Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-09-07

happy thought entered tne Drain y.
one, and that was to get the big oog OF
/ Mr.. Reagan and set him on 70 the quiz
and while his attention was with the dog
John could slip down out OF the tree ana
| ioin the crowd. This ruse WORKED aa ?
nirably and an orderly retreat was mauei
| Mr.. Bull holding the fort.
/ A story was going the rounds that Gen.
Grant once called Munroe Kendall 10
! ioin a very perilous expedition and TINS
might have induced Farmer John 10 seek
Nun, through the telephone. After
! long conference over the wire a decision
was reached that George Stewart must
/ die and it was further agreed that Capt
/ Kendall should come next morning armed
and equipped to carry this order into eA,
ecution. Morning broke bright and
clear and with it came MuDroe, bringing
trusty lieutenant to hold the Lorse
while he (Kendall) did the killing. They
were lined by few from the North who
hau re. enlisted during the war. Proceed
| ing to the expected battle field sllght
change in the program was made. Mr..
Kendall concluded to hold the horse him
self and let the lieutenant lead the charge
The bull had passed one OF the pleasant
est nights OF the whole summer, lying IN
the cool grass under the fine shade OF
those tall naples, little dreaming that IL
was Els last on earth; rising to his feet as
with some surprise on the situation and
as he looked upon the cleaning barrel OF
a rife there was sharp report ana ne
went down. With hop, skip and Jump
John Hathorn landed on top ana TOOK
the bull by the horns" Tor where they
should have BEEN and held his head to
the ground. A long knife glistened in
the morning sun and George stewart, NO
l3. 223, passed into history.
Tod that n hapamp
necessary to kill this valuable ami NAL, but
MIR. Jewett declined to take any more
chances. Negotiation was in progress
whereby this thorough bred Galloway
would have been transferred to a large
stock farm in Massachusetts,, and but for
this affair, John Jewett would have been
richer by many dollars. However Mr..
Jewett has youngsters growing ana
George Stewards place will soon be hlled
with just as good blood.
MYRoN W. REED.
Sixty-three years ago at the two-story
parsonage of the Congl church in Barn
ard village, where now is the residence OF
Elmer 4. Abbott, the subject OF this sketch
and Denver's great popular preacher was
born. He was son of Rev. X. +. Reed, |
who was pastor OF this church from 1885
10 lS4O Mr. Reed went from here to st. |
Lawrence Co., n. V, and later oil TO
northern Wisconsin, taking up home
stead tract on the border OF the Chippewa
reservation. This was in 1853. Myron,
then a sialwart youth, became intimately |
acquainted with Indian life and charac-
ter, no other white family living near. For
two years young Reed roved the forests,
hunting and fishing with his Indian /
friends. He grew to love nature In the /
Western wilds. His education so far had |
been obtained in the common schools, but |
thirsting for more book knowledge he |
taught school two years in Watertown,
Wis, studying law evenings. In 1860 he |
was admitted to the bar IN Jefferson |
but was soon persuaded by friends |
that his talents pointed towards the pull.
pit and he entered a theological seminary |
In Chicago. Myron and his entire class,
with two exceptions, abandoned theology |
when the war broke out and enlisted IN |
the Michigan 18th volunteer infantry. For
four long years he was a soldier in the
Union army and being man OF unusual |
nerve and activity, coupled with his prac- |
tical Indian life, he was selected for peril |
GUS duty as scout and soon became chief
OF scouts in the army at Nashville, Tenn. |
His duty for two years was largely within |
I The lines OF the enemy and II is claimed
by those who were associated with him
that Capt. Reed never knew a moment OF
fear. At one time, when in command OF
100 men riding through the mountains,he
rode into an am buscade " here he received
a terrible wound, but his horse carried
him out to place OF safety. This wound
trou bled him through life but he never
applied for a pension His pride forbade.
There were 1000 men enlisted in the
18th Michigan during the war and when
mustered out they numbered only lsi.
In the winter OF 1864 Capt. Reed, with
his men, was eneamped on the bank OF a
- IL, hafnU
the opposite side. An unusual demon
stration was noticed one night and Reed
effected a crossing above with his COM
maud and then reconnoitered alone. He
found the rebels looking half starved,
ragged and dirty. Returning to his COM
mand be says: "Boys, those men are TO
poor to kill; we will wait till spring and
may be they will be tatter." He then gave
the order to retire and the company re-
turned without firing shot.
After his discharge from the army he
the theological seminary,
preaching at Ell Paso, Ill.,, while pursuing
his studies. Mr.. Reeds first pastorate was
at Hudson, Mich, where many OF the
soldiers in the 18th were recruited, but
his talents and mastery eloquence soon
called him to larger fields. The First
Cong'l church OF New Orleans gave him a
call, which he accepted. Here he became
immensely popular and his reputation ex-
tended through many states OF the South.
Miss Louise Lyon was the leading soprano
OF this church and in 1883 she became
Mrs. Reed. The aristocratic First Pres
byterian church of Indianapolis, where
President Harrison and family worship
ped, extended an urgent invitation for
him to take charge of this great evangel-
ical organization and Mr.. Reed next took
up his residence in the capital OF the
Hoosier state. Here he soon stood far
above all other preachers in Indiana as es-
timated by thinking men and women and
his popularity seemed without bounds.
For seven years ne occupied the pulpit
In this grand old church when failing
health warned him to change climates.
Colorado was recommended by his friends
and he went to the great growing city OF
Denver, accepting a call from the First
Cong'l church and preached his first ser
mon there in 1884 and for ten years he
ministered in tbis pulpit. The clear air OF
the mountains not only revived his fall
ing health but cleared the brain OF all
bigoted ideas in regard to the religion Of
Christ. He retired from this church in
1894, and after resting from his labors for
six months began his work in the Broad
way Temple as pastor OF the largest con-
gregation in the city OF Denver.
In his earlier sermons MIR. Reed is said
to have been quite orthodox, but as time
passed he grew more liberal and for some