The Jasper news., 1921-08-18

hear a frog say anything Improper
you fetch him y whack. Don't allow
any nonsense. Wen make you mayor
Of Frog City"
The men felb to with axes and saws
while Harry limbed the logs and
looked after the mayor Their huge
muscles flung the sharp axes into the
timber and gnnwed through Il with
the saw. Many big trees fell before
noon time when they stopped for lunch
con, While they were eating Abe said
II reckon we better saw out a few
boards this afternoon. Need EN- for
the doors. Wen tote couple Of logs
up on the side o. TINT knoll, put 'em
on skids an whip 'em up. into boards
with the saw"
Samson took hold Of the middle Of
one Of the logs and raised It from the
ground.
Il guess we can carry EN-" he said.
"Can We shoulder TT" Abe asked.
Easy" said Samson as he raised
an end Of the log, stepped beneath II
and. resting its weight on his back.
soon got his shoulder near its center
and swung It clear Of the ground and
walked with 1t to the knollslde where
he LET 1t fall with resounding thump
that shook the ground. Abe stopped
eating and watched every move In this
remarkable performance. Tie ease
with which the big Xermonter had SO
defied the law Of gravitatlon with that
unwleldy stick amazed him.
/ eaf,lok 4htvr.st1 rx,afoh fra,.. oo....
eight hundred pounds" said ne. II
reckon you're the stoutest man in this
part o. the state an I'm quite man
myself. I've lifted barrel o. whisky
and put my mouth to the bung hole.
| l never drink 1t.
"Say," he added as he sat down and
began eating a doughnut. ''If you
ever hit anybody take a sledge ham,
mer or a crowbar. 1t wouldn't be de-
cent to use your fist"
They hewed a fat surface on oppo-
site sides of the log which Samson
had carried and peeled 1t and raised
its lower end on cross timber. Then
they marked 1t with d chalk line and
sliced It into inch boards with whip
saw, Abe standing on top of the log
and Samson beneath 1t. Suddenly the
saw stopped. A clear, beautiful voice
flung the music of "Sweet Nightin-
gale" into the timbered hollow. It
halted the workers and set the wood.
land ringing. The men stood silent
like those hearing benedlction. The
singing ceased. Still they listened for
half a moment. 1t was as II spirit
had passed and touched them.
"Ies Blm-the little vixenr said
Abe tenderiy. "She's an odd child
and as pretty as a spotted fawn. and
about as wild. She's kind Of first
cousin to the bobolink."
When they were getting ready to 60
home that afternoon Joe got into a
great hurry to see his mother. It
seemed to him that ages had elapsed
since he had seen her-a conviction
which led to noisy tears
Abe kneTt before him and comforted
the boy. Then he wrapped him In his
Jacket and swung him In the air and
started for home with Joe astride his
neck.
Samson says in his diary: His ten
der play with the little lad gave me
another look at the man Lincoln"
Some one proposed once that we
should call that stream the Mime.
haha," said Abe as he walked along.
after this Joe and are going to call
II the Minneboohoo."
The women of the little village had
met at quilting party at ten O'Clock
with Mrs. Martin Waddell. There
Sarah had had a seat ut the frame
and heard all the gossip Of the coun.
tryside. The nimble-fingered Ann Rut
ledge--a daughter Of the tavern foil
had sat beside her. Ann was 9
slender, good-looking girl OF seventeen
with blue eyes and a rich crown o.
I auburn hair and a fair skin wei
Drowned by the sunlight. She wa.
!. the most dexterous needle worker II
New Salem.
John Mcneil, whom the Trayior
!, had met on the road near Niagari
: Falls and who had shared their CAM
with them. arrived on the stage tina
evening. He was dressed in a new
: butternut suit and clean Linen ant
q !, looked very handsome. Samson write
that he resembled the pictures Of Rob
ert Emmett With fine. dark eyes, I
smooth skin. well-moulded feature
;. and black hair neatly brushed on 1
shapely head he was not at all Xix
% the rugged Abe. In a low tone an,
very modestly. with slight brogu