Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1894-08-01


Gebhardt. This citizen, despite the
pleadings and persuasions of the little
parson and different members of the
church, refused to close his saloon on
Sunday, for upon this day he usually
realized his biggest profits.
Many laborers from the surrounding
ranches, farms and mines spent their
Sabbaths and weeks wages ut Geb-
hardt's tavern, and the passing traveller
was sure to rest there over night if he
arrived on Sunday, and this was, OF
course, another source of revenue fol
the proprietor. This morning Jan was
standing at the door, plncidly smoking
his pipe and looking away toward the
mountains with self-satisfied express
sion. The beauty of the landscape be-
fore him might have awakened the soul
of a poet or an artist, but Jan was moi
Of q sensitive, emotional disposition.
The scene presented to his phlegmatie
mind simply earth, vegetation and air,
while in the clear, propitious weather
he discerned alone tho promise OF e1'
ended patronage.
As he stood thus, wrapped in pleas
ant snticipations, he heard faint, low,
steady rumbling as if of distant thun'
der. He looked up quickly. There
we're no clouds in the sky. What
could it mean? It was gradually be-
coming louder and more distinct, and
seemed to issue from large gulch O,
pass to the west. Jan took the pipe
from his mouth and listened. Suddenly
. shout, accompanied by the report Of
b number of revolvers, startled the
echoes far and near. and there issued
from the gulch black mass which
shortly resolved itself into q body o!
horsemen bearing down toward the
town. Jan watched them lazily,
thinking of the money he would be able
to realize from them.
Nearer and nearer sounded the clat.
.ering of the horses hoofs, until jar
could almost hear each separate foot.
fall, and presently they slowed and
stopped outside his door. Smiling and
ducking his head, he wished the visi'
tors good morning and invited them in.
They accepted his invitation, aad were
! soon standing and sitting about the ba,
room, while the obsequious Jan served
them with drink. One of them, a burly
fellow, asked him for a certain kind ol
liquor, and after the keeper of the tav.
ern had taken it from the shelf and
turned about, his smile was suddenly
transformed to look of horror, for be
found several revolvers levelled ut him.
"Mein chenelmens, that you goin' to
do?" cried the affrighted man.
'Dutchy," said the burly fellow,
''don't you know you're desecratin' the
best day in the week by keepin' yer ga
loon open?"
'vell, how can helps it, chenel.
mems? It's the pest day for pcesi.
ness"
Business or no business, old man,
you've got to reform. We're the Sal
vation Army, We are, and don'ty you for
get it"
'Chenelmens, chenelmens, don't dc
holdings to me-" cried Jan, wringine
his hands in anguish, as he looked down
the bright barrels of half @ dozen re.
rolvers.
'tFetch down them bottles from that
vAC11, bAoutCu tuC SoNOols
The trembling Jan obeyed. 'tNow,
then," said this strange avenging angel,
! ''set 'em up across tn room; every
ones bulls eye."
Jan hesitated, but the revolvers com
PEELED obedience. Before tho caval.
cade moved on he had been obliged tc
sec the destruction OF large part O,
his wares, end the unfortunate man wGf
left standing amid C confusion of broken
kegs. necklcss bottles end pools oi
wines and liquors, wringing his hands
and calling down maledict;ons upoa hil
prosecutors, who were now continuing
their mad career, down tho street.
The cowboys soon came in sight oI
tho little church, standing IN Lot sur.
rounded by q rough picket fence, whils
few small poplar trees seemed cndca'
voring to cast a little shade about the
building. The sweet melody OF one oi
the old hymns foaied out 20 them, and
they uncoDsciously paused and listened,
rnu when it ceased rode on to the gate
Jay.
"Sow for some fun, boys" said Billy.
graceful, Etac young man with mis-
chierous brown cyes, as he reigncd uI
his horse; "you fellows just follow spot
nd wc'n Sec eonsthing interesting.
Spot, who had bcc1 spokesman at tn,
A.oon, urged his lo-so forward aat
they slowly rode into the yard ead t.
b. Goor OF the church.
The congregation we-o kneeliag il
rsassr, wh.ie TIE pastor, standing II
he center of the plssforn, hs a<n,
aphssed, hs foee wTisshimg in ~ pug