All the long way from Rhode Island to Oregon, by stage coach and boat, trekked the four Bounce orphans, to live with their Uncle Seth. But Uncle Seth had died before he ever received their letter telling him they were on the way. Arriving in the little pioneer town of Cynthianna, tired and hungry, to find themselves homeless in the midst of strangers, their plight would have been sad indeed if kind Rufus Boster and his wife, Nancy, hadn't befriended them. It was they who arranged temporary homes for the Bounces--Johanna, ...
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All the long way from Rhode Island to Oregon, by stage coach and boat, trekked the four Bounce orphans, to live with their Uncle Seth. But Uncle Seth had died before he ever received their letter telling him they were on the way. Arriving in the little pioneer town of Cynthianna, tired and hungry, to find themselves homeless in the midst of strangers, their plight would have been sad indeed if kind Rufus Boster and his wife, Nancy, hadn't befriended them. It was they who arranged temporary homes for the Bounces--Johanna, the baby, to stay with them, Luke to go with old Doc Kinsey, Markia to help the Widow Weddle at the boarding-house, and Matt, the eldest, to work in the print shop of the editor of the Cynthianna News. Each of the Bounces had problems fitting themselves into their new homes but Matt and Markia had the biggest one because of their promise to their mother to keep the Bounces together, as a family. How they finally accomplished this and how even Peaches Charley, the Indian, and Feng, the Chinese laborer who hid in Mrs. Weddle's barn, and odd old Widow Morrison, all had a hand in the solution of the Bounces' problem. Evelyn Lampman, author of Crazy Creek and Treasure Mountain, tells in an absorbing and entertaining story--and Grace Paull's pictures make the Bounces and their neighbors real and unforgettable people.
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This book is in great shape, including the dust jacket....As a story about orphaned children moving to early oregon, it gives a picture of our nearest town as it most likely was in the 1860's and the plight of children. The author's father was a judge for Polk Co., Oregon and many of the street names are still in exsistance..The town of Cynthiann is currently known as Dallas, Oregon...A wonderful story for children, very much akin to the Laura Ingalls Wilder books.
