The Glenwood post., 1922-01-19
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"I'm sorry" said McNoll. dohest
I am! I was drunk when done IT.
Samson released his prisoner.
number In the crowd which had gath
cred around them clapped their hands
and shouted, "IIurrah for the
stranger!"
A constable took Samsons hand
and said: "You deserve vote Of
thanks. That man and his friends
have made me more trouble than all
the rest Of the drinking men put to-
gether."
"And l am making trouble for my.
SELF" said Samson. Il have made my.
self ashamed. l am no fighting man.
I was never in such muss on pub
lie street before and with Gods help
1t will never happen again."
"Where do you live?" the officer
asked.
"In New Salem"
''I wish it was here. We need men
like you"
Samson wrote in his diary:
"On the way home my heart was
sore. | prayed in silence that God
would forgive me for my bad example
to the boy. 1 promised that l would
rot again misuse the strength He has
given me. In my old home l would
have been disgraced by it. The min
lister would have preached of the de-
struction that follows the violent man
to put him down; the people would
have looked askance at me. Deacon
Somers would have called me aside
to look into my soul, and Judge
Grandy and his wife would not have
Invited me to their parties. Here it's
different. A chap who can take the
law in his hands and bring the evil
man to his senses. even If he has to
hit him over the head, is looked up to.
Its n reckless country. You'feel it as
soon as you get here. In time, T fear,
l shall be as headlOng as the rest OF
them. Some way the news of my act
has got here from Springfield. Sarah
was kind of cut up. Jack Kelso has
nicknamed me The man with the iron
arms and Abe, who is better man
every way, laughs at my embarrass-
iHNll SutS l ouSul " letl lOlOltA
For one thing Jack Armstrong has
become good citizen. His wife has
fOxed pair of breeches for Abe.
They say McNoll has left the country
There has been no deviltry here since
that day. l guess the gang is broken
up-too much iron in its way"
Sarah enjoyed fixing up the cabin.
Tppl. knlSn ho1 uiyap hor Ipn,
and buffalo skins to lay on the floors
The upper room. reached by stick
ladder, had Its two beds, one Of which
Harry occupied. The children slept
below in a trundle bed that was
pushed under the larger one when 1t
was made up in the morning.
"Some time I'm going TO put in
windletrap and get rid O. that stick
ladder" Samson had said
Sarah had all the arts of the New
England home maker. Under her
hand the cabin, in color. atmosphere
and general neatness, would have de-
lighted n higher taste than was to be
found on the prairies, save In the
brain of Kelso. who really had some
acquaintance with beauty To be sure
the bed was in one corner. spread
with its upper cover knit of gray yarn
harmonizing in color with the bark
of the log walls. A handsome dark
brown buffalo robe lay beside it, The
rifle and powder horn were hung
above the niantel The fireplace had
It's crane of wrought iron.
Every one in the little village came
to the house warming. The people
were in their best clothes. The women
wore dresses of new calico-save Mrs.
Doctor Allen, who wore black silk
dress which had come with her from
her late home in Lexington BIN
Kelso came in II dress of red muslin
trimmed with white lace. Ann Eut-
ledge also wore a red dress and came
with Abe. The latter was FATHER
grotesque in his new lnsey trousers,
of better length than the former
pair, but still too short.
ut isn't fair to blame the trousers
or the tailor" he had said when he
had tried them on. "My legs are so
long that the Imagination of.the tailor
Is sure to fall short IL the cloth don't.
Next time I'll have 'em made to meas.
ure with ten-foot pole instead of
yardstlck. II they're too long l can
roll 'em up and let out link or two
when they shrink. Ever since / was a
boy have been troubled with shrink
ing pants"
Abe wore blue swallow tail coat
with brass buttons, the tails of which
were so short as to be well above the
danger of pressure when he sat down.
His cowhide shoes had been well
blackened; the blue yarn of his socks
showed above them. 'These darned
socks OF mine are rather proud and
conceited," he used to say. "They
like to show off,"
Hc wore shirt Of white, uni.
bleached cotton, II starched collar and
black tie.
In speaking of his collar to Samson.
he said that he felt like n wild horse
in a hny atoII