The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-25
ooINcs AND srAYIxos.
Our Presiding Elder in the storms.

Our Presiding Elder in the storms.
You didn't go on the last trip. I am
glad of it. Let me jot down in diary
form some of my adventures. and see if
your are not glad too.
Friday. February 4, rode 10 Burling-
ton on Foss' tram. That was an easy
go, and had good stay at Burlington
that night. Saturday went 10 WaSerly |
ON the K. c., Is & S. F. That was fair
go. But now the fua begins. Here We /
take a buggy for Mineral Point, and |
drive in the face Of dreHching rain Fl |
two hours. That was = wet and muddy |
go. We reached the church on Ke O. |
ma creek and found three of the faithfsl |
ones trying TO make fire. Held wet
quarterly conference and began our stay
ing at the parsonage near by. 1t rained
all night and all day and ali night of Sun
day and until noon Monday. We, that
is, Rev H. j. Coker and family and /
staid indoors, read, talked, sang, ate
slept, looked out into the ram, and
wished for q drouthy day. Oh, dearl
when il don't rain we wish it would;
and when it rains we wish it wouldn't
We get tired going and complain at a
little staying. How Inconsistent We
mortAls are.
Monday afternoon we drove thr ough
the flooded fields, between two creeks.
and reached the residence of Rev. A. K.
johnson, our former 2. E. He lives on
q high point, and owns a fine farm in-
the Kenoma valley. He had on his over
alls and was out caring for his locks
He looks every inch 8 farmer. Found il
impossible To reach Waveriy. so have
stay with Bro. j. Tuesday morning he
loaded US with some apples and other
market stuff, and drove US over to
WaVerly. This is 4 new, growing town,
between Burlington and Williamsburg.
Reached Burlington in the evening
thirty-six hours behind time. Too
, much staying.
J Wednesday morning we bounce an U.
S. NJ. blackboard and sail for VIrgIl,
. twenty-five miles away. This was u
cold, bunny go. But We are in Tor an
other stay, for the raging Vcrdigris is
uncrossable. How is a man to keep up
with time when he can't gof
Thursday morning the "Verdie," as
! the jewellers here fondly call 1t, is pos
| sibly crnssable, SD we take passage In a
Z lumber wagon for our quarterly meet
). ing on West creek. Iu the evening,
u while we were at meeting it began TO
4 blow and snow, seemingly To give US a
little variety in the weather.
L Friday moTning-SnOw drifts every
where; wind blowing, snow flying; bul
no difference, we are gOiag TO try tor
Climax once more. II is twelve miles
to Fullerton, and if we go We must face
that storm. We pity any one who has
: to be out to-day, for this Is certainly the
worst storm OF this lOng-tO-be-remeIn
bered winter. The wind drives the snow
plump into our faces, but we plunge OF
J. through the drifts and reach Fullerton
. with nose and ears slightly frozen. This
was the severest go of all.
&c This town is about half way between
G Madison and Eureka. 1t has gOoC
IF store, an unfinished hotel, section
4 house, baby depot, naked blacksmith
=, shop and two or three small residences
N 1t IS situated between Willow and SLATE
A creeks, and is surrounded with gOOC
&c farming and cattle country. The rail
If road men may tell why there was NJ
IN train down on the Howard branch fO
n almost week. But we did not reacl
va the Climax this time.
n Mr.. Dickinson, an agent OF tho A. I
s. s. F., helped US TO while away tn
nj time and punch the green elm fire at tn
NJ little hotel. That stay made philoss
in Pliers of both. At odd times we wOult
read "COurtshIp and Marriage" and
would take in few passages of Prince
ton Review, but the most of the tim
was used up on our interesting fire.
you want to take lesson in patiencG
Is set up with a box stove in an unplastel
IA ed box house on very cold day an
M feed it with green elm wood. Two day
and nights of such experienC
~ will make you as philosophical rs Baco
re- and as meek Us Moses. Sunday, Februi
ed ry 10. Cold, but shiny. Train or n
us train, I'm going to Eureka; so l bi
III farewell to poor D.-he wouldn't go
he and began going for Eureka. 1 carrie
ch my gripsack first in one hand then
1g the other till they both grew sore. The
nd l found piece of pick handle IN
he shouldered it IN true tramp style.
TO walked the ties, crossed bridges, climl
IN ed snow banks, and, sometimes di
ng banks, to get out of the snow drift
ed Thus trudged on for ten miles, crosse
S. Bachelor creek, climbed the hill az
re. saw lovely Eureka five miles away.
M was as proud then as PythagOras wht
lat he discovered his great problem, ar
gs. said again and again, Eureka! l d
rm not sacrifice a hecatomb of oxen, bl
ro- felt like eating IA good slice of one.
I'VE little after 4 O'Clock p. IN. | sailC
'er, into the city with-mY gripsaC
nd on my back. That go has maj
it'll me a firm believer in the perseveran
lay of the saints. And have a most pI
-er- found sympathy for tramps. But Ii,
se to forget my sore feet and go to chur'
lso and preach in the evening. And now
md like Eureka we'll enough 10 stay he
on. one whole day.
ing Tuesday drove out to the Wiggil
OK settlement, about five miles east of Eul
ese ka, and held the Toronto quarterly me-
ing ing. Wednesday drove down to CHM
son and back to Virgins and preached
un- the evening to full house.
ist- Thursday morning. seven O'Clock The
of the train near Eureka. Ten miles
We the train and twenty minutes stay.
of miles for me with pony team ard :
:. hu of driver. He said we could he
them off at Utopia, and We did. Broth
Tongdon can drive and his ponies C
/ make time. What blessed sight is TIL
ma. 4 train of cars hitched ON to real q
4iie iron hOrsei was really glad to gre
the driver as he went by. It is Nett
toms train, and settle down on Gu.
toned seat and say, blessed is the IN
who invented railroads and coaches;
ALL more blessed are TIE men who face
sorts of danger TO run them"
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