The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-06-27
Anaersu,t antetligenfsr
a STRANGE ADVENTURE.
The Amusing but Trying Experience vi 8
Popular Minister Of Augusta.

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The Amusing but Trying Experience vi 9
Popular Minister of Augusta.
augusta Chronicle.
A popular minister Of prominent
church In this city had a lively expert.
ence short time ago. He has enjoyed
reciting it to his friends, but, as his per.
mission to publish 1t has not been asked
all names in the story are withheld.
A few evenings ago the minister in
question vas at work in his study when
there came q ring at his door bell. He
responded in person, and found comely
young woman at the door, who met him
with the inquiry:
"Do you baptise by immersion Z"
He responded afirmatively, and tbs
young woman went on to explain that q
woman lay in the hospital at the point Of
death, OF at least very i'll, who desired
baptism, but insisted on immersion. She
had volunteered to go for minister, and
hence her presence. Gould the ministe,
go at once with her to the hospital? He
expressed his readiness to do so, and they
set ont on the way together.
As they proceeded the young woman
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explained that she did not stay at the
hospital, and that her failure tos,fnd
several ministers at horne whom she-had
first called on had consumed a good deal
of time, and that though the dusk Of
evening was fast settling over the city
she was a good ways from home. To
add to her discomfort she had husband
at home who would scold her for being
out so late alone.
Prompted by bisgooduess of heart and
chivalric nature the minister told her to
wait at the hospital until5he got through
With the lady whom he was going to see
there, and he would walk home with her
and explain the circumstances of the
case to her husband. The young woman
gratefully accepted.
The minister was detained longer than
he had anticipated at the bedside of the
sick woman, and when he was ready to
go it Vas nearly or quite nine o'clock.
It gets late quite early these May even.
ings. To add to the interest Of the situ.
alton, the minister now learned for the
first time that the home of the young
woman was down abolt May Park. he
was in for it though, 80, with ministerial
resignation, he set out on the long walk
painfully conscious that every step was
taking, him further from home, and away
from his supper, which had been fol
some time awaiting his return. The
delay at the hospitalhad added materially
to the apprehension of the young woman
who nows began to express genuine con.
cern at the reception she would meet
with at the hands of her husband.
She declared that he was very jealous
of her. ,land was unreasonable when hiE
suspicious were aroused. She feared thai
he would doubt her story when she
explained the cause of her absence from
home at SO late an hour. The ministe,
began to think things were looking
rather interesting for him. He knew
that in all probability this irate German
had never seen him before, and,'if be
was such ajealous Othello as the fright.
ened little Desdemona at his side evi.
IDENTITY believed him to be, there might
be some trouble In making him appreci.
ate the circumstances of the case. How
ever, he put a bold face ard confident
tone on the matter, and told the young
woman that he would see her husband
and explain the case to him; himself. e
The young woman eagerly accepted
thisifarther courtesy ut the;hSnds of ne,
escort, butSwas still far from. being at hel
ease, and dsthessway in which she contin;
ued to discourse upon the unreasonine
jealously Of her husband was not calcu'
lated to add to the perfect happiness o.
her new found friend. Just at this poinl
they arrived at a small corner store, and
she told the minister to wait outside and
she would go and see if her husband waa
there. He was to rattle clock thera
that night and might still be there. She
soon came back With the information
that the clock had been rafHed and won
by her husband on a chance which he
had reserved for himself. She was
greatly pleased at this, for they were
quite poor, and had thus kept the clock
and gotten the money from the rattle
besides.
Even this stroke of good fortune did
not long dispel her anxiety, however, and
as they approached her home she
renewed the recital Of her apprehensions
about their reception. Presently The
front gate vas reached, and through the
open window the minister discovered 8
big; broad.shouldered, honest.looking
Dutchman, who might be rather I'M.
comfortable man to have a misunder.
standing With. BE was not anticipating
any misunderstanding though, and with
q bold air mounted the steps and knocked
at the door. In a moment the husband
confronted them. BE had been cooking
supper, and the stove key which he car.
ried in his hand had rather an ominous
look. When he discovered the well
dressed gentleman before him in company
with his wife he demanded rather uncere.
moniously:
"Who's you?''
This was not very reassuring begin
ming, but, clothed in the righteousness Of
his cause, the minister responded prompt
ly:
"I am Mir. 81 minister of the