Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-22
SAVING GRACE IN MONTANA.
Rawson's Guich Determined to Down
Rocky Bar on Salvation.

Rocky Bar on Salvation.
The other day st. Paul minister an
swered a ring at. .his doOr-bell and found
| there brawy frontiersman, wearing
| buckSkin suit and a white Mexican sonI-
brero. He was invited into the study
and after seating himself said:
''Pdrdner Pm irwin to clse up a sky
pilot 10 ladle out the savin' grace to the
boys in Rawson's Gulch, Montanny. The
Larkeeper down to the Merchants hotel
told me you slung about the heftiest
jaw in the holy Inc in St. Paul an
thought I'd drop in an size you up"
'If | understand you, sir, you desire
to secure pastor for your church out
| there"
That's orr little game exactly, pard,
and the boys have constituted me an
executive committee to come in var
an run one down. We want the best
heavenly monthpiece in the country an
we've got the dust to put up fur i'm"
"Who was your last pastor?" asked the
minister.
"Never had one. You see, the bows
out thar never stood in much on the
religious racket, but we're agoin' to bank
big Oh savin' grace in the future, an play
er clear up to the limit. Glad tidin's o.
great joys the winnin' card at Rawson's
from row henceforth an forever more,
pardner, an don't you forgit it w
you say you never had a minister?
| What tDen has caused this sudden awak-
ening-this new desire for light?"
"I'll tell you, pard, it's just like this.
rhar's a big rivalry atween Rawson's
Gulch an Rocky Bar, about five miles
turder up the creek. The two camps
he" bin fightin' fur the lead fur a year
an alters downed 'em on every
pint. .-as' week one o. the boys went
up thar an cum back an reported that
the Rocky fellers had a preacher an that
salvation were a runnin' loose in the
camp an amazin' grace war growin' on
the bushes. He said he heard the holy
bloke preachify 'imself. an that he DASH
| ed up the Iivin' word ike a ten times
winner. Wal, that sort o. paralvzed us,
so to speak, an we called a meetin' to
see what war to be done. At first it
war perposed to 60 up thar of a Sunday
an clean out the congregation an hang
] the preacher. but we want quite sure
| IF the fightin' abilities o the meek and
lowly worshippers up thar an mout get
licked, so it war finally decided to tree
a gospel sharp an that's what Pm var
fur low. The boysll treat you white,
pardncr. an if you kin do upthe Rocky
Bar cappcr in the heavenly game an
| put it all over I'm soundin' the glad
tidin's yer fortunes made. l like the
cut o. yer iib, pard. an | b'lieve you'd
shout salvation at us in a way thard
make the Rocky Bar saloots pow'ful
weary.
What denomination is in tie major
ty out there ?"
"None at all. You kin play yer cards
ter suit yerself an come at us jest as
you think the hand orter be played.
But say, pard. / reckon [ wouldn't ever
give the boys Baptist lay out to play
up to-
"Why notY'
"Wal. yer see, we aint much stuck on
water out thar only from business pint
% view. Waters all good enough an
mighty valuable fur washn' out dust,
but aside from that faint much account.
Still, if that's yer lay, pardner, come
right along Well take turns an keep
YOU baDtizin' half the time, just 10 down
them Rocky fellers. Thar's a gang o.
twenty Cinnamon wOrkin' placer claim
below Us, an we kin run them up an
let YOU sOuse the hull mob two or three
times 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 rose to
90:
"All right, pardner; NO harm done.
| I'Il keep up the hunt till tree my man.
Wen 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 off hand redeemin'
grace, an we'll treat you squar.' Good
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