Did you see those boys, today?
What boys?
The ones who came into town earlier, today. They weren’t from around here. I don’t know where they came from. Their clothes were different and they looked like they were confused about where they were. One of them kept looking at me. I was too shy to look at him in the eyes, more than once. He may have seen me blush, but I sure hope he didn’t notice. I looked away as quickly as I saw that he was looking at me, too.
Oh, I heard about some people coming to town. Do you know why they were here? How old did they look? What were they wearing? Oh, how I wish I cold have seen them, too.
Mother said they are supposed to be helping with the railroads. They looked really young, school age, not much older than us. Some looked younger. There were also older men with them, older than father. Their clothes were just different, like nothing I had ever seen before.
That is really hard work. They must have had to leave school to help support their families. Did you see how many there were?
There seemed to be, about, five boys, and a few more older men. I couldn’t imagine having to do that kind of work, or leaving the family, to go to a new town. It must be really hard to be away from their families. I wonder how long they will be here.
Maybe some of them will be searching for a wife soon.
Mother says we will have to get ready to find husbands, sooner or later. That is not something I am looking forward to.
Well, you before me, I hope. You are older, and I am too shy. I couldn’t even imagine holding hands with a boy, let alone kiss one. Lets not even talk about it. Oh my goodness.
You will be ready when the time comes. Mother and father still need us to help with our younger siblings. We will certainly be ready for children when we have our own. We have been helping with the children at the schoolhouse for as long as I can remember.
You know how much I love the children at the schoolhouse. It will be so different when its our children running around.
It will be very different. Maybe they will listen better when we ask them to help clean up.
You know that won’t be so. Look at how our siblings listen to us better than when mother or father try to call them inside.
You are right. Well, I believe its time to gather some vegetables for dinner and get back to help mother. We left her with all the children, without telling her where we were going.
I suppose she may be worried. Do you think you will talk to that boy, if you get the chance?
Oh goodness, I don’t know. Just thinking about it makes me blush.
You are as crimson red as these flowers, lets just get inside. Mother is probably wondering where we are.
Alright, no more talk of that boy, at least not around anyone else.
Okay, I promise.
-M
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