| Show It might have been the crowing ofrooster that awakened Hannah She did not stir but attempted to sort out the events of the previous day when the sound of horses hooves on frozen ground interrupted her thoughts Hurriedly she awoke Isaac Jjunped from the bed ran to the door and opened it apprehensively She had to squint as she peered into the bright light of morning her eyes adjusting to the sunrise Nearing the cabin wassingle horse carrying two visible riders Hannah recognized the chief and his squaw as Isaac walked from the cabin to her side She was unsure of what to do so she threaded her arm through Isaac her heart beating frantically Slowly she watched the white horse near the cabin It made an abrupt clopping sound as it walked At first Hannah could not see the carefully wrapped bundle in the squawamms but when she realized who it must be she could contain herself no longer She walked then ran stopping abruptly within feet of the horse She 1ifted her eyes and gazed at the chief Walker broke the uneasy silence Squaw feel bad for white papoose mother Tell Walker to bring papoose back The squaw clothed in beaded deerhide bent down and offered the infant to Hannah who accepted Simeon gratefully choking back her tears She 1ifted the blanket from his face Except athed forfew smudges of dirt the boy appeared Then Isaac spoke We thark you Chief Walker and your squaw for returning our baby and for thinking kindly of his mother er stared at Isaac Hannah and the baby his face motionless Sternly without further words he whipped the horse around and galloped with his squaw toward their Source Song ofCentury Community Press 1978 History of Utah Hubert Bancroft Bookcraft the American Frontier 1964 John Moffitt aac Norley |
