| Show TWO REPENTANT KIDNAPPERS Jenny 14nd Kyrup Brown 239 Hampton Avenue Salt Lake City UT 84111 Professional Division First Place Anecdote Life withlarge family of youngsters in an assortment of sizes offers many challenges formother especially in early pioneer days of Sanpete County With gardening washing ironing and other tasks to keepmother busy children were often left to their own devices for amusement Imagine my grandnotherconsternation when two small daughters sppeared one afterncon carryingbig black-eyed Indian baby Fascinated by its toothless grin Plained how they had found it sleeping where the mother had surely purposely Grandma appalled at suchpure case ping tried to explain they had been by saying No mama even an Indian taby very long especially in the hot tected from straying farm animals they excitedly exunder the sagebrush lost or forgotten it of infant kidnapvery naughty girls would ever leave her summer sun unpro Not at all convinced of any wrongdoing still impatiently trying to tell their mother now theirs to keep whenvery irate squaw appeared at the open kitchen door demanding tain terms the return of her little papoose the girls were the baby was wailing loudly in no uncer It tock all of Grandmothertact and ingemuity to explain her daughters had meant no harm that the baby was safe and even seemed to be enjoying the unexpected attention Still the mother wailed on and on Only when offeredgift of fresh vegetables andloaf of hot bread did she finally consent to take her papoose and leave Glaring at the frightened little kidnappers and muttering fierce Indian words for their bemefit she indignantly walked away cuddling her lost child as she disappeared toward the sage covered foothills |
