Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-02-08
A Logging Camp Hero.
BY ETHEL NJ. COLSON.
Copyright, 1907, Daily story Publishing Company

Out in the Muskoka logging country
a su ccessful minister OF the gospel
must comply with a long list OF re-
qTirements. lie must not only possess
more book and spiritual knowledge
than his p~arishioners; he must know
at least enough about farming and log
ging and the tanbark industry to dis
cu5s these matters intelllgently. Above
all, he must appear to believe hat he
knows nothing at all.
But when the Muskoka residents do
take "a minister to their hearts they
are loath to lose sight OF him; apt,
also, to take Il out OF the man who
succeeds him. slightly. Which was
the reason why Archer Gallupin, the
young man who assumed the spiritual
care OF about twenty-elght square
miles OF territory when Providence and
the Bishop saw fit to remove good old
Father" Andrews to Toronto, won
dered why the Muskoka country peo-
pie had been described to him as so
hospitable and warm-hearted and
kindly.
Everything went against the young
minister from the beginning. He was
Just "out" from England to commence
with-a delicate younger son sent out
TO Canada for the sake OF the weak
heart which bore testimony to the
failing health OF his mothers family;
he had a positive manner, for a second
disadvantage. For a third, the light
trotter and lighter cart which he in
sisted upon purchasing, against the
unanimous advice OF his scattered par
ishoners, utterly failed to inset with the
dire disaster predicted for Its fret en-
counter with the mud OF the rainy sea-
sons: fourthly-but the list Is too long
Il recounting.
The inevitable happened to the
young minister. OF course He fosnd
the first winter so celebrating that,
following the usual course Of the
green Englishman," he declined to
protect himself sufficiently, and ac-
CURED a severe chest trouble. two froz-
en- ears and a frosted nose, which
cleaned brilliantly all the next sum
mer as a result of his foolishness: he
gloried In the first summer, shiyered
through he first autumn, and only
nerved himself to face the second win
ter by sheer courage and dreams of
the second spring. He fell In love
with the belle OF the Ripplevllle CEN
ter 4 was snubbed and tormented
and detested by all the young men OF
that locality in consequence. He ap-
preached the goodbye season." when
all the hardy young fellows 60 OF to
the camps" for the winter. with a sad
heart and a bitter sense of failure. He
was not invited to attend a single
goodbye party" and when he told
OF the prospective campers that
he should probably visit them before
Christmas. since he regarded the Nc
lnness logging camp, at least, as with
In his spiritual boundaries. they
laughed at him openly.
Ride forty miles to visit with us
'shanty-men,'" jeered Bill Hardness,
OF the sweet girl whom the
young minister longed after; when |
zee you I'll expect you. Mr.. Gallupin,
not afore!"
Sttll, the time came when the min
proved his pluck and proves,
and when. from a logging camp peg
10 hang. Jokes on he was transformed
TO a logging camp hero. The manner
Of his %apotheosis was as follows:
IL was the week before Christmas.
and the young minister. making his
visits to his parishioners.
had fravarapd MANY milaq og hord
snow in the light cutter which