The Snowflake herald., 1921-11-04
ruApTER VI-continued.

n. minister got off his boss and
III him and took of his coat and
son the ground.
|ETbat YOU gOin' to dO?' I says.
|Te? says the minister. 4 be
n rassle with Satan for the soul
I n ar man. an if you keep watch
ZION You'll see at the ground'll be
|,ebod I'D some fore | git through
b. lOOsened his collar an knelt on
,ost and began to pray that the
|, soul would see its wickedness
reDept You could have heard him
A mile away.
N TraylOr drove off with the
saged SLAYER settin' beside him and
saddle hOSS hitched to the rear
| see my chance an before that
Eer ended l had got the fugitives
II some hay in my wagon and start
hi with them on my way to Liv-
hon county. could hear the pray
Enti got over the hill into Canaan
Esns At SundOwn l left them in
4 hands thirty miles up the road" :"
frontier newspaper of that
\ il is recorded that the minister
/ bis dog kept the SLAYER on the roof
|lsy yainly trying with prayer and
|ratiOn to convert his soul. The
! stopped swearing before dinner
On bis promise not again to violate
Nmmandment a good meal was
Ned Up to him. He was liberated
|undOwn and spent the night with
hstead.
EhO is that big sucker who grabbed
|tiendr the stranger asked Brim-
..
His name is Samson Traylor.
leS from Vermont" was the an
l he don't look out 'Liph Biggs'll
hlm-certaln."
anSOn spoke not more than a dozen
cS On bis way back to New Salem.
s'ed and little shocked by his
conduct, he sat thinking. After
he had heard and seen, the threat
'ne young upstart had provoked
beyond his power of endurance.
sensitive mind of the New Eng
let had been hurt by the story of
IugltiveS. Upon this hurt the
ig man had poured the turpentine
aughty imperial manners. The
{ ne thought of it the less inclined
vas 10 reprOach himself for his
ilce' Slavery was a relic of an
Imperialism. 1t had no right in
America. There could be no
win 1t save for a little time.
AlSSOurlanS would tell their
W VI the lawleSs and violent men
= North, who cared not a fig for
pOperty rights of a Southerner.
@oEies would travel like fire in
TaSs.
swiftly, the thoughts of men
'eIns prepared for the great bat
~'S IS, u the future. Samson saw
~, as! rode along young Mr.. Biggs
I, p'ueu OF pain and Samson made
y -. VI MS muffler and put it over
IA a Snd arm of the injured Biggs
A. we with care to avoid jolting.
y :, u'SI time Samson took a care
~ +, sympathetic look at him. He
40 aanuSOme youth, about six feet
''A dark eyes and hair and a
"dek muStache and teeth very
and even.
!. .,'" Salem Samson took him to
/, n''ens office and helped the
setting the broken bone.
went to Offut's store and
bia' @Oe reading his law book and
,I al account of his adventure.
o.. "v'n glad and sorry" said Abe.
!, y 'lat you licked the SLAYER
=, Ire negroes out of his reach.
r u nave done the same if i
:. sorry because it looks to
= NJ ,ne beginning of many trou-
If ~ whole subject of slavery is
min 'Suger' q Naturally Southern
Is nsnt for their property, and
nh growing number in the
:. VIII fight for their prin-
p wv We all get to fighting, /
# ,a 10. Will become Of the coun-
lhds me Of the man who
gOin" Nunk In his house. His boy
after the critter with a
r0, uefe' boy he said. when
TIM = SKUNK in the house, It's a
H. 70 be careful. You might
SKUNK with that club, but