The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-30
I Mountain Missionary.
BY ALFRED R. CALHOUN.
copyright, 1885, by American Press Associa'
toni
Continued.
BY ALFRED R. CALHOUN.
CHAPTER Ill.
THE MISSIONARIES EN-


they outnumbcred three to one the I'm
ion men gathered at Bradley's Crossing,
they did not care to risk a fight with
the little force under the lead of the
blacksmith.
During the years that strong Dick
Bradley had counted himself a Chris
tian, " and spoken in meeting of himself
as "a brand snatched from the burn
ing, +" and 1.-THE chief of sinners, be
cause Of his past, he found his sorest
trials in his constant effort to subdue to
the spirit the combative yearnings of |
the flesh When, through the teachings |
Of Mrs Peters and Ella, he had learned |
to spell his way through a chapter in |
the Bible, he found his greatest delight |
in the records of Joshua's battles with
the Canaanites, or the story that told
how the shepherd boy, David, left his
| loclls on the hills to meet the champion
of the Philistines, and subsequently rose
by his skill and valor to be the king Of
great nation He liked to read of how
Christ made whip and drove the mon
ey changers from the temple far more
than he did to ponder over the sermon
on the mount.
"He would often say to me, " said
| Miss Peters in telling the story of this
remarkable man, " i reckon the Bibles
| all right, Ella and hit amt TO "a PORE
mis- able sinner like me to banker to
make any changes in hit. I'll allow hit
couldn't be improved TO- them ez lives
in cities whar thar's lots Of churches
and schools and them things, and whar
folks isn't 'bleeged to tote aims, but
thar's some parts of hit that sticks in
my craw and goes plum agin the grain
Of my natur.
On being asked what parts these were
he said;
"Waal, thar's that one that seq,
Whoever smites yo' on the right cheek,
turn the other, SOS he kin get whack
at that. Now, sense I've been Chris
tian I've put up with right smart of
B smith from doggone lot of ours that
took advantage OF my bein kinder help
less, TO that's jest what religin does TO
man i'll these mountains, but | don't
= think, ef | was to go to hell 70 hit,
that | could bring myself to invite
Teller t. smote me on the left cheek aft
er he d knocked me on the right. draw
the line at one cheek. Eff any Teller
tried it on two I'd forgit my religin,
and he'd nave COZ TO to grieve.
Then there's that pint bout lovin
ones enemies. I've allus thought ez
how that must have slipped into the
good book by mistake, for hit ain t
nat raj I'll allow Father Peters mout
do hit, 70 he's so chuck full of religin
ne amt got no room TO nothin else,
bat pore sinners like me must go on
a-gy t,ln a heap of solid comfort from
=, not lovin thar enemies, but a-hatin 'eul
Hl,u blazes "
But after that night in the black
= smiths shop strong Dick Bradley 5
views rs to the nonresistanco inculcated
by religion underwent a radical change.
He saw that when the hour for brave
resistance came Father Peters did not
fall back on prayer fo' his defense. "
but was willing to fight and ready to
, lead That one act on the part of the
old missionary did more to endear him
to these rude mountainous than the
preaching and self denial of the ten
q years that preceded it.
The raiders who had come up from
the Tennessee line under the lead of Het
Magoone contented themselves with
burning all the vacant cabins they could
find, taking it for granted that they
were the property of Union men. AT
Bradley's Crossing the number of refu-
gees increased every day, principally
mountaineers who had come up from
J., Tennessee or from the lower border
counties of Kentucky. These men were
all armed with old fashioned hunting
rifles, and they were not only willing
to face south and fight, but they were
eager for it, for each man had some per-
sonal wrong which he was more eager
to avenge than he was to carry back the
old flag to the hills
All these men brought famished appe.
titles, but no provisions.
A few days after Magoone's raid il
became evident that in another week, il
nothing were done, they would be called
on to face more relentless foe than the
Confederates under Zollicoffer and Crit
tenden, and that was famine. While ev.
cry man at the Crossing understood that
- if he had to fight it would be under the
lead of strong Dick Bradley, all, includ.
ing the blacksmith, looked up to Father
ItltlS aS tlb OIl NllOli tllty Illus
depend for counsel and as the Moses
who was to lead the inevitable exodus
from the mountains to that promised
= land where there were strong hands ant
}, keen bayonets to defend the old flag.
After carefully talking over the stu
alton together the preacher and tn,
=. blacksmith assembled their friends il
the smithy, and the former mounted tn,
anvil block, and after the customar,
prayer delivered himself after this man
ner:
my friends, winter is on u.s. Gu
enemy, the rebels, swarm in the hills
and if tho reports that come TO us b.
true, and believe that they are, few
v more days will see us at the mercy o
such minions of Zollicoifer as this He
Magoone. There are no doubt man,
honest and Christian but mistaken
men in the secession army, but do no
think it would be prudent to ASSUME
that these are the kind of people win
will be sent to Bradley's Crossing.
MANY Of you have brought you
wives and children here, and while thi
is natural | must believe it imprudent
If these had remained at home, OF viii
return home now, or if their homes ar
destroyed will seek haven among thei
friends in the mountains, the men will
he freer to act. Brother Bradley and
- have prayerfully talked over the situa
y ton, and we have come to the conclu
: sion that every day we spend here is
day lost to the cause, while our littl,
Y stock of provisions is being reduced. W,
have therefore decided to start for CAM
Dick Robinson tonight. Once there
those who are able to bear arms can b.
regularly enrolled and mustered int
the service of the Union, while if W,
fight here We are apt to be regarded a
guerrillas, and forthe present the govern