Moses Lapp died. Age 82. Wife — before him. Children — each has own farm. Moses' farm — for sale. All contents — at auction.
300 lots. 40 years of life in boxes. Plow (1985, still working). Rocking chair (Moses made for Rachel on their 20th anniversary — she said the back was too straight, but rocked in it every evening for 30 years). Tool set (from his father, his father's father — five generations on wooden handles). Bible (German, 1889, with bookmarks at favorite verses).
Auction
Rocking chair: $450 (bought by English man from Philadelphia — 'for décor'). Tools: $200 (bought by Amish youth — will use them 50 more years). Bible: not sold. Grandson took it. Put it on his shelf. Next to his own.
Farm: $1.2 million. Bought by young Amish couple. From Indiana. With seven children. Life continues — on the same land, in the same house, with the same fields. Moses would approve.