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출처: 카페영어마을 원문보기 글쓴이: 영어선생
노대성의 천리길영어29, 얘기2,쥐차,영어여행천리길 정류장665번
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영어여행천리길 (1000 Mile English Travel) 정류장 665번에 도착하여
‘노대성의 천리길 영어29’와 함께합니다.
The topic for the stop #665 of the 1000 Mile English Travel is
'Story Time2, Mouse Tea'
요즘 우리는 5년 전에 출발한 영어여행천리길의 추억을 더듬으며
보다 향상된 우리들의 영어체험을 하고 있습니다.
오늘의 정류장에서는 지난 371번째 정류장에서부터
385번째 까지 체험한 '스토리타임'을 복습하면서 382번째에
체험한 ‘쥐차, Mouse Tea’얘기를 해 봅니다.
오늘은 옛 저의 친구인 와싱턴주의 변호사였던 웨인씨가
작고하기 2년전에 저의 이야기사업을 도우려고 써준 글을
제가 편집하여 우리 동포들에게 소개하는 것입니다.
벌써 이 글이 쓰여진 것이 10년이 훌쩍넘고 이분이 작고한 것은
9년이 되었습니다.
오늘의 이야기는 조금 어렵게 되었으나 매우 흥미로운 사실이야기로
제 자신도 이 지역 초창기의 생생한 역사의 한 장면을 보는 것 같아
흥미가 더욱 증진되었습니다.
웨인씨는 저와 함께 일을 하신 분입니다.
그럼 오늘은 사전도 찾아가며 가끔씩 모래알 씹듯 영어공부를 하시기
바랍니다.
Mouse tea
Non-fiction; Written by my old friend, an attorney Wayne R. Parker
Re-written by David S. Ro on the 7th of August 2004
“The Story of Mouse Tea”
(Some portion of story is written by other person and Wayne is
Mr. Cameron's Nephew)
* The Honorable Jasper J. Cameron has without doubt, become one
of the leading and influential men of the Big Bend county,
Washington.
Arriving here in 1889 without means, he cast his first vote for the
state constitution and since that time has been closely identified
with the progress and development of the great state of Washington.
* J.J. Cameron was born in Peoria, Illinois, on November 29, 1867,
the son of George W. and Lucinda Cameron.
When a child he went with his parents to Jones County, Iowa,
and then the family moved in Tehama County, California.
* After gaining his primary instruction in common schools,
Mr. Cameron matriculated in the Hesperian College
at Woodland, California and in due time received his diploma.
* Then, he turned his attention to the study of law but as his parents
were desirous of coming to the north,
he dropped that and joined them in an overland trip
from California to Washington.
*The journey was fraught with many incidents, both of hardship and
pleasure and was completed without especial accident.
Upon arriving here, Mr. Cameron selected a homestead about
six miles west from where Harrington is now located.
* He soon added a timber culture and gave his attention to farming.
Having been thoroughly depleted in financial matters he was
obligated to borrow money to file on his claim,
then went to work by the month.
* As the years went by, prosperity could but attend the wise
and faithful labors of our subject
and from time to time he added to his estate until it had reached the
magnificent proportions of 800 acres.
* The entire place is under cultivation and cropped to wheat annually
thus insuring to him a gratifying income.
Plenty of buildings, a good residence and all other improvements
that can be used on a first class Washington wheat farm are in
evidence.
* An air of thrift and good taste pervades the entire premises and
Mr. Cameron is to be commended upon his success in farming and
raising stock. He has a band of cattle and horses.
* In the fall of 1990, Mr. Cameron allowed his name to appear
on the Democratic ticket for
representative to the state legislature and although the county is
Republican, he was promptly elected.
His party forwarded as Speaker of the House.
* Mr. Cameron suffered a severe injury while operating a harvesting
machine in the Big Bend wheat Country.
His leg caught in the exposed gears of harvester machine.
Bystanders were so shocked by the sight of his injured
leg that they were unable to help him.
* He calmly requested that wrenches and other tools he handed
to him and set about to dismantle the machine
sufficiently enable him to extricate his injured limb.
it had to be amputated.
(CONTINUED BY #2)
STORY OF MOUSE TEA (2)
* He was subsequently fitted with a prosthesis that attached
just below the knee and was stablized by shoulder and waist belts.
The wooden leg was hollow and had two round holes in it.
* He amused children by telling them that a mouse lived in the
hollow part of the wooden let and entered through the holes.
This claim was treated as hilarious by older listeners,
but youngsters gave it great credence.
Perhaps the younger children anticipated the "REST OF THE STORY"
* In 1939 Jasper J. Cameron moved temporarily to the Summit and
Collins Road area, southeast of Tacoma, where he occupied and
protected the home of his sister,
Suella Cameron Parker (Mr. Parker, Wayne's sister).
