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A Ages Yo I g es IRVING BAC BACHELLER By J Copyright Irvia nu n. n H r ABE ADE THE FIGHTER Synopsis Samson IS Samson and Sarah Tra Traylor lor with Ith their two children c JosIah And rd Betsy Betsey travel by wagon waJon In ht the summer of ot 1831 from th their lr home tn to Vergennes 3 Vt VL Vt to the West Vest the land of ot plenty Their destination Is tho the Country Countr of at the tho Sangamon In Illinois At Niagara Falls rails they meet a party part of or ImOl Immigrants rants grants r t among them a youth l named JL n McNeil t n who also Io decides e eto to goto go goto to th the th-i Sangamon country An All of or the fh li party part suffer from fever and ando o ove Sarah's ministrations save ve the lit ilfe of or a a. youth Harry Needles In tho the last sta stages es of or fever rever and he the tho The They re I reaL to New r Salem noll III and are welcomed wC by young Abe Lincoln f- f TIle Tri are Introduced o to 1 ne and decide to settle at III New Saem Etem em Amon their first a ac- ac aro are Jack Kelso helso and his hN i II II p-etty p year sixteen daughter Ml Sans Samson on and Abe Aloe cut timber for the Traylor cabin John ell McNell t a arrives s. s I t y j IV IV Continued tj 4 CHAPTER Cl i II I 5 5 5 St The lots logs for tor the tio the now new ew notice house wore were two ready rt l two days after th the c cutting cuttin he be- pan pm Martin end Samuel mH tent teams trains to haul them John Cameron Camplon Cam Cain eron plon Brno an and Peter Lukins had brought olle Ih window Indo sash alit some chipboards from flom In a small Then came bm th the tiny day of ot the raising a a n v. v l ir warm day ny In September Jill the men from coin roIn the village anti the r forms farms gathered to help make a hoarse for or the newcomers S Samson wand Jack Kelso wont went out ant for a hunt the cutting cuttin and brought In a n burl buck and ami many ninny grouse ronse for the tho be bee dinner to which every ery woman of or orthE thErl thE thE- the rl d made a n co contribution oku of o ku Ie or pie or cookies or doughnuts S fa fan n t wl be my mr part Samson fluid bad of i Kelso l but hut of whisky and n a i Nothing a ju Jug lindl word von and a n house bouse e warming n Sl had 1 answered ered t J rr t r r They Io notched ched and bored the logs Ios fend tad made pins to bind them and cut thaw h so that were to go around the fire fire- 1 pice f and window spaces Strong J vil u a dull ad Hul well trained hands bands hewed j ml fatted fitt ll the logs together Ferguson on Pined fined the fireplace with a al l mortar made o of clay In lu which lle lie ml mixed grass ass for ors or's a binder r. r This This' mol inor jrr err tr l' l he be rol rolled l Into 13 layers ers called cats c. c eh ch h eight Indies Inches long and three Inch Inches thick t Then n he laid them against the J I S gs g and amI hold held them In place with a ao woven o 1 network of stocks The first fire n fi-c fi a sow SlOW one one baked baked the tho clay Into r r. r r stone-like stone sheath inside the Ji I tend presently iH the sticks sUcks were I burned jl away lI The rhe women ha had cooked tie flit limit by hy an nn open fire tire and spread 11 the th v on a table of rou rough h boards rt UK on poles set In crotches At n 3 jy on nn one me of ot them jo a conch I fhelt he lI Then with f snouts shouts of Joy the ther thel l r- r rn n to the fireside nr sl e and for a D au nt u there was R r. tr great at spluttering ewer er the wash basins Before they ate fite tt every jy man except Abe and Sam Sarn- Ern n too tO a n pull at nt the Jug jug long long or to to quote a n phrase of the time It was tas n a cheerful company that sat down th upon the grass around the table tahle loaded plot plates s. s Their food hart had Its extra season seasoning In of merry marry Jests and Joud loud laughter Sarah was a little shocked at the forthright directness h b lr Ir eating no knives or forks