Ms. Kreul’s Class Blog

By Evangeline

Good day to you! I am one of the workers on wagons, I came to the Wade house because I was poor, and couldn’t take care of my wife, Margaret. As a wagon maker I heard a costumer talking about a small place called Greenbush, were you could live at an inn for fifty cents. So there I moved, I rented a small room with only a chamber pot, a pitcher, and a bed, at a nice inn called the Wade house.

Mr. Wade loved all the wagons I made, often I would have a free wagon drive me down to the forge, and ask to have a curtain size wheel made. I soon learned that people would pay more in a place were only one person was making wagons than in a place were lots of people made wagons. Soon I had enough to stay at the inn and much to have a good life. One thing that helped was that not many things were close together.

Some rooms concern me more than others, at first I was amazed that it costs three cents to get a whiskey, and five cents for lemonade! I wonder why my wife was delighted with the parlor? Lots of the time I wish I had a larger room and bed, I’m cramped in this teeny, tiny room!The rooms on the floor below me are a ton better, I wish I had one of those nicer rooms.

But I’m not the only one suffering, the chamber maid cleans out the chamberpots, cooks, and cleans for a meal and a roof. That must be hard to live with! Poor girl! That I come to think of it, life here is fun but nobody here has an easy time living here. But it’s almost midnight so I must conclude.