Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-12-16
SAVING GRACE IN MONTANA

he other DAY q ~ aAt Wtht'Nt ~
werrd ring q, hi. door.bell and found
there brawny fron,lerman. wearnins q
blekskin sui, and white Mexican som
brero. lie was Invited into the study
and. after seating himself. said
"Pardnsr. I'm ,ryin' TO case up shy
pilo, 10 ladle on, the savin' grace 10 the
boy. ia R.w.ons Guleh, Mon,anny.
The barkecper down TO the Merchants.
hotel told me you slans aboa, the hef,.
lest aw Ia the holy line in 81. Paul. an
/ thought Ia drop IN and size you up.
III | understand you, sir, you desire
to secure a pastor fof your church out
there"
That. our little game exactly. psri.
and the boy. have constituted me an sf.
ecu,ive committee TO come In 'yn "a
we've 20, the dust TO pat up fur i'm"
"who "a, your las, pastor ? nked
the minister
"Never bad one. You see. the boys
out thar never stood in much on the re.
hsiou. racket. bg, we're saoin' 10 bank
biz on .ayin' grace ia the future an
play 'er clear up TO the limit. Glad
iidin'. o grea, oy'. the ~inn'n card q,
RAwson's' from no~ hencefor,h an for
ever more. pardner, an don, you forsi'
IL"
"You say you never had a minister
wha, then has caused this sudden a~ak.
enins-,his new dehre Coz lish, F"
"lll tell you. P.rd, It's just like this
Thar. a bis rivalry a,ween Ra~son'' :
Galeh an Rocky Bar. about five miles
farder up the creek. The two camps
hev bin hshtin' fur the lead fur year.
we've aller. do~ned EN- on every pint
Las week one o the boys went up thar
an cum back an reported ,ha, the Rocky
feller had a preacher an ,ha, salvation
we're a runnin' loose in the camp an
amazin' grace war growia' on the bushes.
tie said he heard the holy blOke preach
ity 'imself. an that he dashed up the
livin' word like ten times winner. Wal.
that sort o ParalyEed Us. so TO speak, an
We called q meetin 10 see What war 10
be done. A. frs, !, war proposed TO ~
up thar Of Sunday an clean ou, the
congregation an hang the preacher. but
We wsrnt quite sure Of the hshiin aoh'
i,y o meek and lowly worhippers ny
thar an mout get licked. 30 Il var finally
decided to tree a gospel sharp an that's
whs, I'm yar fur nov. The boys'll treat
you white, pardner. an IL YOU kin do ~
the Rocky B.r espper in the heavenly
game an put il all over i'm q soundin'
the glad ,idin'. yer fortunes made.
like the Gu, o yer jib. pard. an ! believe
you'd shout salvation at US in q ~sy
ths,'d make the Rocky Bar saloo,s pow
'fal wary"
"wha, denomination is the majority
out there p
"None a, all. You Kin play yer card
ter sui, yerelf an come at US jes, as yoC
think the hand otter be played. But sa,
pard. reckon ~ouldn', ever give ,h'
boys B.P,is, layou, to play up to-
"why not'"
"wal, yer see. we Amt mneh stuck OF
water out there only from business
pin, O. view. Waters oil good enough
an mighty valuable fur washin out dus
bot aside from that 'taini much account
StlIl. IL that's yer lay. pardner. com
right along. Well take turns an keel
your bspuzin' half the time, jus. to dow
them Rocky fellers. Thars gang o
twenty Chiaamen workin' placer CLAIM
below US. an We kin run them up an
let them soase the hull mob too or ,hre
times a week. it'll make the Rocky cro~'
think the good works q mosin nsh
along"
The minister was forced 10 decline IN
call, and the old man said As be rose a
10 60:
"All right, pardner; no harm done
III keep up the hunt I'LL ! tree my mar
Well down Rocky Bar on salvation II it
in the pins Good day. cir. an II 20
ever come ou, our way stop of an Civ
US . little wad o of hand redeemil
grace. al we'll sres, you sqasr'. 0oot
bye"