Growing Up in Lancaster County by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Author:Wanda E. Brunstetter [Brunstetter, E. Wanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-60742-431-4
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2009-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

Woof! Woof! Woof! Buddy darted onto the porch, swiped his sloppy wet tongue across Rachel’s face, and then leaped into Orlie’s lap.

Jacob, red-faced and sweating, dropped onto the step below them. “That crazy mutt can sure run fast. I’m all worn out!”

Rachel grunted. “You should get rid of him. He’s nothing but trouble.”

“No way! Buddy’s a nice hund.” Jacob rubbed Buddy’s ears.

Orlie patted the top of Buddy’s head. “I’d never have given him to you if it hadn’t been for my mamm’s [mom’s] allergies. I’m glad you were able to take Buddy.”

Jacob nodded. “I’m glad Buddy came to live with us. He’s been a good friend to me.”

Orlie’s head bobbed up and down. “He was a good friend to me, too, and he’s also a good watchdog.”

“You two can sit here all day talking about that dumm hund if you like, but I’m going inside to tell Mom about Mary’s letter.” Rachel jumped up and raced into the house, banging the screen door behind her. “I got a letter from Mary!” she hollered as she dashed into the kitchen.

Mom was sitting at the table drinking a cup of tea. She looked up and smiled. “That’s nice. What’d she say?”

“She’s coming to Pennsylvania!”

“When?”

“I don’t know. Thanks to Jacob’s dumm hund, I didn’t get a chance to finish reading Mary’s letter.” Rachel dropped into a chair and placed the letter on the table. “I’ll finish reading it now though. Would you like me to read it out loud?”

“Jah, why don’t you?” Mom’s metal-framed glasses slipped to the end of her nose, and she pushed them back in place.

Rachel touched the nosepiece of her own plastic-framed glasses. Then she began to read.

Dear Rachel,

I have some very good news. I’ll be coming back to Pennsylvania in a few weeks for a visit. I’ll be with our neighbor, Carolyn, who’s coming there to see her daughter who’s expecting a baby. Mama will call soon to let you know when I’ll arrive.

Love, Mary.

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