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The Glenwood post., 1922-02-09
BOOK TWO.
CHAPTER X.
In Which Abe and Samson Wrestis
and Some Raiders Come to Burn and
Stay to Repent

NV du0 SahSSh ss'SSs'S
and Some Raiders Come to Burn and
Stay to Repent
Within week after their return the
election came of and Abe was defeat
ed, although In his precinct two hum
dred and twenty-seven out of total OF
three hundred votes had been cast for
him. He began to consider which way
to turn. Maj. John T. Stuart, law
yer of Springfeld-who had been his
comrade in the "war'-had encour-
aged him to study law and. further,
had offered to lend him books. So he
looked for an occupation which would
give him leisure for study. Offut, his
former employer. had failed and clear
ed out. The young giant regarded
thoughtfully the scanty opportunities
strength into the axhead and make .
good living, but he had learned that
such a use of 1t gave him better ap-
petite for sleep than study.
John Mcneil, who for a short time
mad shared his military adventures,
had become a partner of Samuel Hill
II store larger and better stocked
han any the village had known. But
Hill and Mcneil had no need of clerk.
Roman Herndon and William Berry
had opened general store. Mr..
iTerndon offered to sell his interest to
Abe and take notes for his pay. II
vas not proposition that promised
,nything but loss. The community was
mall and there were three other
torres, and there was no other "Bill"
Ierry. who was given to drink and
lreams. us Abe knew.
Abe Lincoln had not been trained to
selgh the consequences Of business
Enterprise. The store would give him
eisure for study and New Salem could
'ifer him nothing else save consuming
oil with the nx Or the saw. He could
rot think of leaving the little cabin
'llage. There were Ann Rutledge and
mex Kelso and Samson Traylor and
Harry Needles. Every ladder climb
er In the village and on the plain
iround 1t was his friend.
Upon these people who knew and
'espected him Abe Lincoln based his
ropes. Among them he had found his
'islon and failure had not diminished
,r dlmmed 1t. He would try again
Tor place In which he could serve
hem and II he could learn to serve
SangamOn county he could learn to
serve the state and, possibly, even the
republic. With this thought and
rather poor regard for his own. In
terest his name fell into bad company
on the slgnboard Of Berry and I.in-
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kept boats 10 rent un the river shOrt.
They ate u hot supper at the tavern
and got ride with farmer who wus
going ten miles In their direction.
From his cabin some two hours Inter
they set out afoot in the darkness.
"Going home is the end of all jour-
neys." said Abe as they tramped along.
Did 1t ever occur to you that every
live creature has Its home? The fish of
the sea. the birds of the air, the beusts
Of the field and forest, the creepcrs In
the grass, all go home. Most of them
turn toward 1t when the day wanes.
The call of home Is the one voice heard
and respected all the way down the
line Of life. And, ye know, the most
wonderful and mysterious thing in nu-
ture is the power that fool animals
have to go home through great dis.
tances, like the turtle that swan from
the Bay of Biscay to his home off Van
Dieman's Land. Somehow, coming over
in a ship, he had blazed trail through
the painless deep more than ten thou.
sand miles long. It's the one miracu.
lous gift-the one call that's irresist.
ible. Don't you hear It now? never
lie down in the darkness without
thinking Of home when 1 am away"
"And It's hard to change your home
when you're wonted to it." said Harry.
"Yes, its little like dying when you
pull up the roots and move. It's been
hard on your folks"
This remark brought them up to the
greatest of mysteries. They tramped
in silence for moment. Abe broke
In upon it with these words:
II reckon there must be another
home somewhere to go to after we
have broke the last camp here, and a
kind of birds compass to help us
find it. reckon we'll hear the call of
1t as we grow older"
He stopped and took off his hat ami
looked up at the stars and added:
"If 1t isn't so don't see why the
long procession of life keeps harpine
on this subject of home. / think see
the point of the whole thing. 1t isn't
the place or the furniture that makes
1t home, but the love and peace that's
In 1t. BY and by our home isn't here
any more. 1t has moved. Our minds
begin to beat about In the undiscOv.
cred countries looking for 1t. Some.
how we got it lOcated-each man for
himself"
For another space they hurried along
without speaking.
