Hans really took offense at the new fuse doing that, so he got out another new fuse, this one with a much higher rating, and put it in place of the bl...wn one. He went out and turned the switch on again.Everything seemed to work just fine until the fire started. As soon as Hans noticed the fire, or at least the smell and the smoke coming out of the wall outlet over in the back corner, he turned off the power again. He used the extinguisher to put out the fire in the area around the faulty. She smiled her thanks wanly and I left her to settle in.We all had a light supper that evening and retired early, the stress of the day taking its toll. Sam and I retreated to our respective corners and got ready for bed. I sleep in a short tee just in case mum or dad put a head around the door, but heading to the bathroom I could see Sam in a pair of men’s pjs. The divider was out and we called our good nights across the room. I think I heard some quiet crying but we slept the night out.Over. I found out that about all he was good for was cleaning the dead bodies out. ‘He was of the opinion that the people survived because of his sermons and his praying over them. Mostly, he was just in the way. We seemed to get along okay until he found out, just before the end, that I have more than one wife. That’s when he got all high and mighty and started denouncing me as doing the work of the devil. I don’t know how much you know about smallpox, but the normal fatality rate is over seventy. Some were surprised that I didn’t discover gold while surveying for the coal mine.Returning from a day of work on the peach orchard, I walked into the house to hear a familiar belly laugh. “Captain Roberts!” I exclaimed excitedly as I hurried over and shook his hand. The Captain introduced me to his brother and the four men who worked for his brother, as well as their families.“As you can see, we’ve got a lot of building going on and can use all the help we can get,” I told the brother,.