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Juli Tafmizi Mrs. Dabrush L+L sect 2 5/21/12

It was a foggy day on July 30th 1863 when my best friend was born in Greenfield, Michigan. His parents were really exited when they brought little Henry home, or at least that's what I herd from my parents. Growing up he was a really good kid, rarely getting into trouble and listening to his parents all the time. I remember him and i would always be sitting out in his back yard ,with his dads tool box, taking apart and rebuilding toys. Or we would build a tree house or a fort. But growing up with Henry was the best we have so many good memories together. Like the time we shot milk out of our noses because Henry scared his sister, that was hilarious.

We then became teenagers, in 1879 me and henry went into town to go work on steam engines in Detroit. That's when I saw it Henry was amazing, he learned quick and everything he learned he never forgot.Then he married his wonderful wife Carla Bryant in 1888 and supported them by running a saw mill. It just wasn't the life he wanted though,it was such hard work with such little pay. In 1891 he went to Detroit to go work at the Edison Illuminating Company. At this time I was working as the manager of a pretty successful restaurant. Its name was The Purple Cow. Well it wasn't that successful because it had a weird name and no one wanted to eat there but it was MINE! I remember in 1896 Henry invented the Quadricycle while he still at Edison Illuminating Company.It was 4 wheeled, self propelled ,with a gas engine, and only 2 forward speeds, there was no reverse.Me and Henry racing down the street in those was a ton of fun. Then we would go inside and eat a dinner cooked by the one and only Henrys wife it was great being friends with Henry.