, 1877-12-03

UNCLE srtE'a HOsrEL-1IOIlS.
hthrF TfftHHs,
EarIy In tic summer VI 1853 Ralph Elmnrc
erected log cabin unn the south fork of Clear
Crrek, ns,,,ut milo ntDso the present mining
village OF 1eorectows, IN Clear Creek County.
lie YVES yuuny Innn nj liberal education,
l"'ok-rcn1cr, a,d III atheist. Cpnn shelf that
ranged over tho tlfepla C Ut l[a cabin might be
fccn few s,nnsy volumes. consisting nt Uibie,
volncy's "l.slins,' rninc's A9c u REASON"
AMI part of fireworks of fsntsscau.and Foltalrc.
lie was t.lln, une1ctatIlc, Es,utlnatttrctl fel"
low, ami nothing seemed To delight httn 70
I,url Us controversy With one Of those uospel-
lierultls that were tfte., ,mct With In those days
upon the lur,ier cnl,lny II tu repentance and
,ncmbranvcof the sahbathlay. PERHAPS the 'no,t
noted of ll,tEn was s'las G. Iiark, or "pn"ae
Silc,n a. lie wns tn.i!larlyrallcs1. These Aosncl
piunccrs wcre uflcn casnttiHcetng converts
from among thc hunters VI Missouri. Kentucky,
ami Ill.nu.. WHO hui crossed tic t'rcat .Aner'
tcnn Desert with Hawkins lung flsnt.l.rk rifle
upon their shoulders III pursuit. OF adventure
a*soriAte,I with missionary la'nrs: atl having
provided thclnsctyes with hynI1l.frTok ant
bible. q tin horu and u venerable pony. meek
| with Years and low'iy In flesh. they would
sally forth AMONG the lniu!u-.ca,Ii,is ,is TT the
| border, hewTnx nway the rn,l0hness ot tho
pioneer, that he might BE- prepared for the eonl'
| luz Ot II more educated ininIsiry.
| Ijnre SIlc was always wtiuttne guest at our
cabin, nshl 0,l ono OCCASION rs WI cre preparing
fur him It's evening hospitality lsu"rc tame in:
being Oh lIs way home from Denver. he lsal
jlar,lIy bccnn,c feated when tnc'u Silc, turn-
| inx nIKn his srat towards hin, threw hts
| head downward ~ Us io bring hts gazu H.
bear from over the top Of his spretnclcs, as!sl
after cyclng hln fur n time. he observed:
!" Yul,Mg tnan, do yuu lclicvu In tho a.,'ln.ln1s
uf the uospcl-horni" Fillmore paused fur n
moment IL make n survey o! The source fr.tn
which this uncxpecttsl question calne, and tlcn
led OF with reply tl!at toat tc.l ~ warm
biblical discussion. Uncle stle would osGa*to'.
nIty gct littlc ronf1sctl, when he you'll stab
short, give tout lipui Ills horn, the Hotpea
soun.liilgs Of which would tcc,n to rouse 'n'
| up when llu wuula start Un anew, Will RetIii-
EiEiniorc tegan to weave around him the net.
work Of Ills atllctstical doctrines a,l at length,
having crowded tic old man into tight place,
| Uncle sic bcgnn tn cough ard BREATHE heavily.
occasionally wfplng ihc persuratlyn from hls
| brow with bis Goat.s1ecyc, Wien, In tho midst
] or a set,teuce, hc paused an f,crafhe silent.
Turning 10 ltiok upur him, VT discovered that u
cloud OF wrath Ind settled upon llis brow, which
was fast spreading downward over the tcnti'res
Of Ills face, and rs 1t eliminated upon Ills Nuly-
er,ug ltp he epranE to Ills feet. and, l,flh4ing
htt lists toErthe::, he exclaimed: "fou OIL
godly lea,helI, ken lick moro. .iospci inter you
tl,as, ynu dc'aryc, an III DO ~" Thereupon
UucIo bile began to throw hts h1lcktkns, when
Eilnore made fur the outlet uf tho cabin, and We
saw him no more TINT night: Tho old man
paced up anl down TIC room for time, occsl-
elot,alty going to thu door aud throwing upul
tho stiffness Of tho night a tlust Of triumph!
from Ills horn, when at length lc observed: ~
kuow'd wen I eot rite up could make that OH
golly hcnthen tako water unity quick. Yer sec,
copuu," bringing Ills fist dnwn upor the table,
StSc t,espei wi!l win every ti'no yer ou'y vive
her fair show" ......
Tho horn Of the old man has long since ceased
to sound Its 0ospcl-cal!s alon- tho rocky wind.
i,,gs Of Clear Creek yaiIey,ta tand vi tho mount
nlH side, aiming thu silver ilrs. tho mlncra dua
Ills grayu and carved ills naulc upon the moat
Ing pins. Hcru is the Gxoritlm Of u sermon de-
lkvefch by him to gathering of niners Que sun
w "Sy beloved brethren, the sarmtn that ste!l
talk on il about this, 'lkcmenhcr the Sabbcth
tlay an' keep It l'otv.' Now,'ny trlon!s, Il wssc
lns' satcrday ntte week agn, WIEN Ike MsllGs
santcresl over to nv cabin, an sez lr, Uncle
sic, s'puso VIC take limit ter ntto fur that bob
tail widca. that's llangen 'rnund artcr my last
chicken An s.z I, Agreed. were always
mighty fond o. coo'l.hunttn' down u thy oE,e
bottoms, an SO VIC TUX doun on Glare Greek
an arser sautprln' round thro' thu timber ant
Eltcn kecrtuly along up the North fork an tllc
moot he'd got atnnFtly UP, an n"sy cat OUT, VT
kinder leaned tords hum, wien Ikea dog opcnet
on Spring nranrn with hi: na.cral ye'p, a,
when wc got thar the cit l,al TUX fur tree, an
Ike he'd ehopt his foot ritc sInnrtly tho da,
a1ure, heI1eil' 10 Chappy thro s''lnglc tres
An 50, tny beloved llearcrs, It kinder fell IN Ill
10 70 zip artcr tho varln!at, an When gus y.
10 wur tu erittur sot, mn war abUtt u grab hin
| by tho stump aEt sat I!n doun, ! seed ty TIL
sflinin' Of hfa eyes that he llad un onusal lonI
tall. An just then thar WIS '!ospct fcclsi,
como over ias rto etnartlyl an scz Ike, t'oll
what tt,nc mout II bct' MI ssz he, Why, Unsl
E!le. I reckon rs clus OIL tufAurilin,' an sea
tlf that's 80, IT'S tliu Sabheth iay, I'M tlis her
yart1lhl lnny CO. AM 50 ctuin dawn agtn ali
now, my behaved hearers, tlat'e What the Cos
pei -.Rcmcn,bcr tho Sabbath day and kce
1t lo!y.n
Hero unclo slle gayo toot upon his horn
touk q drink from lin cup, and then launctc
| Ii ls,A1 liz Ii ,ran