Coming Home
“He still had only one horse, Daisy, and he did not possess a binder to cut the corn and deposit it in neatly tied sheaves, ready for setting up in stooks. Jimmy Kerr often popped into Schoirhead for a chat after work during the long summer evenings. The two young men got on well together. Although the other tenants were not as old as the McGuires, Jimmy considered they were all old fashion and stick-in-the-mud and he had welcomed a younger tenant, especially one as keen as Steven.
‘I think ...I might be able to borrow a horse drawn binder from Mr Turner,’ Steven said, ‘but it takes two horses so I should need to borrow the McGuire’s gelding. I hate the idea of borrowing, especially from Mr Turner.’ ‘You could always marry that lass of his and then he’d give you the lot,’ Jimmy teased. He had a strong suspicion where Steven’s affections lay and they were not with that stuck up Turner girl. Steven gave him a sideways grin.
‘Do you want me to sign my life away?’ ‘Aye, that’s what you’d be doing with that family I reckon.MoreLess
‘I think ...I might be able to borrow a horse drawn binder from Mr Turner,’ Steven said, ‘but it takes two horses so I should need to borrow the McGuire’s gelding. I hate the idea of borrowing, especially from Mr Turner.’ ‘You could always marry that lass of his and then he’d give you the lot,’ Jimmy teased. He had a strong suspicion where Steven’s affections lay and they were not with that stuck up Turner girl. Steven gave him a sideways grin.
‘Do you want me to sign my life away?’ ‘Aye, that’s what you’d be doing with that family I reckon.MoreLess
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