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We also had a big, soft ball, stuffed with antelope hair, which we would bounce in the air with the foot

We also had a big, soft ball, stuffed with antelope hair, which we would bounce in the air with the foot.jpg My little half sister was my usual playmate. She was two years younger than I, and I loved her dearlyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without fallingMy little half sister was my usual playmate. She was two years younger than I, and I loved her dearlyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without fallingMy little half sister was my usual playmate. She was two years younger than I, and I loved her dearlyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without fallingMy little half sister was my usual playmate. She was two years younger than I, and I loved her dearlyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without fallingMy little half sister was my usual playmate. She was two years younger than I, and I loved her dearlyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without falling

We had a game of ball much like shinny. It was a woman’s game, but we little girls played it with hooked sticks. We also had a big, soft ball, stuffed with antelope hair, which we would bounce in the air with the foot. The game was to see how long a girl could bounce the ball without letting it touch the ground. Some girls could bounce it more than a hundred times. It was lots of fun.