risdell

Updated: March 5, 2026

We'll work as hard as ever we can, and maybe you could spare the little piece Joe Risdell wants to build his cabin on. We can manage about the money, father, indeed we can. But you don't dare think Leon took it! He never did! Why, he's yours! Yours and mother's!" Father lifted his head and reached out his arms. "You blessing!" he said. "You blessing from the Lord!"

Gene Stratton-Porter - Laddie; a true blue story