The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-07
A COWBOY CoWED.
An Interesting Adventure of an
Episcopal. Minister.

An Interesting Adventure of an
Episcopal, Minister.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Rev. F. Ward Denys, rector Of st.
Mary's Protestant Episcopal Church,
Roland avenue, recently told the fol.
lowing story as being one of the most
amusing in his varied career. Rev
Mr. Denys was inh-charge OF the
American Church in Florence. Italy, at
one time.
One day his servant, a. new one,
ushered in caller who, greatly to the
clergyman's surprise, addressed him as
Your Majesty, T. At this point Rev.
Mr.. Denys interrupted his caller and
corrected him. In explanation he dis
covered that he was occupying an
apartment which few months before
had been occupied by the late En-
peror of Brazil. The joke was too good
to keep, and it, leaked out in some
way, so that at a dinner given the
Duke of Teck, father Of the present
Duchess of York, by the English Club
some time after the Duke, when asked
who he would have sit on his right
hand. replied with great seriousness.
looking direct at Rev. Mr. Denys, His
~N0JSSNS thC A<AhPCAOt VI Dl dl4i.
Rev Mr.. Denys also tells a story of
a periloGs adventure in the Alps.
Il was in company with Judge Sharp
at the time" said he, land one morn
ing we decided to view the sunrise
from the top of the mountain--a diff
cult climb. We made the ascent all
right, had breakfast on the mountain
top and started to descend. On our
return journey l determined to leave
the party and take a different route.
I'm crossing level spot which look
ed quite safe, the snow. made soft at
the top by the sun, began to give way
under me, and before I knew 1t
had sunk to my waist. BY the aid
OF my alpenstock was able to extri-
cate myself and by rolling got away.
as I thought, from my dangerous hole
but upon arising to me feet sank
still deeper. going this time to my
armpits. Again ! got out and rolled
to safety.
Upon inquiry ! learned later that
the crevasse into which | had fallen
was considered one of the most dan
gerous on the mountain, and was of
unknown depth. Without my alpen-
stock / would certainly have lost my
life"
Rev Mr.. Denys also related an ad-
great peril. He was in Southwestern
Colorado at the time. for his health.
and determined TO visit some Aztec and
other ruins about eighty miles away.
He started on horseback alone and un-
armed. After travelling several miles
he encountered a tribe of Indians on
the warpath and was halted by them.
Finding him unarmed and evidently
Harmless, the accompanied him several
a n,.tfa III
several important directions for finding
the ruins, the exact location OF which
was unknown.
This adventure occurred early In the
day. Later he noticed a cowboy riding
swiftly toward him. With a drawn re-
volver the cowboy galloped around
Rev. Mr.. Denys three times before he
saw that he could not be any means
start a scrap" Then, with a suspic-
ious Good morning, stranger" the
cowboy approached him. Upon discov-
ering that he was not armed the cow
boys surprise was unbounded. He,
like the Indians, admired the courage
OF the minister in travelling unarned,
and with a string of profanity which
Mr.. Denys says he believes has never
been equsled for length or strength"
he expressed his admiration. He, too,
gave valuable directions for finding the
ruins, which Rev MT. Denys, after a
tiresome ride. succeeded in finding
A day was spent In exploring the
ruins, which Rev. Mr.. Denys declares
were remarkable. A town completely
walled in by the rocks was found.
There was but one entrance, which
had to be reached by climbing rope,
and some of the houses we're six sto-
ries in hight. every room being cut in
solid rock. A chapel, which was COM
pletely under ground, was also found.
On the following day, the third OF
his journey. Rev. Mr.. Denye visited
the ranch of an acquaintance just
across the New Mexican border. There
had never been a religious service In
that part OF the country. and when
Rev. Mr.. Denys arrived II was only a
short time before nearly every resi-
dent Of the settlement had gathered
10 hear him.
Besides his congregation there were
a dozen or more cowboys outside who