When we were first married, nearly 42 years ago, we had one of those old outhouses. One evening, friends came to play cards. As usual the men played against the women and they were beating us. My friend and I went to the outhouse. While we were there we made up signals so we could beat the men. But no, we couldn’t beat them. We later found that they stood outside and listened to what we were going to do. It certainly doesn’t pay to cheat.
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Goodland, Kansas
Back in 1955 a call went out from the editors of the then Capper’s Weekly asking for readers to send in articles on true pioneers. Hundreds of letters came pouring in from early settlers and their children, many now in their 80s and 90s, and from grandchildren of settlers, all with tales to tell. So many articles were received that a decision was made to create a book, and in 1956, the first My Folks title – My Folks Came in a Covered Wagon – hit the shelves. Nine other books have since been published in the My Folks series, all filled to the brim with true tales from Capper’s readers, and we are proud to make those stories available to our growing online community.
