The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-03-06
GMlrmorrat-S Star
A PREACHERS NECKTIE.
Ergcne Field in Chicago News.

Dear naTratlng. III seems mat
friend in London, aware of tn
reverend gentleman's fondness 70
vivid color, sent DR.. Gunsaulus
bright red necktIe. There is n
other red neckiie in the worl'
quite so red as a British necktie
it is the consummation, the apoth
costs of redness. When DIR. Gun
saulus clapped eyes on that ret
necklie he was dazzled-nay, h,
was stunned by its terrific splend
or. AS quickly as he could he pul
it away. IL must not wear it," said
he to himself. at is too wicked
for this part of the world. | will
reserve it for Arizona"
1t is true that DR.. GunSaulus had
l65 acres of wheat out in Arizona
that needed looking after, but it is
more than likely hat an ambition
to wear that new, splendid
red necktie inspired in DIR. Gun,
sauius a ceaseless yearning to go
west. At any tate he went, ac.
companied by his son, a little iel-
low of 10or - years of age.
To such as have never seer DR..
Gunsaulus decked IN that array
which he affects when inspecting
wheat or hunting rare biblioma.
MAC fields in Arizona, we will say
that this costume Is strange to the
degree of weirdness. Its most
conspicuous feature is a black felt
hat with an enormous flexible
brim. An especial flavor of spice
of wickedness, ii you please
was given TO this costume by the
superb necktie. To be candid, DR..
Gunsau!us, attired for Arizona,
looked very like one OF those hero.
&c far western characters of which
Bret llarte loves TO treat.
Now it happened that DR.. Gun
saulus travelled on a free pass-a
free pass obtained through the
kindly offices of one of the influen-
tial lambs of his flock. This free
pass worked all right until Or.
Gunsaulus struck the Santa Fe
country. 1t vas then that a coarse,
unteeline one-eyed conductor came
through the train collecting tickets
at the point of a murderous.loOk-
ing horse pistol. He had been
sheriff of a county in New Mexico,
and was a Thing of Blood.
"Tickets - demanded this fierce
monster,
DR.. Gunsaulus mildly produced
his free pass. The unhallowed fire
of skepticism illumined bis CYCLIC
pean optic.
whats yer name" asked the
conductor.
"The Rev. DR., Gunsaulus," an.
swered the holy man.
The conductor took a rapid view
OF DIR. Gunsaulus.
''No, yer don't" exclaimed the
conductor brutally. Yer don't
play that game on me! Yer no
preacher"
'Indeed am, and a very good
preacher, too" demonstrated DIR.
Gunsaulus.
"COme, now" said the conduc.
Tor, its no use of Yer tryin' TO
come any monkey business with
me; ! reckon | know a domlny
when | see him. Yer'll have TO put
mp yer good money or get offn the
There seemed to be no a%lterna.
DR. Gunsauius looked out of
The car window; it would never do
him 10 be set down in that des-
ert of cacti aud prairie dogs. He
sought 10 reason with the conduc-
tor; every gift, every power,every i
a~rtifice of eloquence at his com. /
.and lac brought to bear upon the
callous creature, but all in vain. :
In vain, also, did the reverend gen q
-leman's little boy plaintively but
maintain that papa was a !
preacher; The unregenerate heart :
If that conductor was not to be
moved, -
mo dominy ever wore a neckue !
ike that" said the conductor.
'1erll have TO put up the stuff or
ut off'n the train" I
DIR. G%unsaulus did put M, but /
lot until he had secured a receipt !
herefor from the one-eyed skep,ic. :
The next three hours were hours
If misery, for not even so long sui.
ering and so patient a clergyman
IS DIR. Gunsaulus cares TO be sepa-
ated from his worldly possessions n
~ the unfeeling agent of a soul. Al
ess railway corporation.
But about a hundred miles fur.
her down The road the mayor of J.
'anta Fe boarded the train, and
le was happily able 10 identity DIR.
iunsaulus as being indeed entl- "
led to all the perquisites aud an
o%urtesies involved in and eniailed .,
y that free pass. So the one-eyed
onductor disgorged the money
nd made an apology as best he
ould.
"Ive been Twin out here now r
Dr. goin' on twenty-three years."
e said, "and I've seen every kind =
l human bein' from bonanza
ings down 10 three-card monte p
but | never seer a preach
T with a red necktie afores Say,
ardner, yer a daisy, I'll bet. Al
hough it's agin the rules, / don't
md lookin' al yer lf yer'ye got Z
er bottle handy ~