The Harvest of Grace
“If she lost her balance and fell forward or if her clothing got caught in the blades, she’d be the victim of a bad accident.
He stood in the mower cart, almost as harnessed as the horses. Sylvia followed behind with a pitchfork in hand.
The ground mower snagged on something, making it jump and jerk. “Watch out!”
Until he yelled, she hadn’t noticed what was happening. She took a step back just as the blades jumped upward.
“For Pete’s sake, Sylvia! Pay attention!”
She gestured... that she was fine and he should keep moving. They’d covered maybe two hundred feet when she yelled for him to stop.
Not again! He ground his teeth and tried to pull the team to a halt, but the horses refused to obey him. He kept a firm but gentle tug on them until they yielded. Then he looked at the wad of hay caught in the mower.
He waited while Sylvia jabbed the pitchfork between the blades and dug out the fresh hay, dislodging the clump.MoreLess
He stood in the mower cart, almost as harnessed as the horses. Sylvia followed behind with a pitchfork in hand.
The ground mower snagged on something, making it jump and jerk. “Watch out!”
Until he yelled, she hadn’t noticed what was happening. She took a step back just as the blades jumped upward.
“For Pete’s sake, Sylvia! Pay attention!”
She gestured... that she was fine and he should keep moving. They’d covered maybe two hundred feet when she yelled for him to stop.
Not again! He ground his teeth and tried to pull the team to a halt, but the horses refused to obey him. He kept a firm but gentle tug on them until they yielded. Then he looked at the wad of hay caught in the mower.
He waited while Sylvia jabbed the pitchfork between the blades and dug out the fresh hay, dislodging the clump.MoreLess
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