The Englisher by Beverly Lewis

Author:Beverly Lewis [Lewis, Beverly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2010-07-26T20:00:00+00:00

‘‘Aren’t you and Mammi goin’ to the work frolic this Thursday?’’ Annie asked her mother some hours later.

‘‘Mammi’s under the weather,’’ Mamm replied. ‘‘So not this time.’’

‘‘Well, she didn’t look sick to me,’’ Annie replied, wondering if the blizzard had caused some depression. ‘‘What’s ailin’ her?’’

‘‘Lower back pains. She could scarcely get out of bed this morning.’’

‘‘Will she see the doctor?’’ Annie asked.

‘‘Oh, you know her. She puts it off as long as she can. Needs to have one foot in the grave, nearly, ’fore she’ll go.’’

What’s really troubling Mammi? It wasn’t like her grandmother to complain one speck. Never, in fact, that Annie recalled.

‘‘Well, tell her I’ll take her to the doctor when she’s ready . . . once the roads clear some,’’ Annie offered, heading to the Dawdi Haus to read, as she often did on their off Sundays—‘‘ no church’’ days. Sometimes, though, they attended church in neighboring districts, since Daed was a preacher.

‘‘Right nice of you, Annie,’’ Mamm said, eyeing her more closely. ‘‘She’s growin’ older, just as we all are.’’

Annie couldn’t help but think her mother was attempting to send a not-so-subtle message that she wished a replacement beau for Annie might hurry and show up.

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