Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-09-08

l LIE sleeper, WHOSE name was WIZ
liam Berry, rose and stretched hir-
self and was introduced to the new
conner. He was short, genial man.
of some thirty years, with blonde.
curly hair and mustache. His fat
cheeks had color as definite as that
Of the blossoms on his shirt. now
rather soiled. His prominent nose
shared their glow of rudy opulence.
His gray eyes wore look of apology.
"Slr. Traylor, this is Mr.. William
Berry," said DIR. Allen. "AIr. Traylor
4, has just acquired an interest in all ou-
institutions. He has bought the Coll
aher tract and is going to build a
house and some fences. Abe, couldn',
you help get the timber out in q
hurry so we can have raising within
| week? You know the arts of the
ak better than any Of u.s."
Abe looked ut Samson.
II reckon he and would make T.
good team with the AK" he said. "He
looks as II he could push a house
down with one hand and build 1t up
with the other. You can bet I'll be
glad to help in any way can"
We'll all turn in and help. l should
think Bill or Jack Kelso could look
after the store for few days." said
the Doctor. Il promised to take Mr..
Traylor over to Jack Kelso's tonight.
Couldn't you come along?"
"Good! Well have a story-tellin'
Only t<, hit
said Abe.
Jack Kelso's cabin, one Of two which
stood close together at the western
end Of the village, was lighted by the
CHEEKY blaze of dry logs in its fire
! place. There were guns on rack
over the fireplace under bucks head,
a powder horn hanging near them on
its string 1ooped over nail. There
were wolf and deer and bear pelts on
the floor The skins of foxes, rae
coOns and wildcats adorned the log,
walls. Jack Kelso was blond,
smooth-faced, good-looking, merry
hearted Scot, about forty years old,
of a rather slight build, some five
feet, eight inches tall. That is all
that any one knew of him save that
he spent most Of his time hunting
and fishing and seemed to have all
the best things. which great men had
said or written, on the tip of his
tongue.
"Welcome! and here's the best seat
at the ffreside,' he said to Samson.
"My wife and daughter are away for
a visit and for two days I've had the
cabin to myself. Look, We worshipers
of fire, and see how fine it is now !!
The homely cabin is place Of beauty.
What heaven it is when the flames
are leaping! Here is Hogarth's line
of beauty; nothing perpendicular or
horizontal"
He took Abe's hand and went on {:
"Here, We lovers Of romance. is one
of the story-tellers Of Ispallan who
has in him the wisdom of the wander
ing tribes He can tell you tale
that will draw children from their
play and old men from the chimney
corner. My boy, take chair next
to Mr.. Traylor. Mr.. Traylor. you
stand up as proud and firm as q
big pine. l believe you're q Yankee"
$50 do l." said Samson. IF you
took all the Yankee out o. me I'd have
an empty, skim"
Then Abe began to show the stran-
ger his peculiar art in these words
"Stephen Nuckles used to say
Gods grace embraces the isles o. the
sea an the uttermost parts O. the
earth. 1t takes in the Esqufmaux an
the Hottentots. Some 60 so fur to
say that 1t takes In the Yankees but
l don't 60 so fur"
Samson Joined in the good-natured
laughter that followed.
IF you deal with some Yankees
you take your life in your hands," he
said. "They can serve God or Nam.
mon and guess they have given the
devil some of his best ideas. He
seems to- be getting lot of Yankee
notions lately"
"There was powerful prejudice
in Kentucky against the Yankees
Abe went on. "Down there they used
to tell about Yankee who sold his
hogs and was driving them to town
On the way he decided that he had
sold them too cheap. He left then
with his drover in the road and went
on to town and told the buyer that hi
would need help to bring 'em in.
SLOWS that?' the buyer asked.
, "Why they git away an go to run
, MIN through the woods an fields an
. we can't keep up with EN-
"T don't think I want EN- say,
the buyer. "A speedy hog hasn'
much pork to carry. I'll give y
, twenty bits to let me Off,"
II guess that Yankee had one NOR
hog than he'd counted" said Samson
Whatever prejudice you may flint
here will soon vanish, said Kelso
! turning to the newcomer. II hav'
il great respect for the sturdy sons, o
New England. / believe It was Thee