The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-01-16

coach had been SO far removed from
Skaggs, Jones & Co. that, much as we
desired to make his acquaintance, no
opportunity was offered.
He, too, got out at Sandy Gulch, and
the greasy register bore the name of
Rev. Milton May.
We learned that he had but just
graduated from one of our leading
theological colleges, and had come to
look after the spiritual welfare of the
Gulch.
The Gulchers," big and little, were
to be brought under the sound of Mr..
Mays voice-that Is, if they wanted to.
On the first Sabbath ten of them did.
But Mr.. May. being an enthusiastic and
an earnest Christian, determined to in
crease this number; and during the
second week climbed sluice-boxes,
Jumped bitches, waded the creek again
and again, in pursuit of little working
parties of miners. Nor did he stop with
the workers. The lonely, weary man,
living on his bunk, his frame racked
with pain, and seeing in feverish fancy
the approach of dear wife or mother,
was soothed by the pale-faced man.
The gaudy room behind the bar was
not free from him, for he entered and
invited "Slick Dick" who was dealing
faro, to come to the services at the log
cabin. Strange as it may seem, he
came. and the room was full of those
whose ears had not heard one word of
these tidings in many, many years. All!
what may not the infence of one man
have on community?
OF course, the latter thought was en-
tirely in connection with ourselves.
The Miners Friend was succeeding !;
we were able to live and pay off such OF
our liabilities as were pressing. We
were beginning to feel something of the
: delights of independent journalism.
The Territorial printing was ours, and
we fondly looked forward to the Post
e mastership of Sandy Gulch. But there
was always more or less jealousy on our
part for the Rev. Milton May. He
seemed to have made himself immensely
popular, and we felt that the quiet, pale
faced man could have beaten us for the
Legislature any time.
We had respect for him almostamount-
ing to awe. One night, coming from
our Office, we were nearly opposite Jack
, Bowman's, who was lying crushed and
diving. The door was aiar, and the
light from atallow dip was softly thrown
on the bed and forms. At the bedside,
kneeling with face uplifted, and wear
!, ING an expression we could not under
stand, was Mr.. May. Through the
i, misty wears it comes to us, and we see
= it with the reverence we saw it then.
Some pictures impress themselves SO
. deeply there are never forgotten, no
q matter what trials may rasp the mind.
Mr.. May was successful.
:, So much SO that it was determined to
start q school. Think of it a school al
Sandy Gulch. Well, do you suppose
that they did not want school at the
p principal town of the Territory? Were
. there no calculations to be made In the
great future of the Gulch -undoubt'
o sdly. r .rt .s-sE9.-.4 ~
Tt must not be thought for one mo
v ment that there were no children al
e Sandy Gulch indeed, there were more
e than at any place We had visited IN the
I mountains-plenty of women and chill
o dren-but few wives. Yes, dear reader
q il was O sad state in which Mr.. May
= found society when he came to preacf
and try, in the name of his Master, u
redeem the Gulch. Poor Jack as ht
!, died. blessed his children, and thu
h black haired, black-eyed woman, wh'
had been a wife, in the eye of the law
g but few hours. True, she loved hin
a all the same, and sat moaning and rock
ing herself back and forth as thougl
she would shake the burden OF grie
-. from her shoulders. There were chil
h dren. there was to be school, and W
, we're expecting Miss Grey to teach 1t
q Being in the position We were, and oc
# cupying large place in the confdenc
n of Mr.. May, he had informed us tina
q his board had determined to send Mis-
v Grey. She was not personally know
!. to us. nor had We ever seen q photo
b graph of the lady. But it was no troubi
d for us to fancy all she must be, us W
d will create some form for the perso
re presented 10 our minds, usually Prett
,e women don't go to Sandy Clutches
,e teach, especially young, marrlageabi
r. ladies' |: their charms are too great to
a them to think of hiding from an admin
. ing world entirely for the worlds sake
,e These facts common sense dictated t
our minds. e.
in So we preparcd--as we waited tn
ID coming Of the mail-for tall, thiI
ce auadrangular female, with long, TIN
IN face, watery, weak eyes, sharp nose
10 straddled With, perhaps, gold spectacle
r. -drab travelling dress, blne woole
IS, stockings, and list shoes-though v
,ir scarcely expected a glimpse of them
We bottle of cold tea in, one. hand and
We blue cotton umbrella in the other. W
w. waited, kicking our toes in the sane
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