CANAL STREET, DEEPWATER, NJ (2)

Edie's mom, Lizzy, threw a piece of wood at the rat and hit hard enough to make it dizzy and then she hit it again and killed it. Lizzie thought to herself that it was good they had chopped wood because it killed the rat and they would have heat.  She carried in an armful of it after she got Edie into the house.  Then she started a fire in the pot-bellied stove.  The only light in the room was a ceiling light with a pull string.  After looking around she saw there was a sink with a drain side, one kitchen chair, an ice-box and a stand-alone cabinet for dishes or food. There was also a booth-table nook with a large lighted Coca-Cola clock hung over it.  The floor was linoleum with a filthy rug that had seen better days. There was no running water and the privy was outside.

'Just like the mountains', Edie thought to herself. 'But I can get out side- no steps.'

There were two windows.  One was high over the sink. (There's a story about that, but it will come later.- A scary story.)  There was a room past the kitchen that had a step up for access.  This was supposedly a bedroom.  It had a couch which folded out into a bed as well as a chest of drawers.  Beyond that room was another room with a bed and a dresser and of course, a ceiling light with a string.  There was one more room that could be used for a living room if one desired and had furniture.  This room had all kinds of canning jars, more kitchen chairs and just stuff.

There was no heat in any room other than the kitchen...so that is where Edie and Susan had to live.