| Show distinct footprints become obscure as they filled up with the drifting snow Looking beyond the disappearing trail she could now seegroup of horses with buffalo covered mounts moving in group in the direction Bringing the horses tostop what braves dismounted and walked toward thought she could group and squinted see two or the of her Tooked 1ike the cabin Indians cabin six or seven Adelia Teave the main walk behind the log house She strained watching each movement of the Indians as and they seemed to be drawn like iron tomagnet to the spot where Susan lay They are going to find her Adeliavoice screamed might silently somehow continued she had dissuade her vigil chosen to How could herself within her ping humbly to entreating Him the Thinking Indians saw the protect the baby been so now shaking her for that from She have body her their Indians foolish and by path the again scolded from knees she prayed vocally the safety of the child she Adelia encircle she sobbing watching knoll within to the Drop Lord She stood againfew minutes later and saw the men astride their spotted horses riding in the direction from which they had come Had they found the baby and decided to Teave with the unexpected bonus She could do 1ittle now but watch wait and pray to besafe distance away As soon as the Indians seemed Adelia left the protection of the oaks and ran She arrived out hiding place and Beneath it Susan frantically toward the hole in the snow of breath knelt beside the undisturbed scooped the snow from off the buried child lay unharmed her tiny body sweating pro fusely the snow Adelia picked up had the To the left were and right innumerable prayer moved of unstained Source the of the moccasin gratitude toward served as good insulation Ecstatic baby and pressed her against her breast where prints rose cabin hole to her the Silently feet following the baby she steadied Indian had lain whispered herself and tracks in snow salt Lever History of Sanpete and Emery Counties Lake City Tribune Job Printing Company 1898 183 184 Barbara Temple Lee Hargis Folk Study of the -45 History Folklore of and the Manti Traditions |
