The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-08-19


horses. got into bed. Yet he was u
singing hymn Of praise as he kindle
the fire and filed the tea kettle an,
lighted his candle lantern and wen
out 10 do his chores while Sarah
partly reconciled to her new disap
polntment. dressed and began tn
work Of another day. So they ant
Abe and Harry and others like them
each under the urge of his own ambI
ton. spent their great strength In the
building and defense of the republic
and grew prematurely old Their
work began and ended In 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 In 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 BIN 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 hls-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"
ooh, | don't believe he'd do that
said Sarah. ~ hope he has turned
over a new leaf and become a gentle
man."
"We1l see," said Samson.
They saw and without much delay
the background of his professions, for
one day within the week he and BIN
rode away and did not return. Soon
letter came from BIN to her moth
err. mailed at Beardstown. kold of
their marriage in that plad said
that they would be startihyUF6r 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.
'Too bad Isn't it?' said Sarah
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"
Kelso-'fraid it'll bust his fiddle If ii |
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 ln,"
said Mrs. WaddelI.
That's good" said Sarah. "Tll go
down there tomorrow and offer to do
anything we can"
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"
"Well. he'll have to get over it
that's ALL" said Samson. Hes young
and the wound will heal"
Ii 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
.wo letters. one from Col. Zachary
Taylor, in which he says:
Harry Needles is also recommend
ID for the most intrepid conduct as
scout and for securing information of
,reat value. Compelled to abandon
his wounded horse he swan river
lnder fire and under the observation
# three of our officers, through whose
lelp he got back to his command.
ringing a bullet in his thigh"
With no knowledge of military SER
ice and company of unframed men, {
he had no chance to win laurels in
he campaign. His command did not
ct in touch with the enemy. He had I
is hands full maintaining a decent re- !
ard for discipline among the raw
'ontiersmen of his company. /
When the dissatisfied volunteers y
GIG uitcACAtd Out thiC way. iNtioO =
nd Mcneil. being sick with a stubborn
yer, were declared unfit for service {
I'd sent back to New Salem as soon
they were able to ride. Abe and S
AIRY Joined Captain Hes company Il
Independent Rangers and a month a
so later Abe re-enlisted to serve y
tn Captain Early, Harry being under a
surgeons care. The Iatter's wound 81
IS not serious and on July third he h
, Joined Early's command. b,
This company was chiefly occupied
the moving of supplies and the bury Il
Z of few men who had been killed
small engagements with the enemy. Ell
was band of rough-looking fellows W
the costume Of the frontier farm to
"a workshop-ragged. dirty and I'M ell
orn. The company was dlsbanded t.
lily tenth AT Whitewater. Wisconsin. tll
here. that night. the horses Of Harry
I'd Abe were stolen. From that po.n, hi
ey started on their long hoinewari
amp with a wounded sense of De 4,
'ucy aud justice They felf ils,u 30 ga