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Show !.ancfi.m,or,J e.,ir.'&iiv!..tf " 'JV A vm (. vr fV fla- a ?tv v(h !' i4v .. f bine denim sas be ' studied a iq bad aa a lam Intellect That lays of book tn hla band, lie wore the same you out, with the fever aa agoe recommended bolt shirt and one suspender and llnsey trousers which be had worn In the doeryanl of the tavern, but hla feet were covered only 'by ' bis blue yarn socka. It was a general store full of exotic those of tea, coffee, totiaceo, muscovado sugar and molasses. There was .a counter on, each aide. Dolt of cloth,' mostly calico, were piled on the fare end'. of the right counter as one (entered and the near end held a showcase containing 'a Aaplay of cutlery, .pewter spoons, Jewelry and fishing r tackle. Tbepe were fl stele windows on. either side of the reach board dsor with, its wooden tateh. Tho left counter held ,S case CBM - with (threads, buttons, combo, osfeceA ribbons, uand belts and Jew's-harA balance .stood In Jbe middle of this counter. A chest . Of ibox of cantea,-- a big brews jog, dles, a keg and a .large vwooden pall occupied Its farther oad. 'The shelving on its side walla was (filled by straw hats, plug itebaaeo, ; bolts of doth, pills and patent medicines and pasteboard bana containing shirts handkerchiefs sod underwear. .At the rear and of tho tease was. a larie fl replace. Them wens itwo chairs iear tha fireplace, bath of which were occupied by a man who sat In one while hla feet lay on the other. ' He wore a calico shirt with a fanciful design of morning --glories .on tt printed in appropriate mflora, a collar of the same material and a red necktie. Abe laid aside bis book and rose flaMara, chiefly fll im - A SIG3Y CnEEOTLIlSESy DEHOCEiXT BOHPmji .. tYNortta. .' uumH Ur. Itt1 fr VwftBBML Vt. W Mr Mt, Ua 1m ihj T hArl fln.Uon la thaXaaa pitr. a tha toaaafriaa 4a JUhte. -- CHAPTER IL At Viator PaUatUajt a of among 4Mm a .youthparty aamte UftmlfrapU, Joba McK.ll, who jUao to go t tha lajuaBMi country, 4adaa Ail .of tha party gutter Zoom favor tb Ufa apia. Sarah mlnllrUanijU(Y In tha Jaat auBoompanlaa tha Maat ju aw Aalaro. JlUnoia, nm cola. CHAPTER AJha" Jin - p. a fcaloa, and a noisy dam. It's a crude but growing place and soon it will baser all the embellishments of jute (BtorinTlWT Ul4xa. Joolob 4 X15111 WMr hmi L-- S,fa titer t lor. wlU . iTbat. evening many of the Inhabit antfroftihe little village came to. the iavemUoxSee tha travelers and were introdaoad by Dr. Allen. Most of .them had come from Kentucky, although there were two Yankee fanw tiles who bad moved on from Ohio. These are (good folks," said the I Doctor. .There are others who are ipet-agood. iT could show you some pretty roagh (Customers at Clarys i -- -- -- o ItL not (far from here. We have Whaiwln tha Roster la IntwdMtd ita (Grove, to take things as they are and do OffutVa Store and Hla Clark Aba, and tha Scholar Jaak Kalao ted Hit our best to tt&ake em better." Any Indians r Sarah asked. Cabin nrf Hla Daughtar Rim, and You see one now and then, but Qata a drat Look at Uncart. they're peaceable. Most of em have They had. a dinner of prairt .chick- gone with the buffaloes farther west. ens and noest venison, flavored with 'Now and then a circuit rider rets wild grape Jolly, and creamed potatoes hee and preaches tocus. Youll hear and cookies and doughnuts and raisin the Reverend Stephen Nuckles If you d dinner, aettle In these parts. He can holler pie. It was . a In the state. served on wfcHa linen, In a clean room, louder than any-m-an and while tlieyoaere eating, the symThe tavern was the osnly house in pathetic landlady stood by the table, New Salem with stairs In It stairs .eager to learn of their travels and to e steep, as Samson writes, that they make them feel at home. The good were first cousins to the ladder. ,food and their 'kindly welcome and There were four small rooms above the beauty of the rolling, wooded them. Two oftheae were separated .prairies softened the regret which had by a pant