and father ,Buck , my 2 brothers , John and Able, and 1 sister, Missy who all love each other
very much.
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I live in a two – story log cabin with a 3 bedrooms . My two brothers sleep in the same room together. But my mother and father sleep with my baby sister. I have a
room to myself.
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I wear a dirty white shirt with a small vest and black pants held up by rope, also, I captain’s hat that my father gave me when I was five.
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My father used to be a soldier, but now he is a skilled blacksmith. He makes thing like guns,
bullets, sword, and shields. He has raw, blistered hands from working with his
hammer.
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My mother works in our tiny kitchen to feed us . she also sews our clothes when we get holes in
them. She is a very hard working mother.
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I have many chores on the farm .We milk and feed the cows, collect the eggs from the hens, shave the lambs, and pluck goose feathers for
quills. I also chop wood.
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I have little time to play games, but when I do my favorite game is Jacobs Ladder. I also enjoy playing
nine pins, cup and ball and rounder's ball.
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I love my mothers Johnny bread. She makes it sweet and good. We drink milk and water.
We also eat succotash.
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I love my school. My teacher’s name is Mrs. Rosanna. I have an eagle feather quill with
black ink. I also use parchment and a Hornbook.
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When I misbehave my father punishes me by paddling me. I also have extra chores . I usually don’t get in trouble. So I don’t get
those punishment.
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Going to church is exciting. I love learning about God . Our pastor’s name is Jim. He is a
very kind man. We always go to church on Sunday
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Once when I was sick, my mother used traditional home remedies to heal me. She
used American Ginseng, Black Snakeroot and Ginkgo leave. I was better in no time
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It was a very bad thing when you broke the law in my time. Simple things like gambling could
get you hung. My Mothers best friend was hung for questioning the pastors word.