The river press., 1885-04-22
GRACE IN MONTANA.
Dawson's Gulch Determined to Down
Rocky Bar on Salvation.

answered ring at his door bell and
found there brawny frontiersman,
wearing buckskin suit and white
Mexican sombrero. He was invited
into the study, and, after seating him.
self, said:
tPardner, Pm tryin' to case up sky
| pilot to ladle out the savin' grace to the
boys in Dawson's gulch, Montanny.
The barkeeper down to the Merchants
hotel told me you slung about the hef-
test jaw in the holy line in st Paul, an
[ thought I'd drop in an size you up"
"IfI understand you, sir, you desire
to secure a pastor for your church out
| there"
! ''That's our little game exactly, pard,
and the boys constitooted me as an ex-
ecutive committee to come in yer an
run one down. We want the best
heavenly mouthpiece in the country,
an we've got the dust to put up for
'im.n
"Who was your last pastor?" asked
the minister.
out there never stood in much on the
religious racket, but we're agoin' to
bank big on savin' grace in the future,
an play 'er clear up to the limit. Glad
tidin's o. great joys the winnin' card at
Dawson's from now henceforth an for
evermore, pardner, an don't you forget
itW
"You say you never had minister?
What, then, has caused this sudden
awak ening-this new desire for light op
"I'll tell you, pard, it's just like this
Thar'e big rivalry between Dawson's
gulch an Rocky bar, about five miles
furder up the creek. The two camps
hav bin fightin' fur the lead fur a year,
on we've alters downed lem of on every.
pint. Las week one o. the boys went
up thar an cum back an reported that
the Rocky fellers had a preacher, an
that salvation was runnin' loose in the
camp an amazin' grace war CROWN on
the bushes. He said he heare the holy
bloke preachify 'imself, an that he
dished up the livin' words like a ten
times winner. Wal, that sort of para
lyzed us, so to speak, an we called a
meetin' to see what war to be done. At
fust it war proposed to coup thar of
Sunday an clean out the congregation
an hang the preacher, but we want
quite sure of the fightin' abilities o. the
meek an lowly Worshipers up thar an
mout get licked, so it war finally decided
to try Gospel sharp, an that's what
I'm yer fur now. The boys'Il treat
you white, pardner, an if you kin <io
UP the Rocky bar capper in the heaven
ly game, an put it all over i'm in
soundin' the glad tidin's, yer fortunes
made. like the cut o. your iib, pard,
an I b'lieve you'd shout salvation at us
in a way that'd make the Rocky bar
galIoots pow'ful weary
"What denomination is the majority
out there? ?"
"None at all. Yer can play yer cards
to suit yerself an come out just as you
think the hand orter be played. But
say, pard, [ reckon I'd never give the
boys aBaptist layout to play up to.n
''Why not?'
'Wal, yer see, we amt much stuck on
water out thar only from a business pint
of view. Waters all good enough an
mighty valuable fur washin' out gold
dust, but aside from that 'taint much
account. Still, if that's yer lay, pardner,
come right along. Well take turns am
keep you baptizin' the time, Just to
down them Rocky fellows. Thars a
gang of twenty Cinnamon workin' a
l placer claim below us. an we kin run
hem up an let you souse the hull mob
5Wo or three times week, if it'll make
he Rocky crowd think the good works
movin' right along.n
The minister was forced to decline
he call, and the old man said as he rose
o go:
"All right, pardner no harm done.
III keep on the hunt till tree my man.
Ven down Rocky bar on salvation If
Ps in the pins. Good day, sir, an if
,ou eyer come out our way stop off adj
i've us a little wad o. off-hand redeemin'
race an We'll treat you square, .n-St.
PAUL Herald.