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Although Joe was used to hard labour whilst serving time at St Helena Island Prison he'd became soft since his release until helping Jack with building the cottage. Day after day they worked together until sufficient wood gathered to commence work on the cottage. Friday came about quicker than they thought.
'How's it going Joe?' Hannah asked when she returned home after school. Joe was seated at the kitchen table enjoying a cuppa.
'We've finished cutting the timber. Monday morning ready to start building. Hopefully we'll have it completed by Christmas so you can celebrate with your folks at Christmas Dinner.'
'Don't forget you'll be there to share in the celebration.' She leaned across and kissed him on the lips. 'Thank you for doing this for me Joe. I really appreciate everything.' She hugged him, a shudder of delight passed through her body. She knew her love for Joe grew more and more by the day.
Daylight Monday morning Jack met Joe at the building site ready to start building Hannah's cottage. After explaining the position of the crowbar they commenced where the cottage would be positioned on the land. By lunchtime a plan of the cottage sketched on the ground.
Joe fell into pace with Jack soon realising how much a specialist builder Jack was. Before he helped Jack with this building he'd never built anything in his life, now building a cottage for Hannah, each slab of timber formed together with the love he had for her.
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Time came when the cottage stood complete, light yellow coloured exterior with white trimmings, a veranda on the front and a swing for two. Joe's heart swelled with pride of his and Jack's work and hoped Hannah would be as delighted with the finished cottage. They would move in immediately.
Joe placed his hands over Hannah eyes when he guided her to the front of the cottage. Facing the verandah almost directly in front of where he'd speared the crowbar, he removed his hands. Hannah gasped. She placed her hands to her mouth and let our a screech of happiness, tears rolled down her cheek, 'Joe, it's exactly what I wanted. Thank you, thank you and thank you.' She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him on the lips with sweetness and love.
Releasing their hold, Joe said, 'do you want to see inside?' Hannah's nodded. Her throat thick with emotion, tears filled her eyes. She couldn't speak. Joe took her hand and led her onto the verandah. He opened the front door, 'welcome to your new home,' and smiled.
Everything was in it's place and there was a place for everything. Joe cleaned the stove taken from Ma's home and placed it in the kitchen. Everywhere Hannah looked she couldn't remove the smile from her face. She turned to Joe. 'How did you fit the stove into the kitchen? I love it.' She said and wiped her hand along the front. 'Ma will be so delighted when she sees it.'
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They immediately moved into the cottage, Joe going about his tasks with a swelled heart knowing Hannah loved what he'd done. She cooked scones for morning smoko and invited Alex to visit their new home. 'This is wonderful,' he said taking a mouth size bite of a freshly cooked scone covered with butter and strawberry jam, 'I mean the home, and your scone,' he mumbled.
'Alex you're invited to join us anytime and thank you for everything. We appreciate the time you took Ma and I in to live at your hotel.' Hannah said sincerely. A tear fell from his eye.
'I wanted to help. Thank you for morning smoko, I'd better get back to the pub. Won't be the same without you two.' He stood, wiped away the tear and left.
Hannah arranged for her family to visit her cottage and invited them for Christmas Dinner. She placed a Christmas Tree in the corner of the lounge room decorated with ribbons and an angel on top.
Right on twelve midday she heard the whinny of a horse at the back of the house and rushed out wondering who it was. Joe helped Ma and her mother down from the sulky driven by her Pa. She sprinted to them, throwing her arms around their necks, kissing them in delight, excited they came to see her new home.
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'This is certainly a change from the old place,' Ma said with delight.
'Come inside. I'll make a cuppa.' Hannah said and took Joe's hand and entered the home.
Hannah showed them inside pointing out various things of interest, especially Ma's old stove, 'my old stove.' Ma said with a slight smile on her lips.
'Yes Ma, a huge job to get it into the kitchen. Took four of us to drag the heavy thing in here. Thought you'd be delighted.' Joe explained.
'A mighty job you've done. I'm proud of you both.' Nat said, 'now where's that cup of tea.'
