The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-06-23

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the dinner was over. II like these
people and the prslries are beautiful"
"It IL the land Of plenty at last"
said Samson. as they came out Of
doors. .It liz even better than
thought"
AS Douglas Jerrold said Of Austrs-
liza: Tickle II with hoe and It
laughs with harvest" said Or.
Allen. who stIll sat In the shaded
doorysrd, smoking his pipe. 81 have
an extra horse and saddle. Suppose
you leave the family with Mrs Rut.
ledge and ride around with me q little
this afternoon. I can show you how
the land lies 6ff to the west Of US.
and tomorrow well look at the other
side"
thank you'll want to look around
here q little" said Samson. whats
the name Of this placer
"Nsw Salem We call Il q village.
II has q mill. q carding machine. Q
tavern. q schoolhouse. five stores,
fourteen houses. two or three men Of
genius. and q noisy dam. It's q crude
but growing place and soon II will
have all the embellishments Of civi
lized life"
That evening many Of the ibhabit
ants Of the little village came to the
tavern to see the travellers and were
introduced by DR.. Allen. Most Of
them had come from Kentucky. al.
though there were two Yankee fam.
lilies who had moved on from Ohio.
"These are good folks" said the
Doctor. There are others who are
not 50 coed. could show you some
pretty rough customers at Cary's
Grove. not far frem here. We have
to take things as they are and do
cur best to make 'em better"
"Any Indians7" Sarah asked.
"Yeu see one now and then, but
they're pescesble. Most Of EN- have
gone with the buffaloes-farther west
Now and then q circuit rider gets
here and breaches to US. You'll hear
the Reverend stephen Nuckles II yeu
settle In these parts. He can heller
louuer than any man III inc s'Ate.
The tavern was the emily house In
New Salem with stairs In it-stalri
80 steep as samson writes that tney
were first cousins to the ladder"
There were four small rooms above
them. Two Or tnese were separated
by partition OF cloth hanging from
the rafters In each was bed and
bedstead and smaller beds on the
floor. In case there were number
Of adult guests the bedstead was
screened with sheets hung upon
strings. In one OF these rooms the
travellers had night OF refreshing
sleep.
After riding two days with the
Doctor. Samson bought the claim OF
one Isaac Gollaher to half section
OF land a little more than a mile from
the western end or the village ne
chose a site TOT MS mousse on INC
aise OF an open prairie.
Now we1l go over and see ADe'
said DIR. Allen. after the deal was
made. Hes the best man with an
ak and a saw 10 TINS part OF ne
country. He clerks for Mr.. orfut'
Abe Lincoln Is one OF the pest reiows
that ever hved-a roush diamond JUST
out OF the great mine OF the west, thai
only needs to be cut ana poiished.
Denton onuts store was small
log structure about twenty oy twenty
which stood near the brow OF the
hill east or Rutledge's tavern. When
they entered II ADe lay al ruli iehs'h
on the counter, MS head resting on
bolt or blue denim as ne STUDIED
book In his hand. lie wore the same
shirt and one suspender ana ilIfsey
trousers which he had worh In the
dooryard OF the tavern, out mis- reet
were covered only by MS pine yarn
SOCKS.
II was Seneral store full OF exotic
fiavors. chiefly those OF tea, coffee,
tobacco, muscovado sugar and molas-
SEES. There was counter on eac1
side. Bolts of cloth, mostly calico
II IA