The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-10-06

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"i've Been cloyed on House Air and
oratory and Future Greatness"
sey, a handsome young miss almost t1f-
teen years old, stood beside him.
Sarah, whose face had begun to show
the YEA Of years full Of loneliness
and hard work, was packing the sad
dle-bags, now nearly filed, with extra
socks and shirts and doughnuts and
bread and butter.
They met Abe Lincoln at the tavern,
! where he was waiting on a big horse
which he had borrowed for the trip
from James Rutledge. Without de-
lay, the three men set out on the
north road in perfect weather. From
the hills edge they could look over q
wooded plain running far to the east.
AS they rode on, the young states
man repeated a long passage from one
Of the sermons OF DR.. William Ellery
Claiming on the Instability Of HUI
man Affairs
II wish that 1 had your memory"
Samson remarked.
MY memory Is like a piece Of
metal" said the yodng legislator.
Learning is not easy for me. It's
rather slow work-like engraving with
a tool. But when a thing Is once
printed on my memory it seems to stay
there. 1t doesn't rub out. When /
run across q great idea, well ex-
pressed, l like to put 1t on the wall Of
my mind where I a live with it., In
this way every man can have his W
little art gallery and be in the COM
pany of great men,"
They forded a creek in deep water,
where a bridge had been washed away.
AS they came out dripping on the
farther shore, Lincoln remarked:
'"The thing to do in fording a deep
stream is to keep watch O. your
horses ears. AS long as you a see
EN- you're all right"
"Mr. Lincoln, I'm ~sorry-you got
into a hole" said Samson.
II don't mind that, but while we're
travelling together, please don't call me
Mr.. Lincoln l don't think I've done
anything to deserve such lack Of re-
spect." "
Samson answered: If you're nice
to us, I don't know but We'll call We
Abe again, just for a few days. You
can't expect us to 60 too far with a
man who associates with judges and
generals and governors and such trash.
If you keep it up, you're bound to lose
standing in u community"
81 know I've changed" said Abe.
"Tve grown older since Ann died
years ago-but / don't want you fell
lows to- throw me over. I'm on the
same level that you are and / intend
to stay there. It's a fool notion that
men go up some heavenly stairway to
another plane when they begin to do
things worth while. That's a kind Of
feudalistic. twaddle. The wise man
keeps his feet on the ground and lifts
his mind as high as possible. The
higher he lifts it, the more respect he
will have for the common folk. Have
either of you seen McNamar since he
got hack?"
81 saw him the day he drove into
the village" Harry answered. "He
was expecting to find Ann and make
good his promise to marry her"
"Poor fool. It's a sad story all
around,' said Abe Lincoln. He's not
a bad fellow, / reckon, but he broke
Ann's heart. Didn't realize what a
tender thing it was. I can't forgive
him."
In the middle Of the afternoon they
came in sight Of the home Of Henry
Brimstead.
Here's where we stop and feed.
and listen to Henry's secrets" said
Samson.
The level fields were cut into
auare outlined by wooden stakes.
Briinstead was moving the grass in
his %dooryard. He dropped his scythe
and came to welcome the travellers.
"Say, don't you know that you are
standing In the center Of q large and
promising cityY' he said to Samson.
"You are standing at the corner OF
Grand avenue and Empire street, In
the growing city Of El Dorado, near
the great water highway OF illinois,"
Brimstead declalmed.
where's the growin'r Samson de-
manded.
Brimstead came closer and said In q
confidential tone: IL you stand right
where you are an listen, you'll hear Il
CROWN"
1T sounds q good deal like 4 turnip
CROWN In d garden" Samson r.
marked, t~houghtfnlly.
Give it d fair chance Brimstead
went on. Two cellars have been dug
over there III the pasture. One ~ Tor
the town hall and the other for the
un~iversity which the Methodists are
going To- build. "A railroad has been
surveyed and ii expected this SUM
me- Every corner lot has been sold
md paid for, half cash and hall
notes
aThe brokers' Ia Chicago got the
cash and You got the hottest"
you've said It. I've got 1 drawer
full OF notes
aAnd you've quit farmin'r'
..Say I'll tell re the land has gone
sup 40 ii wouldn't pay. Peasley an
calafethat we're goins ~ eft rich thia
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