Show COLONEL KNEW THE BOYS Fact Made Him Success as Collectier Supervisor Bishop Talbot the Cowboy Bishop who has recently told of his strange life as bishop among the cowboys and miners of early Wyoming nod Idaho had many an amusing experience and made hosts of devoted friends An Incident at the close of one of his meetings In the dance hall of a mining town Is thus described Another hymn was given out and I was about to dismiss the congregation congrega-tion with my blessing when Col Burns my landlord stepped forward and In a low but distinct voice said Bishop havent yoj forgot some thing What do you mean said 1 Why the hat replied the col onol It wont do to forget the hat for yesterday was pay day and these boys have a lot of money and If you dont get It tho saloons will and It Is much better for you to have It Very good I said Have you any suggestions colonel Only this bishop I wish you would give us about live hymns I want plenty of time I do not want to bo crowded The boys are a little slow on collections I stepped over to the organ and we started In The colonel piesented the hat to the man Immediately on my left He was sitting on the edge of tho platform lie brought out a silver dollar dol-lar called a wheel In the language of the camp The second and third men to whom the hat was passed followed fol-lowed the example of the first each giving a dollar but tho fourth man seemed nervous and hesitated while he fumbled In his pocket After considerable con-siderable delay he brought out a quarter quar-ter 0 put that back Come now Bill the bishop not after small game today to-day White chips dont go here He wants a wheel out of you Hurry up The hymns were being rapidly I used up and ot last the colonel returned re-turned to the platform with the hat His face beamed with satisfaction After the service I asked him why It took him so long O he replied bishop you see I charge up every feller accotdln to his pile I know these boys Most on em grub with me I made one feller cough up a ten dollar gold piece and you will find a good many fives in the hat I need not say that the collodion was a generous one onev |