The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-08-04
~wHAR's MosBY2"


was poised 20 catch the words that fell
from his lips.
The sermon was just the kind of an
address 10 stir the emotions, especially
those Of trusting unlettered people.
He discussed no doctrinal points lie
used no clrcumlocution. He struck out
In short. crisp sentences that went di-
rect 10 the understanding OF the sim
plest intellect.
II soon became evident he was reach
ing the simple hearts of this emotional
people. In fact the most cultured audi
ence could not have sat unmoved 10y his
thrilling appeals.
A number OF rough men | noticed
were smashing tears with the balls OF
their thumbs Scores OF women had
their faces In their aprons and were
weeping audibly.
Soon young woman about eighteen,
of beautiful face and figure, sprang out
into the center OF the floor and. setting
her large. dark eyes on the roof gave
etnrtling scream. The people all turned
their faces toward her and encouraged
her with shouts OF Amen" and BLESS
Godv
She first moved about In II slow,
graceful circle Then faster and faster
she went until directly she leaped high
from the floor, smote her beautiful
hands together and shouted, GLORY
glory, glory Then around and around
she whiried, almost as fast AZ n top.
clapping her hands all the while and
shouting, GLORY, glory, glory" There
was a rapt expression on her beautiful
countenance as IL she viewed through
the veil OF sense a face In paradise.
Finally she halted and stood still for
"A moment. her arms elevated and out
stretched and the seraphic expression
still hxed on her face Then with
Wild shrek she started for the door
"whar's Mosby 2" was chorused aloud
by many throats.
AZ that instant the crowd toward the
door parted. and In stepped tall,
handsome, fine built man OF about for
" years, with iron gray hair and mus
tncbe.
lie stepped toward the half frenzied
girl, took her In his arms and eased
by her side. and her head fell over on
her shoulder. In that position she lay,
seemingly unconscious, until the ser
mon was through
There was no more notice taken OF
her 10y the congregation. When the
meeting was over the man stroked Der
forehead several times with a tender
palm and spoke to her In n low voice
for moment. when she aroused her
self and fixed for starting bone.
AS soon Hs we were n short distance
away ] inquired OF my old friend
had accompanied the meaning of this
novel proceeding and the cry of
"Whar's MosbyT'
"Ihat has been a cry familiar in
church here FOR twenty i've years" he
said
1T was cry long afore the girl was
born. Her mother many years ago
was just like her-a pirty, fine lookin'
gal, mighty religious an fond OF shout
In. She the mother, was I'm love with
hosby; never cared for no one else.
when she would take them shoutln'
tanterims Ike the gal took today an
was about 10 take what we call the
Jerks II was found that Mosby was the
only person het could stop her aud
keep the jerks on Every meetin'
she'd take II spell. an the shout would
go up as IL did today. 'whar's MosbyT
The mother, OF course. wanted TO
marry Mosby, but her father put In n
big objection, sayin that no man who
never owned n coon dog or n still could
have gal Of his Mosby an the gal
persisted, an finally the ole man shot
at him an drove him outen the coun-
try.
Soon arter that the ole man. arter
forcin' the gal 10 marry Lon Peterson.
his partner In tho moonshine business,
turned up his ole trotters. CAPPED n time
or two an died
I'm the course ~ time Moshy come
back. His ole sweetheart he'd saved
from the Jerks SO often was married
an had a little gal baby-the one that
shouted today.
WAL. soon arter he come home he
went TO church one day. an his ole
flame wuz thar an would. OF course.
shout People WIZ all eager TO know
what would L. the outcome.
Soon arter the preacher begun Mrs.
Peterson got In. She KEEP on an on
an on. an folks got uneasy. Her hus-
band worked with her, but he didn't
have no innooence at all with her.
Her eyes got CLASSY and skcarry look
In AT last. an then all the people
shouted.
'Whars MosbyT
"Mosby come forward. mighty timid.
an took holt She list melted down
In his arms, an he eased her 90 the
bench. Her head fell over on his
shoulder an then rolled on like a ball.
IL KEEP rollin' on nm rollin' off tin
hnally we got uneasy. WAL. some
one placed her poor head back again
an looked IN her eyes She wun deadl
The gal il jist like her mother I'm
everything As soon as she wuz old
enough To cit religion she begun TO
shout like her poor mother. an il wnz
soon found. like her poor motherAzA
took Mosby 20 save her from the icfV