The Silent Boy
“JULY 1911 Father took me with him in the buggy when he went to check on Mrs. Shafer's newborn twins, and he let Jessie go along this time. She and I sat one on either side of Father.
"Look!" I said to Jessie, and pointed, as we approached the Stoltz farm, which we had to pass on our way to the Shafers'. "That's Peggy's house! And Nellie's. That's where they grew up. They shared a bedroom on the second floor, but now it belongs to their sister, Anna." "I wish I had a sister," Jessie said, frowning.
"Even a little baby one like you have would be better than none at all." "Maybe someday you will," I suggested.
Jessie rolled her eyes. "My mother says absolutely not." I could see my father smile at that.
"Oh, look! Can you slow the horses, Father?" We were passing the large field beside the Stoltz farmhouse, and I could see Mr. Stoltz working his rig in the field, and Jacob behind him, helping.
"It'll be a good year for them," Father said. "They'll get a second hay crop in, with the first ...one this early." "That horse's name is Punch," I told Jessie.MoreLess
"Look!" I said to Jessie, and pointed, as we approached the Stoltz farm, which we had to pass on our way to the Shafers'. "That's Peggy's house! And Nellie's. That's where they grew up. They shared a bedroom on the second floor, but now it belongs to their sister, Anna." "I wish I had a sister," Jessie said, frowning.
"Even a little baby one like you have would be better than none at all." "Maybe someday you will," I suggested.
Jessie rolled her eyes. "My mother says absolutely not." I could see my father smile at that.
"Oh, look! Can you slow the horses, Father?" We were passing the large field beside the Stoltz farmhouse, and I could see Mr. Stoltz working his rig in the field, and Jacob behind him, helping.
"It'll be a good year for them," Father said. "They'll get a second hay crop in, with the first ...one this early." "That horse's name is Punch," I told Jessie.MoreLess
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