The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-15

Cabin and His Daughter Dim, and
Gets First Look at Lincoln.
They had q dinner Of prnirie chick
ems and roast venison. favored with
Wild grape Jelly. and creamed potatoes
and cookies and doughnuts aud raisin
pie. 1t was . well.cooked dinner.
served on white linen. In q 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 10 their hearts, and
which only the children had dared
to express.
Perhaps We haven't made . mis-
take. after all." Sarah whispered when
the dinner was over. II like these
people and the prairies are beautiful"
ut IL the land Of plenty at last"
said Samson. a. they came out Of
doors. "It 10 even better than
thought"
"As Douglas Jerrold said Of Austria
LA: Tickle II with q hoe and It
laughs with Q harvest" said Dr..
Allen. who still sat In the shaded
dooryard. smoking his pipe. II have
an extra horse and saddle. Suppose
you leave the family with Mrs. Rut.
ledge and ride around with me Q little
this afternoon. ! can show you how
the land lies off 70 the west Of M,
and tomorrow we'll look at the other
side"
"rhank you-I want to look around
here 4 little" said Samson. "What's
the name Of this placer
"New Salem. We call Il q village.
II has . mill. 4 carding machine. 4
tavern, . schoolhouse. five stores.
fourteen houses. two er three men Of
genius, and q noisy dam. IT'S . crude
but growing place and soon II will
have all the embellishments Of civil
liked life"
That evening many Of the inhablt.
ants Of the little village came to the
tavern to see the travellers and were
introduced BY Or. Allen. Most Of
them had come from Kentucky. al
though there were two Yankee fam.
ilIes who had moved on from Ohio.
"'These are good folks" said the
Doctor. "There are others who are
not 80 good. co1d show you some
pretty rough custotners at Clary's
Grove. not far froJh here. We have
TO take things asj they are and do
our best to make 'em better"
ANY Intiians?" Sarah asked.
"You see one HOW and then. bot
they're peaceable. Most Of 'em have
gone with the bu(aloes-farther west.
Now and then circuit rider gets
here and preach,ls TO us. Youli hear
the Reverend stephen Nuckles II you
settle In these bsrts. He can holler
louder than amy man In the state" :"
The tavern MAS the only house ln
New Salem ytith stairs In it--staira
- steep. as Samson writes. that 'they
were first cousins to the ladder"
There were four small rooms above
them. Two Of these were separated
by = partition Of cloth hanging from
the rsfters. In each was = bed and
betss,ead anti smaller beds on the
floor. In case there we're \ 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 q half section
Of land . little more than Z mile froln
the western end OF the village. He
chort a site for his house oa the
edge Of an open prairie.
f'Now we'll 50 over aud see Abe. -
s{Id Dr. Allen. after the deul was
rthndc. Hes the best man with an
Ix and q saw In this part Of tile
country. He clerks for Mr.. Of!ut.
ABE Lincoln II one Of the best fellows
Y thni ever lived--s rough diamond just
out Of the great mine OF the West. that
only needs to be cut und polished -
Denton ONut's store was small
lo1 structure about twenty by twenty
which stood near the brow Of the
hin east OF Ruiictlge's tavern. When
they entered II Abe lay ut full length
on the counter. his head resting on .
bolt ~ blue denim ~ he studied =
book In his hand. lie wore the same
shirt and one suspsnder aud linsey
Trousers which he had worn In the
doOryRrd Of the tavern. but his feet
were covered ealy BY his blue yarn
socka.
II Was Q gsasrai store full Of exotic
havors, chiefly those Of tea. coffee,
tobacco. muscovado sugar and tnOlax.
SEES. There WAS . counter on each
side. Bolts Of CLOTH mostly calico.
were piled on the far end Of the right
counter as one entered and the near
end held . showcase containing q
display Of cutlery. pewter spoons,
jeweiry and fishing tackle. There
were double windows on either side
Of the rough board door with Its wood.
en- latch. The left counter held .
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