WEN: 2260EE
Exhibitor Name: Jeshua Wickham
Division: Creative Writing--
Class: 04 Short Stories (
Randall glanced around the sunny room appreciatively. “So this is your home?” Henry’s face sobered. “No, I came back to find my farm burned to the ground. My family moved into town. It’s a nice place, but I miss the old home.” “Well, then, since this is all you poor, bereft soul has, why don’t give me the tour of inspection.” . . . . . Three years later we peep through the windows of the fine town house for a last look at the Sanders family. Mr. and Mrs. Sanders sit in the cheery living room, a little older looking, but still well and strong. Most of the birds have flown the nest. They only have three left now. Lottie is a great help to her mother, now a young woman of seventeen. She is still lively and carefree, but more ladylike and responsible than the girl of yore. Luke is now a young lad of sixteen. He no longer looks like an awkward colt, but is fast becoming a sensible, steady young man. He has decided to rebuild the old farmhouse, and take up his father’s old profession: the land. Faith is a sweet girl of thirteen. Much of the shyness has rubbed off, but she is still a quiet, pensive lass. All the other children are grown up and gone. Sallie May and her husband still live in the town. They have a dear little girl named Rose, a joy to all the house, and especially to her doting grandparents. Charlie and Dorothy moved to a nearby town, with their quickly-growing family. Peter is gaining skill as a doctor, but is still a bachelor in a far away city. Anna’s heart has been won by the debonair Randall, and she now lives in his own hometown, in Massachusetts. And lastly, we reach the hero of our tale. Henry asked for Priscilla Newman’s hand in marriage, and is now the happy father of a little son, Jonathan, named in memory of his lost brother. After the war, he took up his former trade, and settled down with his own small woodworking shop. Men everywhere are taking up their trades once more. The country lies in peace and prosperity, after it’s bloody birth, and is rapidly growing in size. The echoes of Liberty are sounding out around the world, however, stirring up men’s hearts from all countries and occupations. All eyes are now turned to the new country, eager to see if men can truly rule themselves.
The End
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