A Forbidden Amish Courtship by Jennifer (J.E.B.) Spredemann
Author:Jennifer (J.E.B.) Spredemann [SPREDEMANN, JENNIFER]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jennifer (J.E.B.) Spredemann
Chapter 9
Every time the bell above the door to the feedstore jingled, Sammy hoped against hope that heâd lift his head and see Bertie standing there. But it hadnât happened. Not today. Not yesterday. Not the entire aching week.
He figured this would be a safe place for them to interact. It was public. His father was present.
She knew he worked there, so why hadnât she shown up? Had she agreed with her vatter? Was she willing to give up on their courtship before they even had a chance to see it blossom?
Not knowing the answers to his questions was driving him mad.
If only they could speak briefly. Heâd contemplated waiting outside Bertieâs house until everyone had retired for the evening, then throwing a pebble at her window. Except, he didnât know which window belonged to her. What if he threw a stone at her folksâ or bruderâs window? That would not be gut at all. He couldnât afford to be wrong about something like that.
Somehow, heâd have to find a way to speak privately with her at meeting this week. Since this was the first meeting heâd be attending after a several monthsâ absence, he didnât doubt half the sermons would be directed at him.
But he didnât care about any of that. Truth be told, he was going to church to make his vatter happy and to seek out Bertie.
Jah, he knew those were the wrong reasons, but at least he was honest. He suspected there were many folks who really didnât want to be there. If the Ordnung didnât exist or wasnât strictly enforced, he guessed at least half of the people wouldnât be attending the monotonous, painfully boring three-hour service every other Sunday.
Heâd gone to an Englisch church service once while he was living in the world and had been shocked by it. Not only had the service lasted merely an hour, but everything was faster and more exciting. The singingâwhich, delightfully, included musical instrumentsâthe plain preaching in Englishâwhich he actually understood and had made senseâand the folks in attendance seemed happy for the most part. Like they wanted to be there.
He desired to return, too, but the friend heâd gone with had other ideas. The only part he was disappointed in was the fact that they didnât serve a common meal or have games or any of that after the meeting. Socializing was nearly non-existent. Everyone just said hello and goodbye and went their separate ways.
Now that he had a chance to ponder it a bit, he supposed there were some positives in the way his Amish Gâmay kept their centuries-old traditions.
But was it better to get together every other week like the Plain folks or meet with the church members three times every week like the Englisch? He hadnât learned until after heâd returned home and read through the program heâd received, that the Englisch church met both on Sunday morning and on Sunday night, and in the middle of the week. Not to mention, there were other church-related events that allowed folks to fellowship together.
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