The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-23
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CHAPTER I1.-At Niagara Falls they
meet 2 party Of immisrants, among them
d9cides to go to the Sangamon country.
All OF the party suffer from fever and
gos' , sarah; ministretiops save the life
lRses Of foyer and be accompanies the
1SAylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois.
and are welcomed by young ABE" Ln-
CHAPTER ul.-AmonG the Traylors'
drst acQuaintances are 0ncoln's friends,
Jack Kelso and his pretty daughter BIN,
10 years Of age.
Then Abe began to show the stran-
ger his peculiar art In these words:
"Stephen Nuckles used to say:
Gods grace embraces the isles O. the
sea an the uttermost parts O the
earth. 1t takes in the EsQuimaux an
the Hottentots Some go so fur to
say that It takes In the Yankees but
1 don't 60 so fur"
Samson Joined In the good-natured
laughter that followed.
IF you deal with some Yankees
you take your life in your hands," he
said. "They can serve God or Nam
mon and guess they have given the
devil some Of his best ideas. He
seems to be getting a lot Of Yankee
notions lately"
There was a powerful prejudice
in Kentucky against the Yankees"
Abe went on. "Down there they used
to tell about a Yankee who sold his
hogs and was driving them to town.
On the way he decided that he had
sold them too cheap. He left them
with his drover in the road and went
on to town and told the buyer that he
would need help to bring 'em in
"'HOw's that? the buyer asked.
"Why they git away an 60 to run
MIN through the woods an fields an
we can't keep up with EN-
"I don't think I want EN- says
the buyer. "A speedy hog hasn't
much pork to carry. I'll give ye
twenty bits to- let me off,
II guess that Yankee had one more
hog than he'd counted" said Samson
whatever prejudice you may find
here will soon vanish" said Kelso,
turning to the newcomer. II have
great respect for the sturdy sons Of
New England. l believe 1t was Theo-
dore Parker who said that the pine
was the symbol of their character.
He was right. Its roots are deep in
the soil; 1t towers above the forest
1t has the strength Of tall masts and
the substance of the builder in its
body, music In It's waving branches and
turpentine in its veins. I thought of
this when I saw Webster and heard
him speak at Plymouth
"What kind of looking man is
hep" Abe asked.
"A big erect. splendid figure of
man. He walked like ram at the
head of his flock"
Abe who since his story had sat
with sad face looking into the fire
now leaned forward, his elbows on his
knees, and shook his head with inter-
est while his gray eyes took on
look Of animation. The diary speaks
often Of the "vel Of sadness" on his
face.
"He is very great man." Abe ex-
claimed.
"Have you learned that last noble
flight of his in the reply to Haynes,
as you promsedT Kelso asked
II have" said Abe, land the other
day when l was tramping back from
Bowlin' Green's came across drove
of cattle and stopped and gave 1t to
them. They all let 60 Of the grass
and stood looking"
Good! Now stand up and let us see
how you initiate the great chief of
the Whig clan," said Kelso.
The lank and awkward youth rose
and began to speak the lines In high
pitched voice that trembled with ex-
element. 1t lowered and steadied
and rang out like noble music on q
well-played trumpet as the channel
Of his spirit filled with the mighty
Gorrent Of the orators passion. Then,
indeed, the words fell from his lips
''like the winter SHOWS"
'They shook our hearts as the wind
shakes the branches of a tree" Sam
bOny body of the boy was transfigured
and as l looked at his face in the fire.
light thought it was handsome.
mot word was spoken for min
ute after he sat down. l had got
my first look at Lincoln. had seen
his soul. think 1t was then l began
to realize that q man was being made
among us more precious than fine
gold; even a man more precious than
the golden wedge of Ophir.'"
The Doctor gazed In silence at the
boy. Kelso sat with both. hands in
his pockets and his chin upon his
breast looking solemnly into the fire.
thank you, Abe" he said in a low