The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-04
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As Witnessed by a Correspondent of
the Fort Worth journal.

trips in the west is that L am very
often forced to spend the Sabbath in
thinly settled portions of the country,
where the opportunity of attending d.
vine worship is denied me. Not 30 on
this occasion, however, for we had
preaching at a ~neighboring ranch last
Sunday. A very good sermon indeed,
and it seemed to sink deep in the hearts
Of those present. There would have
been services in the afternoon, but
most of the mourners had to attend a
roundup a few miles off. The series
Of camp-meetings and other services
which have been held out here this
summer have had a marked effect on
the boys and much good has been done.
You should see how changed the boys
are, and how careful they are to let
their lights SO shine that they may show
their faith by their work. Now for
instance, last Sunday after attending
church and the roundup with the boys
1 went home with Luther Clark to
spend the night. Along about 10
O'Clock Luther leaned back in his chair
and said "Well boys, it's getting
nearly bedtime; we'll play this jack
pot and then engage in our evening de-
v~otioDs, as it's getting nigh OF to bed
time and ] don't believe in this way of
betting 'em SO high and playing so late
on the Lords day" The jack pot was
played and duly scooped in by Luther,
after which he arose and asked some
one to bring him the family Bible.
One of the boys rustled among old pa
pers on a shelf in the orner a few min
utes and then said 'That book amt
here-oh, yes, L remember now, Tom
gave that book to Bruce Wheeler the
other day, when he wanted some paper
to make cigarettes Of"
"Well, Tom, you shouldn't be so
darned free with my property-'cause
L thought a heap of that book here Of
late" said Luther, and then he hunted
up his last Stock Journal and read a
very pious article headed ''Slade on his
Rambles," after which he gave a short
lecture about as follows
"Fellers, this religious racket and
family prayer business is kind of a new
thing to me. and 1 know its kind Of
troublesome to take time every even
ing and stop the game and attend to
this racket, but L believe in going the
whole hog or none, and when 1 under
take to live religious, I'll do it or bust
a trace, and iyou can just bet your
sweet life on that. besides, its a good
thing to mortify the flesh a little now
and then; all are apt to hold better
hands afterwards. 1 believe in show
ing some faith by your works, and not
acting the sneak in anything. Now,
there's Bob Trice, who just set like a
stoten bottle to-day when the preacher
was passing the hat and W. Clipped
in a cent. That kind of religion won't
stand fire, 1 tell you
"Hold on a minute, pard," said
Bob; "now see here, there amt any
man in this range that will chip into
a little game quicker than me, but L
didn't understand the game; L didn't
know how much it took to play, nor
what the limit was. L had my mind
made up that if the dealer would ex-
plain the game that 1 would raise the
ante, stand pat and run a blazer
over the entire mob. but 1 didn't
know"
"Set down, don't interrupt the SER
vices again" said Luther, and then he
proceeeed: "As 1 said before, 1 think
its rights to mortify the flesh a little
now and then, and I don't believe its
right to run a game too late on Sun
day nights, and what's more, while we
are all trying to lead a different life, 1
think you boys might quit holding out
cards-especially on Sundays, for
which let us pray"
And then all knelt down and kept
quiet while Luther prayed:
"Oh, Lord | we haven't got much to
worry Thee about on this occasion, as
things are running pretty smooth in
this part of Thy moral range. The
range is pretty good, water is not very
scarce, the cattle are looking fine and
the calf crop is panning out amazingly,
and we are not the kind of boys to
come begging to the throne of grace for
little things we "a rustic for ourselves.
We might state, oh, Lord that it
hasn't rained here for some time, and
that we are SOC going to need some
moisture, but there is nobody hurt yet,
and we suppose that the matter will be
duly looked after. Lord, if in accord
ance with Thy divine pleasure and
opinions of how a decent game should
be conducted, forgive Pitts Neal for
stealing out that ace full which he
wickedly played against my flush, but
IL it 30 be that thou art on to his many
sins and much iniquity as the rest of
us are, and seest fit to give him a little
sample of thy divine wrath, Lord let it
please Thee to place in his hands a dia-
mond flush and cause him to buck
against Thy servant, who shall be pro-
vided with a jack full. But, Lord, in
this operation, it will be necessary to
exercise a great deal Of care lest he
steal out four queens and scoop in the
shekels of thy servant, for verify he is
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