ust yet," said I.

At this he and his men made a rush for me. As they started, the
sisters next to the stand formed a circle around me. While thus
surrounded I continued my sermon. I refuted the absurd stories of
Dickey and his crew. I then told the people what had been done at
Far West by Lieut. Dickey and the members of Capt. Bogardus'
company. The mob tore down my stand, but could not get at me
because of the sisters. Then they retired to consult.

Capt. Redd appointed a meeting to be held at his place that
afternoon, and he told the people that he did not want any person
to come into his yard unless he came intending to behave; that if
any violence was used there someone would get hurt. I preached at
his house that afternoon. A fearful storm raged during most of
the time, but this was fortunate, for it kept the mob away.

While I was preaching a drunken man interrupted me and called me
a liar. Capt. Redd was sitting near me with two large pistols,
which he called his peacemakers. The insult was no more than out
of the fellow's mouth when Capt. Redd caught him by the neck and
rushed him from the house into the rain. The coward begged hard
for himself, but he was forced to go out and sit under a porch
during the rest of the sermon. Capt. Redd was a kind-hearted,
generous man, but would not stand abuse.

The next Sunday was a cloudy day, so the meeting was held within
doors. Dickey had by this time raised his mob to fifty men, and
made every arrangement to give me a warm reception. Two ruffians
who were intoxicated had been selected to start the disturbance,
or "open the ball," as they called it. I had just commenced
speaking when one of these men began to swear and use indecent
language, and made a rush for me with his fist drawn. I made a
Masonic sign of distress, when, to my relief and yet to my
surprise, a planter pushed to my aid. He was the man who employed
Dickey. He took the drunken men and led them out of the crowd,
and then sat by me during the rest of my sermon, thus giving me
full protection. That man was a stranger to me, but he was a good
man and a true Mason. His action put an end to mob rule at that
place. After the meeting I baptized ten converts.

Soon afterwards I was sent for by Col. Tucker to come a distance
of thirty miles. I attended, and delivered three lectures, which
were well received by all, the Colonel in particular. He was a
wealthy Virginian, and he pressed me warmly to make his ho