Books with title Grandfather's Story

IN writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals in such a form and style that the YOUNG may make acquaintance with them of their own accord. For this purpose, while ostensibly relating the adventures of a chair, he has endeavored to keep a distinct and unbroken thread of authentic history. The chair is made to pass from one to another of those personages of whom he thought it most desirable for the young reader to have vivid and familiar ideas, and whose lives and actions would best enable him to give picturesque sketches of the times. On its sturdy oaken legs it trudges diligently from one scene to another, and seems always to thrust itself in the way, with most benign complacency, whenever an historical personage happens to be looking round for a seat. There is certainly no method by which the shadowy outlines of departed men and women can be made to assume the hues of life more effectually than by connecting their images with the substantial and homely reality of a fireside chair. It causes us to feel at once that these characters of history had a private and familiar existence, and were not wholly contained within that cold array of outward action which we are compelled to receive as the adequate representation of their lives. If this impression can be given, much is accomplished.

Raydeen, nine years old, thinks her Grampa Grimly is the meanest man in the world. When he moves into her house, Raydeen must move out of her room. When she gives him her favorite peacock feather, he doesn't even thank her. Worse yet, he won't come to school for Grandfather's Day. Then Raydeen learns the truth about Grampa Grimly: The sad man is grieving for his recently departed wife. Maybe Raydeen can make him happy again. Here is a warm and deeply felt story of a spirited young girl determined to mend her grandfather's broken heart.

IN writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals in such a form and style that the YOUNG may make acquaintance with them of their own accord. For this purpose, while ostensibly relating the adventures of a chair, he has endeavored to keep a distinct and unbroken thread of authentic history. The chair is made to pass from one to another of those personages of whom he thought it most desirable for the young reader to have vivid and familiar ideas, and whose lives and actions would best enable him to give picturesque sketches of the times. On its sturdy oaken legs it trudges diligently from one scene to another, and seems always to thrust itself in the way, with most benign complacency, whenever an historical personage happens to be looking round for a seat.

THE GRANDFATHER STORIES Adventures of Don, Dick, Jack, and Bill by Don Scott Introduction In the late 1940's after World War II, Oklahoma was experiencing a prosperous time with the oil boom in the central section of the state. Oil wells were being drilled in Seminole County on a regular basis, and the county seat, Wewoka, was especially booming. Land owners were receiving monthly royalty checks, and local businesses were reaping increased profits. Although whites and coloreds lived in harmony, segregation was still an accepted way of life. Gypsy caravans of cars, pulling house trailers, were traveling through and spending nights camped beside highways where space permitted. Into this potpourri of humanity, homeless men, given the name hobos, walked the highways, and rode in box cars of freight trains when possible. This is the true story of two sets of brothers who lived in the rural area around Wewoka, and how they were swept up into this chaotic period of Oklahoma history. While wandering around the Oklahoma hills, they unexpectedly confront many of the afore mentioned people. The adventures of the brothers take on a Tom Sawyer-Huck Finn look as they also experience rural and small town Oklahoma.Dedication Lindsey, my oldest granddaughter, when she was young wanted bedtime stories. I started reading books that were appropriate for her age, but this became boring after some time. So, I decided to tell stories from my younger days. She enjoyed them and soon the stories were a regular part of her bedtime preparation. Occasionally, she would ask me to repeat a story, which I was happy to do. “Papa, tell me about the time ole Blackie got snakebitten,” she would sometimes say. Ashley, my youngest granddaughter, when she was old enough to understand the stories, was also a part of the bedtime routine.Table of Contents The Boys................................................1 Blackie is Snakebit.....................................5 Blackie Scares the Boys.................................7 Watermelons............................................11 Peaches and Apples.....................................14 Sipe's Pond............................................18 Fishing, Frog Gigging, and Camping.....................19 Cottonmouth Water Moccasins............................28 Swimming with Snakes...................................32 Campsites..............................................35 Weeping Willow Campground..............................39 Sipe's Property Sells..................................46 Extra Money............................................50 Possum Hunting.........................................55 Crows..................................................57 Lead Treasure..........................................60 Blueberries............................................62 Soda Truck Overturns...................................64 Skunk Mountain.........................................66 Planting Strawberries..................................69 Catching Chickens for Mr. Austin.......................71 Swimming...............................................75 Spring Swimming........................................83 Rubber Gun Battles.....................................87 Halloween..............................................91 Hobos and Hobo Jungle.................................102 New Kid in Town.......................................113 Snow Sledding.........................................124 Owls..................................................131 Gypsies...............................................135 Epilogue..............................................139 Glossary..............................................141 Teacher's Guide: Preschool-Third Grade.................................149 Fourth Grade-Eighth Grade.............................150

Classes in English Literature, Reading ,G rammar, etc EDITED BY EMINENT ENGLISH AND AMERICAN SCHOLARS, Each Volume contains a Sketch of the Author s Life, Prefatofy and Explanatory Notes, etc., etc. 1B yron s Prophecy of Dante. (C antos I. and II.) 2M ilton s Li A llegro, and II Penseroso. 3L i Ovd Bacon s Essays, Civil and Moral. (S elected.) 4B yron s Prisoner of Chillon. 5M oore s Fire Worshippers. (L alia Kookh. Selected.) 6G oldsmith s Deserted Village. 7S cotts Marniion. (S elections from Canto VI.) 8S cott s Lay of theL,ast Minstrel. (I ntroduction and Canto I.) 9B urns s Cotter s Saturday Night, !and other Poems. 110 Crabbe s The Village. 111 Campbell s Pleasures of Hope. j(A bridgment of Part I.) 13 Macavilay s Essay on Bunyan sI Pilgrim s Progress. 113 Macaulay s Armada, and other Poems. !14 Shakespeare s Merchant of Venice. (S elections from A cts I., III., and IV.) 15 Goldsmith s Traveller. 16 Hogg s Queen s Wake, and Kilmeiiy. 17 Coleridge s Ancient Mariner. 18 Addison s Sir lloger de Coverley. 19 Gray s Elegy in a Country Churchyard. 20 Scott sL.ady of the Lake. (C anto I.) 21 Shakespeare s AsT on r.ike I t, etc. (S elections.) 83 Shakespeare s King John, and Kichard II. (S elections.) 23 Shakespeare s Henry IV., Henry V., Henry VI. (S elections.) 84 Shakespeare s Henry VIII., and Julius Cajsar. (S elections.) 25 Wordsworth s Excursion. (B k.I.) 26 Pope s Essay on Criticism. 27 Spenser s Faerie Queene. (C antos I. and II.) 28 Cowper s Task. (B ook I.) 29 Milton s Comus. 30 Tennyson s Enoch A rden, The I..otus Eaters, Clysses, and Tithonus. 31 Irving s Sketch Book. (S ele( tions.) 32 Dickens s Christmas Caro (C ondensed.) ii3 Carlyle s Hero as a Prophet. 34 Macaulay s Warren Hasting; (C ondensed.) 35 Goldsmith s Vicar of Wak field, (C ondensed.) 36 Tennyson s The Two Voice and AD ream of Fair Womei 37 Memory Quotations. 38 Cavalier Poets. 39 Dry(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)