The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-12-17

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with me this week, to have learned small
portion Of the i,ineraey. lsuppose in youf
lsmb-like days you did some little Of II, with
your superiors. Well, this week had IN
appointment out 10 the borders OF "Hairy
Nation" So l started in big lnlnber uag-
IN, it fun Of boards, and / on top. had
gone about ak miles, when met : brother
III wagon, going TO mill.
aHol ho.' cried he; where now?''
"Why, of course, TO your neighbornood 10
preach. Did you not give out my appoint
ment?"
well, yes; bat We gave it out FOR to NOR
row night. We though. maybe you expected
it tonight, but, however, We ventured to-
morrow night"
Strange! strange. rs | distinctly informed
Rev. 49, i, would be Tuesday (this) eve
ming.
OF 1 bounded from the lumber and into
the returning wagon, and, nicely seated on .
bag of wheat, returned to my own domicil,
for that evening.
Next morning was gloomy, drizzling, very
heavy fog, cod and chilly wind, yet must
start again to preach, and form my new ,nis-
sion IN orr district. We had . good spsy
team, (sams wagon thst returned me- no.
ble driver IAN old-fashioned man-and in
less than four hours, in cold and rails, after
sixteen miles ride, we reached his log-cabin,
and his kind wife welcomed us. We sat
down before an od>fashioned log-heap fire.
place and soon ali our chiliness was gone,
and then good country supper braced US up
for the sermon. We soon walked through the
woods near mile, aud, though raiaing, we
had about thirty to hear the blessed Gospel.
All went off agreeably, and the hearty
"Amens' fully repaid our trouble. always
love to have folks appreciate what ray, even
If not quite 90 good. But Oh! next morning
the snow had fallen, TO the depth Of several
inches; and now, how can get back, fer |
mast needs 90 home, to next day go far away
to my Quarterly Meeting. Well, nov, Bro.
s., next n corning got them to take me
two miles, to the big road, where / expected
teams to pass and take me home. So, With
my gun in hand, TOR took it along, being
Wednesday, hoping TO slay Wild turkey
overshoes and overcoat on, started Soon
had shot nice prairie hen, and went on,
every minute looking for teams to overtake
neon, on, on-no team for six miles. Came
acosss that animal you call Skunk; soon had
his hide nicely OF With my pen-knife; tied it
and the hen to a string, and hung them across
my shoulders; nothing offensive, however,
about oil this matter, save the walk. sat
down short time oa. . big log, then looked
back grooming tina. no team was in sight; soon
went down long, steep hill, rose the uext-
changing my gun in Fifty positions for ease;
stopped again, loaned on the gun, ana looked
back, q full mile, 10 the top Of the distant
bill jus. passed. "No one coming said l.
o, pehawl Just think how the poor soldiers
had to march, aud 20 along. So l said edo,
bis>qaick," and ON vent, until, through
the cioeging, heavy snow, had gone twelve
miles IN six hours. Now stop at an inc, se.
real good farmers dinner, (stransefs 10
mel pull ont my parse, and offer The noasy.
and the good old Bsptiss lady said, siOh, NO,
no; believe yoa arc : minister; yea ars wsl-
come" Certainly the way looked did moi
sa1sest to her ny prolessios, unless the kind
ard pssasaat hook ny sother Taught me ID
wear, impressed my position. The scene
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