Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-01-17
FIELDS OF ADVENTURE.
THRILLING INCIDENTS AND DARING
DEEDS ON LAND AND SEA,
The Reformation OF IL Muscular Bully by
Stalwart Minister In Caiifornia-Two
Brave Deeds by United States Life-Sav-
ing Crews-A Kafur Boys Daring Feat

Brave Deeds by United states I.ife-snv-
: ing Crews-A Kamr Boys Daring Feat
Tho Rar Sto,lor Wilson of +ba
LITTLE town of Ramona a littla wo,
from Sor Dieno Gal besides beinn ed
/ thor of tho Romono sentinel ia an olI-
oronrd otblete Ha con boId bis own
wifi the gloves Nitb onv omotapr in
+ba countrv on1 bo 10 bie own tiobt-
;ng ad;to,. soys y oorras,,ou1er+ of tbo
New Yorl, Srn And he doesn't carry
gun. Heisn Rontist and he rides
of small MINING towns in tbe hills and
mountains of sontbern San DIEGO
Countv Whom be is on tbe circn;t
he nraocbas in town on sunday
morn;no and in the afternoon nuts on
+be oloyas wifi tbe Iustv vorno mi
ners and roncbors who ara olwove
eaoer to have n 600, with him He
can hest onv of than +bot bos turned
mn So far and tbev have no end of re-
spect and admiration for him They
ail crowd to hear his sermons which
they GREATLY onnrove and oltonetber
the Rev Mr. Wilson Is the most non.
uIar PREACHER who has ever onnearad
in that reoion
On one of his recent circuit trips he
saved a mon named Gnnn from Tn.
dams Mr.. Wilson came mn with them
IN a lonely place on the road across
Warmers ranch There were three
Indians. and they had Gunn down and
were obout to stab him to death pre
sumably with the intention of robbinp
him The nreocher came unon them
uuexpecfediv and leaninp from his
horse scottered tbe Tndions RIGHT and
left One Indian got the Sullivan
Knockout on the noint of his chin and
stretched his length on the road An
other received the preocber's fist in
his solar plexus Then tbe nreacber
had inst time to dodne the knife in
the hand of the tbnd Indian. after
which he did n neat bit of in-fehtinn.
the result of which was that he can
tured the knife and sent the red man
sprawling in the dust. Bv this time
Mr.. Gupn had scrambled to his feet
and the two drove the Indians ahead
to the nearest town. where thev sur-
rendered them TO the law.
On 4 recent Sunday the Rev Mr.
Wilson had an unusually busy dav
He preached at the mining town Of
Julian He had \ bio oudience and
his sermon was full of his customary
energy and eloouence The neople
listened attentiyely and ofterward
Gathered in croups To talk II over In
the afternoon Dave Putnom. n town
bully. who has been in many FIGHTS
and has the reputation of being a hard
man to handle, accusted the PREACHER
ON the street and demanded n retroc.
4jon of an uncomplimenta,,v item about
himself which had appeared in that
weeks issue of the Ramona Sentinel
Wilson declined to retract. Putnam
insisted. and Wilson REPLIED that he
didn't publish thing unless If vas
true, and that he proposed 10 stand
by whatever he had said. and to nub-
lish it again if he Thought hest Tben
Putnam pulled off his cont adr;ead
the preacher TO get ready fora lickino
and sailed in. But the nraocber's
coat was off before Putnam rat tbere
and the blow he had meant for tbe
priestly nose landed in tbe air Tho
bully was n bit bewildered bv This
bnt he took his hearings and souorad