or oris ort orr t r p is us being needed In that process I Jg eaten washed and packed a n 1 their dishes the women wont went hot ne at two Before they had gone cars caught a thunder of feet In the distance Looking In ID It its direction he saw a n cloud of at dust dustI hn n I the rood load and a band of horsemen toward them at nt full ull speed Abe In to t tins him and anel said I 1 see the boys Loys from Clarys Clary's Grove are Rie coining If It they get mean let me toe deal den I with Ith em Its It's m my responsibility I J wouldn't wonder I If they had bad some of t f whisky with them The boys hos arrived In a n cloud of dust and a chorus of Indian Il whoops and dismounted and hobbled their horses I. I They came toward the workers work worl workers ers erSt led h by hurl burly Jack Armstrong a stalwart hard faced blacksmith of about two twenty with broad hen henry heavy shoulder whose name nr-me bus hus gone Into history They had lied been heen drinking some soma hilt lut nr Or one of oC them theta was In the least of off his balance The They scuttled scuffled urs the Jug for a moment t In lu per- per bet good nature and then Abe Ahe nu and Mr Mrs provided cl them Ulem with the thel l best est tt n remnants of at the dinner fhe They were cre r rather noisy Soon they went ip up on on the roof oo to help wl with h the rafters s 11 l the tile The They worked r yell oil n a few minutes and su suddenly the they tuure 1111 reran scrambling being down for tor another S trill Ill nt fit the Jug The They were out for aspree a n e spree Abe Aile knew It and amI knew further furth furth- er r they had reached the limit of discretion Bo Boys s there are Indies ladies here and were wee got lIt to be he careful he said Bald li i lies Jes stick tick to the Job joh till four tour o'clock Then well we'll knock off ort for or refresh refresh- 1 t t i The Till young revelers gathered In a began hegan to whisper together 3 y l Hahn in writes that t it became evident 4 II Ib 1 ii II l iy y were going to make trouble t slid 11 s i i 1 W ir had lind I left tt the children at Rut nut fv IH Iii Ih h e ere rt of or Ann nn I w ut nt to toJ J y t try Jt p 0 Sarah und and told her she hurl had letter better go goon goon goon on and amI see If It they were all nil right Dont you get In any fl fight ht she said which shows that the women knew what was In the air Sarah led Iel the Way and the others followed her lier Those big br brn brawny n fellows from the G Grove o e when they got merry werd were lookIng lookIng look look- Ing always for fora a chance to get madat mad mati madat at sonic some man and turn him Into a plaything A chance e had come to got get t mad mud and they were going to make the most of It They l begun gan tC to growl vl with res resentment Some SOllie were were re wigging ln their lender loader Jack Arru Armstrong tr ng to fi Abe One of them ran to his horse and brought a n bottle from his saddle bag It t be began henn nn passing from mouth to mouth Tack Jack bottle before it was half emptied drained It m and ll hung flung I It high In tl the hair Il mother Another o g. g i j culled lC 1 hits mm a nog lob ana and grappled bits mm nUJ I I around the waist and there was as n desperate des des- pct ate struggle which ended ll quickly Armstrong on h-on got ot n a Hold on the nee of his and choked him th let go 0 ThiS ThiS' wits as' n not t enough for t 1 sturdy y bully of or Clar Clarys Clary's s Grove IIi U seized his follower and nud flung him s so o Iou roughly hl on the ground butt the latter lattera lay fay a for n moment st Ahns Armstrong Armstrong- on had got his blood warm and was now ready for action With a n wild whoop he be threw off oft his coat cont unbuttoned his right shirtsleeve and rolled It to o th the shoulder s shoulder and dec 1 Trio In n e. e as he swung his arm In the air nil that he could ouM out Jump out hop out run dJ w clr drag g out ant an kek cl any man manIn manIn n K w Sal J 1 In n a letter