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

eo on with mem on my why TO Inv
ingston county. Ieould hear the pray
In until got over the hill into Canaan
barrens. AT sundown left them in
good hands thirty miles up the road"
In a frontier newspaper Of that
time it is recorded that the minister
and his dog kept the SLAYER on the roof
all day, vainly trying with prayer and
exhortation to convert his soul. The
man stopped swearing before dinner
and on his promise not again to violate
the commandment good meal was
handed up to him. He was liberated
at sundown and spent the night with
Brimstead.
"Who is that big sucker who grabbed
my rriend?" the stranger asked Brim-
stead.
'His name is Samson Trayl0r.
Comes from Vermont" was the an
swer.
"If he don't look out 'Liph Biggs'n
kill him-certain."
Samson spoke not more than a dozen
words on his way back to New Salem.
Amazed and little shocked by his
own conduct, he sat thinking. After
all he had heard and seen, the threat
of the young upstart had provoked
him beyond his power of endurance.
The sensitive mind of the New Eng
lander had been hurt by the >story Of
the fugitives. Upon this hurt the
young man had poured the turpentine
of naughty, imperial manners. The
more he thought of it the less inclined
he was to reproach himself for his
i violence. Slavery was relic of an
cient imperialism. 1t had no right in
free America. There could be no
peace with 1t save for little time.
The Missourians would tell their
friends of the lawless and violent men
Of the North, who cared not a hg for
1 the property rights Of Southerner
The stories would travel like fire In
| dry grass.
i So, swiftly, the thoughts Of men
were being prepared for the great bat
tie lines of the future. Samson saw
the peril Of 1t.
| As they rode along young Mr.. Biggs
i complained Of pain and Samson made
a sling of his muffier and put 1t ovel
the neck and arm of the injured Biggs
and drove with care to avoid jolting
For the first time Samson took care
4 full and sympathetic look at him. HI
was handsome youth, about six fee
tall, with dark eyes and hair and {
small black mustache and teeth yer.
white and even.
In New Salem Samson took him Il
: Doctor Aliens office and helped th'
doctor in setting the broken bone
Then he went to Offut's store an,
found Abe reading his law book ant
gave him an account Of his adventure
I'm both glad and sorry" said Abe
"Tm glad that you licked the slave
| ullu SOl luC nCSlOCo Oul VI iilo lSoSi
I reckon I'd have done the same if
could. I'm sorry because it looks t
me like the beginning Of many trou
bles. The whole subject Of slavery
, full of danger. Naturally Souther
! men will fight for their property, an
there is a growing number in tn
! North who will fight for their prir
, ciples. If we all get to, fighting,
} wonder what will become of the cour
, try. 1t reminds me Of the man VIII
/ found a skunk in his house. His bo
, was going after the critter with
club. r
/ "'Look here, boy he said, 'whe
! you've got a skunk in the house, it's
good time to be careful. You Nigh
spyle the skunk with that CLUB, bu
t the skunk would be right certain t
spyle the house. While he's our gues
/ l reckon We'll have to be polit'
2 whether We want to or not
| That evening Samson set down th
: events Of the day in his book an
quoted the dialogue in Offut's store
2 which he had had part. On the frs
of February, 1910, he put these word
| under the entry:
IT wouldn't. wonder if this was tn
; first trip on the Underground raj
3 road"
(To be continued)