She, too, was left alone on the far-off prairies, and the sad pageant moved on.

Another child soon shared the same fate, and then a span of horses died, and one wagon, with all the things they could most easily spare, was abandoned.

Arrived at their destination none of the golden dreams was realized.

The expensive journey, the struggles in starting under new circumstances, and the loss of the mother's thrift and management, made the father so discouraged and reckless that much of his property was wasted, and his earthly career was soon ended.

Through the heroic energy and good management of the eldest daughter, the little patrimony, in time, was doubled, and the children well brought up and educated in the rudiments of learning, so that all became respectable members of society.