| Show PISTOL STORY Y The fhe people of 0 Utah Utah and anal eons folks folke In ri the rho Hail It II I are acquainted with thin tha romance fabricated by II u II MethodIst lI mOlt Lyford who for tor a IL short hort lino at III not Inthe In Inha ha the asylum an might bo sup HUp supt t I almut having to go 6 r o Into tho the pulpit with n a In ono one hand or of locket ot lend and H a 1 revolver In iu tho the other for Cor or fear t Gr of or Tin ran attack by tho the Mor Mormons mons e ants thim tho Idea 1 tint that It t wn wan for n 1 to ply Illy his hilI ratio trudo In Utah Tho ho lory alory was no so ridiculous that lint It wits WIlli POOH noon laughed out of or circulation Then came camo Pr Pro D J McMillan a I with a I plagiarism of tho the terrible tale placing tho the scene IIlene of ot tho the alleged exhibition of nf wonderful brav bravery cry ery Or In county where at ono one onetime time limo ho was wall located to tho rho eastern J States Staten ho he repented tho stolen story and hiD hla published ho he 10 cans confronted with them then by pen pea pin 1110 lo In III Io Ito II tried to 10 turn the r off ort ao ae II a Joke joko promised to retract Ho Ue never performed hIs pro promise promice mice mise hut hilt tho the story Atory nl 01 housh though wore published from both oth Mormon and sources proving his hie falsehood and branding him an ns he deserved Ho lIo woe was oven moro more contemptible that than the Meth Methodist odist whose story ho hll stole but ho he still till n a pulpit and an posse poses as an a II min minster later ster of or Christ Influenced probably by hy tho the published tale Bleu ot of the tha two preachers named here herein in III n It that another Methodist Metho preacher and another i Ir pul thought they would arm thom then lv H In similar fashion to that of at their predecessors In Utah That ac nc accounts counts for tor tho thin following which od ml In ht tho thin Indianapolis News of ot February ary nry 3 2 In III tile this caso enso the tho minister who remise relates his experience hits has tho the to confess COli Cess that lint his fours wrought tip III hy by lint had Maud heard about Iho the Mor Dior Mormons none mons III oilS were welo groundless and to 10 cx ex pross s the tho ho felt at retorting to moans of oC deCene which were wore so totally and HO so foreign to what might be bo expected of ot a Christian era It was WAH at a t Methodist minister The chairman had hal not yet et rapped 1 to order end ami a I ordinary veNation COli WitS was going loIng on Oil Some Soule ono one remarked upon the fi fre frequency quency of or murder of made e enay y hy by the tha Ih ubiquitous revolver that Kims are so eo cheap that liven even the children In III the kindergartens can call save vo j enough to buy IU on one I 1 carried cn a u revolver only once ones In III my life lit said tho thin Hev Dr Ur M bL II B of at the Fletcher Place Pines church chUI lu h who care curo carefully fully tull abstained from Crum the UK Ul of or the slang word worl gun that wee WR a 1 Rood good ROQ many nony years yearn ago RO I WoUt va then lien preach preachIng InK Ing In the town of 0 Ogden n Utah where Mormon t abound One day two men Mormons Mo mone cumo cuino to rue from a place pineo n miles or so no away a Mormon settlement and naked asked mo 1110 It If I f would come COllie nut out to unit mut amid preach a IL funeral sermon A who lied hud to that place from ruin Missouri to 10 vUlt u a I L Mormon sister dieter had hall 1101 dl d lULA ns ItS the tho visitor a 1 Methodist she ho hohall had hall naked asked for tor a 1 Methodist funeral mind and hat hal received a n promise that th t her request would amid be grantee I 1 confess I like the outlook Methodist did not stand In tn very vet vel goal BOCK rOCkI favor nor with whit Mormons Mormon and I 1 Idid Idid did not no know knol but hut title this might lie ho a 1 scheme to 10 get It me tee Into a n place lIACe where I could Quid safely cutely af ly be he made away eway with lIh I 1 lies hues curd and told theta them they thay th might wet get a 1 brother who wm wu In III Ot C J d den n that p I he might do as M w well well Tl It was wan It fleetly finally ll that w we were wera both bolh to KO go 0 that I wa was to conduct the tho service arvlee end and U the Presbyterian wan sae to assist me lilt When we not got to 10 the place where the funeral was WI to 10 be he held heh w we found a 1 arant eAt thron throne of ot people Mor Mar minuna had hll from from far tar and near to 10 see Jee and hear the ll t and Pres Irel Presbyterian preachers I from Ogden for Cor we wore were us as II areal u l novelty there ae a Mormon preacher would be lie In a 1 sou try community here her I latter flatter 1111 Chat ChatI that I 1 preached n a pretty strong s sermon W We V were ware hoth treated with the greatest test and kindliness and 1111 em K fJ etl home feeling on fairly goal terms with I 1 wa w wag bothered about aboul MM one thing thin thIn howe how 11 e amid mul hick back to my m hip pocket drew Ire a 1 aro re revolver volver and with humble hesitation told my 1 brother of Lie thu ft emit that thill had lIa caused ni 11 me to make makl this Then my may In Presbyterian hack ack under minder his lilu coattails also 0 brought out ont a revolver and admitted that he had brought the tho weapon wIlon not knowing what might happen n We Ve were went w both loth ashamed That wa wee w the Ural tr end and only tints time In my m life lite that 1 I ever r carried a 11 revolver reoler After fter reading reeding the Methodist preach preachers ers If confession the thought ui Ui lt itself that If It ha ho was wale Ht st his bin f of or Iho the Mv Mr how much snort mOl should he have been tn ashamed at III hi hIM effort to 10 thrust his hIli brother Into the sup sUII POM rOl posit 1 danger that he lie dreaded for Cor him 8 ela Uh h r |
