St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-01

ar ONE correspondence, a Methods,
clergyman by the name of Paxton who lived
in the eastern portion of the state, was in
duced to make the attempt to inaugurate
revival.
Brother Paxton arrived in due time. He
was comparatively young man of quiet and
retiring disposition. He was Hospitality re-
ceived at the Fort, and after supper, accom-
panied by Superintendent Dillingham;. he
passed over the creek to San Angela, to begin
operations in the stubble field of sin.
The word was quickly passed around that
a meeting was to be held at the dance house,
rough shanty with clay floor, and at early
candle light, the somewhat limited auditorium
was completely filed. 1t was a quiet
audience and disposed to listen patiently to
the words of wisdom from the preachers lips
Brother Paxton had travelled in the Holy
Land, and was extremely anxious to impress
that fact upon his promiscuous audience
Taking for his text ''Push Forward, he pro-
duced large map of the Red Sea, and the
hill country around Judea, which ne hung on
the wall.
He then proceeded to explain and describe
the route of the children of Israel; how the
1sraelites were almost on the point of capitu-
lating, and giving themselves up to their
cruel pursuers, when they heard the voice Of
the Lord, commanding them to push forward
The great sea was divided, and the Israelites
passed over in safety, while the gorgeous
hosts of the proud and wicked Pharoah were
engulfed in the vast meeting of the waters
He pointed out to the audience the very spot
where the hosts of Egyptians were swallowed
up, and told how he had stood there and
marveled at the miraculous escape of the per-
secuted Hebrews.
At the most impressive part of the descrip-
ton of the miracle one of the toughest
specimens of San Angela's tough inhabitants
pushed great head of shock hair and for
bidding countenance through the window in
the side of the dance house, and asked:
''Say, Parson, when yer git through with
that - map I'll swap yer mule for it."
From the main body of the audience Bob
Augustine, a celebrated gambler, arose in his
seat, with large revolver in his hand.
s'Tll shoot hole that bat can fly through
without teching his wings in that - galoot
who is disturbing public worship" said Bob,
his eyes blazing with indignation.
''Sit DOWN. chorused half a dozen
whiskey laden voices, don't you know you
are making more disturbance than he isl"
Gentlemen" replied Bob, 81 was raised
by pious mother, and here we can't have
anything quiet and orderly and religious like
without that - - inferde howlin' and
-- outrage.
''Come, Bob," said Dillingham;, "sit down
and keep quiet"
81 propose the Parson shall have a square
deal, I'll be - if don't. Here is the very
first time we've tried to hold a meetin' and
that - has to unlimber his jaw
and give US his chow-ehow, and Spite the
hull matinee. This is goin' to be a preach
able meetin' or the Parson will have to stay
over and conduct some obsequies.'
"But. Bob" persisted Dillingham;, s'don't
you see -"
cts always the way with that --
whelp of sin. We can't do anything quiet and
nice with him hangin' around like sore
thumb. WhSr is he?" asked Bob raising his
pistol, and glazing at the window, but the
man who wanted geographical data about
Palestine was no longer there.
sHe has probably gone home, " said Dilling-
ham.
'He'll go to his long home p d. O. if the
acrostic puts his - nose in the
window again. We are going to have quiet
meeting in this tabernacle; and here.
Parson," continued Bob, walking up to the
little table that served the now agitated and
trembling clergyman for pulpit. Drawing
bowie knife that looked like small scythe
from his boot, he stuck into the table.
"Thar's my biuduky, as the Mexicans call it,
and you want to sock it into the first sacre-
ligeous cuss that interrupts this meetin.'
Now, Parson, go ahead and git your Israelites
across the creek before it's too late I'm here
to see you amt interrupted
Bob stepped back, folded his arms and
looked around for disturbers, but the re-
mainder of the services were short. As soon
as the clergyman got the Israelites across
the creek" he pronounced the benediction,
and the audience swarmed out of the dance
house and went home.
Bob invited the Parson and some Of his
friends to accompany him to saloon in the
vicinity, and refresh themselves with some
thing OF stimulating nature. Dillingham;
whispered to the Parson that perhaps, under
the circumstances, it would be safer and bet
ter for everybody to accept the invitation, al
though the clergyman insisted that he had
never done anything Of the kind in his life.