The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-13

ness of this place or that yarn of the college that reminds me of something that happened the first year of my en- Iistment." he said. -' .Ss Then he leaned back in his bench and seemed to reflect.
 San Morillo was wild sort of place. he repeated half aloud.
 Then the soldier woke up again. "We were stationed out in Nevada near the mining town of san Morillo. fair sized place, and on the boom in those days My bunlde was a rummy sort of chap. named Gus Haverly, and Gus was the devil of fellow. There wasn't none wilder. lazier nor q better fellow in the squadron, but with all this, he put on i! lots of airs. talked good grammar and read books. The boys called him Gen ! tleman Gus and when he wasn't howl , ing drunk, he could show the Major up any time in dancing school manners. Get | Gus up before field court for a drunk, he'd tell no lie but would swell up and make the officer holding court feel kinder ashamed to put a man policing, who could talk and look like Gus. "One night, he came fin the room loaded with whiskey for fair. He'd been to town | and he looked like something had hap pened to him.
 nave Just Deen COnITOnLeu WlIn an apparition, while paying my respects to the community of Morillo,' he answered to my inquiry.
 Gus always talked like that when he was bad jagged. I didn't pay no more attention to him, but went back to sleep.
 "The next morning, contrary to custom, I didn't have to wake him for rev. Gus was wide awake and he looked like he'd been that way all night. Ever since that night, Gus changed. He'd get on his regular drunk. but ne d keep 1t quieter than usual He paid more attention to duties and cut out his everlasting spout Ing One day. two or three weeks later, he came to me. Bill says he have you seen the new minister in town?'
 Nope eays I, an I don't reckon I much care to. The chaplain is enough parson for me and sometimes think he's too much.
 Have you heard about him?" asked Gus. -,
 Yep says I. T heard couple O fell lows in town the other night saying he was tryin' to run the blooming burg an everybody in it, but just so he don't bother the barracks I'm satisfied
 ''Well, want you to go to his church with me Sunday night says Gus. solemn like, there's going to be a pair or so of bad men there and I haven't seen any thing in a long time, so i'm going to be on hand. t--E
 ." Count me in,' says l. Sunday came around and Sunday night Gus an me had permits to go to church. l Before we left the room, saw Gus sneak his six shooter out of the arm rack and not knowing what was coming did like wise.
 "The church wasn't much of an affair. | The pine benches would hold couple of hundred people, and the oil lamps didn't burn none too bright. There was more'n couple of hundred there that night. though. The coming of the bad men had been pretty we'll advertised an there was a good many folks in town sore on the parson. They was all there. 'The parson was fine looking young | fellow, big, enough to break rocks. Didn't look much like parson, although he did wear a black coat.
 He read the lesson and sung the hymns. mostly by himself. though Gus after seeing what was up. helped him out on the hymns. Gus had a great big voice and could sing soldier songs fine but when he tackled the hymns he was great.
 "The parson preached about the wick edness Of the city. Said something about how town named Sodom way back yon- der was getting rich like Morillo. and how 1t was destroyed because the folks were mean. At the end of the sermon, he prayed and old Gus I noticed was follow ing him. After the prayer, the parson asked everybody who would help him make the city better to come up and shake hands.
 This was where. the bad men began to do things. There was three of 'em an they had front seats an big guns. They stalked up to the preacher, kinder laugh ing, l saw Gus jump up quick. I don't know what was up but followed him
 We lined up in front of the parson and shook hands Gus had his head kin der ducked and was next to the bad men.
 ! "wil any others of the congregation