. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. rynear to losing his life into the bargain. MR. BOONE DECIDES TO MOVE HIS FAMILY How strange things are in this world! If hadnt spent so much time hunting and trap- MR. BOONE DECIDES TO MOVE HIS FAMILY 13 ping, or hadnt met Mr. John Finley, who told himabout Kentucky, mother and I would probably nowbe at the oldhome on the Yad-kin, instead of outhere beyond themountains, be-sieged by Indians. However, did hearabout Kentuckyfrom Mr. JohnFinley, and he didtravel over th
. The Big Sandy Valley. A history of the people and country from the earliest settlement to the present time. rynear to losing his life into the bargain. MR. BOONE DECIDES TO MOVE HIS FAMILY How strange things are in this world! If hadnt spent so much time hunting and trap- MR. BOONE DECIDES TO MOVE HIS FAMILY 13 ping, or hadnt met Mr. John Finley, who told himabout Kentucky, mother and I would probably nowbe at the oldhome on the Yad-kin, instead of outhere beyond themountains, be-sieged by Indians. However, did hearabout Kentuckyfrom Mr. JohnFinley, and he didtravel over themountains, andthe result of itall was that, fouryears ago, he came home with news of the wonderfulland on this side of Cumberland Gap, where he intendedto take his family. The stories he told of the new country in the hunt-ing grounds of the Indians stirred all his neighbors sogreatly, that by the time he was ready to make a startfive other families had agreed to go with him, and one ofthe five was ours. Mother said it was a big undertaking to cross themountains with two small children — meaning Billy. 14 HANNAH OF KENTUCKY and me; but father was determined to follow , and so we went. Before we started I thought, and so did Billy, thatit would be very fine to go with the hunters. Some ofthe people seemed to think there was reason for regretin leaving behind us the homes in which we had livedso long; but Billy and I looked upon it as a brave deedto follow Mr. Boone, the greatest hunter on the Yadkin. Jemima said it couldnt be any pleasure to her, be-cause she would be forced to spend every moment look-ing after the younger children while the rest of us werehaving a good time; but we found out that it was allwork and no play for each of us from the very hour ofstarting. MAKING READY FOR THE JOURNEY My father had two horses, on one of which motherwas to ride, while the other carried the few belongingswe were able to pack on his back. Mother made up small packages of see
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