PART II

COMMUNITY OCCUPATIONS

Stories about People Who Minister to Our Daily Needs.

_People Who Provide Us with Food_

THE BAKER 95 I. AN EARLY CALL 95 II. THE STAFF OF LIFE 99 III. A VISIT TO THE BAKERY 101 IV. WHERE THE WHEAT COMES FROM 107 BAKING THE JOHNNY-CAKE 111 THE MILKMAN 115 I. BEFORE THE SUN RISES 115 II. MILK, FROM FARM TO FAMILY 119 THE GROCER 122 I. THE OLD-TIME GROCER 122 II. THE MODERN GROCER 125

_People Who Help Clothe Us_

THE TAILOR 127 I. THE ACCIDENT 127 II. AT THE TAILOR SHOP 129 III. WHAT THE TAILOR SAVED THE DUWELL FAMILY 132 THE DRESSMAKER 134 I. AN INVITATION TO A PARTY 134 II. A DISAPPOINTMENT 136 III. AT THE DRESSMAKER’S 137 IV. THE PARTY 142 THE SILK DRESS 144 THE SHOEMAKER 145 I. THE WORN SHOES 145 II. SHOEMAKERS WHO BECAME FAMOUS 150 III. AT THE SHOEMAKER’S SHOP 152

_People Who Supply Us with Shelter_

THE CARPENTER 154 I. A TRIP INTO THE COUNTRY 154 II. THE SAWMILL 158 III. THE CARPENTER 161 IV. THE WOLF’S DEN 163 V. THE CAVE DWELLERS 165 THE BRICKLAYER 168 I. THE FALLEN CHIMNEY 168 II. THE BRICKLAYER 172 III. AFTER SCHOOL 173 THE PLUMBER, THE PLASTERER, THE PAINTER 176 I. A VISIT TO A LITTLE TOWN 176 II. AT HOME 178 III. THE NEW KITCHEN 179

_People Who Supply Us with Fuel_

THE COAL MAN AND THE MINER 181 I. BLACK DIAMONDS 181 II. IN A COAL MINE 183

_People Who Care for Our Health_

THE DENTIST 187 I. WHY RUTH WAS AFRAID 187 II. AT THE DENTIST’S 190 THE DRUGGIST, THE NURSE, AND THE DOCTOR 192 I. THE SICK BABY 192 II. THE DRUGGIST 194 III. THE TRAINED NURSE 196 IV. THE DOCTOR, A HERO 199

E FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE (a play) 201