A Plain Man
“In Cleveland he would have signed up for government compensation during periods of layoff. The weekly check, although not close to his normal salary, still kept a roof over his head and the lights on.
Now the house where he lived didn’t have electric lights anyway.
Although the Amish never collected unemployment, workers’ compensation, or Social Security, few worried about where their next meal would come from or where they would live. Caleb had never heard of homeless Plain folks. Families or district members stepped in and shared whatever they had. If he developed the same mind-set, his future would no longer seem so frightening.
Downstairs, he found his father doing paperwork at the kitchen table. “Getting ready for the new man to start?” Caleb poured a cup of coffee.
Eli peered over his reading glasses. “I am, always another form to fill out. I’ve been thinking...would you like me to send Bob along for a few days at the Sidleys’? You might need his help, at least in the beginning.
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