The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-09
HE WANTED \ MINISTER,

What Caused the Awakening Of a win
~ Wrsternor for New Light.
S.. Paul Herald. ~ z
A st. Paul minister answered a ring a
his door.bell, and found there n Drawn,
frontiersman wearing n buckskin suit ant
u white Mexican sombrero. IIe was in
vited into the study, and after seating
himself, said.
"Pardncr, I'm trying to chase up n sky
pilot to ladle out the Swim grace to the
boys in Rawson's gulch, Montany.a The
barkeeper down 10 the Merchants hotel
told me you slung the heaviest Jaw in thu
holy line III st Paul, an l thought I'd
drop In and size you up.
iii understand You, sir, you desire Ia
secure n pastor for your church out there"
That's our little game exactly, parl,
an the boys constituted me IN executive
committee to ONE in var an run on
DOWN. We want the best heavenlymout !,
piece in tho country, an we've got Inc
dust to put up for i'm"
WHO was your last pastor?" asketl the
minister.
Never had one. You see tho boys out
thar lever stonu in muct, OH the reliuior
racket, but we're ooin' to bank biz or
savln' grace in the future, an play ''cr clear
up to tue Limit. Glad tidin's O great joy's
the winnin' card at Rawson's IRON now
henceiotth an forevermore, paldner, an
'lon't you forgit i'll"
You Fay you never had a minister /
What. then, hns caused this Sudden
awakening-this new desire for light"
III tell you, pard; its Just like this:
rhar's n big rivalry atwccn Mwson's
gulch an Rocky bar, about five miles
lurlher up the creek. The two camps
hev bin dgltin' far tho lead fur a wear,
an we've alters downcd EN-. on every
pint. Las week one O the bows went I'm
thar an come back an reported that the
Rocky fcllers hada preacher, an that sal.
walton war rnnnin' loose in the camp, an
.!nazin' grace war CROWN Oh the bushes.
He said he heard the holy bloke preach.
lily 'imself, an that lie disl:ed up the
words like II tel,-winner. Well, that sort
O. parollxed us, so to speak, an we called
n meetin' to see what war to be done. At
fust it war proposed to 20 up thar Of a Sun
day an clean out the congregation an
hang tho preacher, but We wasn't quite
sure Of the fightin' sbilitits o. the ,neek
an lowly %worshipers up thar an mout get
licked; sc 1t war iinali yIdecided to tree q
gospel sharp, an that's what I'm var fur
now. Tie boysll treat you white, pard-
nor, an il you eau do that Rocky bur cap
per in the heavenly game, an put it nil
over i'm a soundin' the glad tidin's, yer
fortunes made. I like the cut o yer jib,
pard, an I .b'lievc you'd shout salvation
At us i'll q way tlat'u make the Rocky bar
galootspow'fullr weary"
"What denomination is in the majority
out there? 81
"None ut all. You kin play yer cards to
suit yerseli an comeatus Jest US you think
the hand orter to be played. But say,
pard, / reckon ! wouldn't ever give the
boys a Baptist layout to play upto."
"Why not?"
"Wal, yer see, We amt much stucl;
on water out thar from a business
PINT o. view. Waters all mighty good
an mighty valuable fur washin' out dust
but aside from that faint much account
stu, il that's yer lay, Partner, come right
along. Wcll take turns an keep you
baptizln' half tile time, Jest to take down
them Rocky fellers. Thar's u gang Of
twenty Cinnamon sworkin' a placer claim
below us, au' we kin run them up an lei
you souse the hull mob two or three times
a week, it'll make the Rocky crowd think
the good works a movin' right along"
The minister was forced to decline the
call, and the old man said, as he arose te
20:
"All right, pardner! No harm done
III keep up the hunt till l tree my man
We'll down Rocky bar on salvation, if IT..
in the pins. Good day, sir, an ii you eve
come out II way stop of an give lis 1
little wnd o. oifhand redeemin' grace, an
we'll treat you squar'. Good bye"