Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-10-08

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III you vili not consider woman ssoopiag
even to quote 70 appfobriom an epithet applied
TO % noble commander and his gentlemanly
band, viii say that aJim Lane and his Raga-
snsnaaua. havs bssn Spending few dsys IN our
quiet ssttjement. Il
q After their toiisome marches by night and b.
day, their unceasing ~atchfdlness, sheir coura.
geons cnsets upon the Zoe and their long fast
ings. they much needed rest and refreshments;
and Il was With much pleasure that the littie
band OF free state men In oar settlement hare
extended to them their hospitality. which was
received By them With many Expressions Of
gratitude.
& They are indeed gentlemaniy company Of
men. Coming as they did into our families,
from the perils Of war and the polluting infsu-
encesot the camp life, we might have expected
some rude behavior, but instead, they adapted
themselves to the arrangements Of our house.
holds, and by their conversation and deport-
nent nearly all proved themselves men Of cul-
tirated minds and hearts, and to witness their
devotion 10 their leader, was At once wonderful
and beautiful. II almost seemed that there must
be some charm in man who could thus lead
into the greatest danger SO great variety Of
tastes and compartments by one wave Of his
sword or one word Of command. II was the
testimony Of one, he has only TO say GO Boys
and We all go freely; to which a broad spokeri
irishnan responded, no, it is not go boys, but
come boys and herein perhaps lies the great
secret, that they know he viii not lead them
into danger where he fears to go himself
That they are a brave, noble and gentleman.
" set Of men, fighting for freedom and right I
do not doubt, despite the rude cpithets. poured
upon them and the base designs attributed to
them, though among them IL found great va
riety Of character.
There was stalwart son Of Erin, looking suf.
ficiently strong to flourish the shelalah over the
heads of half dozen border rufians at once
Men from eastern cities, with their city air some
what blunted by their contact with prairie war
fare but enough left to make them appear the
polished gentleman to us on the border-Green
Mountain boys, with minds as clear as their
mountain air and courage as mistaken as their
mountain bases. One from northern New York
where the moose and the bear still roam, which
/ presume they never hunted with more fearless
ness and good will than they do the destroyers
of peace and female purity in Kansas. Afather
from Michigan, who said he had a seven fold
cord drawing him homeward in wife and six
children, which drew, stronger and stronger as
he neared the state; but he would return to
Kansas hoping to see order restored that he
might select a home for his loved ones. "a
OF the leader of this gallant band 1 need add
nothing only that all Kansas is swayed by him
as easily as the bough in the summer breeze,
while other hearts than those there look to him
ready to bow before him as the savior of their
country freedom and that if at times his
movements seem somewhat like Clan Alrine's
Lord, such are necessary for the comfort of his
band and the health of the border ruifians.
4 He left us yesterday to return to Kansas. Of
what noble daring we shall next hear, remains
to be told. Z. G. p. i-c