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Updated: May 17, 2025
"But you can all come in the morning and see them start for Machias," she said, and with the powder and shot, ten pounds of each, safely packed, she returned home. It was broad daylight when Rebecca and Anna awoke. Mrs. Getchell had breakfast ready for them, and they enjoyed the hot batter cakes and maple syrup and the rich milk.
They had not finished eating when a murmur of voices outside the door made them look up in surprise. "'Tis the women and children," explained Mrs. Getchell smilingly. "They have come to wish you good fortune." Rebecca and Anna hardly knew what to say as the women of the settlement entered the big kitchen, and with friendly smiles praised the two girls for their courage and loyalty.
Getchell had warned them to be sure and keep in sight of the river and it would lead them straight to Machias. As Anna looked at her sister she began to fear that they might not be able to reach home before night, and she knew all the danger and peril that a night spent in that lonely spot would mean. They had not found a spring or brook since leaving Mrs.
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