The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-07-29

Which Describes the Lonely Life In
Prairie Cabin and a Stirring Ad-
venture on the Underground Rail.
road About the Time It Began op-
eratIons.
When Samson paid Mr.. Gollaher, a
"detector" came with the latter to look
at the money before 1t was accepted.
There were many ceunterfeits and bills
good only at certain discount OF
face value going about those days and
the detector was In great request. d.
rectiy after moving In, Samson dug II
we'll and lined 1t with hollow log
He bought tools and another team and
then he and Harry began their fall
blowing. Day after day for weeks
they paced with their turning burrows
until hundred acres, stretching half
a mile to the west and well to the
north of the house, were black with
them. Fever and ague descended up
on the little home In the early winter.
In a letter to her brother, dated
January 4th, 1882, Sarah writes:
I'VE have been longing for news
from home, but not word has come
from you. 1t don't seem as If we could
stand it unless we hear from you or
some of the folks once In while.
We are not dead just because we are
thousand miles away. We want to
hear from you. Please write and let
us know how father and mother are
and all the news. We have all been
sick with the fever and ague. 1t Is
beautiful country and the soil Is very
rich, but there is some sickness. Sam
son and / were both sick at the same
time. never knew Samson to give
up before. He couldn't go on. his head
ached so. Little ice helped me get
the fire started and brought some wa
ter and waited on us. Harry Needles
had gone away to Springfield for Mr..
Offut with a drove Of hogs. Two 9th
err BOYS are with him. He is going to
buy new suit. He is very proud
boy. Joe and Betsey got back with
the doctor at nine. That night Abe
Lincoln came and sat up with us and
gave us our medicine and kept the
fire going. 1t was cOmical to see him
wing beside Joe in his trundle bed,
with his long legs sticking over the
end of 1t and his feet standing on the |
floor about a yard from the bed. He |
was spread all over the place. He
-alked about religion and his views |
would shock most of our friends In the
East. He doesn't believe In the kind
II Heaven that the ministers talk
lbout or any eternal hell. He says
hat nobody knows anything about the
hereafter, except that God Is q kind
md forgiving father and that all men
ire His children He says that we
an only serve God by serving each
,ther. He seems to think that every
nan, good or bad black or white, rich
II poor, Is his brother. He thinks
hat Henry Clay. next to Daniel Web
ter, is the greatest man in the coun-
nv. He is studying hard. Expects to
% out and make speeches for Clay
ext summer. He is quite severe In
is talk against General Jackson. He
nd Samson agree in politics and re-
gion. They are good deal alike
lie is very fond of Samson and Har-
y--calls them his partners. We love
his big awkward giant. His feet are
et I'm the straight way and we think
nat ne is going TO mare his mark in
he world.
"You said you would come out next
bring to look about. Please don't
sappoInt u.s. think 1t would almost
reak my heart. am counting the
avs. Don't be afraid Of fever and
rue. Saplngtses pills cure II In three