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Show REVELERS PAID FOR SPEECH Old-Time Methodist Exhorter Had Strenuous Experience With Wild Men In Wild Region. John liewls Dyer was an Itinerant Methodist exhorter In the early "forties In the Sioux country, and one of his strenuous experiences with white men In that wild region Is told In a vol ume, "Missionary Explorers Amoug the American Indians," compiled by Mary (lay Humphreys. At Lincoln City a party of Christmas celebrants called Just at daylight, roused up the preacher, preach-er, and told him he most go with them to 'Walker's." and either treat or make a temperance speech. He went. "There were over 40 men, and thsy called for a chairman or moderator; modera-tor; but they were too drunk to be moderated. 1 got upon my box and stated my arrest, and proposed to make a speech. They said: 'Go on.' I said: Gentlemen, I will tell you what I think. There Is not a man here but would be ashamed or his father or mother, hit sister or brother, to know Just our condition here this morning.' They stamped and roared: 'That's so,' all over the house. 'And next.' I continued, if we were not so drunk we would not be here.' Cheers, 'That's ao, too,' all over the house. 'And If we were a little drunker, we would not do what we are doing ' (Cheers.) I wound up and was about 1 to leave, when the Judge said: I move that we vote that everything Mr. Dyer ' said Is true,' and they gave a rousing I vote. He said, "The ayea have It,' but , that I must not go yet, and made and put a motion-that the ait give Slr.,,,. .,, Dyer one dollar aplecfeand that was also carried. They took the hat, got 1 20, and 1 thanked them and went ' home to breakfast." ' |