The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-11-24
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~, with their Two ihlldren, Josiah and
Ssuey. travel ~ ". ION from their home
u vsrssnnes, VI, {, the West. the land
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CHAPTER Ill.-AmeaG the Truylors'
arst acQuajntancss are Lncoin's friends,
yach kelse and his pretty daughter BIN,
cHAPTER Il.-At Niagara Falls they
meet party OF immiUsnts, among them
1ecidss to go To the sanumon country.
All OF the party suffer from fever and
A(us sarahs mtnisusuons save the life
stAsss Of fever. and hs accompanies the
1raylors They reach New Salem, Illinois.
and are welcomed By ysuns Abe" Ian
CHATTER Iv-samson decides TO 10
cate al New Salem, and begins building
his house Led BY Jack Armstrong
rowdiss attempt to brssh up the proceed
Harry Needles strikes pap MeNoll. Of
Ne Armstrong crowd. ane heNoil threat
sas vengeance.
CHATTER VA few days later Harry.
alone. 10 attacked by McNoll and his
sang. and would have been roughly used
had not BIN driven OF his assaiiants with
2 shotgun. John Mcneil. the Traylors
kiaxara Falls acquaintance. 10 markedly
attentive 10 Ann kutisdgs. Lincoln 10 In
love with Ann, but has never had enough
courage to tell her %.
CHAPTER vi TrnyIor helps two
slaves. who had run away from St. Louis.
70 escape Eliphalst Bigss. owner OF the
~ fr.yioT o and IN mem asss ' ns. his : ss%
broken
CHAPTER vII-wsiuns for his arm
k.a nN.rS. -.
ghom Harry Needles has fallen in love
BigEr asks for Bim's hand, but her
father refus~ his conssnt Biggs re-
turns to Sc Louis.
CHAPTER vIII.--Bim eonfesses to
Harry that she loves BiEgs. and the
youth 10 disconsolats Lincoln decides TO
Harry volunteer for ths Black Hawk war
and leave New Salem.
CHAPTER IN Riggs comes back to
the village and he and BIN elope. Harry
learns Of II on his way home from the
war" Lincoln's advice and philosophy
sustain HIM in hAs grief
CHAPTER x.-IAncoin, defeated In his
candidacy for the legislature. forms q
partnership with "Bill" Berry In the
grocery business Bigys sends q gang to
men are warned and tho raiders worsted
CHAPTER xI-I4neoln. now post
legislature Ann Rudedge 10 openly In
isvs with John McNeil. He leaves for
his home In the East. promising 10 re-
sspe. i his dstsa, %an}uliy' " No Word com.
ing from Mcneil. Ann confesses to Abe
that his real name 10 McNamar. and her
ts., ne oy w 40! return 10
her. though he shares her misgiyings
lincoln wins his seat In the legislature
CHAPTER xIi.-Ann hears from Mo
Samar. but his letter 10 cold and she 10
convinced ne does not love her She tells
ALB OF her doubt and he confesses his
declares she does DOT yet love him. but
will try to. With that promise Lincoln
sets out for vandalla and his legislative
duties
CHAPTER xIII-Inspired by Elijah
Lovejoy. Traylor arranges on his farm
hiding place for runaway slaves. = sta
tion on the Underground Railroad"
CHAPTER xIv.-Ann agrees to marry
Abe. but her health L. wrecked. Three
runaway slaves seek Traylor's help in
comes In pursuit OF them. Threatened
with arrest for melting the raid on Tray
Tor. he nees. One OF Che fugitives 10 BIN
In disguise. She has ned from her hus-
bands cruelty.
CHAPTER xv.-Dyins, Ann Rutledge
calls for Abe, and he bids her farewell
at her bedside. Following her demise a
settled sadness descends on him. lie IL
no longer Abe but Abraham Lincoln"
CHAPTER XVI Overcoming his des-
pondency, lincoln returns to his work.
Abolition sentiment 10 crystalizing and
he throws himself into the movement
CHAPTER xvII.-Trayior sells his
farm and moves TO Springfield. Lincoln
plans to secure a divorce for BIN In
order that she may marry Harry Needles.
whom she has always really loved. Nc
Namar returns TO New Salem. too late.
CHAPTER xvIII.-Traylor and Harry
where BIN. now the mother of q son, 10
living with her parents She has her
divorce. Harry leaves for the Seminole
Lionel Davis, desires TO marry BIN. but
she repulses him.
A remarkable school OF political
science had begun its sessions In the
little Western village Of Springfield
The world had never seen the like OF
Il. Abraham Lincoln, stephen A
Douglas, Il. ID. Baker, q. II. Browning
Jesse Il. Thomas, and Josiah LamboI
IA most unusual array OF talent as
subsequent history has proved-were
wont TO gather around the fireplace In
the rear of Joshua Speeds store, eve
nings, TO discuss the issues OF the
time. Samson and his son Joe came
often TO hear the talk. Douglas looked
like a dwarf among those long geared
men. lie was slight and short, being
only about five feet tall, but he had a
big. round head covered with thick
straight, dark hair, bulldog look and
voice like thunder. Douglas and
Lincoln were In heated argument
over the admission Of slavery 70 the
territories the first night that Samson
and Joe sat down with them.
"we didn't like that little rooster OF
man, he had such high and mighty
way with him and so frankly opposed
the principles we believe In. He was
an out. and-out pro-slavery man. He
would have every state free to regu
late its domestic institutions. In It's
own way, subject only to the Constitu
ton OF the United States. Lincoln
ha,d that A. Amounted To saving that