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    Did Your Food Supplies Hold Out?

    Sunday, October 5, 1873.—The sun shines so pleasantly, but no relief comes to us. Our provisions have been very low for some days. Many of our supplies have gone—no butter, no sauce of any kind, no corn meal or graham flour. We have a little fine flour, and that is all. We expected supplies three days ago.LASW 82.1

    As we were thinking what we could do if no help came that day, Mr. Walling rode up. He brought us butter, and fine flour he had left upon the road, hidden back where he had left two horses barefooted [unshod] for us to use over the rough road. We were rejoiced to see him.LASW 82.2

    Monday, October 6.—We commenced preparations for our homeward journey. We packed all things on the wagon, and Sister Hall, my husband, and myself rode and walked a little until we had traveled about twelve miles over very rough road, through woods of fallen timber. Willie rode an Indian pony. We halted to take dinner, but as we began to search for the bag of provisions we found by some means it had left us and we had no dinner except a pie and a small loaf of bread. We sent Willie back to find our bag of supplies.LASW 82.3

    We passed on, for we could not have our dinner until we should come to the horses. The flour and some potatoes were hidden there for our use as we returned. We set up our little stove, cooked white gems in our gem pans, and had a very good dinner. We drove on and on and did not camp until nine o’clock at night. It took about two hours to pitch tent and take care of the horses for the night.LASW 82.4

    I could not sleep for thinking of Willie alone on the road and having twenty miles’ extra travel; but about twelve o’clock Willie came to camp, all safe, with the lost provisions. We felt very thankful that we had passed over many miles of the road in safety. We were a tired company and some slept soundly, but I was too weary to sleep much. 24MS 12, 1873.LASW 83.1

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