The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-01

he allghtsd and helped bis family
out Of the wagon.
"You 20 right in-r1l take care o
the oxen." said the man.
Samson started for the house with
the girl under one arm and the boy
under the othse. A pleasant.faced
woman greeted them With q hearty
welcome At the door.
you poor mani Come right in,"
she said.
"Poorl I'm the richest man In the
world" said he. Look At the gold
on that girls hsad-curiy. fine gold.
too-the best there 10. She's Betsy
my little toy woman-half past seven
years old-blus syes-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 DID,"
"What pretty faces!" said the wo-
man a. she stopped and kissed them.
"Yes, ma'am. Got 'em from the
fairies," Samson went On. "They
have all kinds . heads for little folks,
an I 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 IN. We're her
slaves"
Looks a. young ~ she did the day
she was married-nine years ago."
nalh tkA svDsna~
Exactly" Samson exclaimed,
'Straight a. an arrow and proud! I.
don't blame her. She's got enough
to mako her proud. say. I fall In
love again every time I look Into her
biz. brown eyes,"
They had . joyous evening and q
rsstful night with these old friends
and resumed their journey soon after
daylight. They ferrled across the
lake at Burlington and Jared away
over the mountains and through the
deep forest on the Chateaugay trail.
Since the Pilgrims landed bstwssp
the measureless waters and the path
lsas wilderness they and their dss-
cendants had been surrounded By the
lure Of mystery. The love Of adven-
ture. the desire to explore the dark,
infested and beautiful forest, the
dream OF fruitful sunny lands cut
with water courses. shored with oil.
YER and strewn with gold beyond IT.
these were the only heritage Of their
sons and daughters save the strength
and courage Of the pioneer. How true
was this dream Of theirs gathering
detail and allurement as It passed
from sire TO son. On distant plains
to the west were lands more lovely
and fruitful than any Of their Vision:
In mountains far beyond was gold
enough 10 gid the dome Of the heav.
ems. A. the sun was wont to do at
eventide. and silver enough to put q
fairly respectable moon In It. Yet for
generations their eyes were not to see.
their hands were not to touch, these
things. They were only to push their
frontier a little farther to the west
and hold the dream and pass II on
to their children.
Those early years Of the Nineteenth
century held the first days Of full.
fillment. Samson and Sarah Traylor
had the old dream In their hearts
when they first turned their faces to
the west. For years Sarah had re.
sisted II. thinking Of the hardships
and pedls In the way OF the mover.
Samson. a man Of twenty.nins when
he act out from his old home, was said
to be always chasing the bird In the
bush." lie was never content with
the thing In hand. There were Ger.
tain Of their friends who promised
I" come and join them when, At last,
they should have found the land Of
plenty. But most Of the group that
bade them eood.hy thought Il . fool.
iah enterprise and spoke lightly Of
Samson when they were gone. Amer.
lea has undervalued the brave souls
who went west In wagons, without
whose sublime courage and endurance
the plains would still he an unpaowed
wilderness. Often we hear them set
down A. seedy. shiftleaa dreamsss
who could not make Q living at home.
They were mostly the bsst blood Of
the world and the nobtest Of Ood's
missionaries. VINO doss not honor
them above the thrifty. comfort.lov.
ing men and women who preferred to
stay At homo. where RISKS wers few,
the supply Of food sure and sum.
eient and the eoosoiatioos Of fr1eod-
ship and rsiigioa always at hanAS
oamson and Sarah preferred 70 enlist
and take their places IN ne trent
eottls ltns q Civilization.
1Aa9 Nd rsaA q little boee 0lle1