| Show 1852 to 1862 since they had left their home in lowa to follow Brigham Young to Utah Everything they owned they had to mend and makedo because there was no money nor any way to bring suppliesthousand miles It was Rosalia one of the older girls who raised the question Would we be stealing from the United States if we took these abandoned Army wagons Will didnthink so You remember last July in 1861 at outbreak of the Civil War when the army was ordered back to the States The Government sold their property at low the low prices because they didnhave time to transport it back to the war front The property they couldndispose of they just had to leave It was Cordelia who came closest to summarizing their feelings It was she who had the head for business who didnlet her heart rule her head in these situations do not trust Topaddie but only becausedontrust any Indian We would all feel better about your going if there wasbetter than one-to-one situation If you could get someone else to go with you we would all be relieved Who could you get Fred is back to the Missouri River for immigrants Someone has to stay here and take care of things at home This automatically falls on Will shoulders when Papa isn home Walt who would you feel more secure in asking Who is the most knowledgeable of the country and the Indians Who is the most dependable and has the most know-how when it comes to dealing with Indians Well answered thinkwould have to say Archie Buchanan Walt Good If you can talk him into going with you we will all be easier in our minds Will consented The next evening Topaddie was there as arranged He didnannounce himself but crouched down and waited for Cox to come Again he smelled Pan-nah bread baking and thought Oore-att that is good He walked to the ditch pickedweed from the bank and rubbed it on his hands then plunged them into the water Now when Cox motioned him to wash his moo-nin-ch hands again he could say Owish-to-pic-qua it was done Archie Buchanan was there too and after they had eaten Topaddie Archie and Will followed Walt up onto the porch All questions asked Walt sat back and said Well assee it we stand to gain much more than we could lose that is if we come through it alive What do you think Archie Will you g0 with -89 |
