The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-07
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Would you like to make trip with
me just to see what good time Pre-
siding Elder can havea Well, begin at
the M, K. & T. depot: Here are num-
Der of passengers, talking, laughing,
chewing, smoking, (apples three for a
nickle), crOwding, all waiting for the
train. Here she comes. All rush out
and crowd in before the outcoming pass
engers can get of. Plenty of room, and
Foss and his good crew make US just
about as comfortable as if we were at
home. BY the way, the travelling public
would be more pleased if the NEW man.
agement" would leave this branch of
their road in present hands. 1t would
be hard to improve upon agents, or
trainmen. Let well enough alone.
We cross Cottonwood river, Eagle, OF
ter. Rock, Big and Turkey creeks; pass
Neosho Rapids. Hartford, Strawn, Bur
lington, Leroy, Neosho Falls and
land at Humboldt. By walking up
town We can make a quarter
aud that will buy US a good dinner
at the restaurant Walk over to tue K.
c. L., & S. depot, wait half an hour and
take freight for Colony, twenty-five
miles north. Stop at lola for down pas
senger Three men come aboard. One
says: "Take u nipP The others join in
chorus, ''you bet" One says: why,
where did you get THAR 1 couldn't get
any" "Pshaw! you are green. go
into the drug store and ask for medicine,
put down fifty cents, wink and hand my
flask" A man on the tram: "That'n
fetch il, you bet" He gets nip" for
his speech. They all laugh because
some drug store men will violate law
for money!
But here we are at Colony. It is get
ting cold fast We take an open buggy
for a seven mile ride to q new country
church where the preacher is holding a
protracted meeting. After meeting we
ride back to Colony. Next day preach
in the afternoon and hold the quarterly
conference. Preach again at night. II is
dark and stormy, but the people are out.
Sunday morning, cold as Norway. love
feast, preaching and communion for
morning service. Get dinner, ride to
lola, fourteen miles, and preach in the
evening. Monday, ride out and preach
ut a school house and ride back through
the dark and cold. Tuesday, ride back
to the new church on Deer Greek, preach
and drive to Colony. Wednesday, make
tour to stir up the delinQuents on
church subscription at Colony. The
church is nearly completed. This will
be two churches aud parsonage which
this country charge has built and paid
for in two years, the aggregate cost be
ing about 5000. DRIVE down again and
hold communion service at the church
Thursday, go back to lola, attend prayer
meeting and hold a quarterly conference
| Friday, go on train to Humboldt, and
| ride out in a lumber wagon, through
falling snow to Salem school house, sew
en- miles. Here we can make ourselves
useful by helping at Christmas tree
The little folks are happy. We car
study human nature while they are cat
ing their candy and nuts. Saturday we
take In Christmas and birthday din
ner. Then drive four miles, preach and
hold quarterly conference for Humboldt
circuit Preach again in the evening
and drive two miles through the cold
and dark TO ind sleeping place. Thu
is the way we celebrated Christmas
Sunday morning got back TO the school
house by ten o'clock, have love feast
preach, administer the sacrament. talk |
little about the new church which is al
most ready for service, get dinner, ride
in an open buggy to Humboldt anc
preach and hold communion service il