The Unhappy Existence of Emery Hemersbach - Part 1 - A Review

The following is a short story written by local author Crystal Brown. I have taken it upon myself to review said story. But first, so you'll know what i'm talking about... here is that story:

Emery Hemersbach was born the seventh son of a dirt farmer in Hennepin County, Missouri. After a three year stint in the navy, Mr. Hemerbach bought a plot and married the youngest daughter of the nearest neighbor. They farmed 40 acres on the back side of a swamp, and bred six strapping healthy boys.
The seventh, a small, weak, mewling baby with a tuft of pure white hair atop his head. At seeing his seventh son, Mr. Hemersbach shrugged his shoulders, spit on the floor, and went out to til another 15 acres.
Mrs. Hemersbach, upon seeing her son, mentioned to her midwife she was "mighty chilled" then closed her eyes and died.
The midwife, a negro woman from two towns over, and the only midwife Mr. Hemersbach could afford, had no idea what to do with the unwanted and now motherless child, dropped him at the door of the Hennepin County Orphanage on the way back to town with a note pinned to his blanket that simply stated "Emery."
Emery Hemersbach spent the entire 16 years of his childhood at the orphanage before shipping off to do his own 3 year stint in the navy much like his unknown father. While in the navy, Emery had the unfortunate duty to clean the bandages in the infirmary. while boiling a pot of them, Emery happened to sneeze, wiped his nose on his sleeve, and continued his duty. Later, a young sailor was treated for minor scrapes from a kitchen accident when he took ill from contaminated bandages and died. Aaron Bailey Hemersbachs' body was shipped back to his father, a farmer in Hennepin County, Missouri.
This was the beginning of a series of unfortunate circumstances that would see Emery Hemersbach being the unwilling tool in the deaths of all his brothers.
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Wow! All I can say is wow! I mean WOW!
Intriguing? Definitely! A succinct background story leads right into the beginnings of the next Great American Novel, wherein our protaganist lives out his life, unknowningly avenging his miserable existence by wiping out his father's heirs. I personally can't wait to find out more about young Emery "Hemersbach." So he was the runt of the family litter when he was born, but what now? Is he an ugly duckling in the making, to become not only a device of "murder" but also an intimidating presence? Or is he woodyallenesque. Based on the bumble that lead to contaminated bandages and therefore the death of one of his six brothers, I'd say the latter. Not sure what year this story takes place in, but I'm not sure it matters. This could easily be the kind of timeless tale that will speak true for generations to come. And what of the fate of Emery's remaining 5 brothers? And is there love in the air for young Emery? And what part will he play in the service of his country? Or is the navy merely a stepping stone in a drama that may well play out through his entire life?
Certainly this story raises many questions, but right out of the gate it pleases it's audience with the sweet innocense that you only get in really good stories about orphans.
With any luck, Ms. Brown will complete the remaining chapters of this yarn soon, so that all the above questions may be answered, and my curiousity satisfied.