Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-07-29

of America was In that water. Ii
moves on in the way it Wills and no
thing can stop 1t. Everything In its
current goes along with it."
And only the strong can stand
the Journey" said Sarah.
These words were no doubt inspired
by an ache In her bones. A hard seat
and the ceassless jolting Of the wagon
through long, hot, dusty days had
wearied them. Even their hearts were
getting sore as they thought of the
endless reaches of the roads ahead
Samson stuffed sack with straw and
put 1t under her and the children on
the seat At word OF complaint he
was wont to say:
81 know it's awful tiresome, but we
got to have patience. We're goin' to
get used to 1t and have a wonderful
lot Of fun. The time'Il pass quick
you see" Then he would sing and
get them all laughing with some Gu
rious bit Of drOllery. They spent the
night Of July third at a tavern In
Buffalo, then = busy, crude and rapiG
growing center for the shipping cas-
and west
There were emiRrants on theil
way to the Far West In the
crOwd-men, women and children and
babies In arms-Irish, English, Ger
mans and Yankees. There were also
well-dressed, handsome young men
from the colleges of New England
going out to be missionaries "between
the desert and the sOwn."
Buffalo, on the edge OF the mid
land seas, had the flavor of the rank
new soil In 1t those days-and especi
ally that day, when 1t was thronged
with rough coated and rougher tongued
swearing men on a holiday, steve.
dores and boatmen off the lakes and
rivers Of the middle troublesome of
whom had had their training on the
Ohio and Mississippi. There was much
drunkenness and fighting in thu
crowded streets. Some of the carriers
and handlers Of American commerce
vented their enthusiasm In song.
They had the lake view and its
cool breeze ON their way to Silver
Greek, Dunkirk and Erie, and a
rough way It was In those days.
Enough has been written of this
long and wearls0me journey, but the
worst Of Il was ahead Of them-much
the worst Of tin the swamp flats
Of Ohio and Indiana. In enc OF the
former a wagon wheel broke down
and that day Sarah began to shake
with ague and burn with fever Sam
son built a rude camp by the road
side, put Sarah into bed under its
cover and started for the nearest vii
lage on Colonel's back.
II shall never forget that day spent
In q lonely part of the woods" the
good woman wrote to her brother. at
endeared the children to me more than
any day can remember. They
brought water from the creek, great
quantity and told me stories and
cheersd me in every way they could
My faith Ia Gods protection was per.
feet and In spite OF my misery the
children were great comfort. In
the middle OF the afternoon Samson
returned with q doctor and some tools
and q stick Of seasoned timber. How
good he looked when he came and
knelt by my bed and kissed mel This
Is a hard journey. but q woman can
bear anything with such a man. The
doctor said I would be all right in
three days, and was.
Late that afternoon 1t began to
rain. Samson was singing as @ he
worked on his wheel. A traveller
came along on horseback and saw
our plight. He was q young mission
ary going west. Samson began to
Joke with him.
"You're a happy man for one In
so much trouble said the stranger.
"Then / heard Samson say: Well.
sir, I'm In . Gx where happiness is
absolutely necessary. It's like grease
On the wagon whs@lS-we couldn't
10 on without g. When we need any