Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-01-20
what you goin' 10 dog / says.

'Me?' says the minister. I be
goin' TO rassle with Satan for the soul
o that ar man, an If you keep watch
! reckon you'll see at the ground'll be
scratched up some fore l git through
He loosened his collar an knelr on
his coat and began to pray that the
mans soul would see its wickedness
and repent. You could have heard him
half mile away.
"Mr. Traylor drove off with the
damaged SLAYER settin beside him and
the saddle boss hitched to the rear
axle. I see my chance an before that
prayer ended / had got the fugitives
under'some hay in my wagon and start
ed off with them on my way TO Liy-
lngston county could hear the pray
in until got over the hill into Canaan
barrens. AT shutdown / left them in
good hands thirty miles up the road
In frontier newspaper OF that
time it is recorded that the minister
and his dog kept the SLAYER on the roof
all day, vainly trying with prayer and
exhortation to convert his soul. The
man stopped swearing before dinner
and on his promise not again to violate
the commandment good meal was
handed up TO him. He was liberated
at shutdown and spent the night with
Brimstead.
who is that big sucker who grabbed
my friend?" the stranger asked Brim-
stead.
His name is Samson Traylor.
Comes from Vermont was The an
swer.
IF he don't look out Iiph Biggs'll
kill him--certain."
Samson spoke not more than a dozen
words on his way back to New Salem.
Amazed and little shocked by his
own conduct he sat thinking. After
all he had heard and seen, the threat
of the young upstart had provoked
him beyond his power of endurance.
The sensitive mind Of the New Eng.
lander had been hurt by the story Of
/ the fugitives. Upon this hurt the
young man had poured the turpentine
Of naughty, imperial manners. The
more he thought Of 1t the less inclined
he was to reproach himself for his
| violence. Slavery was relic Of an
cient Imperialism. 1t had no right In
free America. There could be no
peace with it save for q little time.
The Missourians would tell their
friends of the lawless and violent men
OF the North, who cared not fig FOL
the property rights of SOutherner
The stories would travel like fire II
dry grass.
So, swiftly, the thoughts OF mer
We're being prepared for the great bat
tie lines of the future. Samson saw
the peril of it.
| AS they rode along young Mr.. Biggs
complained Of pain and Samson made
a sling Of his muffier and put 1t over
the neck and arm OF the injured Biggs
and drove with care to avoid jolting
For the first time Samson took care
full and sympathetic look at him. He
was handsome youth, about six fee,
tall. with dark eyes and hair and q
small black mustache and teeth very
white and even.
In New Salem Samson took him to
| Doctor Aliens office and helped the
doctor in setting the broken bone
found Abe reading his law book and
gave him an account of his adventure
I'm both glad and sorry said Abe.
I'm glad that you licked the SLAYER
and got the negroes out of his reach.
reckon I'd have done the same IL
could I'm sorry because 1t looks to
me like the beginning Of many trou-
bles. The whole subject OF slavery is
full Of danger. Naturally Southern
men will fight for their property, and
there Is growing number In the
North who will fight for their prin-
ciples. II we all get to fighting, /
wonder what will become Of the coun-
try. 1t reminds me Of the man who
found skunk In his house His boy
was going after the critter with 8
club.
Look here, boy he said, when
| you've got skunk in the house, it's a
good time to be careful. You might
spyle the skunk with that club, but
the skunk would be right certain to
spyle the house. While he's our guest,
| reckon Well have TO be polite,
whether we want to or not
That evening Samson set down the
events Of the day in his book and
| quoted the dialogue in Offut's store In
which he had had part. On The first
!, OF February, 1910, he put these words
! under the entry:
| II wouldn't wonder il this was the
| first trip on the Underground rail.
! road"
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