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Symon’s Daughter: A Memoir of Elizabeth Symon Smith ISBN: 0965348784 US$17.98 427 pages; trade paper; maps and photos Orphaned at 11, the daughter of a Scottish Presbyterian minister earns a teaching credential and sails to America in 1905. Guided by her father’s faith, a powerful sense of humor, a passion for knowledge, and a will to make the world a better place, she leaves her mark on Utah and southern Idaho. How this indomitable woman raises six children during the hardships of the Great Depression — all of whom became professionals and leaders in their fields — will inspire parents today. Don Ian Smith is a Methodist minister, a rancher, the author of five books, and the son of Symon’s Daughter. |
So my children will know something about my early life and background, I was born in Perth, Scotland, March 20, 1887 . . .
The Manse
The frustrated little girl grabbed the iron bars of the gate and angrily yanked on them, wishing she could rip them apart. They stood for all the things that limited her life. Longingly she watched the rowdy children playing in the street and listened with envy to their laughter and shouting. She yearned to be one of them. They were playing a running and dodging game, and she loved to run and dodge. She was small for her eight years, having recovered from a serious bone infection. It had started when she was a little past three and lasted for almost a year. Her right foot and lower leg had given her weeks and months of pain. The best available doctors from Perth and Edinburgh had studied it. In an effort to stop the infection they had, from time to time, scraped the bone. For several days after each of these treatments the pain had been intense. But now this nightmare of misery lay behind her. She had made a remarkable recovery — some members of her father’s congregation called it “miraculous.” Now she had only a slight limp, one that didn’t show at all when she was running, a limp she was determined to overcome. Read more . . .
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