II tell you, Harry. whatever n large
number of Intelligent folks have
agreed upon for some generations is
so-if they have been allowed to do
their, own thinking" said Abe. "It's
about the only wisdom there is"
He had sounded the keynote of the
new Democracy.
So. under the lights of heaven.
speaking in the silence of the night Of
impenetrable mysteries they jour
neyed on toward the land of plenty.
"1t's as still rs graveyard" Harry
whispered when they had climbed the
bluff by the mill long after midEight
and were near the little village.
They're all buried in Sleep" SAID
Abe. "We'l get Rutledge out Of bed.
He'll give us shakedown some
where"
His loud rap on the door Of the tav.
ern signalized more than desire for
rest in the weary travellers. for just
then a cycle of their lives had ended.
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coin. Before he took his place In the
store he walked to Springfield and
borrowed a law book from his friend
Major Stuart.
The career of the firm began on
hot day late in August with Bill Berry
smoking his pipe in chair on the lit
tie yeranda of the store and Abe Lin
coin sprawled in the shade Of a tree
that partly overhung its roof. reading
A law book. The face Of Mr.. Berry
suddenly assumed look Of anima-
ton. A small, yellow dog which had
been lying In repose beside him rose
and growled, his hair rising, and with
n little cry Of alarm and astonish-
ment fled under the store.
Here comes Steve Nuckles on his
old mare with lion following him"
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Suddenly the Darkness Seemed to FIN
With Moving Figures."
ance. Stephen NucKles came out Of
the grove.
1.-THE rest O. that ar party done gone
upstairs to roost," said the minister.
81 reckon my dog'll keep 'em thar. We
better Jest tote these men inter the
house an have prayin' bee. I've got
a right smart good chanct, now, to
whop OF Satan"
Then the party-save Harry Needles
who stayed in the grove to keep watch
took its captives into the cabin.
Three Of them were boys from
eighteen to twenty years Of age. The
other was a lanky, bearded Tennes
seean some forty years old. One Of the
young lads had hurt his hand in the
evenings frolic. Blood was dripping
from It. The four sat silent and fear.
full and ashamed.
Sarah made tea and put 1t with meat
and milk and doughnuts and bread and
butter on the table for them. Samson
washed and bandaged the boy's
wound. The captives ate as If they
were hungry, while the minister went
out to feed his dog. When the men
had finished eating Samson offered
them tobacco. The Oldest man filled
his pipe and lighted 1t with a coal
Not one of the captives had said .
word until this tall Tennesseean re-
marked after his pipe was going:
"Thankee, mister. You done bees
right gosd to m"
"Who told you to come herei" Sam
son demanded.
"Twere man from st. Louis. He
done said you hated the South an
were holpin' niggers to run away
And he offered to pay you to come
here and burn this house and run
Traylor out Of the county. didn't hep
Abe asked.
He did-yes, suh-he suah did,"
answered the man-like q child In his
ignorance and simplicity.
II thought So" Abe rejoined. You
tackled big job, my friend. Did you
know that every one Of you could be
sent to prison for term of years. and
I've good mind to see that you go
there. You men have got to begin
right now to behave yourselves mighty
proper or you'll begin to sup sorrow"
Stephen Nuckles returned as Abe
was speaking.
"You Jest leave 'em to me, Mr.. Lin
coln." he said 'These be good men,
but ol' Satan done got his hooks on
'em. Mis- Traylor, ef you don't mind,
be goin' to do Job O. prayln' right
now. Men, you Jest git down on 20
knees right hyar along O me-"
1t is recorded later in the diary that
the rude Shepherd Of the prairies
worked with these men on their farms
for weeks until he had them wontsd
to the fold.
ITO be continued)
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"Have you heard from home?" Abe
asked hs they padded on.
