Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-10-13
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER I.-Samson and Sarah Tray
ior. with their two children. Josiah and
be.sey. travel BY wagon from their home
Of plenty; Their destinat ton is the coun.
CHAPTER II.-At Niagara Falls they
meet party OF immigrants, among them
youth named John Mcneil. who also
All OF the party suffer from fever and
s&ue. Sarah's ministrations save the life
OF youth. Harry Needles. in the last
Traylors. They reach New Salem. illinois.
and are welcomed by young ABE" LIN
CHAPTER 11l.-Among the rraylors'
arst acquaintance are Lncoln's friends.
Jack kelso and his pretty daughter BIN,
Is years Of age.
CHATTER IV.-samson decides to To-
cate at New Salem, and begins building
his house: Led BY Jack Armstrong.
inss Lincoln thrashes Armstrong. Young
Harry Needles strikes Bap McNoll, Of
the Armstrong crowd, and McNoll threat
ems vengeance.
alone, 10 attacked by McNoll and his
gang, and would have been roughly used
shotgun: John Mcneil, the Traylors'
Niagara Falls acquaintance, 10 markedly
attentive to Ann Ruuedge. Lincoln 10 in
love with Ann, but has never had enough
courage to tell her 80.
CHAPTER vi. Traylor helps two
slaves 81 yes. who hsd run away from st: Louis
slaves. following them. attempts to beat
up Traylor and In nght has his arm
broken.
"Ive been happy all the time, for I
knew you was waiting for me-" Sam
son remarked. II feel rich every time
think Of you and the children. Say,
look here"
He united the bundle and put the
dress and finery in her lap.
swell, l want to know" she ex-
claimed, as she held 1t up to the can
delight '"That must have cost pref
ty penny"
II don't care what 1t cost-it amt
half good enough-not half" said
Samson.
AS he sat down to his supper he
said:
Il saw that SLAYER, Biggs, get off
the boat with his big bay mare. There
was darby following him with an
other horse"
"GOod land!" said Sarah. II hope
he isn't coming here. Mrs. Onstot told
me today that BIN Kelso has been get
ting letters from him."
"She's such an odd little critter and
she's got mind Of her Own-any-
body could see that" Samson reflect
ed. "She ought to be looked after
purity careful. Her parents are so
taken up with shooting and fishing
and books they kind o. forget the girl
l wish you'd go down there tomorrow
and see what's up. Jack is away, you
know"
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 filled 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-
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 new silk dress and some
beautiful linen for Mrs. Kelso. He
tells her that BIN has made q new
man Of him. Claims he has quit
drinking and gone to work. BIN and
her mother are terribly excited. He
vents them to move to st. Louis and
live on his big plantation in a house
next to his-rent free" 4
Samson knew that BiggS was the
type of man who weds Virtue for her
dowry.
"A mans judgment is needed there.
said he. Its 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. II hope he has turned
over a new leaf and become gentle
man."
"Well see.' said Samson.
They saw and without much delay
+ the background Of his pretensions, fol-
one day within the week he and Bin
rode away and did not return. Soon
letter came from BIN to her moth
er. mailed at Beardstown. It told o.
their marriage in that place and said
that they would be starting for ct
Louis in few hours on the Star Of
the Nosfh QhA heRRnA the Hnr9ivn