Our wagon train has made it safely to Hacker's Valley with the exception of Nate Page. I have traveled another two miles from Hacker Valley to set up my farm. I have bought wheat and corn seeds to start out with, but I intend to extend my farming much farther. The place where I have made my temporary house is on a grassland that is flanked by a forest on my left, and a large prairie to my right. Around the forest there is a lake where I sometimes go fishing. I found my soul mate fishing there. When I first caught a glimpse of her, she had brown hair with dark blue eyes and she was wearing a purple dress with an apron over it. Her name was Selena Fox. She was looking for flowers to put in her garden when our eyes locked. I walked up to her and she looked me straight in the eyes and quickly kissed my cheek, so gently I could feel the creases in her lips. I walked back with her to her house and saw a small child in the window. Her name was Felicia. She called for her mom, and I asked Selena where her husband went. She answered that he died on the trail, but she had continued on for a better life for her child. Her house was beautifully crafted, however it was missing some materials. It had a wooden door frame, yet there was no door. There was a stone pathway leading up to the doorless house and the roof was a Gable Roof, meaning that there was two slanting pieces of wood connecting to a central point. The rest of the house was made out of wood with beautiful designs. My house is about three hundred feet from Selena's, so I can visit her often.
Nate Page died in a freak accident. We bought a tame horse from a man we met on the trail who decided he did not want it. Nate was riding it when the horse stepped on a sharp rock and bucked Nate straight off. Dr. Dan did all he could to save him but it was not enough. Poor Nate died on June 29, 1854. I still miss him to this day.
I do not know for certain where Ruby Bryant and Dr. Dan ended up, but I do know that Walter and Kathleen Sanders are about ten miles away from my house. Selena and I visit their children sometimes and play all sorts of games with them. The oldest is 24 and the youngest is seven. They have a booming sewing shop and receive about 10-15 customers a day. I have heard that Dr. Dan now is the top farmer in northern California, and I hope to visit him someday. I have not heard anything from Ruby Bryant since we parted ways on the trail.
I am looking forward to new beginnings here in Oregon with Selena and her child, and hope to start expanding my farming shortly.
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