Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-01-10

valley, toward Provo he owns half the
United States mail contract They told
me In the city that hs intended to run
this trip himself. You viii zee an odd
compound OF . fellow"
III should think %: policeman. acolyte.
man.of.wsr's man. Yankee husband.
Normoni Has hs come TO his fnalityY
"He thinks 20. He u . shrewd fellow
Of many smattsrings. He says there are
only two logical religions In the civilized
world-ths Popish and the Mormon.
These two are the only ones that have
any basis In authority. His convent ex-
periences disenchsnted him with Cathol.
icism. he Il quite irrevereut, 10 the es-
timable Jake. He says monks are n set
Of mufYy old reprobateA he says that
he found celibacy tended TO all manner
Of low vice: that monogamy disappoint.
ed him; 90 he tried the New Revelation,
polygamy and sll. and has become an
ardent propaganda and exhorter. Take
the man a. he Ia, and he has plenty Of
brave. honest qualities"
We had by this time ridden mp to the
mail party. They were moving slowly
along. The nights camping spot was
near. It was bit Of grassy level on the
bank Of . river. galloping over the peb-
bles with Its mountain impetus still In 1t
-Green river. perhaps; Green or White,
or Big Sandy or Little Stony.
"Hillo. Shamberlaini' hailed Brent.
riding mp to the train.
"Howdydoi Howdydo, No swap"
responded Jake. after the Indian fashion.
"Bung my eyesi ef you're not the mate
Of all mates I'm glad to zee. Pax vobis-
crum. my fillyi You look a. fresh as an
Aperel shsd. Praised be ths LordI" con.
tinued he. relapsing into Mormon slang,
"who has sent thee again. like brand
from the burning. to fall into paths Of
pleasantness with the saints, as they
wander from the promised land to the
mean section where the low lived Gen.
tiles ripen their souls for hell"
Droll farragol but just as Jake de-
livered 1t. He had the slang and the
swearing Of all climes and countries at
his tongues end.
"Hello, strangerI" said he, turning to
me. II allowed you was the barrow.
hight"
"It's my friend. Richard Wade" said
Brent.
"Yours to command, Brother Wade"
Jake says Hospitality. "Ef you turn ont
prime, one Of the out and cutters, like
Brother John Brent, III tip 'em the wink
to let you OF easy ut the Judgment Day,
Gentle or not. I've booked Brother
John fur Paradise. Brother Josepli's
got q white robe fur aim. blow high.
blow low!"
We rode along beside chamberlain.
"what did you mean just nowY asked
my friend. "You spoke Of Wade's being
the baronet."
II allowed you wouldn't leave him be-
hind"
II don't understand. Ihave not seen
him since we left you In the summer
I'VE been on to California and back"
"The barrownight's ben stuppin round
In the valley ever since. He seems to
have % call to stop. Perhaps his heart
Is fetched. aud he Is goan to jine tie
Lords people. left him down to my
ranch ten days ago. playing with n
grizzly cub. wha: he's trying to make a
gentleman Of. Apooty average gentle
man it'll make too"
"very odd!" says Brent to me. bid.
dulph meant to start for home at once
when we parted. He had solne errand
In behalf Of the lady he had run away
from"
"Probably he found he could not trust
his old wounds under her eyes again.
Wants another years crust over his scar
iHed heart"
"Quite likely. Well, ! wish we had
known he was In the valley. We would
have carried him back with us A fine
fellow! Couldn't be q betterI'
"Not raw. as Englishmeu generally
arey'
"No; well ripened by year or 30 In
America"
BY this time we had reached camp.
Horses first. self ufterward, Ia the law
Of the plains travel. A camp must have'
I. Water.
e. Fodder.
8. Fuel.
These are the necessities. Anything
else Is luxury.
We joined suppers with our new
friends. After supper VIZ sat smoking
our pipes and talk,ps horse, Indians,
bear fights, scalping and other brutal
business. such rs the world has not out
grown.