Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-03-24
Continued from last week.

So his new Ire began III the Nliidse
of Springfield. Early in the autumn
Samson arrived and bought q small
house and two acres Of land on the
edge Of the village and returned to
New Salem to move his family and
furniture. When they drove along the
top of Salem hill a number of the
houses were empty and deserted, their
owners having moved away. Two of
the stores were closed. Only ten famf-
lies remained They stopped at Rut-
Lodges tavern, whose entertainment
was little sought those days. People
from the near houses came TO bid
them good-by.
Pete and Colonel inyigorated by
their long rest, but whitened by age
and with dropping heads, drew the
wagon. Sambo and the small boy rode
between Sarah and Samson Betsey
and Josiah walked ahead Of the Wag-
on, the latter leading COW That
evening they were comfortably settled
IN their new home. When The beds
we're set up and ready for the night
Sarah made some tea to go With The
cold victuals she had brought. Mr..
Lincoln ate with them and told Of his
rev work
Betsey was growing tall and slim.
She had the blond hair and fair skin
or Samson and the dark eyes of her
mother. Josiah had grown 10 be fl
bronZed, sturdy, goSd-loOkin% Lad,
very shy and sensitive.
There's a likely boy!" said Sam
son as he clapped the shoulder of his
eldest son. He's got good heart in
him"
You'll spoil him with praise"
Sarah protested and then asked rs
she turned to the young statesman
Have you heard from Bim or any Of
The Kelsos?"
Not a word. I often think Of
them"
1.-THE. es been letter in the camille
every night for Il week or 50. but we
haven't heard word from Harry or
from them,' said Sarah. Il wonder
how they're getting along in these
hard times"
II told Jack to let me know If |
could do anything TO help" Samson
assured them.
Late in November Mr.. Lincoln went
ont on the circuit with the disrin-
guished John r. Stuart, who had
taken him into partnership. Bins
letter to him bears an Endorsement on
It's envelope as follows:
This letter was forwarded from
Vandalia the week | went out on the
circuit and remained unopened in our
Office until my return six weeks later.
A. Lincoln"
The day OF his return he went th
sarah ana Samson With the letter.
''Tll get horse and start for Chi
cage tomorrow morning" said Sam
son. "They have had a double blow.
Did you read that Harry had been
kffled?"
Harry Killed." Mr. Lincoln ex-
claimed. "You don't mean to tell me
that Harry has been killed.
THE Chicago Democrat says so,
but we don't believe it," said Samson.
Here's the article. Read It and then
I'll tell you why / don't think It's So"
Abe Lincoln read the article.
You see it was dated in Tampa.
November the fifth said Samson.
Before we had read that article we
had received a letter from Harry
dated November the seventh. In the
letter he says he is all right and [
calculate that he ought to know as
much about it as anyone"
Thank God Then It's mistake
said Lincoln. I'VE can't afford TO lose
Harry l feel rather poor with Jack
Kelso gone. 1t will comfort me to do
what i can for his wife and daughter.
I'll give you every dollar I can spare
to take to Them
Samson hired horses for the jour
ney and set out early next morning
with his son, Josiah, bound for the
new city. The boy had begged to go
and both Samson and Sarah thought
it would be good for him to take a bet
fer look at Illinois than his geography
afforded.
Joe and his father set out on 81 cold
clear morning in February They got
TO Brimstead's in time for dinner.
Henry put his hand on Samsons
pommel and said in confident tone:
1El Dorado was one of the wickedest
cities in history. 1t was like Tyre and
Babylon. 1t robbed me. Look at that
pile Of stakes"
Samson saw long cord OF stakes
along the road In the edge OF the
eneadow.
4'They are the teeth of my city"
said Brimstead In low voice. 'Tve
drawed em out. They amt goin' to
bite me no more"
.gThey are the towers and steeples
OF Ml Dorado" Samson laughed "Have
any OF the notes been paid?"
mot one and can't get word
from my broker about the men who
draw the notes.-the they are or