Show I IA A mW Z Zo A STORY T D EP o i r T r TI I IA Nb 9 I BOOK TWO CHAPTER X X 11 11 In Which Abe and Samson Wrestle and Some Some Raiders Come to Durn Burn an and Stay to Repent Within a week after utter their return th the the e election came art orf and Ahe Abe was defeated defeat defeat- ed ed although m to his precinct two hundred hun him dred and seven twenty en e out of a total o othree of three hundred had hl been n cast fo for fill him He begun began to consider m which way to turn Maj John l T. T Stuart a low luw yet jer PI of Springfield who Springfield who had b been cn hi his comrade In lu the w wd hail r r had encouraged encouraged aged him to study law and further hat had offered to lend lead him books So In ht he looked for an nn occupation which would I Ie IJ J Rive give e him leisure for study his i former employer had tailed failed and clear clear- ed cd out The young oun giant regarded thoughtfully the scanty opportunities les lesot of ot the village lie Ile could hurl Ins Ills great t rel strength th Into Ino the and make a good living lI but bItt he hind had teamed learned that SUCh Buch a n use of It 11 care ua vc hm him a n better appetite ap up- petite for sleep than study John Tulin McNeil 1 who for n u short time had shared his military n adventures hail had become a part partner cr of Samuel Hill HillIn In a a store larger a and tI better beneI stocked titan than nn any the village had hat known But Bui Hill Bill and McNeil Ie ell had no na nt need etl of a n clerk cieri Roman norum on and William Den Berry had opened a general store stoie Mr He on to sell his Interest to toAbe toAbe Abe Abc and anel take notes for fOl his pay par It Its s was OS as not a a proposition that promised anything but loss loss The community was wn small and there were three other othel Floras t l and there was no er Bill BIn Leery who was WIS given gi to drink and aud 1 tint S. S u ii as Abe knew Abe Lincoln had not been trained to the consequences consequence of a n business Ue 2 The he store would give gi him himl l leisure ls lre for stull study and Now New Salem could iSTer ITer him hire nothing else ebe save sn consuming t toil il with the tIle ax 11 or tr 1 the saw SIl SIllIe lIe He could no na think of leaving the little cabin oj il lIn there e Thc e were Ann and Jock Jack l and Samson lIn Traylor and Harry Needles s Ever Every In ladder del climber climb er or r In tt the e vt lage and oil on the plain tu around II I it was as his friend Upon tho these e people who knew and r respected him Abe Abc Lincoln based his ho bolos os Among them theta he had found hi hl his vision and mill failure had not diminished or dimmed dammed it He would try again for 01 a It place In n which he could serve sene tl ti-mu ti em and amI if he could learn to serve sel Sangamon lInOn count county he lie could learn to serve lime Ilu st stifle state te and possibly even en the thi 1 republic With tills this thought and a n ru poor regard for his own In- In hl hit his name fell Into hal had company QI on n the tile signboard of ot Berry and Lin coIn coln un Before he took tool his place in III the f store he walked to Springfield and anti borrowed a law book from his friend Major Stuart The rite career of ot the time firm began on a OJ ahot Limit hot day clay late In August with Bill Dill Berry Derry his pipe ph-pc In a chair on the litI lit- lit I f 5 lit S 7 I 1 l Here Comes Steve Nuckles on His Old Marc tie veranda of the store and Abe Lincoln Lincoln Lin tin coln Chin sprawled In the shade of ot a n tree that lint pa partly overhung I Its roof reading fl Q law Inv book The fhe face of ot Mr Berry Derry suddenly lI assumed a look of ot anima anima- tion l. A small yellow v do dog which l had Jn I lying In repose beside him ro rose e ud 1111 uil growled his hair rising ant and with It II mile lute cry of or alarm and astonish astonish- I Wilt Mem fled Bed under the store Here I comes Steve Ste Nuckles on his 5 t with a lion following him Irry If It wo ao aint ea careful WeI ful 1 welT 6 It eyed l-d l for tor or t L If the customers dont don't come comae faster I II I reckon well we'll need It said ald Abe Abc Howdy said the minister as he stopped at nt the hitching bar dismounted dismount dismount- ed and antl tied tied- his mare marc Dont Dout be hl I ered o o. this ere dog He were tied when wIlen I left home but he well his his' rope an nn an COniC come ater me I reckon If It nobody feeds him hell he'll patter back balk to to- night Au Any plu plug tobacco A of It said Berry going go go- oIn o- o lug ing In Into the store sto-e to wait on on the minis nun min is 1st Isler cr er When hen they came canto out the time lutt latter r carved oft off a n corner of or time the plug with I his jam knife Jack k knife put It Into nto his mouth and sat Fut down on the time doorstep Where do Samson Traylor lIehe live lI Abe he took him to the road roid and ami point point- id ed the h way There be golu to be a n raid mId moldy said 1 I reckon by hI nil all Ive I've It'll come comae on tonight A raid Who's hos going to be he raided raided raid raid- ed Abe Ahe asked Them Traylor folks Thur be he a u St St. Louis man moan name o o 0 nIg Biggs Biggs' s. s done dune stirred up the folks Culk from flom and Tennessee ee or the south road ond brut bout the