A Claim of Her Own
“Proverbs 11:13 Mattie grunted as she hefted a flour sack onto one shoulder. She almost staggered beneath the weight but still managed to get it inside the store before yelling, “Help!”
Tom came running. “We’re already impressed with Matt the Miner,” he scolded. “You don’t have to hurt your back proving how hard you can work.” Easing the sack onto his own shoulder, he headed for the combination storeroom and kitchen at the back of the building.
“You listen to him,” Swede agreed as she came throu...gh the front door carrying several bolts of calico. “Leave dose sacks for Freddie and Tom.” She slid fabric onto the shelves along one wall before asking, “Vat do you tink?”
Mattie didn’t want to say.
“Come now,” Swede insisted. “Really. Vat do you tink?”
“Bright colors. Cheerful, I suppose.”
Swede stood back and surveyed the pile of goods. “I vas tinking more . . . hideous dan cheerful.” She laughed. “Vich is vy I paid only five cents per yard. Ve charge ten cents and de miners who have cabins or brush shanties have a cheap cover for de insides.MoreLess
Tom came running. “We’re already impressed with Matt the Miner,” he scolded. “You don’t have to hurt your back proving how hard you can work.” Easing the sack onto his own shoulder, he headed for the combination storeroom and kitchen at the back of the building.
“You listen to him,” Swede agreed as she came throu...gh the front door carrying several bolts of calico. “Leave dose sacks for Freddie and Tom.” She slid fabric onto the shelves along one wall before asking, “Vat do you tink?”
Mattie didn’t want to say.
“Come now,” Swede insisted. “Really. Vat do you tink?”
“Bright colors. Cheerful, I suppose.”
Swede stood back and surveyed the pile of goods. “I vas tinking more . . . hideous dan cheerful.” She laughed. “Vich is vy I paid only five cents per yard. Ve charge ten cents and de miners who have cabins or brush shanties have a cheap cover for de insides.MoreLess
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