A VACANT CUR E.
; A inongsr rhe stories which re-icli" us from America, is one of some American travellers, who passed m their journey-; through a portion of the Sierras, near Lone Pine. This place hadltbeea' unfortunate m its clergy man. -> The—first ha 1 thie misfortune to bboot m fair fight the husband of one of bis flock ; but be ;nurried the^w^idow, oHis t sei\yices^r.ere I dispense^ v^ithij as ';ihes^ af% 'moral and 'draw the line somewhere. Tbe second lost influence with. his flock, because bis partner m a farosbaok was detected m cheating. He also had to go. The: thirdj-in addition to his deri» cal dutiei as a cure. of. soulg^ kept one oi theetage coach^etiitions. "He nad his ; enemies, and one came fooling round and got shot by the preacher. This was permissabie. but he got^ short of provisiipn^lihd 5 hfe ■fedrlt^ge cWeti palsen eersfor'seretial days on hisjenemy. ' It wa^ dis|6ve>ed by an armyl; surgeon,' who^%dfoi r t"uu'atel^ ; ,-was^ a pashetfgeri c and. while discussing a cutlet, detected' the bone as human, l , JThe } affair was burst up, ;>nd namber three fled, but. was ciiptured and hanged on a pine tree 'The'ioince is ndwlv.acanfc. : ■■■■■- -
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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1330, 25 October 1884, Page 4
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196A VACANT CURE. Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1330, 25 October 1884, Page 4
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