. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. forest in search ofthe cattle or sheep, lest the Indians should find us. 1 This was probably the original form of the word johnnycake. THE LONG HALT 21 I could not, if I would, set down the whole story ofour climbing the hills until we came to Powells we had a view of the mountains which shutus out from the land in which we were to make newhomes. THE LONG HALT Finally we came to a place where Mr. Boone believedwe were no longer in danger of being attacked by theIndians. He
. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. forest in search ofthe cattle or sheep, lest the Indians should find us. 1 This was probably the original form of the word johnnycake. THE LONG HALT 21 I could not, if I would, set down the whole story ofour climbing the hills until we came to Powells we had a view of the mountains which shutus out from the land in which we were to make newhomes. THE LONG HALT Finally we came to a place where Mr. Boone believedwe were no longer in danger of being attacked by theIndians. Here it was decided tomake a long halt in order that wechildren and our mothers mightget sufficient rest to put us incondition for the more diffi-cult part of the journey. Isaid to myself that if thetrace was to be any morewearing, it was likely thatsome of us would fall bythe ^^ In order that we might be bettersheltered from theweather, fatherspread on stakes all our blankets, covering them withbranches, lest a sudden wind should blow our poor hutaway. While mother made ready the morning meal,. 22 HANNAH OF KENTUCKY Billy and I lay near the camp fire and kept our eyeson the cattle that were feeding on the grass. We bothfelt the delight of being able thus to idle away the time. JIMMY BOONE GOES TO THE CLINCH Before breakfast was cooked, and I well rememberthat the last of our store of meal was used for thejourney cake that morning, Jemima Boone came to tellus that her oldest brother, Jimmy, and two of the menwere to ride over to the Clinch River, in the hope ofbeing able to buy some meal from the settlers. Father says that Jimmy must now do the work ofa man, and surely you never saw a prouder boy thanhe was when he rode off at the head of the little party. Will they be away long? Billy asked, and Jemimareplied with a laugh: — No ; so we need not feel lonely. Father has givenorders that they come back by sunset, whether theybuy any meal or not. Is he afraid the Indian
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