The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-08-05
CHAPTER Vl-Continued.

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"rhe minister got off his boss ana
hitched him and took off his coat and
put il on the ground.
"'Nhat you goin' to dog | says
MeY says the minister. Il he
goin' to rassle with Satan for the soul
o that ar man. an if you keep watch
reckon you'll see at the grOund'l he
scratched up some fore ! git through
HE loosened his collar an knelt on
his coat and began to pray that tie
mans soul would see its wickedness
and repent. You could have heard him
half a mile away.
"Mr. TraylOr drove off with the
damaged SLAYER seitin' beside him and
the saddle boss htched to the rear
axle. | see my chance an before that
prayer ended | had got the fugitiveS
under some hay in my wagon and start
ed off with them on my way to Lv-
tngston county. ! could hear the pray
IN until got over the hill into Canaan
harrens. At shutdown / left them in
good hands thirty miles up the road"
In frontier newspaper of that
time 1t Is recorded that the minister
end his dog kept the SLAYER on the roof
all day. vainly trying with prayer and
sxhortation to convert his soul. The
n-eD stopped swearing before dinner
anu on his promise not again to violate
the commandment good meal was
banded up to him. He was liberated
at shutdown and spent the night with
Bri'ustead.
who is that big sucker who grabbed
nv friendY' the stranger asked Brim-
stead
Ills name is Samson Traylor.
Comes from Vermont" was the an
swer.
IF he don't look out Liph Biggs'
kill tim-certain."
Samson spoke not more than dozen
words on his way back to New Salem.
Amazed and a 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 |
lDt luklliNtS. 0HOu nufl tiit
young man had poured the turpentine
of naughty. imperial manners. The
more he thought of II the less inclined
he was to reproach himself for his
violence. Slavery was a relic of an
cient Imperialism. II had no right in
free America. There could be M
peace with 1t save for a little time.
Il oil fI,at I
friends of the Iawless and violent men
of the North, who cared not fig for
the property rights of a Southerner.
The stories would travel like fire in
dry grass.
So, swiftly. the thoughts of men
were being prepared for the great bat
tie lines of TIE future. Samson saw
the peril of il.
AS they rode along young Mr.. Biggs
complained of pain and Samson made
a sling of his muller and put II over
the neck and arm of the injured Biggs
and drove with care to avoid jolting.
For the first time Samson took care
full and sympathetic look at him. He
was a handsome youth. about six feet
iotis Win tsto diN
small black mustache and teeth very
white and even.
In New Salem Samson took him To
Doctor Aliens Office and helped the
doctor In setting the broken bone. .
Then he went TO Offui's store and
found Abe reading his law book and
gave him an account of his adventure
I'm both glad and sorry" said Abe
I'm glad that you licked the SLAYER
md got the negroes out of his reach.
reckon I'd have done the same If !
could. I'm sorry because II looks to s
ne like the beginning of many trou-
lies. The whole subject Of slavery is l.
'ul of danger. Naturally Southern
men will fight for their property. and n
here is a growing number In the
Surih who will fight for their prin
'lples. If we all get to fighting, ! [
wonder what will become of the coun \
ry. II reminds me Of the man who
ound a skunk in his house. His boy y
vas going after the critter with
hub. q
Look mere, boy he said. when i
on've got skunk in the house, It's a
ucd time TO be careful. You NIGH ,
T., ~ the skunk with that ciuD. bu