The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-18
and see what's up. Jack is away, you


II WILL" said Sarah.
1t was nearly two o'clock when
Samson, having fed and watered his
horses, got into bed. Yet he was up
before daylight, next morning, and
singing hymn of praise as he kindled
the fire and filed the tea kettle and
lighted his candle lantern and went
out to do his chores while Sarah,
partly reconciled to her new disap-
pointment, dressed and began the
work of another day. So they and
Abe and Harry and others like them,
each under the urge of his own ambi-
tion. spent their great strength in the
building and defense Of the republic
and grew prematurely old. Their
work began and ended i'm darkness
and often their days were doubled by
the burdens of the night. So in the
reckoning Of their time each year was
more than one.
Sarah went down to the village in
the afternoon Of the next day. When
Samson came i'm from the fields to his
supper she said:
'Mr. Biggs is stopping at the tavern.
He brought a new silk dress and some
beautiful linen for Mrs. Kelso. He
tells her that Bim has made a new
man of him. Claims he has quit
drinking and gone to work. BIN and
her mother are terribly excited. He
wants them to move to St. Louis and
live on his big plantation In a house
next to his-rent free"
Samson knew that Biggs was the
type Of man who weds Virtue for her
dowry.
"A mans Judgment is needed there"
said he. Its a pity Jack is gone
Biggs will take that girl away with
him sure as shooting if we don't look
OUT
"Oh, don't believe he'd do that"
said Sarah. II hope he has turned
over q new leaf and become a gentle
man.
We'll see," said Samson.
They saw and without much delay
the background OF his pretensions, for
one day within the week he and BIN
rode away and did not return. Soon
a letter came from BIN to her moth
er, mailed at Beardstown. It told Of
their marriage i'm that place and said
that they would be starting for st.
Louis In a few hours on the Star Of
the North. She begged the forgive
ness Of her parents and declared that
she was very happy.
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when Mrs. Waddell, who had come out
with her husband one evening to bring
this news, had finished the story.
Yes, it kind o. spyles the place."
said Samson. "I'm afraid for Jack
Kelso-'fraid it'll bust his fiddle If it
don't break his heart. His wife is
alone now. We must ask her to come
and stay with u.s."
'"The Aliens have taken her in,"
said Mrs. Waddell.
That's good" said Sarah. "I'll go
down there tomorrow and offer to do
anything we cam
When Mr.. and Mrs. Waddell had
gone Sarah said: II can't help think
Ing Of poor Harry. He was terribly in
love with her."
swell, he'll have to get over it
that's ALL" said Samson. Hes young
and the wound will heal"
1t was well for Harry that he was
out of the way of all this, and entered
upon adventures which absorbed his
thought. AS to what was passing with
him we have conclusive evidence in
two letters, one from Col. Zachary
Taylor, in which he says:
Harry Needles is also recommend
ed for the most intrepid conduct as a
scout and for securing information of
great value. Compelled to abandon
his wounded horse he swan q river
under fire and under the observation
Of three of our officers, through whose
help he got back to his command,
bringing bullet in his thigh"
With no knowledge of military SER
vice and company of unframed men,
Abe had no chance to win laurels in
the campaign. His command did not
get In touch with the enemy. He had
his hands full maintaining a decent re-
gard for discipline among the raw
frontiersmen Of his company.
When the dissatisfied volunteers
were mustered out late in May. Kelso
and Mcneil, being sick with stubborn
fever, were declared unfit for service
and sent back to New Salem as soon
as they were able to ride. Abe and
Harry Joined Captain Hes company
of Independent Rangers and a month
or so later Abe re-enlisted to serve
with Captain Early, Harry being under
a surgeons care. The latter's wound
was not serious and on July third he
too joined Early's command.
This company was chiefly occupied
in the moving Of supplies and the bury
ing of few men who had been killed
in small engagements with the enemy.
1t was a band of rough-looking fellows
In the costume of the frontier farm
and orkshop-ragged, dirty and un-
shorn. The company was disbanded