Not a word,' said Harry.
You're not expecting to meet BIN
Kelso?"
That's the best part of getting
home for me- said Harry, turning
with smile.
Let her drift for minute" said
Abe. I've got letter from Jalnea
Rutledge that | want to read TO you.
There's big lesson in 1t for both of
us-something to remember as long
as we live"
Abe read the letter. Harry sat mo-
tlOnless. Slowly his head bent for
ward until his chin touched his breast
Abe said with II tender note In his
voice as he folded the letter:
"This man is well along in life. He
hasn't youth to help him as you have.
See how he takes 1t and she's the only
child he has. There are millions of
pretty girls In the world for YOU to
choose from"
Il know 1t, but there's only one Bin
kelso in the world" Harry answered
mournfully. "She was the one
loved"
Yes, but you'll find another. II
looks serious, but 1t isn't-you're so
young Hold up your head and keep
going. You'll be happy again soon"
Maybe, but | don't see how" said
the boy.
There are lots of things you can't
see from where you are ut this present
moment. There are good many miles
ahead o you. reckon. and one thing
you'll see plainly. by and by-that It's
all for the best. I've suffered lot N.Y.
self but can see now it has been II
help to me. There isn't an hour of 1t ia
be willing to give up"
They padded along In silence for a
time.
I'll was MY fault" said Harry pres
emily. II never could say the half /
wanted to when she was with me. NV
tongue is too slow. She gave me n
chahce ana l wasn't man enough to
take it. That's all I've got to say on
tnitt subject.
Some time afterward In u letter to
his father the boy wrote:
Il often think of that ride down the
river and the way he talked to me. 1t
was so gentle. He was II big. mower
iui giant of man who weig. ed over
two hundred pounds. all of it bone and
muscle. But under his great strength
was a woinaI's gentleness under the
dirty, ragged clothes and the rough,
brown skin grimy with dust and
perspiration, was one of the cleanesr
souls that ever came to this world. /
don't mean that he was like Il minis.
ter. He could tell IL story w..n plell,
rough talk In 1t, but always for pur-
pose. He hated dirt on tie hands or
on the tongue. He owed flowers liz.
a woman. He loved to look at tis
stars at night and the coIors cl the
sunset and the morning dew on tn,
meadows. I never saw n man SO much
In love with fun and beauty"
They reached Havana that evening
and sold their canoe to man wh"
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since he left it. Abe had had letter
from Rutledge which gave him the
news of Bins elopement. The letter
said:
81 was over to Beardstown the day
Kelso and Mcneil got off the steamer.
brought them home with me. Kelso
was bigger than his trouble. Said that
the ways of youth were part of the
great plan. "Thorns! Thorns! |! he said.
They are the teachers of wisdom and
who am that should think myself
or my daughter too good Sor the like,
since 1t is written thnt Jesus Christ
did not complain OF themT"
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Old Mare"
said Berry. "If we amt careful we'll
git prayed for plenty"
IF the customers don't come faster
l reckon we'll need it," said Abe.
"Howdy." said the minister as he
stopped at the hitching bar, dismount-
ed and tied his mare. Don't be
skeered O. this ERE dog. He were tied
when I left home but he chawed his
rope an come alter me. l reckon II
nobody feeds him he'll patter back to-
night Any plug tobacco?'
"a backload OF It," said Berry, go
ing into the store to wait on the min
lister.
When they came out the latter
carved off corner of the plug with
hN iack-knife, put it into his mouth
and sat down on the doorstep.
"Where do Samson Traylor uve7"
Abe took him to the road and point
ed the way.
There be gOin' to be raid" said
Nnckles. II reckon, by all I've heard.
It'll come on tonight"
"A raid! Who's going to be raid.
ed?" Abe asked.
