The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01
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which oseeribeo ths Journey u Sam.
seW Henry rrayisr and his wife and
Thsir TIVE Children and rhsir oee
oamss rhrsvoh ne Adirondack VIII
1sensss IN to3s On rhste Way - TIE
Land u PtsNty-Furshssmsrs Il De-
ssessss ths osapln0 ss tie odN.
stea1o.
10 the early summer Of 1881 Sam
600 Trayior and BILE wife. Sarah, and
two children left their old home near
ths village Of versennss, Vermont.
asd began their travels toward the
settling sun with four chairs, . bread
t'card and roaling-pin. . feather bed
and 6lankets. small looking. glass,
skiIiet. an AZ, q pack basket with
rad Of sole leather o. the same. q
water pail. hog Of dishes, . tub Of
salt york. rife, q teapot, . sack Of
ancal. isundry small provisions and
violin. In . double wagon drawn BY
oxen. II 10 . pleasure to note that
they had a violin and were not dis
posed to part With II. The reader must
not overlook IT, fu:: historic signifl-
cance. The stern. incorporating
spirit Of the Puritan had left the
house Of the Yankee before a violin
could enter Il Humor and the love
Of play had preceded and cleared q
way for Il Where there was . fiddle
there were cheerful hearts. A young
black shepherd dog with tawny points
and the name Of Sambo followed the
wagon.
II Ne had been at the Cougrsga-
tional church on Sunday We might
have hsard ehs eslnisese eayiag to
aaason. after the service. that Il was
hard TO understand why the happlest
family In the parish and the most be-
ievsd should b leaving it, ancestral
home 70 90 to . far. new country OF
which little was known. We might also
have heard Samson answer:
tits awful easy to BE- happy here.
We slide along In the sa0s ead groove.
that our fathen travelled. from Yer.
Gsanes 70 Paradise. We work and
play and 20 to meetin' and put Q shin
plaster In the box and grow old and
narrow and stingy and mean and y
up 70 glory and are turned Into saints
and angels. Maybe that's the best
thing that could happen to u, but
Sarah and I kind o thought we'd try
. new starting place and another route
70 heaven
SaraA aad Sampson had been raised
% adjoining farms just out Of the
village. He had had little schooling.
but his ,nlnd was active and well In.
clined. Sarah had prosperous rela.
uves In Boston and had had the ad.
vantage Of . years schooling In that
city. She was a comely girl Of .
taste and refinement unusual In the
place and time Of het birth. Many
wsil-favored youths Ind sought her
hand. but. better than others she
liked the big. masterful. Eooti.na atured.
humorous Samson. crude a. he was.
Naturally In her hands his timber had
undergone some planning and smooth.
Ing and his thoughts had been gently
led into new and pleasant ways.
Let US take look at them a. they
slowiy leave the village Of their birth.
The wagon Ia covered with tent cloth
drawn over hickory arches. They are
alttlng on a seat OverlM.iing the oxen
IN the wagon front. Tears are stream.
ing down the face Of tile woman The
mans head 10 bent. HIA elbows are
resting on his knees: the hickory
handle of HE OK whip lies across his
lap. the lash at his feet. lie seems to
b. looking down at his boots. Into the
tops Of which his trousers have heen
folded. lie 10 q rugged. blond. bearded
man with kindly blue eyes and
rather prominent nose There 10 q
striking expression Of power In the
head and shoulders Of Samson Trayior.
The breadth Of his back. the aixe OF
his wrists and hands. tho color Of
his face betoken . man Of great
strength. This thoughtful. sorrowfui.
attitude 10 the only evidence Of emo
fton which he betrsya ln Q few
minutes he bcglns 70 whistle Q lively
tune.
TIE boz. .J"slah-familiariy called
Jee-slts kesiJA his mother. He 10
. slender. swsst.faeed lad. He 10
looking up wistfully At BILE mother.
TAe little Giri Betsey sits between him
anA hsr father.
That svsslag they stopped q ~
AoQoo e ~ old frleNd oO0o miles
% the eusty read 70 the neeth.
"HeeO ~ ass-gola' west." Sam.
80 GAo0Ap1 b ~ 900 q eAo dooe.