Conner and Red: The Con Man Gets Conned

Despite the fact that Conner fooled his father, the old man was sad to see his son leave but understood it would bring peace to the household.  Therefore, the old man blessed Conner before he left and warned him not to marry any of the "bad" women from the area they lived.  Instead, he was to go to the area where his uncle lived and marry there. 

Red heard the admonition from his father and understood that his parents were not happy with the choices he made with his wives.  Therefore, in actions of spite, he married more of the girls from the wrong side of the tracks.

Conner traveled alone despite the fear in his heart of going to a place he did not know. While his parents tried to teach him and his brother about God, he never really prayed before and never quite trusted in God.  One night, God gave him a vision and a promise to be with him.  Calmed by the promise God gave him, he finished his journey.  He met some local people and asked if they knew his uncle.  They did and noted one of his daughters was coming near to them.  Conner was smitten the moment he saw her. 

After meeting his uncle and the rest of the family, Conner began working for his uncle.  They reached a deal for Conner's wages.  Conner would work for seven years in order to have Rachel, the youngest daughter, as his bride.  So Conner worked for seven years but because of his love for Rachel, the time swiftly passed.  However, on the night of the wedding, the bride's face was covered.  Therefore, Conner did not know until they consummated the marriage that it wasn't Rachel he married.  It was her older sister, Leah. 

Conner was furious.  "Why did you do this to me?  Why did you deceive me?, Conner demanded.  His uncle calmly replied, "In our country, we do not marry off younger daughters before the older ones.  Please don't be angry.  Let's finish the celebrations and you can marry Rachel too for another seven years of service."  Still burning with anger but powerless to force a better outcomes, Conner agreed. 

As he lay in bed that night he remembered hearing the angry screams of Red after Conner had swindled the blessing their father had meant to give to Red.  "I'm going to get you Conner.  I'm going to get you.  You better watch your back.  What goes around comes around."

"Humph, what goes around comes around.” Conner thought.  “Well, Red, I'm sure you'd be laughing with joy if you saw this turn of events.  The swindler got swindled.  Two can play this game dear uncle."