"Them Traylor folks. Thar be a
st. Louis man, name O. Biggs. done
stirred up the folks from MissSurey
and Tennessee on the south road bout
the Yankee who holps the niggers out
o. bondage. They be goin' to do some
regulatin' tonight. OF Satan'll break
loose. Eff you don't wa'ch out they'll
come over an burn his house sartin."
well watch out" said Abe. "They
don't know Traylor. He's one of the
best men in this county,"
i've heered he were he man an
a right powerful, God-fearin' man."
said the minister.
Hes one Of the best men that ever
came to this country and any one
that wants to try his strength is well
come to; don't" said Abe. Are you
going over there?"
II were goin' to warn 'em an help
'em eff CAIN"
"Well, go on, but don't stir 'em up"
Abe cautioned him. Don't say word
about the raid. I'll be over there with
some other fellers soon after sun
down. Well just tell 'em it's a he
party come over for a story-tellin' an
a rassle. reckon We'll have some
fun. Ride on over and take supper
with 'em. They're worth knowing"
In q few minutes the minister
mounted his horse and rode away fol.
lowed by his big dog.
"If I was you 1 wouldn't CO." said
Berry.
"Why notl"
"It'll hurt trade. Let the rest of
Traylor's friends go over. There's
enough Of EN-"
ave must all sfand as one man for
law and order" said Abe. "If we
don't there won't be any,"
As soon as Abe had had his supper
he went from house to house and
asked the men to come to his store
for a piece of important business.
When they had come he told them
what was In the wind. Soon after that
hour Abe and Philemon Morris, and
Alexander Ferguson. and Martin Wad.
dell and Robert Johnson and Joshua
Miller and Jack Kelso and Samuel
Hill and John Mcneil set out for the
Traylor cabin. Samson greeted the
party with n look of surprise.
"Have you come out to hang me?"
he asked.
mo just to hang around ye." said
Abe.
"This time it's henrt warmin',"
Jack 'Kelso averred. 1--WE left our
wives at home so that we could pay
our compliments to Mrs. Traylor
without reserve, knowing you to be a
man nb0ve jealousy"
ats what we call he party, on
the prairles," said Ferguson. "Tor
one thing wanted to see Abe and
the minister have rassle."
{ The Reverend Stephen Nuckle~
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PRODUCING MILK FOR PROFIT
Like Real Business Man Farmer Can
not Afford to~keep Unprofit-
,t. able Producers

The way to make money out Of the
production of milk, Is to begin at
home. Weed out Improbable produc-
ers: No real business man win keep
a workman In his employ week II
he is an Improbable producer. and
the COW is the dairyman's machine.
the dairyman's workman.
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Tabloid FAIRY TaIs.

without looking toward the mill
tinri9 hop wi'tIow his wife rushed on
ant hr.. on l'me."
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the windows of Radford's store be-
cause he had refused to sell them liquor.
Don't say anything about It," Abe
cautioned her. "Just 20 into the house
with Sarah Traylor and sit down and
have good visit Well look after
the raiders"
Then Abe told Samson what was
up. The men concealed themselves in
some bushes by the roadside while the
minister sat close against an end of
the house with his bloodhound beside
him. Before they were settled In
their places they heard the regulators
coming. There were eight men in the
party according to Abe's count as
they passed. The men. In conceal.
ment, hurried to the cabin and sur
rounded 1t. crouched against the
walls. In moment they could see
big spot, blacker than the darkness.
moving tovSard them. It was the
massed raiders. They came ON with
the stealth of cat nearing Its prey.
A lionlike roar broke the silence. The
preachers bloodhound leaped forward.
1he WdlpHS men Sprang to their feet
and charged. The raiders turned and
ran, pell nell. in panic toward their
horses. Suddenly the darkness seemed
to fill with moving figures. One of
the f1eeing men, whose coat tails the
dog had seized, was yelling for help.
The minister rescued him and the dog
went on roaring after the others.
