Betsy's Return (2009)
Betsy's Return
“It was time to do laundry again. Today she had her and Papa’s clothes to do, as well as some from the boatmen. She’d been getting more business lately, which was a good thing because she needed the money. The washing and mending, however, kept her busier than ever, leaving less time to spend with her father. For the last few weeks some of the women from church had taken turns relieving Betsy so she could teach Sunday school, play the organ during church, and go shopping whenever it was needed. During those weeks Dr. McGrath had been giving Betsy’s father a dose of hawthorn berry tea every day, and they were waiting to see if it helped his heart any. A fence had been put up around their backyard as well. Since Ben Hanson owned the house Betsy and her father lived in, he’d agreed to pay for the needed supplies. Several of the men from church, including Pastor William and Mike Cooper, had been involved in building the fence. Bristle Face was now safe and secure, and he couldn’t make a pe...st of himself by going over to the parsonage and bothering Mrs.MoreLess
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