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from helping with the milking down yonder in Kbersol barn.
She stewed about her condition, thinking that if the pain grew
sc she'd have to say something to Gid. The last thing she wanted i to disappoint her husband, who was bent on this being their t son. Hannah was s ized with the knowledge that, though many
ntlis yet from birth, their coming child was in jeopardy, and she
l *ll helpless to prevent it.
With more determination than was necessary, she pounded the I limul dough hard, wondering if the possibility of rain was sinking |hi more deeply into despair.
Alter she slipped into a clean work dress and apron, the first I lung Leah did that Thursday morning was tiptoe downstairs in her I .( ip feet to look out the kitchen door at the barn. From where she Liimil, her nose nearly against the windowpane, she could see the li| liining rod on the top of the barn roof. Thank goodness for it, she llmught, having witnessed a most astounding event yesterday, fol-
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lowing her unsettling visit to Hannah. Queasy with concern over the words Hannah had hurled at her as she darted into the torrent of rain, Leah had lifted her long black apron over her head as a sligln shelter. About the time she passed the outhouse, a white lightning bolt had struck its jagged finger at the barn roof, and she saw flashes of electricity. Stunned, she had run helter-skelter to the house, tak ing cover on the very spot where she stood now.
Even recalling the unforgettable sight caused her heart to race, so she offered a quick prayer. "Thank you, Lord, for sparing Dat's barn and the animals . . . and for giving my father the wisdom to mount the lightning rod in the first place." After saying, "Amen," she opened her eyes and stared again at the roof, still in awe.
Last evening, when she had shared with the rest of the family what she'd seen, their eyes had lit up, though it was clearly Abe who was most interested in hearing how the sparks shot out like "Englishers' fireworks on Independence Day," as he put it. Naturally, this remark encouraged raised eyebrows from Dat, Aunt Lizzie, and even Sadie, what with Abe's growing curiosity in forbidden things such as fast cars and modern electricity. Neither was to be sought after one iota.
Realizing how busy a day she had ahead of her, Leah decided to put yesterday's excitement behind her, along with Hannah's strange words about Old Lady Henner. Turning back to the house, she went into the kitchen, preparing to make her usual eggs-and-bacon breakfast. Better for lightning to hit the barn than one of us, she thought.
As Leah was frying up the eggs, Lydiann wandered into the kitchen, all smiles. "Got me another letter from Ohio," she whispered at the cookstove. "And I couldn't be more pleased."
Fear gripped Leah's heart, but she tried not to let it show on her face.
"Jake says he's savin' up his money, hopin' to come home this year." Lydiann paused a moment before going on. "Besides me, he daresn't tell a soul, though. Promise me you won't, either, Mamma?"
Leah felt her toes curl. "You're not sure just when it might be?"
"He didn't say, but he made it clear he's mighty upset 'bout being sent away. It's got his goat, bein' traded for other men, and he
" .''"': ' .." :. 34 .. '.. ., 35
mvN no reason to stay in Ohio with Jonas back here. Anyhow, I'm linpin' Jonas might clear the way for Jake's return with their fathrr, ya know."
Ml I ,cah struggled to fix her mind on buttering slices of toast for Hp k last, all the while shuddering to think what was in store if Jake ^iiilcl happen to come knocking on Lydiann's door. ^B 7 "ime to get Lyddie to Sunday singings again! Gschwind! Soon!
^m "Why on earth didn't ya tell me you broke your thumb?" Abram
^Bklcd Lizzie as they dressed in their room.
^H "Now, nobody knows that for sure," she countered, hoping he
^Hlild drop the matter.
^M Nonetheless, he asked her to unwind the makeshift bandage
Htd made on the
She stewed about her condition, thinking that if the pain grew
sc she'd have to say something to Gid. The last thing she wanted i to disappoint her husband, who was bent on this being their t son. Hannah was s ized with the knowledge that, though many
ntlis yet from birth, their coming child was in jeopardy, and she
l *ll helpless to prevent it.
With more determination than was necessary, she pounded the I limul dough hard, wondering if the possibility of rain was sinking |hi more deeply into despair.
Alter she slipped into a clean work dress and apron, the first I lung Leah did that Thursday morning was tiptoe downstairs in her I .( ip feet to look out the kitchen door at the barn. From where she Liimil, her nose nearly against the windowpane, she could see the li| liining rod on the top of the barn roof. Thank goodness for it, she llmught, having witnessed a most astounding event yesterday, fol-
.:. 33 V- ' ': . ,:,'.; '. ; ' '' 34Beverly Lewis . '
lowing her unsettling visit to Hannah. Queasy with concern over the words Hannah had hurled at her as she darted into the torrent of rain, Leah had lifted her long black apron over her head as a sligln shelter. About the time she passed the outhouse, a white lightning bolt had struck its jagged finger at the barn roof, and she saw flashes of electricity. Stunned, she had run helter-skelter to the house, tak ing cover on the very spot where she stood now.
Even recalling the unforgettable sight caused her heart to race, so she offered a quick prayer. "Thank you, Lord, for sparing Dat's barn and the animals . . . and for giving my father the wisdom to mount the lightning rod in the first place." After saying, "Amen," she opened her eyes and stared again at the roof, still in awe.
Last evening, when she had shared with the rest of the family what she'd seen, their eyes had lit up, though it was clearly Abe who was most interested in hearing how the sparks shot out like "Englishers' fireworks on Independence Day," as he put it. Naturally, this remark encouraged raised eyebrows from Dat, Aunt Lizzie, and even Sadie, what with Abe's growing curiosity in forbidden things such as fast cars and modern electricity. Neither was to be sought after one iota.
Realizing how busy a day she had ahead of her, Leah decided to put yesterday's excitement behind her, along with Hannah's strange words about Old Lady Henner. Turning back to the house, she went into the kitchen, preparing to make her usual eggs-and-bacon breakfast. Better for lightning to hit the barn than one of us, she thought.
As Leah was frying up the eggs, Lydiann wandered into the kitchen, all smiles. "Got me another letter from Ohio," she whispered at the cookstove. "And I couldn't be more pleased."
Fear gripped Leah's heart, but she tried not to let it show on her face.
"Jake says he's savin' up his money, hopin' to come home this year." Lydiann paused a moment before going on. "Besides me, he daresn't tell a soul, though. Promise me you won't, either, Mamma?"
Leah felt her toes curl. "You're not sure just when it might be?"
"He didn't say, but he made it clear he's mighty upset 'bout being sent away. It's got his goat, bein' traded for other men, and he
" .''"': ' .." :. 34 .. '.. ., 35
mvN no reason to stay in Ohio with Jonas back here. Anyhow, I'm linpin' Jonas might clear the way for Jake's return with their fathrr, ya know."
Ml I ,cah struggled to fix her mind on buttering slices of toast for Hp k last, all the while shuddering to think what was in store if Jake ^iiilcl happen to come knocking on Lydiann's door. ^B 7 "ime to get Lyddie to Sunday singings again! Gschwind! Soon!
^m "Why on earth didn't ya tell me you broke your thumb?" Abram
^Bklcd Lizzie as they dressed in their room.
^H "Now, nobody knows that for sure," she countered, hoping he
^Hlild drop the matter.
^M Nonetheless, he asked her to unwind the makeshift bandage
Htd made on the
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