| Show and got into the boat She sat down and looked back at my father and was startled to seedeep expression of anxiety on his face still small voice seemed to say Get off the boat Before realizing anything she stepped out of the boat on to the shore The boat steamed away with thirteen happy carefree people mother stood on the shore1ittle hurt and disappointed The boat began to blow crossed the lake When it started on its return trip My light wind Quickly heavy black clouds appeareds the wind gained in velocity the high waves dashed against the boat causing it to dance and sway upon the water The passengers became panicky and in trying to get adjusted too many rushed to one side and the boat capsized Infew moments thirteen people were floundering in the water thirteen voices calling for help Eleven of them could not swim Two men made it to the shore When relatives and friends on the shore realized what had happened they became hysterical screaming and crying Pandemonium broke out There was no voice to call one moment there wasdeep silence Then for just for help only the howling wind and the dashing of the waves upon the shore could be heard Eleven people had met death inwater grave Hours through the night and the next day were spent to recover the bodies day that had begun with sunshine sorrow Mother and the children were him Father in bed 1ike many and happiness many others Father took Mother Mother always BROWNSKIN Gerald drove home in his arms There was 1ittle need for words While rearing us children of that still small voice had ended admonished and in darkness in silence When and held her tightly us to always take to heed RAIDERS Henrie Provo Utah Honorable Mention Short Story Senior Division Sanpitch Church now called Sanpete of Jesus and artived Christ in Sanpete was of Latter-Day Saints in November of 1849 Central Utah andfew years what is now called Ephraim War Chief Walker of the Ute first colonized who The by members left Salt Lake first colony of the City Utah by settled team in Manti in later some members moved seven miles north of Manti to Previous to the colony going to Sanpete the deceptive Indians had personally calldd on Brigham Young Presi dent of theD wrch and invited settlers to colonize in Sanpete and when the colonizers arrived the Ute Indians performed the outrageous and unfr endly act of burning all the grass off the swamps along the Sanpitch River This act of destruction caused the colonizers to losegreat majority uf their cattle that winter through starvation and exposure to heavy snows and cold weather -52 |
