The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-29
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Copyright Irving Bsehellsr

CHATTER Iil.-Amons the Tpsylors'
nrst acQuantances are Uncoln's friends
Jsck kelso and his pretty daughter BIN
10 years of age
CHAPTER II.-At Niagara Falls they
meet party OF immigrants, among them
Q youth named John Mcneil. who also
eeides to go to the Ssnya mon country.
Al OF IN. parry suffer from fever and
OF youth. Harry Needles. In the last
stages OF fever. and he accompanies the
Trsylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois,
and are welcomed BY young Abe Ln-
coin
CHATTER Iv.-samson decides to 10
cate at New Salem, and begins building
his house. led by Jack Armstrong
hgs. Lincoln thrAshes Armstrong Young
Harry Needles strikes Bap hcNoll. OF
NE Armstrong crowd, and AeNoll threat
ems vengeance
CHATTER VA few days later Harry,
alone. 10 attacked by McNoll and his
gang. and would have been roughly used
. shotgun John Mcneil. the TrsyIors
Niagara Falls acquaintance. 10 markedly
attentive to Ann Ruuedge Lincoln 10 II
love with Ann, but has never had enough
courage TO tell her %.
CHAPTER VI Trayior helps two
slaves. who had run Away from ST Louis.
TO escape Elphalet BigHs owner OF the
slaves following them. sttsmpis to beat
~ Traylor and In . nght has his arm
broken
CHAPTER vII.-waiuns for his arm
to heal, Bggs meets BIN Kelso, with
whom Harry Needles has fallen In love
BigEs asks for Bins hand. but her
father refus~ his consent Biggs re-
turns TO ST Louis.
CHAPTER vIII--Bim confesses to
Harry that she loves nisEs and the
youth IL disconsolats lincoln decides to
seek q seat In the legislature. lie and
Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk war
and leave New Salem.
CHAPTER tx Biggr comes back TO
the village and he and BIN eope Harry
learns Of II on his way home from the
war" Lincolns advice and philosophy
sustain him In his grief
CHAPTER X.-LAncoin. defeated In his
candidacy for the legisla ture. forms q
partnership with "Bill'' Berry In the
grocery business BgEs sends a gang to
men are warned and tho raiders worsted.
CHAPTER xI.-Lnooln. now post
Legislature Ann Ruiiedge is openly in
love with John Mcneil. lie leaves for
his home In the East. promising to re-
e tcrT iSen s. ses Ann w"Ts eoS
ing from Mcneil Ann confesses to Abe
that his real name IL McNamar. and her
fears that he will not return. Lincoln
In his deep love endeavors to reassure
her. though he shares her misgivings
Lincoln wins his seat In the legislature
CHAPTER liam hears from Nc
Namar. but his letter 10 cold and she 10
convinced he does not love her She tells
Abe OF her doubt and he confesses his
love and asks her to marry him. Ann
declares she does not yet love him, but
will try to. With that promise Lincoln
sets out for Vandalia and his legislative
duties
CHATTER xIiI-Insplred by Elijah
l.ovejoy. Traylor arranses on his farm .
hiding place for runaway slaves. u sta
tion on the Underground Railroad"
CHAPTER XIv.-Ann agrees to marry
Abe but her health In wrecked. Three
runaway slaves seek Traylors help In
s:sp,ns They belong to bFss and ss
with arrest for melting the raid on Tray
lor he nees one OF the fugitlves is BIN
In disguise She has fled from her hus-
bands cruelty.
As she spoke, the stairway door
opened and Him entered the room-in
a silk gown and slippers. Sorrow had
put its mark upon her face, but had
not extinguished her beauty. All rose
from the table. Harry walked toward
her. She advanced to meet him. Face
to face. they stopped and looked into
each Others eyes. The moment long
desired the moment endeared and
sublimated by the dreams Of both,
the moment toward which their
thoughts had been wont to has
ten. after the cares Of the day, like
brooks coming down from the noun
In way prepared for II. She had
taken thought OF what she would do
and say. He had not Still II made
no difference. Quickly they fell into
each others embrace. and the depth
OF their feeling we may guess when
we read In the diary Of the rugged
and rather stoical samson that no
witness Of the scene poke or moved
"untIl turned my back upon II for
shame OF my tears"
Soon BIN came and kissed Samson's
cheek and said:
IL am not going to make trouble. ]
couldn't help this. ! heard what he
said to you last night. II made me
happy In spite OF all my troubles.
love him, but above all I shall try TO
keep his heart as clean and noble
as Il has always been. ] really meant
10 be very strong and upright II is
all over now. Forgive us. We are
going 10 be as respectable as--as we
can"
Samson pressed her hand and said
"You came with the slaves and |
guess you heard our talk In the
wagon"
Eyes, I came with the slaves, and
was as black as either Of them. We
had all suffered. ! should have come
alone, but they had been good and
faithful TO me. could not bear to
leave them TO endure the violence of
that man. We left together one night
when he was In drunken stupor.