Eli Yutzy Came Home — Fay Risner

Eli Yutzy had plenty of time to worry on his long journey home from Bloomfield, Iowa. He had tried to convince himself he wouldn't miss any part of being an Englisher. Now that he had sold his car and bought this Amish buggy and horse, he had misgiving thoughts. He lit a cigarette while he wondered if he was doing the right thing.He had enjoyed living the faster pace English life and getting where he wanted to go quicker in his car. Eli looked to the west at the setting sun. It would for sure and certain be dark by the time he reached the Yutzy farm.You are not wilkum here! Those are the words Eli imagined his unforgiving, grim father, Enos Yutzy, would say when he answered the door. He was sure to be shunned by the Amish community as soon as word got around that Eli Yutzy Came Home.