When the New Salemltes got to the
edge of the grove they could hear a
number of regulators climbing into
the treetops. Samson had man In
each hand; Abe had another, while
Harry Needles and Alexander Fergu.
son were In possession of the man
whom the dog had captured. The
minister was out In the grove with
his bloodhound that wns barking and
growing under tree. Jack Kelso
arrived with lantern. One of Sam.
sons captives began swearing and
struggling to get away. Samson gave
him little shake and bade him be
quiet. The man uttered cry of fear
and pain and offered no more resist
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-20
CHEST FUNDS
DISTRIBUTED
December Allotment Given
81 Agencies

Tho December Community fund
allotment of s43.ss1.s2 was mailed
"wednesday to the 81 agencies of the
fund. This amount represents one
tBnth Of the reduced budget. payment
having already been made for Oc-
tober and November Of tho second
fiscal year.
A. tho distribution for these two
g0onths was n.sde on tentativs
basis, pending the outcome OF tho
drive. this amount will be subtractei
from the 75 per cent budget. as de-
cided at this board Of directors meet
ing Monday. and the remainder dis
trfbutsd over ten monthly payments
"a list OF contributors. with ad.
dresses and amounts viii be publish
- sorne time the latter part of Janu-
ary," DIR. Park Weed Willis, presf.
dent Of the fund. announced wednes-
day. Tor this reason we are strong.
~ urging everyone who worked dur
Ing tho drive TO rec that all pledges
are In the office.
AT that time we will begin carding
and indexing tho $4,000 names, and
on tbs 18th Of January this list vii.
- to press"
Tho December distribution, WITH
ne amounts TO each agency. tol.
1ows
American RED Cross. si.sea.ss;
<AnnrTubercularlosis league. $1,000. 90:
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Boy Scouts. si.o4s.ss: Briscoe Orphan
Boys. si.b7s.oo: Campfire Girls.
$4,000: Columbia Conf. Home.
sffs.7T: Deaconess Settlement. s72 81
Disabled American Veterans. $3.50. 90.
Educational Center. Council Jewish
Women. ss37.so: Florence crittendan
Home. s27f 50. House Of Good shep.
herd sssf.5s; King County Humane,
siso.s5: Ladies' of the q. A. X. Home,
s43.75: Ladies' Montefiore society.
1880: Ladies' Relief society. Seattle
Children's Home. f3s4.75: Lebanon
Rescue Home. s233 90. Lighthouse for
the Blind. s2e2.75: Lutheran Mission.
S255.33. Lying Home association.
1is.3s: Near East Relief. 5000. es:
". w. Division Com. Service. ISL 10;
Olive Branch Mission. $3.50: Pacific
Coast Rescue and Protective associa.
ton. s6s7.z9: Ruth School for Girls,
s4ss.ss: Ryther Child Homo. 81. los. SO:
Salvation Army. s2.2z5.s7: scandina.
Wan Seamen's Mission. sfes.fs: Sc
attis Community Fund. tf.si2.ss: Sc
attic Community Service, sss5.73:
Seattle Council Catholic Women.
sfos.33: Seattle Day Nursery, s37s.sf:
Seattle Hebrew Benefit, tssi.7o: Sc.
attic Jr. Home Seattle Pacific Col
lege. 1921 Sc: siloah Mission. sf45.s3;
Social Welfare league. s7.s3s.s7:
State Y. NJ. G. A., tsbs.44: st.
Thercsa's. $685.: st. Vincent de
Paul Society. ssfsgo: Theodore
Home. ss20.22: Travellers Aid So.
ciety. ssos.32: q. OF w. Y. M. c. A..
s515.ss; u. Of w. Y. w. c. A., sfis.ss;
Volunteers Of America, si.2ss.3s:
Washington Chiidren's Home $751;. so,
Washington Howard Association.
$4,000: w. G. T. u, Americanization
department, $1,000: White Cross Anti.
Narcotic league. s2sf.66; Young
Ladies' Inst. club. s1sf.ss: Y. M. G.
A. gocaD. s4.4eo.s2: Young Mems
Hebrew Association. s2sG. 90: Y. w. c.
