The Hand of the Ojibwa Maiden by William Tirre

Author:William Tirre
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Harbor Press
Published: 2023-05-17T19:53:16+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

A Brief Calm Before the Storm

Little Fox went to live with John and Roseanne and became their daughter. This was the happiest time in her life besides the early years with her natural parents. John was very protective of her, so much so that he rode with her when she wanted to visit the Perrault family at their farm or go to New Ulm for shopping. Robert visited the Other Days three or four times a week, even during winter through the heavy Minnesota snow, riding his brown and white paint horse.

Robert became good friends with the Bauer brothers, Karl and Wilhelm. He helped them learn English and occasionally would ride into New Ulm with them where he was treated as a local hero of sorts because he had protected the Bauer brothers from belligerent Indians.

Robert and Little Fox discussed marriage. They were sure of their love but felt that they were too young at seventeen to get married. Besides, Robert was still unsure of what occupation to follow even though he was a competent farmer. Henri had taken Robert on as a gunsmith apprentice, so that occupation was still an option.

Yung Wing decided to stay on at the Perrault farm and Henri had built an addition to the workshop where Yung Wing and Henri worked side-by-side. This included space for an actual bedroom for Yung Wing. Henri also decided to expand his business and added locksmith to his skills and services offered. The business was steady.

Minnesota had been admitted to the union in 1858 and hardly two years had passed when talk of southern states seceding from the union had begun. Henri thought that this would likely mean civil war and it bothered him that Robert would be the prime age for enlistment as a Union soldier. In the meantime, there was plenty to be concerned about close to home. Wild game had become even more scarce, and the buffalo herds had moved further away due to encroaching farmland. Then, making matters worse, there was a crop failure in 1861, and many Santee nearly starved during the winter of 1861-1862.

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