Maryland free press., 1866-11-29

me;nantc, thought the toat could, be raised and
submitted plan to the captain who begged him
to undertake it; with the aid of the crew and
some deck passengers this was accomplished,
when boat passing, the Bishop with the others
went to thern town below; here OBJ asking the
inn-keeper If there was place for holding church
| services, be was told that there never had been
| any preaching in the town, and that they did
not want it, aud that he would be msbbed if he
attempted it, however, If Mr--- the principal
merchant in the place would agree, they would
not objact. On being applied to, Mr.. IS ex-
clamation was, ~ left New England to get rid
preaching and don't want it here" Ills consent
having been obtained, arrangements were bel ng
made for service OF the following Sunday. Flat
boat men, always lawless set, being in strong
force in the town, declared there should be no
preaching and if it WAS attempted they would
breakit up. In the mean Tina the steamer the
Bishop succeeded ia rsisisg came down, and the
hands hearing Of this, said '.ths was not a COM
mon preacher, he. knew hsw. To work, and il I've
chose to preach. he sheuld preach, aud they
would like to see the f.t-bo,t men who would
hinder it." a row betwssn the parties was ap-
pretended, but the steamboat hands being most
numerous, the boatmen were quiet, and The ser
vices passed off withou. disturbance, large aad
'attentiye congregation being present. Four
years after, the Bishop ,ds another visit to the
town and, was told there had been no preaching
there since his last visit.
An incident IS often related which occurred nj
tho mouth of White Rver. The Bishop. from
n \ int tha -, r.
exercise and very temperate habits, had acquired
an appearance of robust health he always were
evsn:in days Of thin boots soles As thick az 1.-THE
present bslmoral, and had an overcoat of Pilot
closk capable ef.resisting all weathers. Landing
at the mouth Of White river to take a boat fa,
Little Rock,' he found the regular packet did
not leave until an early hour in the morning.
and that no one was allowed to sleep on board;
he WAS therefore compelled to sleep in the tay-.
ern, which at that time enjoyed a most unenvia-
ble reputations as the resort ofrobbers, gamblers
and cut-throats, the former members of Merrilrs
gang. There was no one in the miserable place
but himself, he sat with the landlord by the fire
until some time after dark, when tbs inn keeper
advised him. if he wished place to sleep, to Sc.
cure it before ''the boys, came in, as they were
now.drinking and gambling on board the flat
boats at the xharf and would be up before long.
Ile WAS accordingly, shown. ihto long room
with more than dozen beds--none of the clean
est in tho wsrh-where hiS host left him to 20
to,bed by the light of a candle stuck in bottle.
Everything wasso exceedingly filthy that pro-
tecting his head with silk handkerchief he
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took off his boots which he placed at the side of
his bed, which by the aay lie had chosen near
the door, and composed himself to sleep. About
aidsight he was aroused by the rush of feet up
the stairs, and in few moments the room was
filled with men, who began to undress as soon
AS they entered, and appropriated The various
beds; one man was left and coming TO the side
Of ..the bed, he said TO the Bishop "well,
stranger, am going to turn in here" The
Bishop merely looked up and said, "you cannot
come here sir."' "Oh, there's two to that, I'm
coming" accompanied with a volley Of oaths-
"You cannot cone here, sir" was still The quiet
answer to this. The man began to falter, evi.
IDENTIFY not liking the appearance of determina-
tioA the others called out not to quarrel with
the fellow, they would settle with him in tho
morning, and thsy would make room for him in
one of their beds. 80 .; ~ ia "A
Early in the morning, while they were in their
drunken slumbers, he was up and away steam
ing up the river. On reaching Little Rock, he
met some friends, ard on CHANGING to mention
This, they told him tina men. had been killed in
that house for much less and they considered il
. wonderful escape. One asked "dd the fellew
see those boots?"' "Yes, they were at the side
Of the bed" All that accounts for it; he con-
.luded any man who wore such boots, and sue h
coat must be armed to the teeth, and was ccr-
ain if he. had touched the bed he would have
oeen shot" The Bishops ignorance saved him,
out his constitutional bravery never allowed
lim to hesitate a moment for fear of consequent
'es. sD 'rs-f i--.-',...."-.. .s'..."
The following occurrence shows his readiness
n danger. He was riding on the borders of the
indian Territory (where at that time it was al
nest as much as mans life was worth, to ride |
. fine horse, so numerous were the horse thieves
ind murderers) when on solitary part of the
.oad he saw two men coming toward him; from |
heir manner he knew even from distance what
hey were. He took his resolution, kept the in
'de sf the track ana looked firmly at them as
hey approached, taking no other notice of them
hey passed quietly, noddng as they did Sc,
which sautation'he Of course returned. Had he
'howfn the slightest apprehension or timidity, his
life would have been worthless, but they could |
,ot imagine that any one who held his own so |
securely was not armed and prepared to defend
himself "Tf'N .g
He. was always genial and agreeable in con-
'ersation; as a friend sad companion there was
,ot his eqnal-.his manner had an indescribable
harm, while al the same time it was command |
ng; the secret seemed to be that he made others
ealize.that he did not think of himself. Several
anecdotes are related of the effect of his manner
Ipon others. f..l.-. E-s. asE.4-r' ~"-
"A short time since, friend met Mr.. Nc
aacken, of Mississippi, who wss speaking.to
ome gentlemen, and affirming to them the truth
If story often repeated At the. Southwest,
hat at least twenty years ago, upon McMacken's 3
him at his table as General, and be- I