Thecart Before the Corpse
“When they walked around to the stable, the two men saw Merry Abbott and Peggy Caldwell harnessing the big black horse to a two-wheeled wooden cart. Yoder leaned against the open stable door watching, but making no attempt to help. The miniature donkey leaned shoulder to knee against the big black horse like a four-legged gray wart.
“There,” Merry said as she buckled the padded girth around the horse’s big middle. He seemed to have gone to sleep. His head drooped, and his eyes were half closed. The donkey’s ears twitched but not much else.
Geoff had never seen a horse and carriage close up, and had only a vague idea of how a harness worked. The instant Yoder saw the two men he pushed away from the door of the barn and drifted inside.
Geoff let him go. At least he hadn’t absconded yet.
“Come back, Jacob,” Merry called after him. “You’re going to help drive. We’ve got to get Heinzie and Peggy ready for Easter Sunday.”
“You taking the jackass along?” Yoder asked.
Merry patted the cross on... the donkey’s back.MoreLess
“There,” Merry said as she buckled the padded girth around the horse’s big middle. He seemed to have gone to sleep. His head drooped, and his eyes were half closed. The donkey’s ears twitched but not much else.
Geoff had never seen a horse and carriage close up, and had only a vague idea of how a harness worked. The instant Yoder saw the two men he pushed away from the door of the barn and drifted inside.
Geoff let him go. At least he hadn’t absconded yet.
“Come back, Jacob,” Merry called after him. “You’re going to help drive. We’ve got to get Heinzie and Peggy ready for Easter Sunday.”
“You taking the jackass along?” Yoder asked.
Merry patted the cross on... the donkey’s back.MoreLess
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