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The Old Coal Bucket
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Mixed in with the soil and under the soil in our little town is coal. Little chunks, large chunks, tiny fine pieces of coal called "slack" and coal or slate that has burned off which is called "Red Dog." Red Dog was used to cover muddy driveways and alleys and roads because it was cleaner and packed down very well.

Long ago when most of the homes had coal furnaces, pot belly stoves or heaterolas if you did not order coal, you picked it yourself. To save money, many men went with their pics and coal buckets digging for coal. It also just layed on the ground which is what my mother and I picked.

My mother loved to pick coal while taking me for a walk, always carrying her coal bucket with her. (If you have seen the coal buckets you will know what I am talking about. They are a silver or black metal and shaped smaller at the bottom and large and long at the top to be able to pick up the bucket and dump the coal right in to the stove. They normally

had a little shovel which was about 18 - 20 inches long of a stem with a little shovel to get in to the bucket if you didn't want to just pour the coal in to the stove.) While picking coal she would sing a song to me called "Oh Johnnie" as we slowly made our way walking near the railroad tracks and the old bucket house.

Even though my dad worked in the mines, my mother loved to pick coal and take a rambunctious little one with her to keep her busy. After all, I would help her to pick the coal!

We had a lovely coal stove in the kitchen which was a soft brown and blue color with the warmer on the top and that fire burning within made the kitchen warm and safe, and you can be sure the "Old Coal Bucket" and it's "little shovel" had a prominent spot right beside it.

Hello. My name is Pamela Joy Sheppard Simpson. My wish is that you constantly have peace, joy and love!

"From the green valleys and mountains of Southwestern Pennsylvania!"

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