Show j rr r A Story of the Builders A M Man an ancor J. J cor r of Democracy e the Ages By IRVI IRVING G BACHELLER C ELLER Il Ilk Copyright c w A ARE E. E THE FIGHTER Samson Samson and ond Sarah r Traylor with their two c. c Josiah Josl And Betsey travel by wj wagon on In tho summer lummer of ot 1831 from their thIr J home in M Vergennes Ver enn Vt VL to the West Vest the land of ot plenty Their destination is the tho Country of ot the In Illinois At Niagara Falls halls they meet a party of ot franta c rant t a among them a youth i named Oe John Jahn McNeil I rg who w also IO decides e ev to go goto goto v to the Sangamon country All of ot r fl rho party suiter from fever and a aue Sarah's ministrations save Ewe the lit lit of or a a. youth Harry Barry Needles In lUSt fast stages of ot fever and he the They r New Salem Illinois and and are welcomed hy by young youns oun Abe Abc Lincoln oln Introduced to toI T ic e are arc everyone M I and decide to settle at atI I New E Salem Among their float first acquaintances ac nc- ac- ac are Jack Kelso Ke and his pretty pretty year old year od daughter Dim Samson and Abe cut timber for r the Traylor cabin cable John McNeil ll arch arrives es if i- i f CHAPTER CHAFTER IV IV Continued 5 5 The Tilt logs los for or the new ne hou house e were here I Tead ready two days after the cutting be he- heIn gait gan Martin Waddell and antI Samuel mil Hill sent pent trams tennis to hn haul ul them John Cam Cam- erne oron and Peter Lu had haul brought J the window Indo sash and some clapboards from flom Bt nl i nisi own n In a small shall Thou n came the day of or the ral raising n n a adear dear clear 1 11 warm day clay ln e early In September All the men from the village and the 4 near hear farms falm gathered to help make malc a ahome ahome home for the newcomers Samson and Jack Kelso helso wont went out out for a hunt V after the cutting c and brought In a afat fat buck and many grouse for or the bee Timor dinner to wl which ch every err woman of th the J nel neighborhood ht ma made e a contribution of t c cake ie e or pie llie or coo cooties cookies ies' ies or doughnuts VI at will trill be e my part art Samson 4 Lari inquired of gelso t. t X th hut but a Jug of ot whisky and a l him t l word ward and a n house bouse warming v Kelso 1 elso hail had answered TIll They notched and bored the I togs logs gs t slid aid cl n made nde pins to bind them and cut cuti cuti i i those l' l that were to go around the fireplace firer fire fire- r place place- II am and window windon spaces Strong Strung v Wn n and 1011 well trained Ded han hands bands s hewed nd t fitted eJ the logs together Alexan- Alexan Ale nn er Iel Ferguson lined d the fireplace with a eui curious lous mortar r made of of clay In do which 1 fe e c mixed grass ass for it a binder This mortar mortar mortar mor- mor tar he lie rolled Into la layers ers railed called e cats p C ph 11 h inches luches Ion long n and aid three Inches Inches thick Then he lal laid them against the I logs log mid held them In place with a at t u tn network of stocks The fil first t fire fire-a fire It a a sow slow one one baked baked th the clay into inton 1 n s stone like sheath Inside the bs l. l and presently the sticks sUcks were burned away The had cooked the tilt meats II by an lin open Ore fire and spread thE dinner on a a. table of rough boards boards' boards's i s t rt z on em poles set In crotches At t n lIn one ole of or them sounded a conch I rhea 11 Then with scouts outs of joy the themen I men hurried to the nr fireside and am for a motet nt there was t rr great Ireat spluttering over over pr the wash basins Before Defore they ate sic every C man Dlan e except Abe and Sampon Sam- Sam cur pon took a pull at the jug jug long long or phort to short to quote a n phrase of at the time It was a n cheerful company that sat down upon the grass around the table with loaded plates Their food had hall Its extra fea seasoning of merry marry Jests and loud lau laughter Sarah was a little chocked at ot the forthright ht directness v o their t mating eating no knives or forks Corks or napkins being needed In that process Having flawing eaten washed and ond packed away their dishes the women went home borne at two Bel Before ore they had gone S ears caught a thunder of ot horses horses' feet In ln the distance Looking I tD In It Its d direction he saw a cloud of at dust dustI lit ln the hI road and a hand band of ot horsemen I toward them at full speed Abe Ahe come IlIe t. t t to him and said I I 1 see the Lo boys s 's from Clarys Clary's Grove Gro me arc corning coming If It they get mean let me deal with em emI I Its It's ivy my responsibility I wouldn't wonder If they had some of whisky with them The boys bOlS arrived In a cloud of dust dOst and a n chorus of Indian whoops rind find d dismounted and hobbled their th lr i. i They came toward the workers workers work york ers rs led by hy burly Jack Armstrong a n stalwart urt hard faced faced blacksmith of about out two twenty with broad heavy heRvy shoulders whose name has gone Into history They y had b been cn drinking some ome but hut nr one of them themas was as in ht the least dl ne e oft his balance They scuffled the Jug for a n moment In per perfect r- r fet feet good c od nature and then Abe and Mrs provided them w