The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-07-14

PACK 1 was Kind o. miserable Z
Mr.. Peasiey came out Of the door.
He was big. full-bearded, jovial man.
"rve got a small load o. hay for
you," said Samson.
II was expecting It. though I sup
posed 'twould be walkin'-in the dark
O. night" Peasley answered. "Driye In
on the barn floor"
When Samson had driven into. the
barn its doors were closed and the me-
groes were called from their place OF
hiding. Samson writes:
II never realized what blessing 1t
is to be free until I saw that scared
man and woman crawling out from un-
der the dusty hay and shaking them
selves like a. pair Of dogs. The wealth
er was not cold or guess they would
have been frozen. They knelt togeth-
er on the barn floor and the woman
prayed for. Gods protection through
the day. Peasley brought food for
them and slowed them away on the
top of his haymow with pair Of buff
falo skins. I suppose they got some
sleep there. / went into the, house to
breakfast and while | ate rBrimstead
told me about his trip. His children
were there. They looked clean and
decent. He lived in log cabin little
further up the road. Mrs. Peasleys
sister waited on me. She is fat and
cheerful looking lady, very light COM
plected. Her hair is red-like tomato
ketchup. Looks to me likely, stout
armed, good-hearted woman who can
do lot of hard work. She can see
Joke and has an answer handy every
time"
For details of the remainder Of the
historic visit of Samson Traylor to the
home Of John Peasley we are indebted
to a letter from John to his brother
: Charles, dated February 81, 1882. In
this he says:
I'VE had gone out to the barn and
Brimstead and / were helping Mr..
Trayl0r hitch up his horses. All OF a
sudden two men came riding up the
road at q fast trot and turned in and
come straight toward us and pulled up
by the wagon. One Of them was q
slim, red-cheeked young feller about
twenty-three years old. He wore top
boots and spurs and a broad-brimmed
black hat and gloves and fur waist
coat and purity linen. He l0ked at the
tires Of the wagon and said: That's
the one we've followed
Which o. you is Samson Traylor2
he asked.
II am, said TraylOr. A
".The young feller jumped off his
horse and tied him to the fence. Then
he went up to Traylor and said:
Z ".'What did you do with my niggers,
you dirty sucker?
"Men from Missouri hated the Illi-
nois folks them days and called 'em
1 Suckers.
'Hain't you little reckless, young
feller?' TraylOr said, as cool as GU
lumber. He stood up nigh the barn
\ door, which rBrimstead had closed
after we backed the wagon out.
4 "The young feller stepped close te
the New Salem man and raised his
4 whip for blow. Quick as lightnin
4 Traylor grabbed him and threw hin
ag'in the barn door, keewhack! He
4 hit so hard the boards bent and the
whole barn roared and trembled. The
other feller tried to get his pistol out
Of Its holster, but Brimstead, who
1 stood beside him, grabbed it, and
got his hOss by the bits and we botf
held on. The young feller lay on the
ground shakin' as If he had the ague
Ye never see man SO spylt in a sec
ond. Traylor picked him up. His righ1
arm was broke and his face and shoul
der bruised some. Ye'd a thought 6
steam engine had blowed up while h.
was putin wood in it. He was kin(
o. limp and the mad had leaked out O
him.
"I reckon I better find a DOCTOR h,
says.
"'You get into my wagon and II
take We. to a good one, says Traylor.
"Just then Stephen Nuckles, the cir
cult minister, rode in with the bi.
bloodhound that follers him around.
''The other SLAYER had got off hi
-hoss in the scrimmage. Traylor start
ed for him. The SLAYER began to bacl
away and suddenly broke into a. run
The big dog took after him with kint
of a lion roar. We all began yellin,
at the dog. We made more noise thar
you'd hear at the end Of "a hoss race
1T scairt the young felleE He put OF
more steam and went up the ladder t
the roof of the woodshed like chase,
weasel. The dog stood barkin' as If h
had treed bear. Traylor grabbed tn
ladder and pulled it down.
"You stay there till I get away ar
you'll be safe said he..
"The man looked down and swor
and shook4.hs fist and threatened u
with the law.
"Mr. Nuckles rode close to the wood
shed and looked. up at him.
"My brother, fear you be not
Christian he said. !,