Following Your Heart by Jerry S. Eicher

Author:Jerry S. Eicher
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780736944793
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers, Inc.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Susan sat in the back of the buggy with Teresa and baby Samuel as the family drove home from church. Daett held the reins in the front seat. Mamm was seated beside him, the doors of the buggy open. Rattling down the dirt roads, the early spring weather poured inside the vehicle.

The baby was awake and wiggling under the blanket that was keeping him warm.

“He wants to see the nice day,” Susan asserted.

“I don’t want him to catch cold,” Teresa said, looking down at the squirming baby. “It’s nice out, but there’s still a chill in the air.”

“It’ll do him good to get his head out,” Mamm said, turning around to watch as Teresa cracked the blanket open. Samuel blinked his eyes and ceased his struggles.

Susan laughed and closed the buggy door on her side.

“There’s no use taking chances, I guess,” Mamm said, closing her own door.

“What’s all the talking about?” Daett asked. “Am I also supposed to be closing my door in this nice weather?”

“Please don’t,” Teresa said. “I’ll pull the blanket back over Samuel’s head if it gets too breezy back here.”

Daett slapped the reins, nodding his head with the bounce of the buggy.

“So how did the instruction class go today?” Mamm asked Teresa.

“Very good, I think,” Teresa said. “The ministers were quite nice. There were a lot of us, so I hope I blended in. That was after falling on the stairs. I’m sorry if that caused any disturbance to the church time.”

“That’s okay,” Susan said as Mamm nodded in agreement. “I was going to come up and help, but you got up by yourself.”

“You looked okay when you came back down,” Mamm added.

“I can’t believe I was so clumsy,” Teresa said. “And on such an important day.”

“Did you understand the questions the ministers asked in German about the instructions?” Mamm asked.

“Not all of them,” Teresa said. “Oh my, I just thought of something. Is there an exam at the end of this thing?”

Susan laughed. “I don’t think so. The ministers will just be interested in whether you agree with the instructions.”

“I’ll agree with anything,” Teresa said.

Susan groaned but didn’t say anything.

“You are learning your German fast enough, from what I can tell,” Mamm offered. “I know I’m not worried. You’re a smart woman.”

“Too smart for Yost Byler,” Susan muttered, but Mamm didn’t act like she heard.

Teresa held her finger to her mouth. “Shh…”

Behind them the rattle of another buggy could be heard. Menno leaned forward and slapped the reins again, urging Toby on.

Mamm laughed as a buggy pulled out and passed them. “You look like you’re standing still there, Menno.”

“I’m too old for that kind of foolishness,” Menno said, settling back into his seat.

“I saw you trying to speed up,” Mamm teased. “And don’t you think about buying a faster horse some week when that shifty Englisha horse trader comes around. You know it wouldn’t work anyway. He’d sell you some horse that might have some speed but comes with a bad shying habit that’ll land us all in a ditch.

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