our host would arise and rekindle the fire, and all would go well for awhile until ''Ti, yi! Ti, yi!'' would go the puppies again, and the kind-hearted host would again arise, and repeat the process of kindling the fire, which he did several times during the long, cold night. At last morning dawned, but oh! how cold. A feeble attempt at breakfast, and away over the broad prairies, over the glistening crackling snow for home. Miles away stretched the prairie, without a house to be seen.

We had not been on our way long before brethren Decker and Nelson cried out, ''Brother Hill, your cheek is white.'' Just then we discovered a smoke curling up from a little house a mile or so away. We drove for it as fast as we could, in the meanwhile rubbing my face with snow.

A little after noon we reached Brother Nelson's. It is needless to say we did ample justice to Sister Nelson's good dinner, glad and thankful we had escaped any serious mishap. When I arrived home, I found my brother John, who had come to teach the Grove Lake school that winter. He boarded at our house, which was a source of much pleasure to us.

Cannon City January, 1876

In January, 1876, Brother William Emmerson and myself went to Cannon City, a little hamlet near the city of Faribault. John Godfrey had secured the promise of the Disciple church in which to hold meetings, and invited us to come. When we got there, they refused to let us have it. Mr. Godfrey asked, ''Did you not say these men might have the use of the church?''

''Yes; but we reconsidered the matter, and decided not to do so.''

''And never said a word to me about it; and I have sent for these men, and they have come a long distance at large expense! Is that right?''

''Right or wrong, we will not let them have the church anyway.''

We then went to Uncle John Hoover to see if we could get the Congregational church. He said we could have it for four evenings, but could not promise it longer.

''Why not longer? If I were a Baptist or Methodist minister, would you not grant it me a longer time?''