Saga of the Sanpitch Vol 10

Mary Prayer, John Henry Heard a Voice

thoughts with her turned to worrying John Henry The other the night ready men for her had Teft early come home wanting to have an fence for had Her husband in the last their frenzied week night extra but which kept the sawmill for John day to garden pacing get was had some step spent logs nearing maturity It promised to help provide them with food during the long winter if it could be protected from rabbits groundhogs and deer So they needed the fence and Mary had been glad that the task was getting done but now that word had come of the approaching hostile Finally in the one who God Indians she Tump had was used to scarce served on to her frightened desperation Mary knelt and had brought her from Canada ters from there to Salt Lake Ft Hambleton As she folded the was chest It to Manti and from Manti to her arms her hand brushed had been caused remind her seemed one to of God the miracles This The thought of this brought to mind time it occurredfew months after were married--the destroyed there of when fields by stick dig sego Tily roots that first fall when For some reason it had never gone away food the petitioned her to Winter Quar before and sugarhouse the food Now it providing be none crickets in the His another she and seagulls area seagulls and could Their were save miracle John Henry crops thus were bartering work vived that first helped them Now Mary for winter her food as man faith and them But and gleaning wife strengthened by they Again her the sea of So the that John Henry please be brought had God home in sur had memories Godmiracles asked for one more Everyone knew of the lone settler confronted by warring Indians asked in completely gulls devoured the crickets quickly enough that many crops especially on the northern side were saved through she of the fate so Mary safety At the sawmill John Henry had about two-thirds of the Togs needed and was taking the bark fromparticularly stubborn specimen He stopped to wipe his forehead with his handkerchief It was hot one of the hottest days ever remember As he stuffed his handkerchief pocket he seemed to hearvoice Go home Tooked around picked up his Seeing axe and no went one he decided back to -24 work it was Again he could back in his He turned and the he heat heard and the