The Glenwood post., 1922-02-09
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CHAPTER IL-At Niagara Falls they
meet z party Of Immigrants, among them
eecides 70 60 to the Sangamon country.
Az Of the party suffer from fever and
Afus. sarahs ministrations save the life
et 4 youth. Harry Needles, In the last
stAges Of fever, and he accompanies the
TrAylors. They reach New Salem, Illinois.
and are welcomed by young ABE An-
colin.
CHAPTER ul.-AmonS the Traylors
efet ecQualntances are Ilncoln's friends,
Jeek Kslso and his pretty daughter BIN.
CHAPTpR Y;-samsen decides to 10
rowdies attsmpt to break T up tho 10 pr, proceed. es.
ngs. Lincoln hrashes Armstrong. Young
Harry Needles strikes Bap McNoll OF
CHAPTER VA few days later Harry.
eans and Woufd %ays e been rouxhiy ana used
had not BIN driven on his assaiiants with
h:hstss hetsuR R.s John MSMs the TrsyoE: %
atteihlys 70 Ann kutisdEs. Lincoln is il
courage to tell her 50.
CHAPTER vi. - Traylor helps two
slaves, who had run away from st. Louis,
p escape Eliphalet BigEs, owner Of the
sisvss. following them. attsmpts to beat
SsSot.n. SSS asS''F ana In a night has his ar"
CHAPTER vu.-Waitng for his arm
Yhom Harry Needles has fallen in love
BtgHs asks for Bins hand But her
father refuses his consent. Biggs re-
turns to 81. Louis.
CHAPTER VIII-Bim confesses to
Harry that she loves Biggs. and the
Harry volunteer for the Black Hawk war.
and leave New Salem.
the village and he and BIN elope Harry
learns OF 1t on his way home from the
war Lincoln.s advice and philosophy
sustain him in his grief.
1t was well for Harry that he was
out of the way of all this, and entered
upon adventures which absorbed his
thought. AS to what was passing with
him we have conclusive evidence in
two letters, one from Col Zachary
Taylor. In which he says:
Harry Needles is also recommend
ed for the most intrepid conduct MS II
scout and for securing information of
great value. Compelled to abandon
his wounded horse he swan riser
under fire and under the observation
of three Of our officers, through whose
help he got back to his command.
bringing II bullet in his thigh
With no knowledge of military SER
vice and n company Of unframed men.
Abe had no chance to win lnurels in
the campaign. His command did not
get In touch with the enemy. He had
his hands full maintaining a decent re-
gard for discipline among the raw
frontIersmen of his company.
When the dissatisfied volunteers
were mustered out late In May. KelsO
and Mcneil. being sick with stubborn
fever, were declared unfit for service
and sent back to New Salem as soon
as they were able to ride Abe and
Harry Joined Captain lies company
Of Independent Rangers and month
or 80 later Abe re-enlisted to serve
with Captain Early. Harry being under
surgeons care. The lntter's wound
wns not serious and on July third he
too Joined Early's command.
This company was chiefly occupied
In the moving Of supplies and the bury
ing OF few men who had been killed
In small engagements with the enemy.
II WAS II band Of rough-looking fellows
In the costume of the frontier farm
and worIishop-ragsed, dirty and un-
shorn. The company was dishanded
July tenth at Whitewater, Wisconsin,
where that night the horses of Harry
and Abe were stolen. From that point
they started on their long homeward
tramp with wounded sense OF de-
cency and justice. They felt that the
INDIANS hnd been wrongcd. that The
greed Of land grabbcrs had brutally
violated their rights. This feeling had
been deepened by the massacre of the
red women and children at Bad AK.
A number of mounted men went
with them and gave them ride now
and then Some of the travellers had
little to cat on the journey. Both Abe
and Harry suffered from hunger and
sore feet before they reached Peoria,
where they bought canoe and In the
morning Of bright day started down
the Illinois river.
They had long day Of comfort In
Its current with good store of bread
ana outer and cold meat and pie. The
prospect Of being fifty miles nearer
home before nlghtfall lightened their
hearts and they laughed freely while
Abe told of his adventures In the cam
edy with tragic scenes dragged Into 1t
ana w0cfully out Of place. Indeed he
thought 1t no more like war than pig
sticking and that was the kind OF thing
he hated.