The Jasper news., 1921-11-10


ought to see the cities sprInging up
there In the Legislature. was looking
with great satisfaction at the crop
when Samson came along one day and
fen on It. He was like frost in mid
summer" ef,
"The seed was sown too early," Sam
son rejoined. "Yon and may live to
see all the dreams Of vandalia come
true"
"And all the Nightmares, too" said
the young statesman.
"Yes, we're going to wake up and
find a cold morning and not much to
eat In the house and the wolf at the
door, but wen live through It."
Then the young statesman proposed: {:
eff you are going with Harry. I'll go
along and see what they've done on
the Illinois and Michigan canal. Some
contractors who worked on the Erie
canal will sfArt from Chicago Monday
to look the ground over and bid on the
construction Of the southern end Of It.
want to talk with them when they
come along down the line"
~ guess a few days In the saddle
would do you good" said Samson.
81 reckon II would. I've been
cIoyed on house air and oratory and
future greatness. The prairie wind
and your pessimIsm will stralghten
me up"
Harry rode to the village that after
noon to get Colonel and Mrs. Lukins
to come out to the farm and stay with
Sarah while he and Samson we're
away.
Josiah, now a sturdy boy Of thirteen,
stood in the dooryard, holding the two
saddle ponies from Nebraska which
Samson had bought of drover. Bet
sey, handsome young miss almost fif-
teen years old, stood beside him.
Sarah, whose face had begun to show
the wear of years full of loneliness
and hard work, was packing the sad.
dle-bags, now nearly filled, with extra
socks and shirts and doughnuts and
bread and butter.
They met Abe Lincoln at the tavern
where he was waiting on a big horse
which he had borrowed for the trlI
from James Rutledge. Without de
lay, the three men set out on the
north road in perfect weather. From
the hills edge they could look over 9
wooded plain running far to the east
AS they rode on. the young states
man repeated long passage from one
Of the sermons of DIR. William Eller1
ChannIng on the Instability of Hu
man Affairs"
II wish that I had your memory,
Samson remarked.
my memory Is like piece Of
metal" said the young legislator
Learning Is not easy for me. IT.
rather slow work--lIke engraving witt
a tool. But when a thing is ono
printed on my memory 1t seems to sta,
there. 1t doesn't rub out. When
run across great idea, we'll ex
pressed, l like to put It on the wall o
my mind where can live with 1t. Il
this way every man can have his owl
little art gallery and be In the com
pany Of great men,"
They forded a creek In deep water
where a bridge had been washed away
AS they came out dripping on tn
farther shore. Lincoln remarked
1.-THE thing to do in fording a dee
stream. is to keep watch O. you
horses ears. AS long as you can Sc
'em you're all right"
"Mr. Lincoln, I'm sorry-you 60
into a hole" said Samson.
II don't mind that, but while we'r
travelling together, please don't call m
Mr.. Lincoln l don't think I've don
anything to deserve such lack of n
spect."
Samson answered. eff you're mic
TO us, don't know but well call y
Abe lgaln, just for few days. 70
can't expect Us to 60 too far with
man who associates with judges an
generals and governors and such trnsi
II you keep II up, you're bound to los
standing In our community"
81 know I've changed" said Alb,
i've grown older since Ann died
years ago-but / don't want you fe
lows to throw me over. I'm on th
same level that you are and inten
to stay there. It's fool notion tha
men 60 up some heavenly stairway I
another plane when they begin to d
things worth while. That's a kind {
feudalistic twaddle. The wise. ma
keeps his feet on the ground and IifI
his mind as high as possible. Th
, higher he lifts II, the more respect b
, win have for the common folk. Hav
either Of you seen McNamar since b
got backf"