A. Gocal). sa.bSs.ss. Total. s4s.s51.72.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-20
Differs With Eckstein on
State Taxation Problems
Real Estate Man Asks Commission Head
Some Questions Regarding Report

all state. county. school and mu.
nicipal purposes. how does Mr., Eek.
stein arrive at the conclusion that
an income tax upon tho entire In.
come producing wealth and ability
OF tho state would produce less
rcvenuef
have always understood that all
taxes should DO paid out OF income
Taxes can only be- paid either out
OF income or out OF principal. To
pay taxes out of principal IL a
vicious, confiscatory procedure that
would eventually destroy capital.
QUOTES AUTHORITIES
CLASSIC AND MODERN
Finally. with regard to Mr.. Eek.
steins opposition to direct taxation
he seems 20 think that Il Is better
for a citizen 20 pay $50 indirectly
and not know II than for him 10 pay
tio with exact knowledge. l will
simply quote few lines from Her
bert Spencer on this subject:
"onc conclusion. however. Ia clear.
State burdens. however proper
toned among citizens. should DO
horne by ALL Every ono who re-
colves the benefits which govern.
ment gives should pay some share
OF tho costs OF government. and
should directly and not indirectly
pay II. This last requirement IN all.
important Tho aim Of tho poli,i.
funds In such ways as shall leave
the citizen partly or wholly uncon.
scious Of tho deductions made from
HIS income. But thu. system. being
ono which takes furtively sums
which should not bo achieved Tho
resistance TO taxation. thus evadcd.
IL a wholesome resistance; and. II
not evaded would put a proper
check on public expenditure. A
maxim perpetuaily repeated was
Taxation without representation Il
robbery Experiences has since mada
II clear that. on tho other hand.
representation without taxation en-.
tails robbery
WIN Ecksteln say that Spencer
was wrong. or that thexe clrcum.
stances do not apply TO tho city Of
Seattle or tho state OF Washington
II modern authority IL needed. lot
me quote The Bach. Review"
summary OF the general financial
and business situation. published In
New York. December :. isz..
In England every income OF $500
and upward per annum 10 taxed.
Under a systcm like that the whole
nation feels directly the burden Of
taxation. This fosters . spirit In
every citizen OF intense intsres, In
the government conduct. especially
a. related to the expenses Of carry.
ing n on II creates a Widespread
disapprovAl OF official cxsrAvagance.
The power OF popular opinion thus
generated. must have a strong effect
In keeping down tho cost of govern.
ment
In this country we have no such
safety valve against exsravaxancs of
administration. a comparatively
few peopis pay the saxes-
ROBERT II. ATKrN,
John Davis . Col.
eof Second Ava
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-12-20
Seattle Folks Haze
Real Exciting Niqhts

Exciting nights: Wen ssy 80.
Lets u Seattle folks have had
real exciting nighfs, Judging by
NJ number Il letters received
~ Tho Stars Exciting Night"
eonte~t.
Cari w. Fickiesen, sIs Orcss
-, writes Of being out In an
epsn boat one night after tho
- that he had bc~n on was
oogDodoed BY . German subma-
riua Talk shout excitcsncnt--he
had -
a story from p. Ursin. 1908 Boren
ave. tells Of night while on q big
oame hunt In Canada lilo was sleep
NJ away from camp and using a
beaver he had shot xs a pillow. WAX
1ng up in the night he ssw a pair of
oreat yellow eyes right near him and
JDoking his way. After long walt
ursin gays he succeeded In getting
his rtfle In position and firing at
What he soon found to be a great
u.0untsin lion.
Nearly everyone IN Seattle has az.
perienced an exciting night like these
and nobody Is barred from the con
test The Star In running this con
test tn connection with the showing
~ d. w. Griffith's Ono Exciting
Night" starting at the Blue Mouse
next Saturday. The Star wants you
- write q vivid description Of your
most exciting night and send IL 10
the Exciting Night Editor. The
star" Try not to exceed 200 words
= the essay and use only one side
- the paper. The writer's Of the best
three will be awarded the following
prizes: First. es5; second. $40; third.
no The Star win publish the best
o{x.