#B3 3 And Ariel said, Lailah, I doubt not that Michelle did prevail upon thee to adorn thyself for this occasion. And Lailah sighed, and said, Nay, Ariel; for I was required to bring these wagons hither one by one, and I did fly back unto the farm to fetch more. And Ariel said, Then let us hope that none did see thee. 4 Now the valley of the Blue River, where it entereth into the Missouri, doth lie between the towns of Independence and Kansas City. And with seven wagons of mud, Lailah did lead the remnant up along that valley, passing by many small farms, and crossing the river at times, until we came unto a great structure set hard against the western side thereof. 5 And the name of this place was Big Blue; and it was built of great stones of limestone, fitted one unto another without mortar, and laid in a single story. And the house did appear strong, and was well covered; yet I thought within myself that it might be made fairer with a coating of whitewash.