Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-10-31
8beelias Resistes
GRACE SAVED IN MONTANA.
The ROCKY Bar to be Dovned ON SALIVA.


ton,
The other day St. Pail minister an
swered a ring at his door.belI and foun
there q braWny fron;iersman, wearing
buckskin suit and a white Mexican som
brero. He was invited into the study and
after seating himself said:
"PaTdner, | N tryin' to case up sky pilo,
to ladle out the saviu' grace to the boys il
RawSon' Gulch, Noatanua. The 6arkeepei
down to the Merchants Hotel told me you
siUng about the heftiest jaw in the holy line
IN St. Paul, an | thought Id drop in an
size you up
IF understand you, sir, yoa desire to
secure pastor for your church ont there. -
That's our little game exactly, plrd, and
the boys CONSTRUCTED ne an executive COM
mi,tee TO come in var an run one down.
We want the best heavenly mouth-piece in
the country, an we've got the dust to put
up for i'm"
Who was your last pastor?' asked the
minister
Never had one. You see the boys out
Their never stood in much on the religious
racket, but we're agoin' to bank big on saw
in grace in the future, an play 'er clear up
TO the limit. Glad tidin's of great joys the
wiuniu' card at RawsoE's from now hence
forth an foreyermor, plsdncr, an don't you
torgit IT,
"Nou say you never had minister?
What, then, has caused this sudden awsk-
eaing-this new desice toy tga,?'
I'll tell you pard; its just Ike this.
Thar's big rivalry stweeu Rawsons Gulch
and bar, about i've miles furder up the
creek. The two camps hav bin Gghin'
fur the lead iur year. an we alters down
ed en- on every pint. Las week one o
the boys went up mar an cum back an re-
ported that tie Rocky ie,lcrs had preach
cr au that salvation were a ruun;n' loose in
tle camp an ema&;n CRATE war CROWN on
the bushes lie said he heard the holy bloke
p-eachify irnse!f an tha, he dished up the
.u;n' word Ike zen times winner Wa,
that sort o psralyzed US. so to speak, an
we called meetin' to see what war to
be done. At fust it war proposed to go
up thar of Sunday an clean out the
congregation an hang the preacher, but
We want quite sure of the iightin
abilities o the meek an lowly wOrshippers
up mar an mout get licked, so it war final
" decided to tree a gospel sharp an that's
what I'm var fur now. The boyS'll treat
YOU white, pardner, an il you can do up the
Rocky Bar capper in the heavenly game
an Put in all over i'm a soundin' the glad
tiiin'S yer fortune made. like the cut
o yer III pard, an b lieve you d shout sal,
vajiou at us IN way thatd make the
Rocky Bar galoots pow'fUl weary
INSTRUMENTATION is in the majority
out there
None at all Iou kin play yer cards ter
suit gerself an come at us Jest as you think
the hand orter be played. But say pard, |
reckon wouldn't ever give the boys a
Ddpti>t idN Out W play w.
Why mott
Wal, yer see, we amt much stuck on
water ont thar only from business pint o
view. Waters all good enough an mighty
valuabe fur washin' out dust, but aside
from that faint much account. Still if
that yer !ay, pardner, come right along.
Wen take turns an keep you baptizin' half
the time lest to down them Rocky tellers
Thas a gang o twenty Cinnamon workin'
q placer claim below rs, aa we kin run
them up au let you soase the hull mob two
OF three times a week. if it'll make the
Rocky crowd think the good works movin'
right alCrg.
The minister was forced to decline the
call, and the old man said as he rose to
60:
AL right partner; no harm done. III
keep up the hunt till tree my man. Well
down Rocky Bar on salvation if it's in the
pins. Good day, sir, an If you ever come
out Our way stop of an give US little wad
o oa.hand redeemin' grace an we'll treat
Won suuar. Good bye