Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-18

name when you write to me. You, |
Lane and Reeder are the only traitors
that are now at large!
1 forgot to tell you that Mr. Chaplin,
one of our Ohio party, was taken for
Reeder by the rabble, in Lawrence, as
he was carrying his carpet sack to a
place of safety. They caught him by
the arms, and several muskets were
held close TO his breast. The guns were
cooked and murdorous fingers were upon
the triggers, while cries of "shoot the
damned old Governor, kill him, Hol0 him
TO heH," cane from the surrounding Ruff
fans. Some one, who was Mason, dis
covered Masonic sign in his shirt bo-
som and called for his name. He told
them his name was on his carpet bag,
and they could read it for themselves
One of the most officious told Chaplin he
could not read, but if Jone %Wsould vouch
for his not being Reeder, they would
let him go, Jones said he was not, and
Mr.. Christian took his part and they f.
nally let him go, Jones giving him pass
for his safety.
l supposed when 1 was in Topeka,
that Robin on was in Lecompton. 1t was
not so. On last Friday morning, Wilcox
saw him at the trading post, at Bull
creek, on the Santa Fe road; he ate
breakfast in the same room. but so close
ly was lie watched that he did not dare
TO speak to him. When Wilcox first
discovered him, he was sitting on a chair
at the side of the house whiting a stick
of wood; he was guarded by a band of
some 25 or 80 hard looking fellows
He recognized Wilcox, but neither
spoke; as they would allow him no COM
unication with his friends. Wilcox states
that he appeared sad and discouraged,
except when some one speaks to hin,
when he assumes the calm, benignant
smile so familiar TO all his friends. The
Free State people do not know where
he is, though they try their best to find
out; the most reliable information is that
he has been carried to Leavenworth
though we don know positively. Some
! have their fears that he has been carried
off into some lonely spot and murdered
and all have their feais that they intend
never to let him out of their hands alive.
Mrs. R. has gone on to Washington with
the papers of the Committee She had
them quilted between the folds of cotton
in her skirt. Her house and all hel
household goods burnt to ashes, and her
husband in the hands of hyenas ia hu'
man shape, who thirst for his blood.
A petition is being signed by the Ia
dies of h nsas, asking of Congress re-
dress and protection. Babcock got mad
and swore he would resign his appoint
ment as postmaster. He said he would
not disgrace himself By holding an Office
under such contemplate and cursed
Administration as Frank Pierce's. Tel
the Administration friends in Ohio,
that they have no allies in Kansas, ex-
cepting the Border Ruffians-the dregs
of humanity.
The people insisted on Babcock not to
resign for fear we should get pro-slave-
ry man in his place who would act with
the poStInasters of Westporl and Frank
lin. They have prevailed upon him TO
keep it.
1 forgot to tell you that one of Shar-
non Southern militia rode down from Le-
compton with us in the stage, for no earth
ly object l believe, than just to find out
by my talk where you are. pretended
to take it for granted that he was Free
Slate man, and expressed my opinion Of
the marauders very freely. He some
times got mad, or at least looked mad,
but said nothing until we got near to
Lawrence, when he said something about
Free State people with such bitter irony
that l just told him 1 knew him very
well, l knew he was one of that vile, low,
degraded pack of towards that had been
committing depredations in the country,
and that he could just go back to Le-
compton, and tell them he was not smart
enough to find out where Mr.. Wood was
by his wife. He protested that he was
not spy, but was from Ohio, and had
only been in Kansas three weeks; but 1
told him l did not believe him, and that
he looked too much like a Southerner,
for they were the scum and settings
of all creation, and | knew them when
l saw them. l showed him to some Of
the boys in town, and they ascertained
that l judged correctly.
1 spent about three hours in town yes
terday with friends. All our acquain-
tances seemed glad to see me home and
bear from you. meet friends at every
corner. Redpath met yesterday.
Yours,
MARGARET W. L. WooD.
THE Welch have a saying, that if a
woman was as quick with her feet as with
tongue, she would catch lightning enough