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Life on the Farm
Chris's letters home during this time are brimming with the contentment he felt for his life with the Rutherfords, who embraced him as part of their family. Chris attended church with them, and Mrs. Rutherford helped him learn English. Mackenzie encouraged him to save some money from his $60-a-month wages. In January, when Chris became so ill that he was bedridden for nearly a month, the Rutherfords nursed him back to health.
Listen to an interview in which Chris talks about how he became so ill during his second month in Canada that he was unable to get out of bed for nearly a month.
(CMC, Christian Bennedsen Collection)
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