Dan Crockett's descendants still tell the story of their ancestor's first encounter with the Rocky Mountain Indians. A young warrior, because Dan would not supply him with "firewater," stole Dan's infant son and, when pursued, used a ...See moreDan Crockett's descendants still tell the story of their ancestor's first encounter with the Rocky Mountain Indians. A young warrior, because Dan would not supply him with "firewater," stole Dan's infant son and, when pursued, used a lariat, which Dan had given him, to span a yawning chasm, and, with the baby tied to his back, moved hand over hand on his perilous journey across the abyss, while Dan and his wife, their hearts aching, stood and watched, fearing and powerless to do aught else than hope and pray. Too, they tell in a reverential whisper, of how the warrior's sweetheart, coming upon her lover after he had safely crossed the chasm, felt her mother instinct strangely stirred, gave the Crocketts back their child, even though to do so cost her lover's life. Written by
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