Yankee who holp the out o o. bondage They limey be gum to do some tonight 01 break loose Ef jou on dont don't out the they'll 11 come over rl an all burn barn h his s house Well watch out sn said sad Abe Abc The They lont dont know Imo lm Traylor I or lies lie's one of ot the thee e bet test t men then In Jn this count county Ive hercl he Ile were a he man lUan an ana ani a i right powerful erful Cod God fearin man aid vaid the time minister Ups Hos one lie of time the best het men that ever came mile to this country and amid any anyone one that hat warns wants to fI try ty his strength is welcome wel wel- come corne to I dont don't said Abe Are re you OU going oln on over r there I were goin oin to warn em an nn help eat em 1111 ef of I cain Well Veil go on but hut dont don't stir em cm up I be Abe cautioned him Dont say ny a wor word the he Ill raid Ill I'll be dives r there with some ome oilier oller lIers fellers soon soon after sun sun- lown Well We'll just jut tell em Its It's n a he lie hearty party arty come ome over 1 for rOl a story tellin an ana a rassie Ie I reckon well we'll II have hl some fun un Ride hide on over pr and take supper with em They're worth north knowing In a Ce minutes minutes the minister r mounted his hOl horse e and rode awa away fol- fol ow d by hy his big hie hi thug dog If I was tras you ou I wouldn't go 0 sad saId Berry Berr- erry Why not hurt e. e f Let the rest of or I Traylor's friends go JO over r 1 Theres There's nough of em We WI must nil all s stand as one man for forlaw forlaw law aw and Ol order ler aid Said Abe Ahe If we there wont won't h be an any any j js As s soon oon n as Abe Ahe h d had hall his supper 11 he e went from tram hou house e e to tn house e and Hul asked the men to come to hii his store for or a piece e of Important business I When they hind had come ome h heu he told old them what hilt hat was In III the wind nInd Soon after that hour our Abe Abo and Philemon Morrs Morr's and amid Alexander Fer Ferguson un and II Martin Wadell Wad rul 11 dell ell 1 and anti Robert Johnson 01 and Joshua hun and Tall Tacit Kelso and Samuel HIli III and John McNeil McNell Ic set Iet out for the Traylor lor cabin Samson greeted the thearty party arty with a n look of surprise Have you OU route come out to han hang me he e asked No o Just to hang around e ye e said Ab Abe be This time Its It's a n heart henrt Jack Ink ack Kelso Keso nv a We left our wives vl at nt home so that we could pay our ur compliments to Mrs rs Traylor I or wIthout re reserve e cr knowing you u to lie he a aman aman aman man above e Jealousy Its what we Wl call nil a he party on time tile le prairies said Ferguson For Forne 10 one ne thing I wanted to see PC Abe Ahe and andle the le minister have e a n The Hever Reverend nl Stephen Nil Nuckles rk stood tood In front of ot the door with Sarah Surah and nd Harry Hurry and the flit children lie non was teas a famous wrestler I rassie like I l used med to could hut but tit I be hI to ghe give ye e mm a. a tn try Ah Abe said aid the time minister better hetter save your our strength for or ol of Satan said fald Ahe Abe Co ho on on Abe Abc the others urged Give him a n try Abe Ahe modestly stepped forward luthe In lu Ini the i last year par he had grown glown I less s Inclined In In- to that kind of ot fun The took tool hold of ot each cacti other other- collar colinI and elbow I how They parried with heir feet i for an nn In Instant Suddenly Ages Abe's lon long right I leg drought caught Itself behind the left knee of the minister r. r It was as the hip lock us the they called It those days s Once On securer secured the stronger wr man tann was almost sure to prevail and quickly The sturdy circuit rider stood nn against InS It If for a second until Abe sprang his bow how Then the heels of the former flew upward upward up up- ward and his boo body conic came down dotin to tin the grass hack back first That ar nr done popped m my wind ha hag bag said the minister as he got up Call In In said John ant and to tie others echoed ItI It I WI call caU In Samson Tra Traylor sold said the I minister r. r At tit last las t. t tk toM a hill lou bag I 1 I been heen a n subject of af talk amid argument In the stores and ond hou houses honors s of New v Salem Sa Su lem tent was about to come cOllie to pass pass pass-II n trial of ot strength and agility bet between n the two towo great lions of San Sangamon coon ty tT Either of ot them would have hn-e given give givena he a 11 months month's work to avoid It Now we shall see which Is the son of or and which the son of or Telethon Tele- Tele mon thon Kel Kelso o shouted How flow shall we rassie Samson asked l I 1 dont don't care said Abe Rough Bough h and tumble Ier Ferguson proposed pro pro- posed Both Bolh men agreed ThC They bent hent low low- Intently watching each ench other their great rent hands outreaching The They stood braced for a second and suddenly nl Loth sprang forward vard Their TheIr shoulders came Iame together with a thud It was two big bit hl bison on bulls hurling their el weight ht In the first shock of or battle For n a breath each ench bore with all hl his strength t i an and then closed with his ad 1 ersary Each Buch had an nn under hold with one the other hooked hooted around a n shoulder Samson lifted Abe from flom