Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-12-15
SYNOPSIS.

CHATTER 1.-SamsOn and Sarah Tray.
Be.sey. travel by wagon from their home
in Vergennes. VT, to the West, the land
Of plenty. Their destination is the coun-
CHAPTER H.-At Niagara Falls they
meet party of immigrants, among them
youth named John Mcneil. who also
All Of the party suffer from fever and
ague. Sarah's ministrations save the life
OF youth, Harry Needles, in the last
Treylors. They reach New Salem. Iilinois
and are welcomed by young ABE" LIN
CHAPTER 11l.-Among the Traylors'
nrst acquaintances are Lincoln's friends,
Jack Kelso and his pretty daughter BIN,
lS years of age.
CHAPTER Iv:-samson decides 70 To-
cate ct New Salem, and begins building
MS house: Led by Jack Armstrong.
!ngs. Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young
Harry Needles strikes Bap McNoll. Of
ems vengeance.
alone. is attacked BY McNcii and h 10
had not BIN driven OF his assaiiants with
Niagara Falls acquaintance. 10 markedly
attentive to Ann Rutledge Lincoln 10 In
love with Ann. but has never had enough
CHAPTER vi. = Traylor helps two
slaves. who had run away from st. Louis,
to escape. Eliphalet Biggs. owner Of the
broken.
CHAPTER v11.-Waiting for his arm
Ri ali until
whom Harry Needles has fallen in love.
biggs asks for BINS hand. but her
father refus<s his consent. Biggs re-
turns to st. Louis.
CHAPTER v111.-Bim confesses to
Harry that she loves Biggs. and the
sesR is IN ola DECIDES
Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk war.
and leave New Salem.
the village and lie and BIN elope. Harry
aearns Of it on his way home from the
war" Lncoln.s advice and philosophy
sustain him in his grief.
CHAPTER x.-Lincoln, defeated in his
candidacy and for the legislature. forms
burn Traylor's house. but the New Salem
men are warned and the raiders worsted.
4 CHAPTER xL-Lincoln, now post
master. decides to run again for the
legislature. Ann Rusledge is openly In
love with John Mcneil. He leaves for
turn soon and marry Ann, Lincoln ac-
ing from McNeii. Ann eonfesses to Abe
in his deep love endeavors to reassure
her. though he shares her misgivings
Lincoln wins his seat in the legislature.
CHAPTER x1I.-Ann hears from Nc
Namar. but his letter IL cold and she 10
convinced he does not love her. She tells
love and asks her to marry him. Ann
| declares she does not yet love him. but
viii try TO-: With that promise Lincoln
duties. T
CHAPTER x111-1nsplred by Elijah
hiding rlace for runaway slaves. a sta
ton on the Underground Railroad
Abe. but her health is wrecked. Three
ESCAPING. They belong to Biggs and he
with arrest for melting the raid on Tray
lor. he fees. One Of the fug1tives is BIN
In disguise. She has fled from her hus-
bands cruelty.
CHAPTER xv.-Dying, Ann Rutledge
calls for Abe, and he bids her farewell
Settled sadness descends on him. He 4
no longer ABE" but Abraham Lincoln"
CHAPTER xv1.-overcoming his des-
pondency. Lincoln returns to his work.
Abolition sentiment 10 crystalizins and
he throws himself into the movement.
CHAPTER xv11.-Traylor sells his
xarm and moves to Springfield. Lincoln
plans to secure divorce for BIN In
" order that she may marry Harry Needles
Sar 'ns na: s 10 NV s.y sSe . Nc
CHAPTER XVIII: -Tsayior and Harry
Needles visit the boom" city Of Chicago
living, With her parents. She has he.
divorce. Harry leaves for the Seminole
war. An interruptions rich SPECTATOR
she repulses him.
7 CHAPTER x1x.-Ruined BY the panic
mother are left penniless. Davis presses
news Of Harry's death. BIN almost makes
He reached Chicago at noon, having
had nothing to eat that day. There
was no such enger, noisy crowd in the
streets as he had seen before. The
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there were many people on the main
thoroughfares, among whom were
Europeans who had arrived the
autumn before. They were changing
but the marks of the yoke, were still
upon them. In Chicago were the
) yltals Of the West and they were very
much alive in spite Of the panic.
Samson bought some new clothes
4 and had bath and a good dinner al
h the City hotel. Then he went to the
ONCE Of Mfr. Lionel Davis. There t.
his surprise he met his old acquaint.
ance. ELI Fredenberg, who greeted
+ him with great warmth and told d
B having settled In Chicago.
A well-dressed yonnS man came out
of IN inner Office. 81. j. s ii,
J. Ssrd IKE Is I ~ ~. Davis, 4 said
Fell him fhat I've rot S y =.