Other Main-Travelled Roads

cation. On these lonely prairies life is so devoid of anything but work, dramatic entertainments are so few, and appetite so keen, that a

and this last sensation was dramatic enough to bring out old men a

urious speech. Team after team drove up to the door, and as the drivers leaped

ng beg

op

ime y' havin' ove

e," somebody would r

he kerosene lamps gave off gas and smoke, the huge stove roared itself into

everybody who came their way. A tall man stood on a bench in the corner, and

e wicked perish utterly. They are consumed

n' is that?" asked a

Calls himself a Christian-Christad

n to inquire, "Well

the Elder to

he's prepar

ushed anxiously

he Elder

didn't stay

didn

he went hom

ask Councill. Brother Councill

he go home w

know. I

start the news that

nied, saying "he'd

ng a jig, now kicking their huge boots against the underpinning to warm their toes. They talked spasmodi

acks crying out querulously; the heads of the fortunates inside were shadowed outside on the snow

but lively crowd turned with painful adjustment toward the

-need of reforming grace is more felt than ever. Let us hope nothing has happened to the Elder. I'll go see to-morrow, and if he is unable to come-I'll see Brother Wheat, of Cresco. After prayer

ce in the back part of the roo

aid another, repeati

wenty dollars o' me last w

hort man, excitedly. "I believe he'

said he was a migh

was my idee fust t

-careful. He may c

r pay f'r that shote, preacher 'r no prea

at each other. The meeting broke up at last, and the people, chilly, soured, and disappointed at the lack of developments, went home saying Pill was scaly; no preac