Songs in Act Two
“Alis and Christian”
Signe Sigstad’s song for Alis and Christian. Now they have exchanged their vows and are husband and wife. The folks wish them luck and give them some advice for a good marriage.
“Ringsaker Norwegian Lutheran Church”
Reflections on how the first five years have gone in Belmond. The Yankees find them a bit strange, but no matter, they have their own fellowship in their church, Ringsaker Norwegian Lutheran Church of Wright County, Iowa. Folks meet when children – their hope for the future – are baptized. Now Augusta, Julia, Ben, Theodore, Annie, Hulda have joined the community, and more are on the way. They still dream of their childhood home, but Belmond is a warm community, where they can hang on to their Norwegian identity. The first funeral has also been held, for Tommes Andersen Hjemli, who fell off his horse, and that was held in a corncrib. Primitive, but with a cross, candlelight, and beautiful words, everyone felt they were in church.