The Arvada enterprise., 1921-12-29
CHAPTER ,v-csnslnvst.

CHAPTER lv-centlnvsd.
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The logs for the new house were
ready i've days after the cutting he
gan. Martin Waddell and Samuel Hill
esot teams to haul them. John Cam
eeoo and Peter Lukias had brought
ths window sash and some clapboards
from Beardstown IN q small hatboat.
Then came the day Of the raising-a
clear. warm day early In September.
An the men from the village and the
near farms gathered to help make .
home for the newcomers. Samson
and Jack Kelso went cut for hunt
aftsr the cutting and brought In .
fat buck and many grouse for the bee
dinner. 70 which every woman Of the
oslghboFhood made . contribution Of
cake q pie OF cookies or doughnuts.
"what will b my parti" Samson
had inquired Of Keiso.
"Nothing but = jug Of whisky and
kind word and q house warming"
Kelso had answered.
They notchsd and bored the logs
and made pins to bind them and cut
those that were to 60 around the Are
place aud window spaces. Strong.
willing and well-tralnsd hands hewed
anA fitted the logs together. Alexan-
ase Tsrguson lined the fireplace with q
curious nortar made sf clay In which
~ mixed grass for binder. This NOR
tas hs rolled into laysss called "cats. :"
eaeA slght inches long and three inche1
thick. Thea ~ laid them against tie
ie0 and hsld them 10 place with .
woeoa network Of stocks. The Arst
Aeo-a Glow ons-baked the clay into
Q rigid stoos-liks sheath iaside tie
len and presently the sticks were
turnsd away. The women had cooked
~ meats By an open Ore and spread
~ Alansr - . table ef rough boards
rsseiag - poles ~ In crsAchss. At
,eea eas Of then sounded . coneh
eAeaj. Thea With shouts sf Joy the
nsa hurried 70 the Arssids and for Q
Dsusat thsss was q great splutterins
sver ths wash baslns. Bsfere they
ats, every naa except AZ and sam
ssa 'teok . pail st the 5us-lons q
sAset-ts euete . phrase Of the time.
u was Q eAsssfal company thst at
lew1 upea tAe grass arosad the table
vita leaded paatss. Their feed had
~ e1tSa seaseaiag q nsry Jests and
Ieul laughter. Sarah was . little
ahseko1 at ~ fsstArisht dirsctness
q tha1e eat1Ag. - halves - forks -
oashtae beaag ase1sl b that precesA
1avtng eotsa. washel and packed
avay tAele 1isAse ~ we@sa weat
Asoo as tw& Dscsss they had sees
0anoeo'o easo caught Q thunder of
AeDa6 net u tAe distance. Looking
b Its direction ~ saw eleud Of dust
= ths read and . hand ef horse0ea
riding toward them at full spsed. Abe
eaas to him asd said:
II ~ the bsys from Cary's 0ssvs
ars csnins. II thty gst mean. lst me
Asal with -. It's ny responsibility.
I wouldn't wonder Il they hsA sos.s
q O2uts whisky with them"
The boys arrived In . essud sf
dust end q chorus Of Indian whoops
and disnounted and hobblsd their
horseA They came toward the work.
sss. led By burly Jack Armstrong. q
ssalwart. hard.faced blacksmith OF
abeut twenty-five with broad. heavy
ohoulders. whose name has gone into
history. They had been drinking some
but no one OF them was In the least
Degree OF his balance. They scuMled
around the jug for Q moment In per.
fsct good nature and then Abe and
Mn. Waddeil provided them with the
best remnants Of the dinner. They
wsee rather noisy. Soon they went
up on the roof to help with the rafters
and the clapboardinS. They worked
well q few minutes and suddenly they
came scrambling down for another
pull at the jug. They were out for q
spree and Abe know Il and knew furth.
q that they he'd reached the limit
Of discretion.
"Boys. there are ladies' here and
we've got 70 b careful" hs said.
les stick to the Job Till four O'Clock.
Thea ven knock OF for refrssh.
0eots."
The yeuas rsvsless gathered u q
Qeup aaA baeaa - whisper tegetAse
0nmoeo Wseeao tAat Il beeaDe evj6eat
~ 49, weee 0etag - 0aks tsssbaa
sW0 - lsa ~ eAp1rss q 2se'
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