Won of cloth hasgtqg from (been growing ha their hearts, and the rajttucg. In each was a bed and which only the children bad dared bedstead And smaller beds o the ,to express. floor. Jb case there were a number Eerhaps we harasH made a mis- of adaJLt guests the bedstead .was take, after all, Sarah whispered when screened with sheets hung qpon .the dinner wae over. like these strings. In (Aoe of these rooms the people and the prairies ana fceautiful. travelers had a bight of refreshing It la jthe land 0f plenty fit last, sleep. paid Saaaeon, as they aic out of After riding two days with tho doors. it la even better than I Doctor, Samson bought tho claim of .thought" one Isaac Gollaher U a half section As Douglas Jerrold said of Asw tra- of land a little more than a mile from ils: Tickle It dslth a boa and it the western end of the village. He laughs with a harvest,' " said Dr. choee a site for his bouse on the Allan, who atm sat In tha shaded edge of an open prairie. Aooryard, smoking hla pipe. T have Now well go over and see Abo, k"w extra horse and saddle. Suppose said Dr. Allen, after the deal was R A .leave the family rlth Mrs. Rut-- , made. He's the best man with n lodge agid side around with me a little ax and a saw In this part of the thh afternoon I can chew you how country. He clerks for Mr. Otfut the land Hsebff to the west of . Abe Lincoln Is one of the best fellows and tomorrow well look at the ciher that ever lived a rough diamond Just -Side." f the great mine of the West, that . Thank yHt I want to look around out only needs to be cut and polished. here a little said S&nson. "What's Denton Gffuts store was a small the name of this placer log atructure about twenty by twenty New Salem; We' call It a village which stood near the brow of the It has a mill, a carding machine, a fcUl east of Rutledge's tavern. When tavern, a schoolhouse. f(ve. stores, they entered It Abe lay at full length Mrtccnhouges. tog. or tfettfl-jneronjthe, cdT'Uterj his lumdjreatlnf on a to a sitting posture. "Pardon me you eee the firm is -- -- busy," said Abe, - "You know Eb Zane well-cooke- horizontal" 14'You See the Firm Busy." Is used to say that he was never so B sy In his life as when he lay pn hla .back with a broken leg. He said he had to work twenty-fou- r hours a day doin nothin an could never git as hour off. gut a broken leg la not 4 i .os- Whitehead . , 65c Bottles Old Yankee Syrup 2 for Old Yankee Syrup ... 2 for Si $1.00 Bottles He took Aba band and went on: Here, ye lovers of romance. Is one of the story-teller- s of Ispahan who hat in Jilin the wisdom of the wandering tribes. He can tell you a tale that will draw children from their play and old men from the chimney corner. - My boy, take a chair next to "lfr. Traylor. Mr. Traylor, you stand up as proud and Arm as a big pine: Ti believe youre a Yankee." So do L" said - Samson." "Tf "you took all the ?ankee out o' me I'd have an empty skin. Then Abe began to show the stranger his peculiar art in these-word"Stephen Nuckles used to . say : Gods gracg embraces the Isles o the sea an the uttermost parts o the earth. It takes In the Esquimaux an the Hottentots. Some go so fur fo Bay that it takes in the Yankees but I dont go so fur. " Samson joined In the laughter that followed. If you deal with some Yankees you take your life In your hands, he said. They can serve God or Mammon and I guess they have given the devil some of his best Ideas. He seems to be getting a lot of Yankee notions lately." There -- was a powerful prejudice In Kentucky against the Yankees, Abe went on. "Down there they used to tell about a Yankee yho sold bis Kogs ana was driving them (6 town. On the way he decided that he had sold them too cheap. He left them with his drover In the road and went on to town and told the buyer that he would need belp to bring em In. How's thatT the bujep asked; iVhy" they git away an go to run-nl- n through the woods arV fields an we cant keep up with, em. I dont think I want em, says A the buyer. speedy hog - hasn't