Aunt Mary's Memoirs: XI

Another memory of my dad in early childhood is of the treat it was in the evenings when supper was over, dishes washed and the older children busy around the table with their books and studies. The pre-school little one would climb into the big rocking chair to have Pop pull it into the kitchen beside the stove where he would sit near the lamp and read the daily paper, The Public Ledger. Mike would soon come in and together the two men would discuss the news of the day. That privilege of riding in the rocking chair was reserved for the toddler of the family only and must be relinquished when the next baby became old enough to establish claim.