Copied from Early Farr West Residents: Their Biographies and Their Homes, compiled by Brian L. Taylor, 2008. Pg 326.

From “The Family of Joseph Stephenson and Dorthea Lee”

Indians frequented the Huntsville area in those days [1870s]. Usually they stayed down near the river. Mostly friendly, they still terrified young children. One day Dorthea was assigned to deliver the family butter to the store, where it was used to buy groceries during the summer. The butter had to be taken early in the morning. When she was only about two blocks from the store, a big Indian decked out in war paint stepped from behind a tree. Dorthea was so frightened that she wanted to drop and butter and run, but she knew the butter helped her family to pay for groceries. Instead, she started to walk as fast as she could, which was not very speedy because it was all she could do to carry the butter. The Indian followed right behind her all the way to the store. When she arrived, she fell forward on the steps and hit her head on the door and started crying. Mr. Petersen opened the door immediately and saw the Indian right there by the stoop. When asked what was the matter, the Indian replied “Papoose heap fast runner!”