Remembrances
by John Edward Vogt
When I was yet four years old my Uncle Willie bought me a donkey from Mr. Schrader for fifty cents. Uncle Willie had a small farm to the west of Boerne and besides cattle and horses he raised oats, corn, and sweet potatoes. He also did some "truck farming" and raised tomatoes and string beans that he sold on Market Square in San Antonio.
Willie built a small two wheel cart that he hitched the donkey to and would let me help him and the other hands harvest the crops. I wasn't even four yet when I was driving the donkey and cart all by myself.
When the workers were "row-binding" the oats I would, with the donkey, take them a mid morning and mid afternoon snack. After a couple of days I was fired from the job because if the workers were not right there when I arrived the donkey and I would eat up all the food.
