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A week later, they arrived at a small settlement on the banks of a river. The settlement was nothing more than a trading post, but obviously very often visited and heavily trafficked. The owner operated a ferry, supply store, and meeting place for all kinds of traders and travelers. He and his wife got along well with both Indians and Europeans as they were one of each. He was the Indian and she was the European. She was not a rugged, tough girl like one would expect, but a nice looking, easy going lady who was able to produce the best reactions from anyone who met her. She had left a convent in Europe at age sixteen and traveled to America where she met her husband who was a lead tracker for the Militia and for both, it was love at first sight.
They worked as traders, doctor, nurse, cook, and host and everything else that was needed on the frontier. Living here was unique in that they had no enemies and everyone within hundreds of miles knew of them and when they came near, they stopped to exchange goods, gifts and kind words. Alvy wondered why the rest of the world couldn't’t operate like this. He was the earthly power and she was the spiritual power and together they taught Alvy that he had to know and deal with both if he was going to survive in this new land. Their religion was not a named religion although she had been destined to become a member of a church and he a medicine man. Both had relinquished their rights to those positions for something they considered better and more meaningful to them. Each person has many choices in life and how one believes has a lot to do with the outcomes of thought and actions. We can’t help but become what we think about and what we believe
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