2/31 Suppose you leave the family with Mrs.Rutledge and ride around with me a little this afternoon. I can show you how the land lies off to the west of us, and to-morrow we'll look at the other side." "Thank you--I want to look around here a little," said Samson. "What's the name of this place ?" "New Salem. It has a mill, a carding machine, a tavern, a schoolhouse, five stores, fourteen houses, two or three men of genius, and a noisy dam. |