Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-07-22
CHAPTER VI.

Which Describes the Lonely Life in
a Prairie Cabin and Stirring Ad-
venture on the Underground Rail.
road About the Time It Began Op
erations.
When Samson Paid Mr.. Gollaher, a
"detector' came with the latter to look
at the money before it was accepted.
There were many cOunterfeits and bills
good only at a certain discount of
face value going about those days and
the detector was in great request. Di-
rectly after moving in, Samson dug
well and lined it with a hollow log.
He bought tools and another team and
then he and Harry began their fall
blowing. Day after day for weeks
they paced with their turning burrows
until a hundred acres, stretching half
a mile to the west and well to the
north of the house, were black with
them. Fever and ague descended up
on the little home in the early winter
In a letter to her brother, dated
January 4th, 1892, Sarah writes:
I'VE have been longing for news
from home, but not a word has come
from you. 1t don't seem as if we could
stand it unless we hear from you or
some of the folks once in a while
We are not dead just because we are
a thousand miles away. We want to
hear from you. Please write and let
us know how father and mother are
and all the news. We have all been
sick with the fever and ague. 1t is
beautiful country and the soil is very
rich. but there is some sickness. sam
son and | were both sick at the same
time. l never knew Samson to give
I'D before. He couldn't go on, his head
ached so. Little ice helped me get
the fire started and brought some wa
ter and waited on US. Harry Needles
had gone away to Springfield for Mr..
Ofut with a drove of hogs. Two 9th
er boys are with him. He is going to
buy a new suit. He is a very proud
boy. Joe and Betsey got back with
the doctor at nine. That night Abe
Lincoln came and sat up with US aud
gave us our medicine and kept the
fire going. 1t was comical to see him
lying beside Joe in his trundle bed,
with his long legs sticking over the
end of it and his feet standing on the
floor about a yard from the bed. He
was spread all over the place. He
talked about religion and his views |
would shock most of our friends i'm the |
East. He doesn't believe in the kind !
Of Heaven that the ministers talk
about or any eternal he'll. He says
hat nobody knows anything about the
hereafter. except that God is kind
md forgfving father and that all men
ire His children. He says that we
nm only serve God by serving each
,ther. He seems to think that every
nan. good or bad. black or white, rich
II poor. is his brother. He thinks
hat Henry Clay, next 10 Daniel Web
ter. is the greatest man in the couh-
nv He is studying hard. Expects to
q out and make speeches for Gay
ext summer. He is quite severe IN
is talk against General Jackson. lie
nd Samson agree in politics and re-
gion. They are good deal allRe. !
Ie is very fond of Samson and Har- ;
them his partners. We love ?
his big awkward giant. His feet are b
# I'm the straight way and we think |
nat he is going to make his mark IN v
he world.
you said you would come out next p
,ring to look about. Please don IL "
sappoInt us. think it would almost :
'eak my heart. / am counting the =
Tvs. Don't be afraid Of fever ana >
,ue. saplngton's pills cure 1t in three