The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-07-01

Iney na0 q dinner OF prairie CHICK
ems and roast venison, favored Will
wild grape jelly, and creamed potatoe:
and cookies and doughnuts and raisir
pie. 1t was a well-eooked dinner,
served on white linen. in a clean room
and while they were eating, the sym
pathetic landlady stood by the table
eager to learn of their travels and to
make them feel at home. The good
food and their kindly welcome and
the beauty of the rolling, wooded
prairies softened the regret which had
been growing In their hearts, and
which only the children had dared
to express.
perhaps we haven't made a mis-
take, after ALL" Sarah whispered when
the dinner was over. 81 like these
people and the prairies are beautiful"
at is the land of plenty at last
said Samson. as they came out OF
doors. 1T is even better than /
thought"
"As Douglas Jerrold said of Austria
liza: Tickle it with a hoe and 1t
.luuAHc VIII q ndiNCclf cAlu IL
Allen, who still sat in the shaded
%dooryard, smoking his pipe. 81 have
an extra horse and saddle. Suppose
you leave the family with Mrs. Rut-
ledge and ride around with me a little
this afternoon. l can show you how
the land lies off TO the west of us,
and tomorrow Wen look at the other
side"
THANK you'll want to look around
here a little" said Samson. 'What's
the name of this placer"
New Salem. We call 1t a village.
It has a mill, a carding machine, a
tavern, a schoolhouse, five stores,
fourteen houses. two or three men of
genius, and a noisy dam. It's a crude
but growing place and soon it will
have all the embellishments of civil
lized life"
That evening many of the inhabit-
ants of the little village came to the
tavern to see the travellers and were
introduced by DIR. 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
so good. 1 could show you some
pretty rough customers at Clary's
Grove, not far from here. We have
to take things as they are and do
our best to make 'em better"
ua-- r-5;oD-o1 Corob ootya1 |
"You see one now and then, but
p~eaceable. Most Of 'em have
zone with the bufaloes-farther west.
Now and then a circuit rider gets
here and breaches to us. You'll hear
Reverend Stephen Nuckles If you
m these parts. He can boiler
than any mar In the state"
The tavern was the only house In
New Salem with stairs in it-stairs
so steep, as Samson writes, that they
we're first cousins to the ladder"
There were four small rooms above
~ a partition OF cloth hanging from
he rafters. In each was a bed and
)edstead and smaller beds on the
loor. In case there were a number
If adult guests the bedstead was
screened with sheets hung upon
In one of these rooms the
ravelers had a night of refreshing
leep.
After riding two days with the
Doctor, Samson bought the claim of
ne Isaac Gollaher to a half section
f land a little more han a mile from
he western end of the village. He
hose a site for his house on the
dge of an open prairie.
Now Wen go over and see Abe"
aid DIR. Allen. after the deal was
lade. Hes the best man with an
X and a saw in this part of tile
ountry. He clerks for Mr.. Offut. I
be Lincoln is one of the best fellows ,
lat ever lived-a rough diamond just ,
ut of the great mine of the West, that {
My needs TO be cut and polished"
Denton Ofut's store was a small =
x structure about twenty by twenty +
hich stood near the brow of the :
IN east of Rutledge's tavern. When h
lev entered II Abe lay at full length q
! the counter, his head resting on a r
ut Of blue denim as he studied a c
,ok in his hand. he wore the same +,
and one suspender and linsey
ousers which he had W n In the II
of the tavern, bui bis feet
ere covered only by his blue yarn
cks. K
Ii was a general store full Of exotic :
Ivors, chiefly those Of tea, coffee,
bacco. muscovado sugar and molas-
5. There was a counter on each
le. Bolts of cloth, mostly calico, =,
re piled on the far end Of the right n,
as one entered and the near -
d held a showcase containing a n
;pIay sf cutlery, pewter spoons, II
VERY and fishing tackle. There n,
re double windows on either side .,
the rough board door with its wood n,
latch. The left counter held a n,
Sc filled with threads, buttons, /.
nbs. cclored ribbons. and belts and &C