The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-10-27
'AManfor
the Ages
a Story ofth Il Builder,
IF Democracy
ByIrving Bachelor
Copyright. Irving Bachelor


Oopyr,cht. Irving Bachelor
SYNOPSIS.
l.-Samson and Sarah Tray
!or, with their two children, Josiah and
HssSey. travel by wagon from their home
~ vergennes, VT, to b West, the land
q plenty. Their destination is the coun-
VI oI the Sangamon. In Illinois.
CHAPTER H.-At Niagara Falls they
5 youth NAMED john Mcneil. WHO also
ecctdes to 60 to the Sangamon country.
Al OF the party suffer from fever 2
81 youth; Harry Needles. in the last
4eA1es OF fever, and he accompanies the
IFeylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois.
~ axs welcomed BY young Abe Ian
CHAPTER III.-Among the Tay1or's
Lrst acQaintences are Lincoln's friends,
JACK kelso and his pretty daughter BIN.
CHAPTER vi. - Traylor helps two
sasyss: who h e run away from st. LOUIS.
slaves. following them, attempts to beat
Up Irayior and in q nght has his arm
CHAPTER vII.-Waitng for his arm
to heal, Biggs meets BIN Kelso. with
Yenom Harry Needles has fallen In love.
Sa ter a aefusse for HI. Bi% eo... hand si put n n:r
turns to st. Louis.
CHAPTER .v11I-Bim eonfesse. "a
youth 10 d~isconsolate. Lincoln decides to
leok q vat In tho legislature. Ho and
NaEry volunteer for. the Black Hawk war,
Nd leave New Salem.
O3APTER X.-BigYs comes back to
- ytllage and he and BIN elops. Harry
sustain him in his grief.
CEAPTER x.-LAncoln. defeated in his
Ssfsa,rs sS f0T viii ans .. is%sfiI:"'.t Berry forms III tn !:
Iocer1 business. Biggs sends . q to
Mp Traylor's house. but the New salem
nea are warned and the raiders worsted.
s<ss at New salem, and begins bulldlns
fowAiss attempt to break up the proceed
ies.; LINCOLN Hsol1.s shr ., shes AF Rn1 %sSo 1pun =
ne Armstrong crowu. and McNoll threat
ems vengeance.
CHAPTER VA few days later Harry,
gAng and would have been roughly used
Had not BIN driven off his assailants with
{ shotgun; John Mcneil, the Traylor:,
attentive to Ann Rutsdge. Lincoln y n
love with Ann, but has hsvsr had enough
CHAPTER xI-Ltnoo,n, pow post
}sss.la xYtS IAN i Ann MsEass II = openly in in
4is home in the East. promising to re-
Sern soon and marry Ann. Lincoln &C
espts his defeat manfully. No word COM
fears that he will NOT return. Lincoln
y his deep love endeavors to reassure
fincoin 0 WINS h his s seat n n tbe misgIsings'
CHAPTER. XII.-Ann hears from Nc
Narnar, but his letter is cold and she IL
ABB Of her doubt, and he confesses his
love and asks her to marry him. Ann
declares she does not yet love him, but
sets out for vandalia and his legislative
duties.
CHAPTER XIII.-Inspired by Elijah
LoveJoy,. Traylor arranges on his farm a
hiding place for run slaves, a sta
ton On the Underground Railroad"
CHAPTER xIV.-Ann agrees to marry
Abe, but her health is wrecked. Three
runaway slaves seek Traylor's help in
escaping. They belong to Biggs and he
comes In pursuit of them. Threatened
with arrest for melting the raid on Tray
lor, he fees. One of the fugitives is BIN
in disguise. She has fled from her hus-
bands cruelty.
CHAPTER xV.-Dying. Ann Rutledge
calls for Abe, and he bids her farewell
at her bedside. Following her demise a
settled sadness descends on him. He As
no longer ABE" but abraham Lincoln"