Hannah soon had refreshments ready and everyone sat around the kitchen table to enjoy each others company with fresh cooked scones. Martha couldn't get over her delight how Hannah had finally settling down. 'Anything I can help you with Hannah?' Martha asked, 'I can't sit around and do nothing.'
'Nothing mother, everything is cooked. You might want to rest after your trip before Christmas Dinner is served.' Hannah went about her tasks of preparing the final touches to prepare the dinner.
'Nat, I'll show you the gardens. If you want.' Joe said.
'Show me. I have something important to discuss with you.' Both men left the women to their chatter and walked to the veranda and down the steps.
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'There's one thing I learnt while serving my time at St Helena Island Prison, gardening. After three years I just about knew how to grow anything.' He showed Nat different flowers growing in the front of the cottage and at the rear fresh vegetables in rows sufficient to feed an army of people. 'What did you want to speak to me about?' Joe asked.
'Let's take a seat on the veranda,' They sat in separate seats. Nat pulled his pipe from his pocket, filled it with tobacco, struck a match on his trousers and lit the tobacco. After taking a deep draw he sat back satisfied. 'Did you cut all of this timber yourself?' He asked.
'Each board you see. With my bare hands and an adze.' A proud smile creased his lips to achieve what he did. Tough going at times but each day he realised how much more he was falling in love with Nat's daughter.
'You did a great job, almost perfect. Think you can do more of this work?' Nat asked in between puffing on his pipe.
Wonder what he wants me to do. Built a homestead for him, Martha and Ma, 'Yeah, got the gist of what to do now. Why?'
'Shearing is changing Joe. Going modern. Ten shearing sheds and I need someone to supervise the building of this new machinery. I'm too old to do it and see it through. I want you to be my Overseer for all of the properties.' Nat finished.
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Joe couldn't speak. He couldn't believe Nat's proposal. His mind instantly filled with doubt, 'Ah, thanks Nat for your kind offer, but honestly, I can't take on that much responsibility. There must be someone out there better than me.' Joe explained.
'I don't want anyone else. I want someone I trust and seeing what you did for that other Joe, and now Hannah's cottage. You're the right fellow to be my Overseer. Do you want time to think about it. Time is a wasting.'
'How long before you want an answer?' He asked sheepishly.
'By the end of today.' Nat gazed at Joe with a stern look to show, don't mess with me. I need you.
'I'll need to speak with Hannah.' Joe explained.
'She wears the pants! Does she?' Nat raised his voice and ed.
'No, I want to discuss it with her before I make a final decision.'
'Make it quick because I need an answer before we head back home today. We'd better be getting inside, the women will think we've taken off.' Both men re-entered the house.
'Joe, Pa, are you both ready for Christmas Dinner?' Hannah asked. Everyone took their seats around the kitchen table, Joe seated next to Hannah with her father at the head of the table.
Once Hannah said grace everyone enjoyed their dinner waiting for Christmas Pudding which was the highlight of Christmas. In every Christmas Pudding were threepenny pieces enough for one each. Each pudding covered with hot custard. One needed to be careful not to swallow a threepenny piece by mistake. By the end of eating Christmas Pudding all threepenny pieces were accounted for.
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'I'll clear the dishes and wash up,' Martha said finishing her pudding. 'Congratulations on cooking one of the best Christmas Dinners we've ever enjoyed. Thank you Hannah and Joe.'
'I'll help.' Ma interrupted.
'Hannah, a quiet word with you on the verandah please,' Joe took Hannah's hand and led her to the swing. After they were seated Joe said, 'something important to ask you.'
Hannah blushed, her mind raced and wondered if Joe was about to propose marriage. 'What is it?'
'Your father asked me to be his Overseer, to build the latest machinery for shearers in each of his shearing sheds. What do you think I should do?' Joe felt afraid to hear Hannah's answer because her smile and instant wrap of her arms around his neck showed she agreed.
'Yes, yes, yes! You deserve it. I thought Pa was going to give you a job, but the Overseer of all his properties. Do you realise what this means?' She shouted excitedly.
'Yes, I'll be away working most of the time and away from you. Do you want me to take the job?'
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