I Don't Want a Well!
“I simply refuse to have a well!” Ma sadly exclaimed. “It’s just not worth it. Not if it means you have to run such risks.” Then she turned around and raced back into the house.
She said that because Mr. Scott had breathed some gas that stays deep in the ground. It’s mostly found in the bottom of wells because it’s heavier than air. You can't see it, or smell it, or breathe it, if you expect to live much longer. Pa had chosen to go down into the gas to tie Mr. Scott to the coarse rope; they were going to tie it into a bucket for hauling water with. They were using it to lower themselves into the well and for hauling things like their lunches and tools down to them so they wouldn't have to stop laboring. It was now coated with mud and dirt whereas, when it was new, it was a bright and brilliant white. Pa went down and tied up Mr. Scott so he could be pulled up. He called Ma to help him.
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