The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-06-23
CHAPTER ll.-cOntlnusd.

IL shall never forget that day spent
In lonely part OF the woods" the
good woman wrete to her brother. ut
endeared the children TO me more than
any day | can remember. They
brought water from the creek, a great
quantity. and told me stories and
cheered me In every way they could.
Ny faith In Gods protection was per-
feet and In spite OF my misery the
children were great comfort. In
the middle Of the afternoon Samson
retrned with doctor and some tools
and n stick OF seasoned timber. How
good he looked when he came and
knelt by my bed and kissed me This
Is a hard journey, but a woman can
bear anything with such n man. The
GO0or said l would be all right In
three days. and was.
Late that afternoon II began TO
rain. Samson was singing as he
worked on his wheel. traveller
came along on horseback and saw
our plight. He was a young mission
AIRY going west. Samson began to
lOht Win
"'You're happy man for one In
so much trouble, said the stranger.
"Then l heard Samson say; Well.
sir. I'm In fix where happiness is
absolutely necessary. It's like grease
on the wagon wheels-we couldn't
go on without L. When we need any
thing we make II II we can. My wife
Is sick and the wagon Is broke and it's
raining and night Is near In lone
some country, and II nin't real good
time for me to he down IN the mouth
lis II, nowf We haven't broke any
bones or had an earthquake or been
sealped by Indians, so there's some
room for happiness
Look here, stranger-I like you,
said the man. III there's anything
can do to help ye, I'll stop while "
He spent the night with them and
helped mend the felly and set the
tire.
The fever and ague passed from
one TO another and all were sick
before the journey ended, although
Samson kept the relns In hand
through his misery. There were many
breaks TO mend, but Samson's lnge-
nuity was always equal to the task.
One day, near nlghtfall. they were
overtaken by a tall. handsome Yankee
lad riding pony His pony stopped
beside the wagon and looked toward
the travellers as II appealing for help.
The boy was pointing toward the horl-
ron and mutterlng. Sarah saw al
once that his mind was wandering In
the dellrlum OF fever, She got out
OF the wagon and took his hand. The
moment she did 80 he began crying
like child.
~rhfs boy IS Sick" she said to Sam
son, who came and helped him off
his horse. They eamped for the night
and put the boy TO bed and gave him
medicine and tender care. He was
TOO sick TO travel next day. The Tray.
Tors stayed with him and nursed the
lad until he was able to go on. He
was from Niagara county, New York,
and his name was Harry Needles.
His mother had died when he was
ten and his father had married again
He had not been happy In his home
after that and his father had given
him pony and a hundred dollars
and sent him away 10 seek his own
fortune. Homeslck and lonely and m,
md just going west with sublime
NTH that the West would somehow
provide for him, he might even have
persisted ON the way II he had not fall.
en- In with friendly people. His story
had touched the heart OF Sarah and
samson. He was a big, green. gentle.
hearted country boy who had set out
filled with hope and the love OF ad.
venture. Sarah found pleasure In
mothering the poor lad, and so IL
happened that he became one OF their
little party. He was helpful and good
natured and had sundry arts that
pleased the children. The man and
the woman liked the big. honest lad
One day he said TO Samson: ~
hope you won't mind n go along
with you. sir"
"Glad TO have you with us" said
Samson, We've talked II over. II
you want to, you can come along
with us and our home shall be yours
and TIL do what's right by you"
They Jared along through Indiana
and over the vide Sayannas OF NIL
uois, and On the ninety-seytnth day