Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-23

aI1s bare footed with big straw hat?" had seen the
and remembered. well said he that old fellow
used to a preacher and they tell me good Now
his clothes his looks fix him up all
right: you and If you get him to do the
praying; I'll furnish clothes" He told where I
could find him. three miles out on the prairie and he
his saddle his horse to take me out While
the being made ready talked over the days
work The funeral as arranged was TO De al CLOCK tat
afternoon, the agency building TO secure the
parson bible; have the coffin made;
ambulance hearse invite the officers to the
funeral the digging of the This being
arranged | my way search of the parson.
Crossing the the ferry rode out through the
deep the prairie and turning to the right
where few tents marked camp, close to timber lne
the haymaers st timd from the raid and kept
close to soon found my man standing before his
Tent preparing his breakfast saluted him and aighted
is this Parson Wie?" asked. That's what they call
me-" he said Parson," said l. you know who am, do
your" said yes. "Well you this morn
ing to ask "a great favor A friend mine died at my
place this morning; he sincere Christian man. He
had a family at Topeka of whom he was extremely fond;
realized going to die here and he made
dying that for the sake of that wife and
family would try give him Christian burial. l had
heard that you had been preacher of the gospel
Would for this do this favor for me, that
might let the family know? 1t is all the consolation that
l can give them
He did not raise his eyes little time Finally
said. how | do this; there will be
many there and haven't clothes but just what
have on" | assured him that | promise
Ilee should have complete suit for the occasion
and that would furnish white shirt and collar But
said Il haven't bible, and haven't even looked into
and that | felt that opened he would
know look for his inspiration. After much hes-
tation many misgivngs his part, he finally con
go with and do the best he could inviting
the time to sit down with him for cup of
coffee all seemed to have for his breakfast
As | there with him noticed that he had good
intelligent face free from all marks of dissipation He
about G5 years old his hair was white and long.
ask him where he from lie told me from
New Hampshire as was a New England man, began to
Interested asked him how he happened to be
such bad shape, and he gradually told the
story graduating at Dartmouth of his preparing for
ministry Andover and of his standing at the head
graduation Of the strong wish of his
father that when he took his work he should out
among Indians of his yielding his fathers Wishes
marrying the daughter of of his orthodox neigh
burs their coming to the Cherokee country to
preach gospel bring the mission of Christ these
people seemed at that time much in need of Chris
He told of their long hard journey; of the
couraglng beginnings how his wife organized missions
taught children sewing and knitting, and inter-
ested Christian work How he helped to organize
church work with great promise of usefulness and how
a his with the hardshps of pio
life died leaving him all alone TO do his Masters
How the interest seemed to fall as he lost