to his father Samson 11 writes e eAbe Abc Abe was wor working ln nt at my rny elbow el o I 1 saw him drop rop his hammer and get up and nd make fur for or the Ind ladder er I knew something w was s. s going to happen acid d dI I r followed him IH IR 41 it minute everyone was off the roof root and out of of othe the build build- In Jug I guess they knew knew what what ryas ns oming The big lad ael sl stood otI there swinging his arm arm a and d' d yelling like nn an Injun It was wa's a bl big arm and muscled and corded up some SOllie but I guess If Id I'd shoved the calico off of held It up tip h hed he'd tI a pulled down clown own his Uis sl sleeve I didn't t know V. just how tiow good a a aman man man manAbe Abe Abo bens ns and I 1 was kind o o. for fora a minute I J never found It so hard work to do as I I did then Honest Hon lIon est cst my hands hans kind a. a o ached I 1 wanted to go goan o oa a an 1 cuff cull that fellers feller's ears ears cars nn fin nn grab rab hold o 0 oY trim an nn to tos o s him over o the ridge pole pole Abe Abe bc werft went 11 right ht up up to him himan un un an mid ald J Jack ck you ou aint half so barn bad or half halt halto so o cordy as ns ye think yc ye are Ie You say you ou am cun throw down any man here hele I r reckon Ill I'll have ha to to show showe ye e that youre you're ml mistaken taken Ill I'll ras russle with ye e Were We're friends nn an we wont won't talk about each cach other Les Le's have hae a n friendly friend frIend- ly rase rassie In Ili a second The two men were locked to tOp ther Armstrong had lun edat Abe Abc with a yell There WitS was no friendship In lu the way he took hold Fie He was going to do o nil all the th damage he e could In lu an any N wa way he be could Half Halfe 1 p i t 7 j jt t f i I T x w When Hes He's Ro Roused sed There Theres Some Soma Something Something thing In Abe drunk Jack Is a man who would bite your our oar ear o off It was no It was w-as wasa a fight Abe mo moved mod d like lightning He lIe acted awful limber nn an well greased In a second he had gut got hold of the fellers feller's neck with his big right hand and hooked his left lert Into the cloth on his hip In that way he held helcl him himoff himoff off of and shook him as ns youve you've seen OUIdo our OUI do dog shake a woodchuck Altea Altes blood as u-as hot If the whole crowd hud had piled plied on him I guess he would have come out nil all right for when hes he's rou roused d theres there's something In Al Abe Ahe e more than bones bone and muscles I suppose its U's what I feel teel when he speaks n II piece Its It's n a kind of lightning I gue guess t's ts what our minister used to call th tine l p per o oer er of 1 the tho 11 spirit A friend of the bully Jumped In Inand inand and tried to trip A Abe c. c Harry Barry Needles Needle stood beside me Before I could move he dashed forward and nud hit that feller teller In the middle of his forehead d and knocked him flat fiat Harry hit Bal Bap oll McNeil tho the cock fighter I got up ne nest t to the kettle then and took tho the scurf off ort It Fetched one ono of ot them devils a D slap with the side of my hand that took tho the skin off ort his face and rolled him bun ov o or jr r and over oyer When I looked Armstrong was going limp Ills mouth was open and his ton tongue out With Vilh one me hand fastened to his right Ie leg and the other on tho the nape of ot his n neck heck ck Abo Abe lifted him nt at arms arm's length and gave a e him a Q toss tosa Inthe in inthe inthe the air Armstrong fell teU about ten feet from where Abe stood I and 10 lay Iny there for a minute The Tho fight was wa all out gut of him and he lie was kind of and sick Abe Ahe stood up like like a giant and his face fuce looked awful solemn Buys Boys If theres there's nn any more o 0 you OU that want trouble you u can have hayo some off oct tine the same o he said Thc They h hung ni their heads beads and not one of them made a move or said a word