Saturday, December 30, 2006
A Determined Woman
There was a time in history when a woman had to use some real ingenuity or creativity in order to achieve what they really wanted. Some would probably call it manipulation, but I don't!
There was once a woman, living in the late 1800's, in a far away country, who wanted to come to the United States, but her husband said no. He didn't want to leave his home country. The woman was disappointed, but didn't give up on her dream. She was the mother of 7 children, some of whom were approaching adulthood soon.
So, as her eldest son returned from WWI, she said, " Hugh, have you ever thought about what you want to do with your life?" He answered his mother, "Well, I guess work in the shipyards, like dad." She responded, "If I were a young man starting out, I think I would go to the United States." He thought about it for a few months, and eventually decided he would go to the US. He told his fiance, he would be there for a short time, work and earn enough money to send for her, which he did. He arrived at Ellis Island, and stayed with an aunt and uncle. His aunt and uncle said, "Do you know where in the US you would like to settle?" He said he wasn't sure. They said, "If I were a young man starting out, I would go to California, that is where all the new opportunities are." Soon after, he left for California. He worked hard for a year, and saved his money. Soon after, he sent for Sarah, to be escorted over by one of his brothers. They married in LA and settled down.
Hugh and Sam then worked and saved, and one by one brought all of their siblings over to the United States. Their mother then said to her husband, "All of our children are now in the US. What are we doing staying here?" The next 40 years or more, they lived in the United States with all their children and grandchildren around them.
Now, that's what I call a very smart woman!
There was once a woman, living in the late 1800's, in a far away country, who wanted to come to the United States, but her husband said no. He didn't want to leave his home country. The woman was disappointed, but didn't give up on her dream. She was the mother of 7 children, some of whom were approaching adulthood soon.
So, as her eldest son returned from WWI, she said, " Hugh, have you ever thought about what you want to do with your life?" He answered his mother, "Well, I guess work in the shipyards, like dad." She responded, "If I were a young man starting out, I think I would go to the United States." He thought about it for a few months, and eventually decided he would go to the US. He told his fiance, he would be there for a short time, work and earn enough money to send for her, which he did. He arrived at Ellis Island, and stayed with an aunt and uncle. His aunt and uncle said, "Do you know where in the US you would like to settle?" He said he wasn't sure. They said, "If I were a young man starting out, I would go to California, that is where all the new opportunities are." Soon after, he left for California. He worked hard for a year, and saved his money. Soon after, he sent for Sarah, to be escorted over by one of his brothers. They married in LA and settled down.
Hugh and Sam then worked and saved, and one by one brought all of their siblings over to the United States. Their mother then said to her husband, "All of our children are now in the US. What are we doing staying here?" The next 40 years or more, they lived in the United States with all their children and grandchildren around them.
Now, that's what I call a very smart woman!
# posted by SunnySue @ 9:31 PM 
