Page 11 - GA Gold Rush

I thought if I started on my chores, I would forget about it.

However, it was the complete opposite! It started coming back to

my mind. It was like if you have a bug that keeps following you

wherever you go, and even when you try to swat at it, it will still
be in your face. So, my chores took me about twice as long, and

it didn’t help that I get distracted easily.

After I finished my chores, I came in to the house, and my
Pa was curious about the amount of time I had spent on my

chores today. “Good thing it’s not a school day!” he chuckled.

“Were you eager to find out about last night?” he continued.

“Yes!” I said anxiously.
Sometimes I can get really mad when your parents hang

things in front of your nose. Even when they don’t mean too,

they still do it. It really irritates me.

“Well, we do appreciate your being patient.” Ma replied
trying to calm me. “Yes, we do,” Pa agreed, “but Laura, how

would you like to go to the Dahlonega Gold Rush?” “Really?” I

said excitedly. Pa and Ma smiled and nodded. “Yay!” I danced
around.

“Why is Laura dancing?” Mary asked rather confused as

she came around the corner, but who could blame her, she didn’t
understand. “We’re going to the Gold Rush!” I said. She still

looked confused, but I still couldn’t help myself from dancing. I

was so happy. I figured Ma or Pa would explain it to her. My

dog Duke also started to jump on me. It was just awesome, I no
longer had to have the news hanging over my head. We were

going to the gold rush.

The next day, we loaded up the wagon with blankets, dried

meat, and some other food. My Pa figured we could find some