The Glenwood post., 1922-04-13

sentative of Samsons interest.
Harry was three years in the wild
erness trying to regain his health.
Success came to him in the last year
of his Punishment.
Toward the end of 1t he received
letter from Mr.. Lincoln. 1t was writ
ten soon after that curious climax In
the courting of Mary Todd. In this
letter he said:
Il am serving my last term in the
legislature. 1 learn that you are in
better health and hope that you will
have the strength and inclination to
return soon and be candidate for
my seat in the house. Samson will
not do it, being so busy with large
affairs. You are young, You have
won distinction in the service of your
country. You have studied the prob
lens of the county and the state.
Samson and Baker and Logan and
Browning agree with me that you are
the man for the place.
"As for myself, I am going to be
married in year or so. I shall have
to give all my time to the practice of
the law. l am now in partnership
with Stephen T. Logan and am slowly
clearing my conscience of debt. l
have done what could for the state
and for Sangamon county. 1t hasn't
been much. 1 want you to take up
the burden, IL you can, until 1 get free
of my debts, at least. By and by
may jump into the ring again"
Harry was glad to obey the sum-
Lincoln's letter his doctor gave the
young man what he called ian honor
able discharge" The magic of youth
and its courage and of good air had
wrought change of which the able
doctor had had little hope in the be-
ginning
In his travels through the great for
est Harry had met David Parish and
Stephen Van Rensselaer,, at whose
homes on the shore of the st. Law
renee he had spent many a happy
summer day. Three years had passed
since that fateful morning on the prai-
rie. Through the winters he had lived
In comfortable hunters camp on the
shore of Lake Placid. Summers he
had wandered with guide and canoe
through the lakes and rivers of the
wilderness hunting and fishing and
reading the law books which he had
borrowed from Judge Fine of Ogdens-
burg. Each summer he worked down
the 0swegatchie to that point for a
visit with his new friends. The his
tory of every week had been written
to BIN and her letters had reached
him at the points where he was wont
to rest in his travels. The lovers had
not lost their ardor. Theirs was the
love that hopes and endures and is
patient"
On a day in June, 1871, he boarded
q steamboat at Ogdensburg on his way
to Chicago He arrived in the eve
ming and found Samson at the home
Of BIN and her mOther-a capacious
and well-furnished house on Dearborn
street. BIN was then a little over
twenty-five years old. A letter from
John Wentworth says that she was
IAN exquisite bit of womanhood
learned in the fine arts Of speech and
dress and manner
The store had doubled in size under
her management and with the help Of
the capital Of San|on and Sarah Tray
lor. The epidemic had seized her
toward the last of her nursing and left
the marks of its scourge upon her. 1t
had marred her beauty, hut Samson
writes. "the girl was still very hand
some. She was kind of scared to meet
Harry for fear of what he'd think Of
those little marks on her face, but I
told her not to worry"
you are the smartest and loveliest
looking creature that | ever saw In
my life said Harry after he had held
her In his arms a moment.
But see what happened to me
look at my face" she answered.
''It is more beautiful than ever" he
said. "Those marks have doubled my
love for you. They are medals Of
honor better than this one that
wear. / want to marry you as soon
ak possible. I've been looking for
ward to that since l was sixteen"
"Then l think I'll take you and
marry you before you have chance
to fight another DUEL
81 don't hear anything hut love and
marriage" said Samson. We've been
rassling down at our house to keep
Josiah from running Off and getting
married. He's engaged already"
Engaged! To whom?' Hurry asked.
"To Annabel Brimstead. She's n
little older than he is. She laughed
ct him and promised to marry him
as soon as he was nominated for Pres
ident by all his friends. She would
now vote for him herself He has
become a good athlete and the best
scholar In school. He has every
boy and girl In the village working