The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-01
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raid Berry. NJ ain't careful wen
III prayed Tor plenty
nIns the customers don't come faster
i reckon wen need i, q said Abe.
.Howdy," said the minister ii he
stopped at the hitching bar, dismount-
ed and lied his mare. Don't be
skeered q this ERE dog. He were tied
when I left hSme but he chawed his
rope an, come alter me. I reckon IL
nobody feeds him he'll patterk back to-
night. Any plug tobacco7'
IA backload Of IT, said Berry, 60
ing into the store 70 wait on the min
lister.
when they came out the latter
carved off q corner Of the plug with
his iack-knsfe, put 1t into his mouth
and ga 4saorn on the doorstep.
Where do Samson Traylors liver
Abe took him to the road and point
ed the way. ~.
There be goin' to be y RAID said
Nuckles. Il reckon. BY all I've heard,
It'll come on tonight"
raid! Who's going TO Be raid
eQg" Abe asked.
Them Traylor folks. Thar Be "a
st. Louis man, name o. Biggs. done
stirred up the folks from Missourey
and Tennessee on the south road bout
the Yankee who holps the niggers ont
q bondage. They be goin' to do some
regulatin' tonight. o. Satan'l break
loose. Ef you don't wa'ch out they'll
come " an burn his house sartin."
wen watch out" said Abe. s.They
don't know Traylor. He's q q the
best men n this county" l
''I've heered he were q 10 man m
2 right powerful, God-fearin' man."
said the minister.
He's one Of the best men that ever
came to this country and any q
that wants to try his strength = well
como to; I don't said Abe. "Are you
going over theref''
II were goin' to warn 'em an help
EN- ef I cain"
'sWell, 60 on, but don't stir 'em MP"
Abe cautioned him. ""Don't ~ 4 word
about the raid. TIL be over there With
some other fellers Boon after sun
down. Wen just tell EN- It's Z no
party come rel FOR = story-tellin. an
4 rassle. / reckon wen have some
fun. Ride on over and take supper
with 'em. They're worth knowing"
In q few minutes the minister
mounted his horse and rode away fol-
lowed by bis big dog.
III l was you I wouldn't 60" said
Berry.
'WlAy not1''
''Itll hurt trade. Let the rest Of
Traylor's friends 60 There's
enough Of EN-"
I'VE must all stand as one man for
law and ORDER said Abe. "N We
don't there won't be any"
AS soon as Abe had had his supper
he went from house to house and
asked the men to come to his store
for q piece OF important business.
When they had come he told them
what was In the wind. Soon after that
hour Abe and Philemon Morris, ana
Alexander Ferguson, and Martin Wad-
dell and Robert johnson and Joshua
Miller and Jack Kelso and Samuel
Hill and John Mcneil set out for the
Traylor cabin. Samson greeted the
party with a look OF surprise.
Have you come out to hang meY'
he asked.
"No just to hang around "" said
Abe.
'aThis time it's a heart warmin',"
Jack Kelso averred. I'VE left q
wives at home 80 that we could pay
q compliments to Mrs Traylor
without reserve, knowing you to be q
man above jealousy"
TITS what we call q he party, on
the prairfes," said Ferguson. "For
n thing / wanted to see Abe and
the minister have a rassle."
The Reverend Stephen Nuckles
stood in front Of the door with Sarah
and Harry and the children. He was
a famous wrestler.
Il CANT rassle like / used to could,
but I be wilin' to give We a thy, Abe"
said the minister.
you'd better save your strength
for OF Satan" said Abe.
"Go on, Abe the others urged.
Give him q try
Abe modestly stepped forward. In
the last year he had grown less In
clined to that kind OF fun. The men
took hold Of each other, collar and
elbow. They parried with their feet
for an instant. Suddenly Abe's long
right leg caught itself behind the left
knee OF the minister. It was the hip
lock as they called 1t those days. Once
secured the stronger man was almost
sure to prevail and quickly. The
sturdy circuit rider stood, against Ii
for a second until Abe sprang his bow.
Then the heels Of the former dew up
ward and his body came down to the
grass, back first.
''That ar done popped my wind
bag" said the minister As he got up
"Call in,'' said John McNen and the
others echoed It.
Il cali Iiin samson TrayIor." said the
minister.
When Peter Chopper Made Shoes
Peter Cooper, designer and builder
of the flrst locomotive. was an inventor
from childhood. His first invention.
according TO Thrift Magazine, Was I
crude washing machine, 81, Id reality,
an arrangement for pounding soiled
linen on wash day. This he put to-