3ngag3
Supernova
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2009
- Location
- The Pits of California
It was a fine morning for Austin Jameson as he woke up in his fathers home, ready to get the days work done. As the 13 year old dresses himself, he wonders how his father is doing fighting in the Civil War. It had been weeks scince he last recieved a letter of his status and he had hoped that he wasn't killed. If he was, who would take care of him and his home after the war was over? Certainly he couldn't cut the wood and feed the small collection of livestock that wandered out in the pen in the back forever, could he? No, he was certain his father would return. That's what kept Austin getting up in the morning. The hope of his father's return.
Now that he was finished getting dressed, the youth grabbed a hatchet and went out to cut some logs for the fire so he could make some breakfast for himself. No need to work on an empty stomach now was there? He grabbed a few logs and upon setting them on a stump, went to work chopping them into little pieces. After about a half hour of nonstop chopping, he went to a shed to feed the animals. There were a few cows, some chickens and a pig that needed to be fed their daily cornmeal and wheat and Austin was eager to feed them. Yes, this day was going smoothly as usual, even with the war going on all around him.
Now that he was finished getting dressed, the youth grabbed a hatchet and went out to cut some logs for the fire so he could make some breakfast for himself. No need to work on an empty stomach now was there? He grabbed a few logs and upon setting them on a stump, went to work chopping them into little pieces. After about a half hour of nonstop chopping, he went to a shed to feed the animals. There were a few cows, some chickens and a pig that needed to be fed their daily cornmeal and wheat and Austin was eager to feed them. Yes, this day was going smoothly as usual, even with the war going on all around him.