Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-11-24
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER 1.-samson and Sarah Tray
!or. with their two children, Josiah and
Be.sey. travel BY wagon from their home
IN IN Nersennss. ", TO the West. the land
try OF the Sangamon, in ILLINOIS,
CHAPTER II.-At Niagara Falls they
meet party OF immigrants, among them
decides to go to the Sanganlon country.
All OF the party suffer from fever and
asue sara, sarahs ministratiens save the life
stages Of fever and he accompanies the
Traylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois.
and are welcomed BY young ABE" Lin
coin.
CHAPTER I1l.-Among the Traylors
first acquaintance are Lncoln's friends,
Jack kelso and his pretty daughter BIN.
l6 years of age.
CHAPTER Iv.-samson decides to To-
cate at New Salem. and begins building
l MS house ss;a, Led by Jack Armstrong.
lngs. Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young
Harry Needles strikes Bap McNoll OF
the Armstrong crowd. and McNoll threat
ems vengeance.
CHAPTER VA few days later Harry.
alone, Is attacked by. McNoll and his
sang, "a and s5 would have been roughly used
q shotgun: John Mcneil, the Traylors'
Niagara Falls acquaintance, is markedly
attentive to Ann Rutledge. Lincoln Is In
love with Ann, but has never had enough
courage to tell her so.
CHAPTER vi. Traylor helps two
Slaves 81 ses. who had run away from St Louis.
slaves. following them. attempts to beat
up Traylor and in fight has his arm
broken.
CHAPTER vIl-Waiting for his arm
to heal, B.ggs, meets BIN kelso. with
whom Harry Needles has fallen In love
BEES asks for BINS hand. but her
turns to St. Louis.
CHAPTER ,v11l.-Bim confesses to
Harry that SHE loves .Bigss. and the
seek a seat In the legislature. He and
Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk war.
and leave New Salem.
CHAPTER 1X.-Biggs comes back to
the village and lie and BIN elope, Harry
learns Of It on his way home from the
var; .Lincolns advice and philosophy
CHAPTER x.-.L!ncoln. defeated in his
candidacy for wt the leKislatYre forms
burn Iraylor's house. but the New Salem
men are warned and the raiders worsted.
CHAPTER XI.-Lincoln, now post
master. decides to run again for the
legislature se ,!;.s Ann RYsedge is openly in
his home in the East. promising to re-
turn soon and marry Ann: Lincoln ac-
cepts his defeat manfully. No word COM
no mo 10 MOI ar1 Irnr
fears that he will not return. Lincoln
in his deep love endeavors to reassure
her. though he shares her misgivings
CHAPTER xIL-Ann hears from Nc
Namar. but his letter is cold and she IL
convinced he does not love her. She tells
Abe; Abe Of her doubt. and he confesses his
love and asks her to marry him. Ann
declares she does not yet love him. but
viii VIII try try TO- to- With that promise Lincoln
duties. 7fs77. : :.
Loyejoy. Traylor arranges on his farm q
hiding place for runaway slaves, sta
1ton on the Underground Railroad
Abe. but her health is wrecked. Three
runaway slaves seek Traylor's help in
escaping: They belong; to Biggs and he
with arrest for melting the raid on Tray
Tor, he fees. One OF the fuEitives is BIN
in disguise. She has fled from her hus-
bands cruelty. 81
CHAPTER Xv.-Dyng. Ann Rutledge
calls for Abe. and he bids her farewell
settled sadness descends on him. Hs i
no longer ABE" but abraham Lincoln"
CHAPTER xvI.-Overcoming his des-
pondency, Lincoln returns to his work.
n Rto1 M
he throws himself into the movement.
arm and moves to Springfield. Lincoln
plans tofaseeure "a divorce for BIN In
order that she may marry Harry Needles,
x whom abe has always al really loved: Nc
At early candlelight they reached
the sycamore woods very hungry. It
was beautiful grOvelike forest on
the shore of stream. The crossing
was a rough bridge of corduroy. A
crude log tavern and a cruder store
stood on the farther shore Of the
creek. The tavern was dirty place
with drunken proprietor. Three
ragged. shiftless farmers and half
breed Indian sat in its main room in
varying stages of inebriacy. A well.
dressed. handsome young man with q
diamond in his shirt-fr0nt was lead
ing a horse back and forth In the
stable yard. The diamond led Samson
to suspect that he was the man Davis
of whom Mrs. Brimstead had spoken
Our travellers, not liking the look Of
the place, got some oats and rode on,
camping near the farther edge OF the
woods. where they built a fire, fed and
tethered their horses and sat down
and ate from the store In their saddle.
bags.
Then with their knives Abe and
Samson cut big armfuls Of grass from
the nea. prairie for the horses and q
bed upon which the three man lay
down for the night. 81
Samson had that gift Of sleeping
with one eye OPEN which the perila
OF the wilderness had conferred upon
the pioneer. He had lain down on
the side of their bed near the horses