with fth the best beat tle t remnants of the dinner They fliey were rather noisy Soon they they went Il up 11 on oo the roof to help with the rafters and the They r worked well a 1 afew few minutes and su suddenly they I come ClIme scrambling dawn wu for tor another I gall at the Jug They were out for a and Abe Aho knew It and knew further furth furth- x r c-r r that the they had hud reached the limit of discretion Boys Bys S 'S there thero aret are Indies ladles here nn and 1 we e got to bo be careful he said les Ies stick stUk to the Job till four Then well we'll knock oft off for tor refresh refresh- JI rents The young revelers re gathered In n a group and begun began to whisper together 1 M writes es lint It became evident III ri Hi y ily w were were re going to snake make trouble s UV Wt J left the children at Rutn Rutt Rut nut t I n In n I h mn erre of ot Ann I wont went w to Sarah and told her she had better g gon go goon on and see If Jr they were all right I u Dont you get In any fight sh she said which shows that tho the I knew what was wa's was In la the air Sarah led the theny ny an the other others followed her Those Those bl big brawny brany fellows from tram the thc when were lookIng lookIng look- look Grove they got m merry mercy rIY Ing log always s 's for or a chance chanc to get gei ma madat mall mad at some tuna man and turn him into s u plaything A chan chance e had come to gel get mad and the they were going to make th the most of at It They began to growl rowl with wit with I resentment Some were wigging their theli leader lender Jack Armstrong Armstron to n tight fight ht Abe Ab One of them ran to his hor and antI brought t t a bottle from his saddle bag It began hegan passing from Crom mouth to mouth Jack Armstrong got o the bottle before it was half emptied drained It It an and flung It high in the air all Another Another called him hire a hog and grappled gi him around the waist and nud there was a desperate desperate des des- struggle sh which bleh ended quickly Arm Armstrong got 01 a hold on aD the oed noel of his 3 assailant and choked him him until he let go This was not enough h for tor the tho sturdy bull bully of Clarys Clary's s Grove GIo lIe He seized his follower nn and flung him so roughly on the ground that tile the latter lay for Cor Cora a moment stunned Armstrong Ini had got ot his blood warm and was now ready for action With a n wild whoop he threw off his coat unbuttoned hl his right Ight shirtsleeve shirtsleeve- and rolled rolle It t to the shoulder er and de declared Jared In a loud voice as as h he swung hs hIs arm In the theair air that he ic could out Jump out hop out run throw down drag out outran an lick any man roan mann roann n tl j. ew ow eW Salem Ini In In a letter to to his f father J ther SIms Samson t tIn 11 wrItes s sAbe Abe Ahe was working at nt my m elbow I aw saw him drop his hammer and get getup uP up ind make malc for tor the he la ladder der I knew something Was nas going gain to to happen and andr r followed him bim IB Ia ii a minute na nawa's was wa's was vas off oft the r roof o and out out-of the In ng ngI I guess they knew what was oming The biJ lad Ind stood stood- there winging swinging l ills lils s arm an and yelling yellin like an nn Injun It was a big bg arm orlD and muscled tJ tad and corded up some but I guess If Id I'd shoved bayed the calico off oft mine and held It jp up he hed he'd a pulled down own his sleeve I t know just bow good goo n a a man Abc was n mid add I 1 was kind o 0 fort fori for n i t minute fl I never never found It so hard work vork to as I did then thell Honest lion lion- est st st. my hau s kind klud o 0 ached I 1 wanted to o go nn au cut cuff that fellers feller's ears cars an nil rab lipid hold y o 0 him hIL an nil toss him Mm over the c cridge idge ridge pole pole Abe 1 went nt right ht up to him himan himin tit in said Jack you you ou aint half so bad or half so o cor cordy 1 cs COS ye yo think thin ye e arc Ule 1 You ou say rou ou ou can cnn throw down an any man here f reckon Ill I'll have hae to show ye e that roure youre mistaken Ill I'll with ye lVere friends an we wont won't talk about each other Les Le's have a friendy friend friend- 1 y In a s second the two men were ached locle to top together ther Armstrong had untied ed at Abe Aile with wih a yell There was io w friendship In the way he took tool hold He ETe was going to do all nil the damage he ie le 1 P could lu In any wa way he could U Half r rs s rl l p F 1 f 7 i ll J I nom I When Hes He's Roused Theres There's Something Some- Some Something Something thing In Abe drunk Jack Tack Is a man who would bite your O lr ear oft off It was no resale it wn was wasa a fight Abe moved mO like lIIa lightning He acted awful limber an well yell Si 1 eased teased In III a secant second he had hud gut get g t h hold ld of the fellers feller's neck with his hl big right hand hund and hooked his left lett Into the cloth on his hip In that way he hel held him himoff oft off and shook him as youve you've se seen n our dog shake a woodchuck AI Aloes Aloe's es e's blood was hot If It the whole crowd had plied piled on him I guess he would have come orne out all right for Cor when hes he's roused theres there's something In Abe more than thUD hones bones and muscles I suppose ts Its what I