The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-09-12

Aint t better for yer tsw jins the church an AolleE glory ' in BroWnS camp thea be deprived of yer official pOsitiOas think it be-"
 But Barker, supposin' jins the church and then git beat r'
 Thar Nin't no danger of tAat, l can tell yer. Yer sec, Bob, we are in the minority an' yer aine got DO mora show of gettin' away with it then short.tail bull in fly time. Not bit. The way tew do the thing Is ,his; Yer go, Bob, an say lew them felleTs that yer want tew he Se- Generalated tell them that yer have been sinner an that yer want tew come into the fold ,Arnal bad. When yer do this, bEht shy ot my place; don't come in whatever yer do; If yer get thirsty come round some night after sunset am be mighty careful no, tew let any ot them tellers see yer. When yer jine the church l will call CT everything. This will make yer strong with them are relIg,ontsts,"
 "Yer see, here's the pint, Bob," chip. ped in Bill Smltakins, thus is a great overshad,n' question; a question whether them are rehkion,S,s will run this ere camp or our own moral selves, That's the question. Bob. Do yer want the
 Roaring Cataract closed an not drop ot whisky sold in it2 lf,his thing comes tew a head we'll have to leave. Whats life without whisky S'
 This last appeal of Bill Smithkinx had desired effect. The plan, of which have given an insight, was formulated aud Bob Gamble timed /" the church, The programme iaid out at the confer encc was carried into execution. Bob Gamble rent the cesulean dome with his song. prayer and exhortation. Hump. back Buker and E Il Smi,hkins de. nouneed him both publicly and privately The tenderfoot from Denver took him to hts bosom and shed tears of Joy over the reclaimed sinner, and them are sliKion- is,s said he made splendid, upright brave official. Frequently. when night, like a mantle, stole over Browns camp Bob Gamble would eater the rear door oi the " Roaring Cataract and report the progress Of the campaign to Humpback Barker and Blll Smithkins thea, amidst hilarity, whisky would be taken without sugar and in excess of the supply ln the camp,
 As election day approached, Hump. back Barker announced hims'li as an lA- dependent candidate for marshal oi Browns camp in the Swcetwater Ii.ia. Havs. publi4hed in remote camp, oi which institution l had the honor of belng the shining literary light. Dob Gamble announcing himself as candidate ot th ( Home Protection and Reclamation par. ty." for the same office.
 nA ml~ threw open the doors of the !" Roaring Cataract to the public, whisky being plentiful. Barker denounced Bob Cam ble with all the ssee,ncss and versatility of expression to be found in the vcrnaeular- ism of the frontier When the polls closed and the votes were counted st Brown l ( amp, ol the one hundred and seventy ballots cas:, Bob Gamble had every one That night Bob threw of his mask and the " Roaring Cataract" became del!.!on. with joy.
 The revival withered into decay after this crushing defeat Jim Foster took to drnk again and not bakers dozen Ee- mained faithful to the fold
 Oi the chief characters in this drama the last ] saw of the ten derfoot from Den yer, he was clerking ln a pie factory a, Deadsood an occupation in which he lost his voice. Bob Gamble is running around Wyoming, and strange to say the wart on the off side of his nose is in creasing. Bill Smlthkins go, killed in a pleas sInt altercaiion on the Little Rig Horn. i'm Foster sleeps beneath the sage brush in Antona. while Humpback Barker IS doing Europe with servants