Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-03

and splashed him from chin to heels with the overwarm tar Others show cred feathers on him with equal ce- lerity. Within minute from the time my classmate had opened his mouth in protest he was tarred and feathered!
 vain, he shut his mouth resolutely and said not a word.
 Meanwhile Marvin's unhappy com- panion in misfortune had been served with an equally close-ftting coat. The flagstaff in front of saloon was pulled down for a pole. Their tor mentors placed both sufferers rough ly astride it; and in less than five minutes after Marvin had entered Morning Dew, pondering his sermon for the morrow. he was riding out of it on a rail, in coat of tar and feathers, at very unpleasant rate of speed, having as a travelling com panion a gentleman of doubtful an- tecedants whom he had never met before.
 A mile down the road toward Sink or-Swim the unhappy pair were dis mounted unceremoniously, and left with an order to "git."
 In sorry plight Marvin proceeded to MT. Hendricks house and knocked at the door.
 'sI have met some of my parishion- ers," he explained, when the old minister appeared to let him in, ssand they have presented me with a new suit of clothes"
 MT. Hendricks was dumfounded at first, but when Marvin related the cir cumstances he smiled grimly.
 ''Keep your grit!' he exclaimed, at last. q know these folks. Don't try to get feather of that off. I'll give you bundle of hay to sleep on; and in the morning I'll go up there with you, and you'll preach at Morning Dew, ac cording to promise, in the coat they've given you. They can't complain of that!"
 Marvin, who was not lacking in res- olution,-saw with approval the point that was to be made. But he passed anything but comfortable night. After breakfast he accompanied Mr. Hendricks on foot to Morning Dew. The latter had ann nounced the new min- ister and made the arrangements for his sermon several days before. A small platform had bGen made at the rear end of the vacant saloon, and two chairs and table placed omit.
 Marvin had put on long waterproof coat which, when buttoned to his chin, effectually concealed the tar and feathers. He entered the saloon with Mr. Hendricks, and they sat down on the platform. A hand bell was then rung, and imme diately the place filled with miners and other citizens. twas a typical frontier crowd MT. Hem dricks, who was we'll known to them all, began the services in the usual manner and then introduced thesnew minister.
 II take pleasure in presenting hina to you. ! he continued, "because l6l<n oss hat he Is the right man i Q come here. Before beginning his discourse, how eyer,' the old minister added, grinnly, The desires me to apologize for the coat in which he is obliged to appear. WFi1e coming into the place last evening he fell in with some of the citizens here, who took his clothes away from him and dressed him in another suit which he has not yet had time to take off. But he would not allow thing of that kind to prevent him from keeping his word to preach here, as I promised you.''
 Thereupon Marvin took off his wa terproof and advancing to the table entered upon his sermon, which was from the text: 'sI come not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. -
 When he first arose there was pro- digious sensation in the audience. The miners exchanged strange glances with each other. Most of them had been present on the previous evening. It dawned on hem immediately that they had tarred and feathered their new minister by mistake
 They had time to think it over during the sermon; and when Marvin finished the rough fellows hurriedly chose two committees of five each to wait on him not to talk, but to act The spokes- man of the first committeei invited him to accompany them to a small shelter. It would appear that in Morning Dew they had had experience in removing coats of tar and feathers, as we'll as in bestowing them.
 The temperature in the smelter was raised to about 200 degrees Fahren- heit. Marvin was then urged to enter it, along with two of the committee, who, at that high temperature, suc- ceeded in removing not only the feathers, but most of the tar.
 The second committee, meanwhile. had not been idle The six bests suits of clothes in Morning Dew had been col. lected; and when Marvin emerged from the hands of the first committee, the second appeared and begged him to select from the garments such as best suited him.
 Still third committee now made it's appearance and rendered him hearty apology for the mistake" that had oc- cured.
 Marvin labored at Morning Dew and Sink-or-Swim for three years there after-until, in the progress of the his- tory of mining in Montana. both 'scit- ies" were abandoned and ceased to ex- ist.-Youth's Companion.