Grandma Lou, as she known, was called upon to move to Summit
View where she serve as surrogate mother to four grandchildren,
ages to fourteen years,
whose mother had died unexpectedly.
* Two years later, Luella Cameron Parker returned to her home
with the youngest grandson, and "Uncle Hap" found new lodgings
just across the road in an one-room cabin owned by Fred Most.
* The cabin lacked the usual amenities, though it did have electric
lights. It was heated by a wood burning kitchen range which doubled
as space heater and cook stove.
There was a "Thunder Mug" under the bed and a two-hold privy
"down the path".
* There was a sink which drained out onto the ground, but not
hot or cold water.
Cold water was piped to the back porch, and if you desired hot
water, you simply poured from the tea kettle which always had hot
water, as long as a fire was burning in the kitchen range.
* Filling the tea kettle was easy. It was carried to the faucet on the
back porch, the spout was held
under the opened valve and in a matter of a seconds the kettle was
filled. It was not even necessary to remove the lid.
* FOR MANY MONTHS FRIENDS AND FAMILY VISITED UNCLE JAP
AND ENJOYED A CUP OF TEA.
HOWEVER, IN TIME, INTEREST IN TEA DRINKING DECLINED AND
THE OFFER OF THIS REFRESHMENT WAS STOPPED ALTOGETHER.
* The children had grown older and they no longer heard stories about
the mouse that lived in the hollow wooden leg.
One day, a visitor took it upon herself to fill the tea kettle.
* In doing so. for the first time in many months, the lid was moved.
Inside, mineral deposits were seen, clinging to the sides of the kettle.
And that's not all !!
Floating in the water of the partially filled kettle was;
A FULLY PRESERVED SKELETON OF A GROWN MOUSE,
COMPLETE WITH SKULL,
TAIL,
FOUR FEET WITH TINY CLAWS,
A SNOUT
AND A FULL SET OF TEETH.
* The mouse had entered through the spout of the tea kettle,
and had been unable to return to the outside.
* Speechless by what she had discovered and luckily so, the
visitor emptied
the tea in a remote area, kicked some sod over the contents,
and returned to the cabin where she scoured the interior
of the kettle, filled it with water and returned it to its
rightful place on the kitchen range.
* The event was not related to Uncle Jap nor to any of the
former tea drinkers, and the children soon forgot about the mouse
that lived in the wooden leg.
YOU NOW KNOW 'THE REST OF THE STORY"
이 글을 써주고 나의 옛 친구인 변호사 웨인 씨는 2 년이 지난 후에
82세의 나이로 작고하셨는데 그 뒤로 이 분의 글을 다시 제가 편집하였습니다.
저의 옛 친구 웨인씨의 글은 이분의 삼촌의 이야기로 이어집니다.
삼촌인 카메론 씨는 와싱턴주의 시골인 빅벤드 카운티에서 대농을 하였는데
이분이 농기구인 트럭터에 발이 잘라지게 되어 나무로 만든 의족을 하였는데
그 의족에서 구멍이 난 사이로 쥐 한마리가 살게 되었는데 그 쥐가 나들이를
나와서 다시 물을 끓이는 주전자로 들어간 사실도 모르고 삼촌께서는 맛있는
차를 마신다고 마시게 된 웃지 못할 이야기를 쓴 것입니다.
그리고 그 쥐는 사지가 멀쩡하고 골격이 큰 쥐로 매우 흥미롭게 묘사되고
있습니다.
그리고 삼촌 카메론씨의 배경이 소개되고 있습니다.
그는 제가 사는 와싱턴주의 초창기 정치인으로 성장한 이야기들이 적혀
있습니다.
카메론씨의 태생과 성장 그리고 가족관계등도 소개되었습니다.
이러한 삼촌은 후일, 와싱턴주의 하원에서 대변인으로 선출되어 와싱턴주에
유명한 초창기의 정치인이 되기도 하였습니다.
사실 저는 웨인씨와도 안면이 있는 와싱턴주의 주지사를 지내신 알버트
로잘리니 옹과 친분이 있어 그 분의 요청으로 4년간 미국의 올림픽 위원을
지내다가 그 분이 다시 저를 와싱턴 주의 상원의원으로 추천을 해 주셨으나
일언지하의 사양을 하게되어 미국의 정치인이나 정치에의 이야기는 아마
이것 하나로 끝이 나게 될것입니다.
항상 즐겁고 보람 있는 영어여행길이 되기 바랍니다.
다음 정류장에서 뵙겠습니다.
2013년 7월 9일
See you all my friends. Have a good day!
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