New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-31
THEOLOGICAL STORIES.
PISTOLS AND DELIRIUM TREMENS.
HOW FUTURE MINISTERS SPEND THEIR VACA
woys rurrp EXPERIENCES IN THE WEST.

HOW Future MINISTER'S SPEND THEIR vACA
uoNs-THEIR EXPERIENCES IN THE "Esf'
To tbe average citizen the life OF the theological
student seems to be prOy and stupid but 10 Iuuec w
the conversation overheard In a ies'anraht "e"'
theological seminary in this city one evening ieoe""s
there are interesting phases OF the BUDDING in'n'o
career. The young men were tehIe vi "'oN ,"'s
summers work when they out west" orgahi@'hR
sunday and preaching TO the farmers and cattle
men OF the prairies -" shall never forget inc h'Ss
sunday spent in Minnesota" said the leader Oh '"e
croup al had found a good locality TO organize u
school and had taken notices OF nv "oSpe meo''' ~
all the farmhouses for miles around spent Sa'i"'
night In a farmhouse about five miles from uie soioo
house where | was TO preach. How IL iaiheu tid'
night The roof leaked. the whole FAMILY u'e"
guest included had to sleep in one end OF the mouse.
with a buffalo blanket partition between the lmpo'i'cu
male and female dormiories. The next "oii""-
started ahead Of the family for the schooihousc VII NV
little road cart with pony had Just bought M
YOU ever a road cart! Wen IL loohs LIN" ''
racing gig II has only two wheels and little seas
over them, without any back My fr1ehds hau "1'
yed me to carry revolver for pleasure ana pioh' "
nv experiences and | had it In my pocket
All went well until was about two miles from INC
schOolhouse, when l spicd a hawk cirons ''''
neiglborng farmhouse. Then arose strugsie III NV
mind wanted to shoot at that ha"K' Dut IL "1S
sunday STILL If let the hawk go 1t wouid caoch 'o'
Of the farmers chickens, and was It not more ChrSuah
TO kill the hawk than 10 be the indirect means OF XII
ing the chickens | finally decided that II the hawK
came near me that should be the signal that it was lore
ordained that should shoot on SUNDAY sure ehouSn'
The hawk sailed directly my head. raised my
revolver and shot. Instantly my gentle pony gave
,ump Of about twenty feet pitching me out backward
ON my head In the deep mud while she sta'eu Oh INC
dead run down the road. / followed sorry -io'hihs
snectacIe At the schoolhouse the gathered farmers
stopped my horse and started back after me. never
told them how my horse came to run away, Du' .noiv
was some smothered laughter about The 'tenderioot
which reached my ears
81 can beat that experience said student WHO i"o
been in Colorado in the work "Between my
noodomar,ers and the next postonice this summer
there was a deep guch which had orIsf
nalIv been washed out By mountain stream.
on the side of II, about three-du'r"rs
Of the way up ran the road, OH narrow iede' "
rock. 1t was dangerous place, especiany az h'e"''
and transfers always stopped and blew norm oo-
fore they started into IL, because Ii was no. N'ue
enough to pass or turn around II two teams shonu
meet one SATURDAY night / started for the further
town to preach the next day called as usual WIN
I got 10 the gulch, and getting no answer, s'droeu
through blowing my horn every rev tee1 rs ".n''
when | was In the middle | heard deatiuy
.,,.o, t,,,a,rcd hv the most hid Gus yelling Ny
heart AS well as my horse stood still, and second
IL
whining a great strong pair Of mules with all his
might and Yelling like a mailman at each stroke Ihe
team was coming straight at me- WIN 10 way " p''
each other / WAS paralyzed Win horIor anu ''
trembling. Now the team was on me- III d mohi'''e
il would all be over-wken suddenly the team swerVea
n the right which the outside, ana over inc Nuoo
Of rock the mules, wagon and driver "er~ hurleu' "a
duu crash AT the bottom followed and then all was
still could not move for moment, ana 'heh
crept trembling to the edge and looked oVsr' o"'id
see nothing except the black night. ofo'e oh "
town and told my story. Men set out III once Oh"
found both mules injured that they sho' III III i0
mans neck was broken. found that he was driver
for a ouatryman and filled up with bad whlsAey'
and probably had all attack Of derum tremeis.'
We'll that's pretty lad remarked a third, "bus
[ believe that | was Just about rs Hlsh'e"eu ''.'
this summer as you were, although, II hid hno"h IT,
there not 30 much reason "i
A. imagined was IL North DAKOTA
among the cattlemen YOU know. l had
curiou, class to deal with They were rough Fellows
and would shoot as easily wink but they seeeiAu
to have a superSttous awe OF me oecausc ".''
preacher one rnght man called al my ooarui"s'
place in the village and said that wa7 MN So %S
,nley lIdge a dismal spot some three hiies lroui
town IL, said he would take me there ana Drns nio
DacX. supposed that somebody was uyihs' anu nS
there WIS no minister around SAD l "ou,u 81, /,
conductor rode in silence, and nnAliy asAcu' VIM
that wants me Z!
Me bruther.'
What is the trouble p
"'lie wants 10 get married -. . him
".Slarried! / gasped why, can't marry nm.
I'm not an ordained minister am not aiioweu -, ~
marry people He did not answer 50 l BEGAN 70
reason with him ana asked him to take NE pa'h
BUT Il WAS no use, sat still, resol'ahs 70 hiAc
t.St If the matter when | saw the company 10
nv surprise | found whole crowd composed VI
men, armed the teeth.
"'Gentemen, began. - ,..-
lie wants 10 sneak. interrupted my conductor
Now Won preacher chap, you've got TO 20 ahead when
mo connie come, in yOu can take II PHI. Here
yolr nav, and he placed bag Of money on the table
Iust Then | heard shouting outside ana Il yen,
and then there galloped up man on hoTscDach, h0iu
Ing girl In his arms $500, - ar,
Go on, said my conductor, and 60 QUICK
Il don't know what SAID. except that pionouhced
them man and wife without looking at them, Tor ny
cves wer,. on a revolver In the hands OF my gentle
urcer \ minute later the father ana brothers oi me
gir dashed I'D to the shanty; but The girl iushed IN
Snr fnther's face and decided that discretion was the
istter part of vaOr, and held my peace. was
t,kcn back To my boarding place, pretty thoroughly
fr chtcn,d. Before leaving me my companion warned
me Ia hold my tongue about the whole matter uu
~. INT within "A month able 10 explain matters
AID SEQ the couple legally married.
md then those glil6eSS theological students put
On tbcir hints and coats and went home 10 write SER
mons.