Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-06-10

nc 1iSHteu anu helped his tamil,
out of the wagon.
You go right in-TI take care O
the oxen,' said the man.
Samson started for the house witt
the girl under one arm and the BIO,
under the other. A pleasant-faced
woman greeted them with a hearty
welcome at the door.
You poor man. Come right in
she said.
Poor I'm the richest man In the
world" said he. Look at the gold
on that girls head-curly. fine gold.
too-the best there is. She's Betsey-
my little toy woman-half past seven
years old-blue eyes-helps her moth
er get tired every day. Here's my
toy man Josiah-yes, brown hair and
brown eyes like Sarah-heart O. gold
helps his mother, too-six times
one year old"
What pretty facesi". said the wo-
man as she stopped and kissed them.
Yes, ma'am. Got 'em from the
fairies Samson went on. "They
have all kinds o. heads for little folks
an l guess they color 'em up with the
blood O. roses an the gold o. butter
cups an the blue O. violets. Here's
this wife O. mine. She's richer'n
am. She owns all of us. We're her
slaves"
Looks as young as she did the day
she was married-nine years ago"
said the woman.
Exactly" Samson exclaimed.
Straight as an arrow and proud,
don't blame her. She's got enough
to make her proud. l say. l fall in
love again every time 1 look into her
big, brown eyes"
They had a joyous evening and a
restful night with these old friends |
and resumed their journey soon after
daylight. They ferried across the
lake at Burlington and Jared away
over the mountains and through the
deep forest on the Chateaugay trail.
Since the Pilgrims landed between
the measureless waters and the path
less wilderness they and their des-
cendants had been surrounded by the
lure of mystery. The love of adven-
lure, the desire to explore the dark.
and beautiful forest. the
dream of fruitful sunny lands cut
Win water courses, shored with sill
YER and strewn with gold beyond it
these were the only heritage of their
sons and daughters save the strength
md courage of the pioneer. How true
was this dream of theirs gathering
ietail and allurement as it passed
rom sire to son. On distant plains
o the west were lands more lovely
md fruitful than any of their vision
n mountains far beyond was gold
'nough to gid the dome of the heay
ms, as the sun was wont to do at
ventide, and silver enough TO put q
airly respectable moon In Ii. Yet for
enerations their eyes were not TO seq ;.
heir hands were not to touch. these !,
hings. They were only to push their :
rontier a little farther TO the west
nd hold the dream and pass il on =
D their children.
Ihose early years of the Nineteenth 8
entury held the first DAYS Of fulI. \
ilment. Samson and Sarah Travlor
ad the old dream In their hearts :,
hen they first turned their face. TO II
he west. For years Sarah had re- 6,
sted II, thinking OF the hardships 9,
ID perils In the way OF the mover ~
fmson. man Of twenty-nine when
set out from his old home. was said a.
be always chasing the bird In the a,
Ish.' He was never content with W
e thing in hand. There were GER %
In OF their friends who promised p
come and Join them when. at last. ar
ey should have found the land NJ =,
enty. But most OF the group tina, ~
de them good-by thought II a fool ~
enterprise and spoke lightly of III
mson when they were gone. Amer
has undervalued the brave souls on
10 went west in wagons. without nj
lose sublime courage and endurance ~;
? plains would still be an unplowed az.
lderness. Often we hear them set 10
wn as seedy, shifuess dreamers RI,
70 could not make living at home fot
ey were mostly the hest blood Of M,
world and the noblest Of Gods
ssionaries. Who does not honor an
m above the thrifty. comfort-lov- VII
men and women who preferred to
y al home, where risks were few. Sa
supply Of food sure and sufff- lad
Mt and the consultations Of friend nu
p and religion always at hand? fhI
nson and Sarah preferred to enlist sa,
take their places In the front
tie line Of Civilization. fa,
hey had read little book called +.