his feet Ct but hut the latter with tremendous tremendous tre tre- efforts loosened the of the time and re regained the turf They rimey struggled across the door dooryard the ground trembling beneath their feet They TIe went tweet against n the side Ide of the hou house e shaking It with the time force of their Impact Sam Samson on had hind broken the grip of one of Ages Abe's hands and now had had- his Iris feet Ceet In the air again but the young oun giant clung dunt to hip ane anti and shoulder and wriggled back to his foothold Those lesser men were ere thrilled and amI a n little frightened by the time ml mighty struggle le Knowing the strength of ot the time wrestlers they felt a fear of broken bones Each had hat torn a rent in the time coat oat of the other If It they kept kepton on there thel was us dan danger er that both bolh would be stripped The children had he begun un unto to cr cry Sarah begged the struggling men omen to stop mind they obe obeyed ed her If If any of you fellers think throats that's run fun you can have hn my place said Abe Ahe r C i I t m 1 1 ly lyt t 1 n V VI I 7 I 1 I t 1 tit t r 1 Suddenly the Darkness Seemed to Fill With Moving Figures Sam Samson wi I declare you on elected the St man uman in ill this county Youve You've got time tIle lIlu muscle dt of n mm grizzly gala bear Im I'm glad to he be quit qui I o 0 je ye C It aini nin a fa fair election Abe Aile Samson Sam SlIn- son laughed If It you ou were for III the right li ht you could 1101 me This little brush was nothing Your heart hear wasn't to In n It and by hy thunder Al Ale c e. e n when It comes omes to tm bavin Navin in fun I rn rather th I guess wed we'd both do du better hetter to le Ic each r n alone taint exactly good r amusement emen not for fOI us Abe agreed It was growing III dark luk Ann arrived on her puny pony and called Abe aside and tol tumid told him hint that the raiders were in ill the village and nOli were were breaking the windows s of or store stoic because because be Ite- cause ume he hail had refused to sell them liquor Dont DolIt sa say anything about It Abe cautioned her Just Jest go o into inlo the thc house with Sarah Traylor lor and anil sit down and have Im a n good hood visit Well We'll look afur otla the raiders Then Abe told Samson what was up The men uteri concealed themselves e In some hushes bushes by the roadside while tits the minister er sat close dooc against lI an end of oe the house with his bloodhound h lt him Before they were sl settled In their places they lIe h heard the le regulators coming There were eight men tarn In the party according to Ages Abe's count as liS liSth th they passed The men amen In COlwell concealment conceal 1 ment hurried to time cabin and surrounded surrounded sur sur- ur- ur rounded It crouched ego the tIll walls In a 0 moment thc they could see fet n a abig big spot blacker than the darkness s mowing moving toward them It was the time mu massed raiders They came canoe on with the st stealth of a II cat cot nearing Hearing Its prey A roar broke the silence The rule preachers preacher's bloodhound leaped forward Ill The waiting lU men n sprang to their r feet et and charged The rime raiders turned and amid ran 11 i ell moll mell In a n panic toward to their horses Suddenly time tile darkness seemed Beamed to lilt Jill with moving figures One Olle of the 11 hoeing Up PC Ing men whose coat tails the th dog had bad seized u was yelling for fur help The minister re rescued him hint and the dog went on roaring after the time others other When the New Net got tot to the edge of or the grove the they could hear a n number lumber of or regulators climbing Into rime ille tI Samson had hod a man In ht each arh hand Abe hail had another while hilt Harry farr Needles and Meander on ann were ere In lit possession of the time man Thom hoin the dog had hued captured Ih The Thu was out in the grove with Ms ills bloodhound that was barking and anil I growling ua ler a ra tree Jack Bohn K l 1 I arrived with 6 ft uni tie of et Sill sons son's captives tJ began s swearing and struggling to get Jet away Samson gave him a little shake and anti bade him mint bo be inlet The rhe man uttered a 8 cry of fear tear and pain and aud offered no more re resist resist- ance Stephen Nuckles came out of or orthe the grove The rest o o. that ar or party done pont gone upstairs to roost said time the minister I 1 reckon my keep em thaI timar W We better Jest tote tole these men Inter litter the house an nn have a bee e. Ive I've got cot c K right smart good now lOW to whop ol of Satan Salami The They moved mo the che raiders raiders' hor horses s. p.-s. Then the party party save save Hurry Harry Needles tit who hit hI stayed ed In the grove groe to k keep el watch its captives Into the cabin Three of them were boys boa from eighteen to twenty years ears of or ago g The Theother Theother other was a lanky bearded Terme some fort forty years old One ol or the young m lads Iuds had hurt his hand baud iI in iq the evenings evening's frolic Blood mood wits was dripping ln from front It it The fhe four eat silent and fearful rc fear r ful CuI anti and ashamed Sarah made tea and put It with meat ment and milk and doughnuts and ond brt bread ad aud butter on the time table for tor them Samson S washed and bandaged the |