The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-15
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Il shati never forget that day spent
u . iosciy part Of the wooda." the
good woman wrote 70 her brother. ut
eNdearetl the children to me more than
asy day can remember. They
drought water from the creek. Q great
qvsutity. and told NJ stories aud
cheered ne 10 every way they could.
~ faith 10 0ed's protection vas per.
Ssct aad iu spite Of my misery the
cAildren were Q great comfort. In
the middle IT the afternooa Samson
s~turnsd With doctor and some tools
asd . stick oe seasoned timber. How
xo,d he looked when he came and
kustt by ny bed and kissed mel This
IL hard journey. but . woman can
0~ar aaything with such Q man. The
aocter said I would be all right In
three daya. and I was
Late that aftsrnooa- It began to
svin. Samsoa wss singing ~ he
w0rked "a his wheel. A traveller
rasse along IN horseback and saw
sue plisAt. He WAS / young mission.
cry going west. samson began to
Joke with him.
YOU'RE . happy man for sas In
~ much trouble said the stranger.
Then I heard Samson say: Well.
cir. I'm la . az where happiness 10
absolutely necessary. It's like grease
o. the wagon wheels-we couldn't
70 oa without II. When We need any
thing we make II II We cen. Ny wife
h A'ck and the wagon Il broke and It's
sainins and night II near ia . lone
sOsne country. aud It amt Q real good
time ftr n,e 10 i,e down In the mouth
--is Il. Oow1 We haven't broke any
boAe~ OF had an earthquake or been
scsiI,ed by Indians. 80 there's some
r"om for happiness
Look isere. stranger-I like you,
Aaid the maa. II there's anything
rna do 10 help ye. III stop = WHILE
tie spent the night with them and
h~'I'ed mend the feiiy and set the
ttr~.
The fever and ague passed from
enc to anether aad all were sick
hefore the Journey ended. although
kaMsO~ kept the reins In hand
thr0ssh hls misery. There were many
hreaks 70 mend. but Sanlsoa's ings
uutty vas always equal to the task. ?
tue day. Oear nigi,tfaii. they wase
evertakea by v tell. handsome YauA1ee
Tad riding . pony. His pony STOPPED
heslde the wagon and looked toward
the travellers ss II appealing for help.
The hoy was pointing toward the'heri.
so, and mutterinE. Sarah saw al
Oare that his mind was wandering In
the deiIriusa Of fever. She got cut
of ,he wasea and tsek his hand. The
mo."-nt she did ~ he began crying
i,kc . Guild.
'Tlis hoy 10 sick" che said to Sam.
s@'. VII" came aud helped him on
hts mrse THEY camped for the night
s"d put the boy to bed and gave him
as',iiciwe and tender cs<e. lie was
'H' sIck TO travel next ds.. The Tray.
iD~x A,ayed with him aud nurscd the
iad until he Was able TO 60 %. lie
wss froa Niagara county. New York.
na"l Ills name WAS Harry Needles
His MOher had died when he wss
ten and Ills father had married again
Ne had not been happy in his home
after TINT and his father had given
Tim n pony and sA hundred dollars
n"d sent hi,n away to seek his own
fortune. Ifo.nesicx and lonely and III.
aud Just going west with q subilm.
triih that the West would somehow
,N"idc for him. he might even have
persisted IN the pny II lie had not fall
=" M with friendly people. Ills story
t,nd touched the heart OF Sarah and
Ss,u'vu. lie Sms y big. green. gentle
yhcar'cl col,nry hoy who had vet out
(f,ised With hope aud the love NJ "a.
cnlurc. Sarah found pleasure In
'motherlng the posr lad. and no IL
i,sp,s.nrl that he became one Of their
iuli. i.s,&y. lie w.s helpful and good.
~stn,rd and had sundr, arts that
pi.n.rd the eiliids~n. The mnn and
the woman ,iked the blx. honest lad.
onr dny hc said 10 samson: II
sar you won't mind II ! 60 along
with you. SIR"
"I.,nd tO have Won with u.s." said
s,.,nson. We've talked Il over. II
ypn wan, to. You eau come along
wtth us and our hone shall he yours
snd IN do what's right by you"
il-y Jared along through Indiana
aad u.er the wide sAvannas Sf I'LL.
~aAs. snl % the aisety .seveath ~