Sunshine & Shadows written by Evangeline H. Wright (d. 1960 at 92 yrs 8mo 18 days. Chapter Four Father, discouraged and down hearted, talked but little to any of the family. One day Brother Thomas came in from his bachelor house and sat down to visit a while. Seeing his brother looking so blue, he said, "Jake, why so blue?" I have a whole chest of carpenter's tools thee can have. I never use them. I have all I can do in my shop fixing clocks and watches, mending bric-a-brac, this, that and the other. So take the tool chest with my blessings. I have no family to support and thee has." Jacob said, "Oh Thomas, does thee mean this? "Sure man, I mean it," Jacob said. "Oh, Thomas thee don't know what this means to me. It lifts a world of trouble from my mind. I will gladly pay thee for them." Thomas said, "No, take them, get to work and make back your loss. I am glad to share with you." "Thomas said, "Thee can never know what this means to me and mine." Then Jacob reached out his hand to his younger brother. They shook hands, Father saying, "when we get settled, come and stay as long as thee wants to Thomas." Now our grandmother, Ruth speaks, "Anna Jane, can thee weave?" "O yes, mother," she replied. I learned to weave long before Jacob and I were married. "Thee can have my loom. I am not weaving any more. Thee can pick up a few dollars with this which will help out a lot." "Thank thee, mother Cook. I shall do my best." Grandmother said, "Yes we must do something to get you settled and started in life again." Jacob is moody again. Mother consoled him. "Now Jacob, thee has a chest of tools and I have a loom but no house to set it in. Jacob, we can't eat without money and how can I cook without a house?" Grandfather said, "I know of a log house you can get if you will water the man's cows -- Zimry Marshall." They had not met for several years. Jacob greeted Marshall, "Well, well, Jake, when did you get back to this part of the world?" Jacob related his misfortune. They speak of the log house. "Why yes, Jake, that will suit. Then you can begin building me a barn just as soon as you get settled." On his return to grandfather's from Marshalls he remarked, "I now have a house to live in without furniture and a barn to build." Mother Cook said, "Oh yes Jacob, thee has a chest of tools and I have a loom." Then grandfather spoke, "Jacob, I give thee two high bed posts beds, straw ticks, two woolen blankets, two comforters, six pewter plates, six cups, one coffee pot, six knives and forks, one large surgar gourd with lid, one kettle with ball and one Dutch oven with lid to bake your bread in. Our neighbors want to help with the rest. I believe thy worries are now about over. I say take courage and push ahead." Jacob said, "Father thee don't know how this humiliates me to think thee and mother has now helped us start in life twice." Grandfather, "Oh no, Jacob, thee should be happy to know we are able to help you. We all have bad luck at times in life. This isn't thy fault. It just happened to mix you in with others. But thee and thy family happened to escape the ordeal of the fire which did not get thee while wandering around on those streets in Chicago. Had thee not fled with thy child she with the Gypsy would have been burned to death." Jacob put his hand over his eyes as if to shut out the fearful scene. He cried out, "Oh father, no, no -- a thousand times no, our child is worth more to us than a thousand dollars." "Well, then, take what we give you with our blessings and try to build up again what you have lost in this Chicago fire." Jacob replied. "I thank thee and mother more than I can tell you." Father and Mother having lost two small children before Willie and Lina were born, grandfather's talk to his son Jacob made him see there could have been a greater loss to them than all the rest of the things they had -- the one thousand dollars which was much needed at this time. 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