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anything I can hang dresses from?”
The man looked at her for a moment before shrugging. “Most people around here make their own.”
She sighed. “If you know of someone who can make me one, please let me know.” She searched through the room, her eyes lighting on a broomstick. She could purchase two broom sticks and use them to hang her dresses from, couldn’t she? She made a face as she thought about it.
Adelaide touched her arm. “My husband makes furniture sometimes. I’m sure he’d be happy to make you a dresser if you need one.”
Kristen’s eyes lit up. “That would be wonderful.” She picked up the two brooms and put them on the counter, before turning back to Adelaide. “Do you have a saw I could borrow? Just for an hour or two?”
Adelaide nodded, seeming surprised by the question. “I’ll bring it to your house after I finish my shopping.”
“Thank you!” Kristen hurried from the store, thrilled she’d figured out her first problem. She got home and immediately started digging through her trunks. Until she had her dresser, she could use one trunk for her clothes that would be folded, and the broomsticks for her hanging clothes. She just had to cut them off.
She put all her clothes that needed to be hung up on her bed, laying them flat so they wouldn’t get more wrinkles and she put away her folded clothes in the drawers Samuel had cleaned out for her. She put one trunk at the foot of their bed, and she carefully placed her other clothes that needed to be folded into that trunk.
By the time Adelaide came with the saw, she’d accomplished a lot. She opened the door wide for the other woman to invite her in and saw her jaw drop. “You brought a lot of things with you,” Adelaide said in surprise.
Kristen shook her head. “Only the most important things.” She took the saw Adelaide offered and walked to the kitchen. She sat on one of the chairs and held the first broomstick between her knees. She carefully sawed off the end of the first broom and then the other while Adelaide stood watching her. “Would you help me hang these?” she asked.
Adelaide nodded, slightly bewildered. When she walked into the bedroom, she understood better. Kristen had fashioned two small planks of wood and she quickly nailed one end of the first broomstick into each. Then she nailed the whole thing into the wall. “I know it’s not pretty, but it’s functional.” She thought about using some of her precious fabric to fashion a curtain around the clothes, but that would need to happen later.
They did the same thing with the second broomstick, and Kristen stepped back, nodding happily. “That will be perfect.”
She went to the bed and carefully hung each of her dresses on one of the hangers she’d brought with her. When she was finished, Adelaide would take the dresses and hang them on their makeshift rods. When they were finished, Kristen smiled. “That will work beautifully for now.”
Adelaide stood looking around, noting all the shoes everywhere. “Is there anything else I can help with?”
Kristen smiled. “You’ve done more than enough. I need to get the floor in here scrubbed before I put my shoes down.” She sighed. “It’s going to be a long day.”
Adelaide looked at her new friend. “I really don’t mind helping.”
“Really, it’s okay. I’d rather do it myself.” She rubbed the small of her back. “Samuel’s worried I won’t be able to handle the work that comes with being a pastor’s wife.”
Adelaide smiled. “I think I understand.” She looked at all the trunks, most of them now empty. “What will you do with all the trunks? They look brand new.”
“I haven’t really thought about it. I certainly don’t need more than one or two.” She looked around the room. There were so many of them. “Do you think the mercantile would buy some from
The man looked at her for a moment before shrugging. “Most people around here make their own.”
She sighed. “If you know of someone who can make me one, please let me know.” She searched through the room, her eyes lighting on a broomstick. She could purchase two broom sticks and use them to hang her dresses from, couldn’t she? She made a face as she thought about it.
Adelaide touched her arm. “My husband makes furniture sometimes. I’m sure he’d be happy to make you a dresser if you need one.”
Kristen’s eyes lit up. “That would be wonderful.” She picked up the two brooms and put them on the counter, before turning back to Adelaide. “Do you have a saw I could borrow? Just for an hour or two?”
Adelaide nodded, seeming surprised by the question. “I’ll bring it to your house after I finish my shopping.”
“Thank you!” Kristen hurried from the store, thrilled she’d figured out her first problem. She got home and immediately started digging through her trunks. Until she had her dresser, she could use one trunk for her clothes that would be folded, and the broomsticks for her hanging clothes. She just had to cut them off.
She put all her clothes that needed to be hung up on her bed, laying them flat so they wouldn’t get more wrinkles and she put away her folded clothes in the drawers Samuel had cleaned out for her. She put one trunk at the foot of their bed, and she carefully placed her other clothes that needed to be folded into that trunk.
By the time Adelaide came with the saw, she’d accomplished a lot. She opened the door wide for the other woman to invite her in and saw her jaw drop. “You brought a lot of things with you,” Adelaide said in surprise.
Kristen shook her head. “Only the most important things.” She took the saw Adelaide offered and walked to the kitchen. She sat on one of the chairs and held the first broomstick between her knees. She carefully sawed off the end of the first broom and then the other while Adelaide stood watching her. “Would you help me hang these?” she asked.
Adelaide nodded, slightly bewildered. When she walked into the bedroom, she understood better. Kristen had fashioned two small planks of wood and she quickly nailed one end of the first broomstick into each. Then she nailed the whole thing into the wall. “I know it’s not pretty, but it’s functional.” She thought about using some of her precious fabric to fashion a curtain around the clothes, but that would need to happen later.
They did the same thing with the second broomstick, and Kristen stepped back, nodding happily. “That will be perfect.”
She went to the bed and carefully hung each of her dresses on one of the hangers she’d brought with her. When she was finished, Adelaide would take the dresses and hang them on their makeshift rods. When they were finished, Kristen smiled. “That will work beautifully for now.”
Adelaide stood looking around, noting all the shoes everywhere. “Is there anything else I can help with?”
Kristen smiled. “You’ve done more than enough. I need to get the floor in here scrubbed before I put my shoes down.” She sighed. “It’s going to be a long day.”
Adelaide looked at her new friend. “I really don’t mind helping.”
“Really, it’s okay. I’d rather do it myself.” She rubbed the small of her back. “Samuel’s worried I won’t be able to handle the work that comes with being a pastor’s wife.”
Adelaide smiled. “I think I understand.” She looked at all the trunks, most of them now empty. “What will you do with all the trunks? They look brand new.”
“I haven’t really thought about it. I certainly don’t need more than one or two.” She looked around the room. There were so many of them. “Do you think the mercantile would buy some from
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