feel teet when he he speaks n 1 i piece Its It's a kind of ot lightning I guess ts 18 what our minister used to call cal the l lii er cr of or th the spirit A friend of ot the bully Jumped Inand In li and tried to trip A Abe e. e Harry Barry Needles Needle stood beside me Before Detore I 1 could move he dashed forward orward and hit that fellet feller felletin In lu the thc ml middle lo of Ids his forehead am and knocked him flat fiat Harry hud had hit lilt Bar Bap the cock fighter I 1 got up ut next to the kettle then hen and took the scum off It Fetched one of them devils Us a slap with the side of at my hand that took tho skin oft off his face and rolled roBed him over and over o When I 1 1 looked nga agahi l Armstrong was limp Ills mouth was open and ontI hIston his hIs' ton tongue ue out With one hand fastened to his right leg and the other on the nape of his hits neck Abe Abo lifted him at nt arms arm's length and gave him a toss In Inthe Inthe Inthe the air Arm Armstrong fell about ten feet from flom where Abe stood and lay there for a 0 minute The rhe fight fiSh was all out Jut of him nn and he was kind of dazed and und sick Abe stood up like hike a giant and an his face looked awful solemn Boys If IC theres there's an any more o 0 you OU that want trouble you can have haie some off oft the same plea he said The They hun tiling hung their heads bends anti not one of them made le a a move or said a word Abe went to Armstrong an and helped him up Jack Im I'm sorry that I had to hurt you ju he said Raid You get on to your e horse and go home Abe Abc joure youre a better man than me said the bully as ns aslie he lie offered his hand to Abe Ill Til do anything an you say So the Clarys Clary's s Grove gang bang was c con con con- n- n They were to mal make more trouble but not again were the they to Imperil the foun of law and order In the little tittle community of New Salem As they were starting stalling away awny Bap flap turned to Harry Needles s sand and shouted Ill Il git even e with whir you ou slab sided of dog yet you yet you son a That Is not exactly what he be sa-I sa said but ut Ul It Is 15 near enough CHAPTER V. V In n Which the Character of or BIm Kc Kelso oo Flashes Out in a Strange Adventure That Begins tho Weaving of a Long Lona Thread of Romance tt The shell sheH of the cabin was finished d that day Its puncheon floor was teas In place but Its upper floor was to be laid aid when the boards board were read ready redy its ts two doors were yet t to be be- bema ma made e end and hung Its five windows to be he fitted and node matte fast Its walls to be bd chinked with clay mortar Samson and Harry stayed that that evening after the rest were gone gon smoothing the puncheon floor They ma made e a few nulls at nt the forge after supper and went over to toAbe's toAbe's Abes Abe's store about nine Two of ot till the Clary's Clarys Grove gang gan who hall had tn tarried Ill I'll 1 tl to In n the th village e sat In the gloom of Its little Ittle veranda apparently appt asleep asleep- Doe Doc Docor tor or Allen Jack Tack Kelso Alexander Ferguson Ferrson Fer Ier guson and Martin Martn Wn Waddell were sitting sitting sit sit- ting ing by Its fire fireside de while Abe A c sat on o othe the counter with his legs hanging off Im sorry we ha had to have trouble Samson remarked Its the only spot pot on an the tho day Ill I'll never forget forges the kIndness kindness kindness kind kInd- ness of ot the people of 01 New Salem The Tune raising bee Lee Is a most sl SI significant mitt cant tiring thing said Kelso Democracy tends to universal friendship friendship eat each h works for the crowe crowd and the crowd clod for each and there are no favorites Ev Fly Eer Every er ery community Is like the thousand friends of ot rhe Thebes itches es Most of or Its units stand together for the common good good good- for Cor ju justice law law lawand and anti honor The schools are spinning str strands of democracy de de- out nut of or oil nil this European wool tall roads ls are arc to pick them up and weave them Into one great nt fabric By Uy and by hy we shall hall see the tern tan million friends of or America standing to together as did hl the thousand friends s of oC Its tills a great thought said sail Ah AboNo Abe Abo No 0 man can cnn estimate the size of that mighty phalanx of ot friendship all nil trained In ono one school Kelso went ent on nn Two years ago ngo the Encyclopedia dla a figured that the population of or he rite United 11 States In Ih 1903 bo be 1 people and amI in Wf lOCAl C Wealth power science lit lit- literature literature all follow Collow lu 1 the train of lIght oC-lIght light foul ind n numbers mhers The causes which moved d the sceptre of civilization from the Euphrates tt to western Europe will carry car car- carry n 1 ry it from train the latter to tho new ne world They fh Y ray pay ay that electricity and anI th the eh development of the steam engine are aro going oln to make all nil men think alike sold said Ah Abe a If It that's so democracy an and liberty will spread over the earth I 1 reckon we are near the greatest ye years rs In hr n hh history tory It Is a 1 privilege g-e g tl to he alive And young oung Doctor Allen Young 1 I What a n Gods God's Il sed I thing Is that t l said Kelso Abe he have y ye learned |