Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-10-13
a N ADVENTURE A OF A MISSIONARY
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 After spending ten wears iu lHdj@ a~ | d missionary l returned {" America |" i lccuperatc from thc effects of The ih- 1 dian climate Arriving it June, went 1 on the Isl of JuiE 10 . region of high { altitude in order to aet the be'ca "f q 1 bracing air found ,llc change very beneficial. Instead af the hot Indian air l brcathcd an mHigotGHing atlno,- phcre From 1hc date of nay arrival l gained strength
 At \. Hot far distant there "H~ a church and some ot thc ru4GIe&al ion. hearing that a woman missionary was at our hotel, SclEt nc Wprd that IT would give them s"Iee account of In3 work the next sunday afternoon thcI would take up H collection {ci lHy int@ sion. l accepted and Sunday morning set out to walk to x. Those Wh2 had invited me offered ,o stHd fer ine. bui l preferred to walk.
 l had made half ihe distance when overlook q woman walking i'll the same direction. l am ouc "t those Who take every opportunity t0 save soul, so aecostcd her. She WAS fairly wei dressed and respectable looking, Jtto after a few remarks about the fresh ness of the country and the deep blue of the sky entered uu thc subject ill which l was and am absorbed To II lest her attention ! began hy telling her about nlN life aS ] missionary. She seemed much interested indeed. sn iI 1oreStcd tllat wherever l attempted foi lead her tu the subject "l hc!. "&!i spiritual condition she would mol rct init, holding me le Whal 10 het. Was )se ! more attractive subject ihiehi ing Il I good opportunity to rc'earse what 1 intended to say in tue afl"rnooll die so When had liHis!,ed the Watuaf3 asked me I number al personal qneS lions, s,Ich as my ntMe aH'l whether 1 had met any of those | Ms aioei fe address told hc! m nanc and s'l q { l had never Seen q single H"rsolI 't fts 1 con@le@aiell or indeed an1 oAe II Nj. She remarked rhal Str should think would be embarrassed al speaking ta strangers. and rcl.litd tAat MI, | 1 trihe liluii in doing >u
 As We walked en titc Wui.t3u al I l place where the path WIS n4ff"M tcti [ behind lue Suddenly fell hojti ltla i wrists eIaspod in t l!rln grip, and be ! fore rcaiized il thny were bound le ! gethcr al my back Wilt }&l'aI'tef chief AlN cen1iaHioH, Who haI done 1 this, then forced me Oil my ha eil inc ground. hoth :t}uS being lladei tur. and tearing mN HHHeE~h#'. s+it" Htlde cords ef Il and haaHd my allI@s iIaN= | ing done thi~ she Put H,c un tlei shout l der and carried me iato Il W"ed sa fai : from ibc roat thaD Na}ld net he [ seen put Ga@ in u1 mouth. Sat me ! oil a lo& and, maleiua cords et ofuef ! parts of HiN elotfaHa hoand he to | | Tree growing against | thpH she tiff ! me. telling me uot 10 NofvN fey she would come back t1 me before >uase; lhe same evruia&
 There Was nothing tor tuc to de nuf wait If the wonan did Hol come back ! l would Siafvc. If | was compelled lo stay even one Hieht in the position she I had placed me would surely be a wreck before morning. Wondered i whal could be her object Suddenly ii | occurred to me that l had heard of a [ large insane asylum in thc ueighbOrz | hood Might she uot be an escaped | lunatics 1 did H0l doubt that she WuS | and lhal she would probably forget aii ! about me The thought WaS madden. ing
 For a time was uut a bodily sui. l ferer, bal after awhile seius ia the : same position without bein4 able to i change became 4e!4 painful Ny watch was in my hr't, but l coulI net see il. Wi>bcl tds' might in orde. 10 know ha0 fast oa ralher AaN slow ly the tine Was paseles Yhal the ~e man had not u}lHa .a#es51iaar3 u'e that Sbe Was aot t1iet, u. msaae There Has some tazltarl iH=tAts. fas F she Nus I4ai e~pet,l4.r t4c her ae1~ her immorfa ~=a. =Tte Haj ifi Gerj.
 True Ia 6eG 's.s #a-. ae1aHn sluz. set she }etarael 5o atr and 1skct Wheth2F i she u66aan} ae#i weHld go hac3 tE5m HGeHy y45U. 4ltA4ut f atteHfiiH@ to aaHuee He- H- alad enougH=to promise and .sea5u4 fhe cords, she hlusl a,p o.. . a4l leet gave Ue het a#a aad co. .ted me to= the road Ne had G4aa #a show distance when, hearing nH ol9 NeAind us. she saia ~lso Houjo 4=-;a#e# laa@ 4 ride on mA again ptamjs. Hot js 'liyHIge What she ltad tlott=i prom ised. and sbe seemed to Gaa assured that would keep my We < Turner in buggy drove hy, a. le woman asked him if he would ; =e= n4e a lift lie consented. drove ue k within q short distance ot my hote. and walked the rest of the Nas reaching t after ;ll had gouc to bee
 The next day was Ro q condi lion to leave my room. ladies i'll the house were ycry to me. thOnsh needed tp lone I was too wrought luy one of he pNNpfipnCt l. tlYaAalt