| Show and harden before being cut into brick-like chunks Dousing the coals she walked toward the log structure she called home and entered the one room cabin To her left on the kitchen cupboard like soldiers was battalion called of to attention dried apples Tined in calculated up rows Corn lay likewise drying for winter storage The corn crop had been abundant and proven President Youngprediction true that if the Mormon hungry What sustained the planted corn they would not go had been the food of the Indians for centuries newly arrived saints in the Sanpete Valley As Adelia walked innocence enveloped soft The settlers cherubic being toward was the pine cradle baby by hand-made quilts did not heaven sent to both delight and Adelia She had just begun to laugh and first of eight children who would eventually Susan her stir George goo and was come to the the Sidwell home as they obeyed the Lordcommand to multiply and replenish Susan seldom cried giving Adelia time to accomplish the innumerable tasks that werepioneer womanlot Hearing the Adelia glanced young daughters homespun sounds of young through the open door the Washburn family covered with of dresses voices outside white in time the cabin to see race by pinafores the their two long They raced along side by side--the youngmirror image of her older sister--hitting the metal hoops that once encircled the wheel ofwagon--with long sticks Adelia watched with pleasure the exuberance of the youna girls in their attempt to keep the hoops upright serpentining thing your Hello of the Come Adelia of the two for Tog on as bounced they beckoned girls from one rock to the next rolled attempting Come here to shout moment above have the some mother Adelia structure Mary Ann visit they sagebrush Sarah laughter as to Sarah replied leaving Let Adelia as she the hoop and go see Adelia home was always ran stick treat to the to door gravity and Mary and Sarah often planned afternoon play so that it would bring them close to Sidwellcabin Their mouths watered they thought of newly churned butter and honey heaped into sticky mountains bread on hot homemade bread guess you girls wouldncare for would you Adelia teased wiping -40piece of newlock of blonde Ann as |
