Calamity in the Cold by Jesse Wiley

Author:Jesse Wiley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HMH Books

“Well . . . just make sure it doesn’t happen again.” He reaches out his hand for a shake. He’s gruff, with a scar on his right cheek and hair black as coal. “My brother, Charlie, and I are striking out West together to start our own carpentry business, helping young settlers build homesteads.”

Fred just flicks his ears and brays. You pull him back to your wagon, shamefaced. It’s been your job to keep an eye on him after he wandered off the first time.

You leave Independence only a few days later. Pa and Ma have stocked up on ammunition, sugar, flour, and thick slabs of bacon for the long journey ahead. You had to sell your extra blankets back in Saint Louis to help pay for your wagon, but it’ll be summer soon. You shouldn’t need them. An extra pair of shoes would’ve been nice, but your parents couldn’t afford them.

With the Clay brothers leading your small wagon train of five wagons altogether, you roll off into the plains. Dash runs to and fro, herding the livestock along the way. You walk alongside your wagon with Wahya and Inola. To pass the long, weary hours of walking, you play games and sing songs. You try to spot as many prairie dogs as you can. You try to catch them, but you’re never fast enough.

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