Then 'Zekiel said he might as well settle on who was to live in the two
houses. He knew that Cobb's twins would like to stay with him, and he
would take them up to the Putnam house with him. Mrs. Pinkham had been
hired by the executors to remain with Samanthy until some one came to
live in the house. Ezekiel said Samanthy was a good girl, and he and
Huldy both liked her, and he felt pretty sure she'd be willing to live
with them, because she was used to the house, and as it was the only one
she'd ever lived in, it would seem like going away from home if she left
there and went somewhere else.
Then 'Zekiel was of the opinion that Abbott Smith and Billy Ricker had
better board with Hiram and Mandy, because the grocery teams and horses
would have to be kept in the Pettengill barn, as there was no stable to
the grocery store. "'Twon't be stealin' anythin' from Mrs. Hawkins if
they don't board with her, cuz none of 'em ever lived with her afore."
"Don't you think, 'Zekiel," asked Huldy, "that Uncle Ike ought to come
down stairs and have a better room? It will be awful hot up there in the
summer.
Pages:
579
580
581
582
583
584
585
586
587
588
589
590
591
592
593
594
595
596
597
598
599
600
601
602
603