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Fellas,
"I'm jest a constuction fella" sez Roger Wendlick. He never went ta college, but he figgered America history wuz a fine hobby. He set off ta git ever book ever wrote bout Ole Will 'n Merriweather. First one cost $695 when hiz paycheck wuz only $300. He borrowed agin hiz house 'n run up $142, 000 on 9 credit cards ta git dang near all a the Lewis & Clark books, journals, etc.
One time he borrowed frum hiz Dad (a retired policeman), then sold hiz car 'n funriture ta pay him back. In '94 he had ta git a $12,500 set, so he offered ta buy it if they allow him ta pay $2000 a month, 4x hiz house note.
Finally the Lewis 'n Clark College give Ole Roger $375,000 plus $30,000 a year fer 10 years fer the whole kaboodle....'n they give Roger a desk so he kin keep an eye on 'em. He wears a badger hat 'n ermine vest ta work ever day 'n gives speeches fer $1000. He pretends ta be George Drouillard, the hunter on the expedishun. He tells the little pardners how at Ft. Clatsop they made 358 pairs of moccasins fer the home trip cuz they wore out ever 2 weeks.
He also tole how Merriweather poured 5 gallons a water in a pelicans beak ta see how much it would hold. I figger $1000 iz a bargain.
I reckon a heap a folks figger its kinda strange that a construction fella with no advanced book learnin' iz layin' pipe 6 days a week in the Portland winter so he kin buy all the books on the Corps of Discovery.
I figger its mitey kinda queer that a heap a folks likely think that way. :?
best regards,
bearridge
Here's some tales bout Ole Roger.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Wendlick ... art=0&sa=N
"I'm jest a constuction fella" sez Roger Wendlick. He never went ta college, but he figgered America history wuz a fine hobby. He set off ta git ever book ever wrote bout Ole Will 'n Merriweather. First one cost $695 when hiz paycheck wuz only $300. He borrowed agin hiz house 'n run up $142, 000 on 9 credit cards ta git dang near all a the Lewis & Clark books, journals, etc.
One time he borrowed frum hiz Dad (a retired policeman), then sold hiz car 'n funriture ta pay him back. In '94 he had ta git a $12,500 set, so he offered ta buy it if they allow him ta pay $2000 a month, 4x hiz house note.
Finally the Lewis 'n Clark College give Ole Roger $375,000 plus $30,000 a year fer 10 years fer the whole kaboodle....'n they give Roger a desk so he kin keep an eye on 'em. He wears a badger hat 'n ermine vest ta work ever day 'n gives speeches fer $1000. He pretends ta be George Drouillard, the hunter on the expedishun. He tells the little pardners how at Ft. Clatsop they made 358 pairs of moccasins fer the home trip cuz they wore out ever 2 weeks.
He also tole how Merriweather poured 5 gallons a water in a pelicans beak ta see how much it would hold. I figger $1000 iz a bargain.
I reckon a heap a folks figger its kinda strange that a construction fella with no advanced book learnin' iz layin' pipe 6 days a week in the Portland winter so he kin buy all the books on the Corps of Discovery.
I figger its mitey kinda queer that a heap a folks likely think that way. :?
best regards,
bearridge
Here's some tales bout Ole Roger.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Wendlick ... art=0&sa=N