much pork to carry. Ill give ye twenty bits to let me off. I guess that Yankee had one more hog than he'd counted, said Samson. "Whatever prejudice you may And said Kelso, here will soon vanish, newcomer. I have to the turning great respect for the sturdy sons of New England. I believe It was Theodore Parker who said that the pine was the symbol of their character. He was right. Its roots are deep In the soil ; It towers above the forest; It has the strength of tall masts and the substance of the builder In Its body, music In Its waving branches and turpentine in ita veins. I thought of this when I saw Webster and heard him speak at Plymouth. What kind of a looking man la her Abe asked. A big erect, splendid Agure of a man. He walked like a ram at the hendof hla Aock. Abe . w ho alnciT hls story" had sat with a nl face looking Into theflt S $185 cans Old Yankee Syrup. : . . .2 for SiS $3.70 cans Old Yankee Syrup 2 for STta 15c cans Red Crown Pork and Beans 2 for 15 10c pkgr. Crystal White Soap Chips 2 for in 35c pkgr. Crystal White Soap Chips 2 for 15 I2V2C pkg. Golden Rod Washing Powder 2forl2ilC 15c cans Lewis Lye, .... .2 for 15 7c bars Lenox Laundry Soap 2 for 10 10c Ivory Starch .2 for 1ft 20c bottles Blatz Beer 2 for 20 20c Chow Chow Pickles 2 for 20 20c Pickles. . . ; 2 for 20 d i;20c Sliced Sweet Pickles. . . .7. .2 for 20 30c cans Baking Powder. 2 for 30c Sour-Mixe- Our Meat Department can fill your wants in Fresh and Smoked Meats. We handle only the Best od n iiuemieadi merry-hearte- d good-lookin- 1 Pardon ipgEE&SS&S er Scot, about forty years old, of a rather alight build, some five feet, eight Inches tall. That Is all that any one knew of him' save that he spent most of hla time hunting and fishing and seemed to have all the best things, which great men had said or written, on the tip of hla tongue. Welcome 1 and here's the best seat at the fireside, he said to Samson. My wife and daughter are away for a visit and for two days Ive had the eabln to myself. Look, ye worshipers of fire, and aee bow fine it la nowl The homely cabin la a place of beauty. What a heaven It la when the flames are leaping Here Is Hogarths line of beauty; nothing perpendicular or n-- of Ignorance. Jack Kelso Klrkham8 pills and poultices of poetry. "Im trying both and slowly getting the better of it I've learned three conjugations, between customer, this afternoon. The sleeper, whose name was William Berry, rose and stretched himself and was Introduced to the newcomer. He was a short, genial man, of some thirty years, with blonde, His fat curly, hair and mustache. cheeks had a color aa definite as that of the blossoms on his shirt, now rather soiled. His prominent noee shared their glow of ruddy opulence. His gray eyes wore n look o? apology. ' Mr. Traylor, this Is Mr. William Mr. Traylo Berry," said Dr. Allen. has Just acquired an Interest in all ur Institutions. He has bought the Ooll-ahtract and is going to build a house and some fences. Abe, couldnt you belp get the timber out in n hurry so we cah have a raising within a week? You know the arta of the ax better than any of us. Abe looked at Samson. I reckon be and I would make a good team with the ax. he said. He looks as If be could push a house jgwn. with one niul and builA tt UP with the other. You can bet Tfl be glad to help in any way I can. Well all turn In and help. I should think Bill or Jack Kelso could look said i after the store for a few days," .the Doctor. - I promised to take Mr. Traylor over to Jack Kelsoa tonight. (Couldnt you com alongf Good I Well have a story-tellin- g and get Jack to unllmber his guns, said Abe. Jack Kelso's cabin, one of two which stood close together at the western end of the village, was lighted by the cheery blaze of dry logs In its fireplace. There were guns on a rack over the fireplace under a bucks head, a powder horn hanging near them on Its string looped over a nail. There were olf and deer and bear pelts on the floor. 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