Abe Aire went to Armstrong and help helped d him up fI Muck Jack Im I'm Im I'm sorry that I had to hurt you m he al said You get et on to your our horse and go home Abe youre you're oure a n better man than mo me said sad the bu bully II y ns as he hc offered r ted his hand to Abe Abc Ill Til do nn anything you sa say ySo Joso the tho Clarys Clary's Grove Groo gang was vms con con- They rhey were to make inake more trouble but not again were they to Imperil the the foun foundations of ot law an and order In ln the thc little of New Kew Salem As they were starting stalling away flap Bap tur turned to Harry Needles Nee Lind shouted Ill git It even with you q J you yet yet et you ou slab-sided slab son of a n flog dog dO That Is not exactly what he lie said but hut It Is near enough CHAPTER V. V In Which the Chara Character to- to toof of Kelso Flashes Out In a Strange Adventure Th That Begins tho the Weaving of a Long Thread Jd of Roman Romance e. e The shell o of the cabin was finished that da day Its puncheon p floor va In place but hut Its upper floor was to be he laid when the tine l boards mUd were ready Its tw two doors were yet ct to be made and hun hung its thc five windows to be he fitted and made fast Its walls to b be chinked with clayy mortar Samson and harry stayed st that evening after the rest rust were were i gone genie smoothing the tine puncheon floor They made a n few nulls nails at nt the Forge targe oge after supper stepper and went over oyer to toAbe's Abo's Abos store about nine Two of till tho Clar Clarys Clary's s Grove going gang who hail tarried In th the village sat Silt In th the gloom gloom of at Its little veranda apparently asleep Doctor Doctor Doctor Doc Doc- tor Allen Jack Tack Kelso Alexander FerIson Ferguson Ferg Fer Fer- g guson Ison and Martn were sitting sitting sit sit- ting b by Its fire fireside fires while Abe sat i on the tile counter with his legs hanging off ott Im sorry we had to have trouble Samson remarked Its the only spot on the day Ill I'll never forgot the kindness kindness kind lend ne ness s of the people of or New Salem The raising bee Is a mo most t significant cant thing said Kelso Democracy tends to to universal friendship earh friendship ah works for the crowd and the crowd for tor ench each and there ther are no favorites Every Every Ev Ev- ery cry community Is like the thousand friends of ot TI Thebes I hes Most of ot Its Ita units stand together for the common good good good- for Justice law aunt and honor The Tho schools ls are spinning strands of ot democracy de do- out of nil this European wool Railroads are to pick them up and ond weave e them Into one ono great gnat rent fabric By and by hy w we e shall see tho the tan ton million Cri friends of ot America standing to together ether as did ld the thousand friends of Thebes Its n n a great grent thought said AboNo AboNo Abo Abe No man can cnn estimate the size of that mighty phalanx o of friendship all trained In one school Kelso went on Two years n ago ngo o the Encyclopedia lIn floured figured that the population of or the United Unite States In hi 1005 Xi would bo ho people and aind In 02 Wealth power science literature lit lit- all nil follow Collo lu In the train o of light lIht until The fhe causes which moved mUTed the tine sceptic sceptre of civilization from rom the Euphrates to western 1 Europe will carry carry car Hr ry It from the latter to tho the new t world They say ny that electricity and the Ih development of or the steam en engine t are re gong Jong to all men think alike Mild ald o tid Abe Ahe If It that's so 51 democracy nail and liberty will spread over o the earth ll I reckon on we wc are nicer Henr the greatest years In hl history tory It Is a privilege tl to he alive lIve And Ami young Doctor Allen Young Yonn l What n a n Gods God's bes blessed ed thing Is that I said Kelso Abe Ahe have ha ye The Cotters Cotter's Saturday Night Not jc yet t. t Its It's a heavy ho hog to hold i |