The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-08
THE ADVERTISERS
 1 DAILY SHORT STORY


 Out in the Muskoka logging country a successful minister of the gospel mus' comply with a long list ofsreduirements. spiritual knowledge than his parishion- CTS; he must know at least enough about farming and logging and the tanoark industry. to discuss these matters intel 1igently.. Above all, he must appear to bslievo that he knows nothing at all.
 But when the MuslSoka residents oo take d minister to their hearts they are loath to lose sight of him; apt, also, 10 him, slightly. Which was the reason why Archer Gallupin, the young man who as stunned the spiritual care of about twen- weight square miles of territory wheii remove good old Father" Andrews to Toronto, wondered why the Muskok country people had been described to him as so hospitable and warm-hearted and
 Everything went against the, young minister from the beginning. He was just out from England to commence with-a delicate young son sent out to which bore testimony to the failing health of his mothers family: he had positive manner for a second disadvantage. For d third, the light trotter and lighter cart against the unanimous advice of his scat tered parishioners, utterly failed, to meet with the dire disaster for it's first en- counter with the mud of the. rainy ses- son; fourthly-but the list is too long
 The inevitable happened to the young minister, of course. He found the hrst winter so exhilirating that, following the usual course Of the green Englishman. he declined to protect himself sufficient lN, and acquired severe chest troupe. two frozen ears and frosted nose. which sleamed brilliantly all the next summer, as a result of his foolishness; ne glorieo
 in the first summer. shivered through the first autumn. and only nerved him self to face the second winter by sheer courage and dreams of the second spring. Rippcrville center and was snubbed by all the young men of that locality Tn consequence. He approached the good bye season. when all the hardy. young fellows go off to "the camps for the winter, with a sad heart and a bitter sense of failure He was not invited to attend single goodbye party and when he told some of the prospective campers fore Christmas. since he regarded the Richness logging camp, at least, within his spiritual boundaries, they laughed at him openly.
 men," iecred Bill Hardness, brother of the sweet girl whom the young minister longed after: when 1 see you I'll ex- pect you. Mir. Gallupin. an not afore!
 Stlll, the tune came when the HtiHlStei proved his pluck and prowess. and when from a logging camp peg to hang Jokes on he was transformed to a logging camp hero. The manner of his apotheosis was as follows:
 It was the week before Christmas, and the young minister. making his Christi mas visits to his parishioners, had tra' versed many miles Of hardpacked snow in tho light cutter which had replaced the debated cart. He drove up the side
 road to the Hardness farm just about noontime. He had promised himself tt accept the inevitable dinner invitation and to get thoroughly warm During tht second winter the unfortunate "greenies' are usually "bone cold perpetually, ant l Archer was proving no exception to thu | rule. But the young minister was no | destined to warm himself at the Hark | ness fire that day.
 l The barnyard was deserted. The kitch | en, into which he presently let himself | after repeated knockings, was empty d | well. From the front room" opening | out of 1t came a sound of sobs and trou bled feminine voices Stretched out oi | the big beg in the corner lay Ben Hark ness. the youngest son of the household | white and unconscious from the fore
 of the wrongly felled tree. which hat fallen upon him at his work of "taklnl l out log5'' from the family bark lot. I Hs had dragged himself home, only t | faint on the threshold. His father Wa boys up at the Richness camp; Mrs l Hardness had crawled out of d sick be l at Nell's summons, and there was onl