Helen Sterle

Meadowlark Song Helen Sterle

The Edwards came to the homestead land in Pennsylvania to give their children, Carrie and Andy a better way of life. They worked hard to make a go of the homestead. Andy was seventeen the winter he discovered a tribe of Indian's living only a few miles from his home. He decided not to tell his parent's about his discovery. Andy went into the forest many times, but on one of these visits he saw a young Indian girl. Never in his life had he seen anyone as beautiful as she, but when he spoke to her, Andy saw that there was going to be a language barrier. In time Andy discovered that the girl's name was Meadowlark Song. Andy and Meadowlark Song met many times during that winter when they fell in love. They never told anyone about these meetings. Spring came and Meadowlark Song discovered she was with child, but before she could tell Andy about the baby her tribe abruptly moved the encampment when they discovered the white man was taking over the land they had always called their home. With Meadowlark Song gone it was heartbreaking for Andy, but he was devastated to learn that when her people left they had taken his little sister with them. Leaving the homestead behind, the Edwards went in search of Carrie, but their search was given up when they realized she might never be found. They returned to the homestead before they lost it too. Feeling guilty about Carrie's disappearance, Andy could not give up the search. His love for Meadowlark Song grew with each mile that he searched for her tribe. Andy's search was in vane so he returned to the homestead, hoping that someday Meadowlark Song would bring Carrie home.