The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-01-30

reck lessly ahead and wrestlsd with
melody and rhythm in q seemingly
hsartless manner. The rendition of
the old hymn met with universal sp-
proval. however, for it Was loudly APP
plaudsd, and in response to vigorous
encore the flushed aud proud choristsrs
rendered one verse of "Come, thou
fount of every blessing" with an
excellence and an sarnsstDsss of spirit
that brought down the house and some
of the chlaking from between the un-
hewn pine logs.
After the applause had subsiGed the
JACKIE Diamonds arose and said:
"Fellow-wayfarcrs through this
rough-an tumble world, am glad to
see you here tonight, for your presence
is dead pointer that although this
camp may be pretty close to the
border, il is nevertheless, within the
jurisdiction o. the Lord. Brother
Murdy, will you lead in prayer2"
Sam Murdy was . recent convert,
who had cems into the fold under
Jacks preaching at Chloride q few
weeks before. He had been dealing .
stud.poker game, but when he en-
braced religion he rsnounced his call.
ing, and Was now endeavoring to earn
an honest living by tending bar in .
respectable saloon in the Mountain
Home Hotel, where ne gambling was
allowed. He arose with evident EN-.
barrassment, for, although he had
aided Jack In his endeavOrs to turn
sinners aside into the narrow path, he
had never before been called on to
pray in public. After several SEEM
ingly painful sndeavors to clear his
throat he began:
There are things which thou has
hidden from the wise sharps, an has
put into the mouths Of babes an suck
Inns. We have this from the Bible,
which Is the authorized Hoyle o. the
Christian game. am but = sucklin'
in this game, an | pray thee to put
words in my mouth, an I'll try to put
'em whar They'll win every bet. "
Then the JACK o. Diamonds opened
his Bible and read the beautiful story
OF the sress. Ii was listened to by
the rough throng with great interest,
aud the feelings of the congregation
were pretty forcibly spoken by Curly
Sco:t when he whispered to Dan Davis:
"lf that ain't novel 20 war d-n
rough, want it, Danl', When tie
chapter was concluded Jack said:
"Bretheren, = man Is can lister to
that story onfsslingly has get petri-
fed heart. Just think il over a min.
ute. There war him, as white a man
IS ever lived, goin' about an healin'
the sick an raisin' the dead an preach
in the gospel o his father accordin,
to orders. He WAS meek an humble
an thought only OF doin' good in the
world. But the people got down on
i'm an put up job on i'm an yanked
i'm up afore oil Pontius PLATE, an,
even without bsin' given chance to
git lawyer an defend himself, he
was convictsd an sentenced to death.
Thar want no Supreme Court in those
days nor no political influence, an
artsr the sentence war passed thar was
nothin' fur him TO do but fix up his
earthly affairs an prepare fur death.
If they had a hung i'm or shot i'm in
a Christian-like manner il mouldn't =
been SO bad; but just look at the
horrible means employed to take his
life They crucitied him. With cruel
spikes they nailed his hands an feet
to wooden cross an sot it in the
ground. Itsll you, bsys, ifthis crowd
had happened along just then the gun
plays that would a been made would
reduced the population amazingly,
an he would a been alive to-day-that
is. he would never have died. oh,
boys, just close yer eyes an look at
that sorrowful picture"
He then explained, in his own rough
way, why it was that Christ died, and
for fully half an hour dwslt upon his
sufferings until his congregation was
worked up to pitch bordering on
excitement. He ended his discourse
with stirring appeal to sinners to
renounce the world and embrace the
Savior, who had suffered for them.
Very few were converted, and fewer
acknowledged the preachers influence; !;
but Jack was greater favorits than
ever, and his camp was the most
orderly in the mountains.
The Jack o. Diamonds was killed
by q rough in 80, and q slab at the