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Lucy smiled.
"Will you and Mr. Ferguson attend along with Angus and Pumpkin."
"Of course, wouldn't miss it for the world." She grinned.
"Before you go, there is something Mr. Ferguson and I have wanted to talk to you all about."
Angus started to get up, "Please don't leave, this include you and your wife too."
Angus nodded.
Mrs. Ferguson took a deep breath and looked at her husband who nodded, "Go ahead dear, tell them."
"Well, I don't guess you all know that our children are moved off. Our son, Henry moved to Mississippi, he's a President of a bank there. He's married with three children and he's very happy. Our daughter moved to Boston with her husband who is a doctor. They don't get down here often, neither of them. And as you can see, we are getting up in age. But my husband and I have talked it over and want to offer you a proposition."
Aiden stopped to study them with interest. "Go on."
"Well, we wrote letters to our children about this, and I'm thinking it will relieve them a lot if we do this. They all make quite good money where they are at and neither of them intend to move back home or even back to this area. So, we want to propose that the four of you live here with us. No one bothers us much here. But no one sees to us either. And we're getting up in age. If the four of you could help us work this farm, and perhaps see to us in our old age, the farm is yours… "
Aiden's jaw dropped, Angus looked surprised if not shocked. "All of us?"
"Yes, this place is sizable, we can't keep it up any longer. But with you here, we have the room, if you could see to us in our old age, the farm would be yours. We want to be buried here. So, what do you think?"
Lucy was aghast.
"We could stay on and help you without out you giving your place up to us." Aiden told them.
She put her hand on top of his and smiled. "I know you could son, but no one wants to feel as though they are taking advantage of someone. Neither do we. We can't afford to pay anyone to stay with us. And our children are worried that we might die, and they would never know it. We like all of you and with us all working together, well, it would be a good thing."
Aiden studied on it. "We could help you out, but you don't have to do that… "
"I want to do that. You need places to live, a future. We need help. The property would go to the four of you at our death. Please accept it?"
"It's too generous, ma'am." Aiden shook his head.
"Please, we are desperate. This farm is well run, but we can no longer see to all of it ourselves. We are worried about our future as well as you are yours."
Angus frowned, "I don't like taking it from you, but I know what y
ou are saying is practical. I'm willing if Aiden is."
Aiden looked at Lucy. "I'm a natural healer, you two won't die soon. I can help you."
"Then it's settled. I'll inform my children."
"You sure they won't be upset with this, ma'am?" Angus asked.
"No, they'll be relieved that someone is here watching out for us."
"Alright ma'am, it's fine with me." Angus nodded and told Pumpkin. Pumpkin looked at the lady, then got up and went to hug her, with tears in her eyes.
Mrs. Ferguson cried too. "You don't know how relieved we are to hear this. Then it's settled. We'll write our children and inform them. They all make good money and they certainly don't want to live here any longer, but they do want to know how we are from time to time. They'll be very pleased. And when the time comes, that we are gone, please let them know so they can come home one last time."
"Of course, but are you sure they'll be happy with this?" Lucy asked.
"Very happy, they've been concerned for some time. It will relieve them to know someone is watching over us."
"Alright ma'am, if that's the way you want it. But if you change your mind later, just let us know."
