Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-09-16
CHAPTER vI-continued.


1.-THE minister got off his boss and
hitched him and took off his coat and
put it on the ground.
"'What you goin' to dor I says.
"Me?' says the minister. 4 be
goin' to rassle with Satan for the soul
o that ar man, an if you keep watch
reckon you'll see at the groundll be
scratched up some fore I git through
HE Ioosened his collar an knelt on
his coat and began to pray that the
mans soul would see its wickedness
and repent. You could have heard him
half a mile away.
"Mr. Traylor drove off with the
damaged SLAYER settin' beside him and
the saddle boss hitched to the rear
axle. see my chance an before that
prayer ended / had got the fugitives
under some hay in my wagon and start
ed of with them on my way to Liv-
ingston county. could hear the pray
In until got over the hill into Canaan
barrens. At shutdown / left them in
good hands thirty miles up the road"
In a frontier newspaper of that
time 1t Is recorded that the minister
and his dog kept the SLAYER on the roof
all day, vainly trying with prayer and
exhortation to convert his soul. The
man stopped swearing before dinner
and on his promise not again to violate
the commandment a good meal was
hpUdAd RI him il al
at shutdown and spent the night with
Brimstead.
who is that big sucker who grabbed
my friend?n the stranger asked Brim-
stead.
His name is Samson Traylor.
Comes from Vermont" was the an
swer.
IF he don't look out 'Llph Biggs'n
kill him-certain.''
Samson spoke not more than dozen
words on his way back to New Salem.
Amazed and little shocked by his
own conduct, he sat thinking. After
all he had heard and seen, the threat
Of the young upstart had provoked
-'AA 9OAAd lto JOWC1 VI
The sensitive mind Of the New Eng
lander had been hurt by the story Of
the fugitives. Upon this hurt the
young man had poured the turpentine
Of naughty, imperial manners. The
more he thought OF it the less inclined
ne was to reproach himself for his
violence. Slavery was a relic of an
Gent imperialism. 1t had no right in
Tree America, There could be no
peace with II save for a little time.
Inc Missourians would tell their
friends Of the lawless and violent men
Ol the North, who cared not fig for
ne property rights of a Southerner.
Inc stories would travel like fire in
dry grass.
80, swiftly, the thoughts Of men
were being prepared for the great bat
W lines of the future. Samson saw
the peril of it.
as they rode along young Mr.. Biggs
complained OF pain and Samson made
sung Of his muller and put it over
'Hs neck and arm of the injured Biggs
pnu aroye nth care to avoid jolting.
sVr the first time Samson took a care
"a and sympathetic look at him. He
q saS handsome youth, about six feet
al with dark eyes and hair and a
s-lau black mustache and teeth very
white and even.
IN New Salem Samson took him to
DOCTOR Aliens Office and helped the
ny TeC'or in setting the broken bone.
zen ne went to offuts store and
so anu ABE reading his law book and
~, nlln an account Of his adventure.
10 both glad and sorry" said Abe.
n grad that you licked the SLAYER
got the negroes out Of his reach.
oo,, s.Aoh Id have done the same if
I'm sorry because it looks to
~ uAe the beginning Of many trou-
an Inc whole subject of slavery is
NJ. q Danger. Naturally Southern
- ,So.. via light for their property, and
No. Is growing number in the
clnlsu VINO viii fight for their prin-
vanS II we all get to fighting, /
y. yer what win become of the coun-
fo5,. II reminds me Of the man who
Wa q skunk in his house. His boy
a. sung after the critter wita a
,o7.r -OOA here, boy he said, when
goos = sot q skunk In the house, It's a
N. 'ltne TO be careful. You might
SKUNK with that club. but