The Snowflake herald., 1921-12-30

| II saw MIN the Gay he uIOVG AntO
the village" Harry answered. HE
was expecting to find Ann and make
| good his promise to marry her."
"Poor fool! It's a sad story all
around" said Abe Lincoln. Hes not
a bad fellow, reckon, but he broke
AIMS heart. Didn't realize what
| tender thing it was. ! can't forgive
him."
In the middle of the afternoon they
came in sight OF the home Of Henry
Brimstead.
Here's where we stop and feed,
and listen to Henry's secrets" said
| Samson.
The level fields were cut into
| squares outlined by wooden stakes.
| Brimstead was moving the grass In
| his dooryard. He dropped his scythe
and came TO welcome the travellers.
"Say, don't you know that you are
standing in the center of large and
| promising city? he said to Samson.
'You are standing at the corner OF
| Grand avenue and Empire street, In
the growing city OF Ell Dorado, near
the great water highway Of Illinois"
Brimstead declaimed.
where's the growin'?" Samson de-
manded.
Brimstead came closer and said in
confidential tone: eff you stand right
| where you are an listen, you'll hear 1t
growin'"
1T sounds a good deal like turnip
| CROWN fn a garden" Samson re-
marked, thOughtfully.
"Give it fair chance" Brimstead
went on. 1.-TWO cellars have been dug
over there in the pasture. One is for
| the town hall and the other for the
| university which the MethodistS are
| going to build. A railroad has been
| surveyed and is expected this sum-
mer. Every corner lot has been sold
and paid for, half cash and half
| notes."
"The brokers in Chicago got the
cash and you got the notes?"
you've said it. I've got drawer
full of notes."
"And you've quit farmin'?'
"Say, I'll tell ye the land has gone
up so it wouldn't pay. Peasley an
cal'ate that we're goin' to git rich this
summer sellin' lots"
"Wake up, man. You're dreamin',"
said Samson.
Henry came close to Samson and
said in a confidential tone: "Say,
mebbe the whole state is dreamin' an
e11 1H or1t
schools an factories an mills an rail-
roads. We're havin' good time, any
way"
This reminded Abe Lincoln of the
story:
There was a man in Pope county
who came home one evening and sat
down in the middle of the barn floor
and began to sing. His wife asked
him:
scare you drunk or crazy or a
fool?"
81 don't know what you'd call it,
but I know amt got darn bit to
spare he answered, with a whoop of
joy"
you're all goin' to roll out o. bed
and hit the floor with a bump" said
Samson.
Brimstead declared In his usual
tone Of confidence:
"The worst part o. bein' a fool is
lonesomeness. I was the only one in
Flea valley. Now I shall be in the COM
pany of a governor an dozens O. we'll
known statesmen. You'll be the only
lonesome man in Illinois,"
"I sometimes fear that he will en-
Joy the loneliness of WISDOM" said
Honest Abe.
"In some parts Of the state every
farmer owns his own private city,"
| Samson declared. 81 hope Henry
Brimstead does as well raising cities
as he did raising grain. He was a
very successful farmer"
"I knew you'd make fun O. me but
when you come again you'll see the
towers an steeples," said Brimstead.
"Put up your horses and come into
the house and see the first lady of Ell
Dorado"
Mrs Brimstead had their dinner
cooking before the horses were cared
for. "Well, what do you think Of
Henry's plans?" she asked.
81 like the farm better"
$50 do l." the woman declared. "But
the men around here have gone crazy
with dreams of sudden wealth.
''Ive only word of advice about it.
If those Chicago men sell any more of
| your land make them take the notes
and you take the money. Where is
Annabel"
Teaching the school at Hopedale."
'We're going UP to Chicago to see
! the Kelsos," said Samson.
"Glad you are. Some rich feller up
there by the name of Davis has fallen
in love with BIN an he don't give her
any peace. He left here last night
goin' north. Owns a lot O. lapd in
| TaZewell county an wears a diamond
| in his shirt as big as your thumb
nail. BIN has been teaching school in