Freeman's champion., 1857-08-27
Prairie City, Kanzas, Aug. 27, 1857.
An Episodical Account of Visit into
the Country (!)
OUT OF SCHOOL,"

Last Saturday, in company with
Messrs, H, GITFoRD, A. Harris, N.
Otis, and 0. p. WILLETT, we took q
trip to Ohio City, to attend the Stage
road Convention. The day was an
exceedingly fine one, the air being
cool and bracing, and the roads free
from dust, owing to the refreshing
showers of the dayprevious. Snug
ly ensconcedin our vehicle behind
span Of spirited mules, shortly after
eight o'clock we were being rapidly
borne away from the din and confu-
sion Of our bustling city, and soon
were enabled to crafty our olIactory
organs by scenting the aromatic per-
fumes arising from the pinks, the
roses, the geraniums, and the count
less varieties of flowers which be-
deck the lovely, the heaven-blessed
prairies Of Kanzas, and to inhale the
wholesome atmosphere of the coun-
uy![What a relaxation it is to the
mind, the nerves, and the body, to
be freed from the compressed and un-
wholesome air, and the tumult, ex-
element, and wranglings, of city,
and permitted to enjoy the variegated
scenes and spirit-enlivening Sensa-
tions Of the country !
AMERICA 0s. OLD FoGysM( ()
Soon the cdiices Of the garden city
of Kanzas were lost to view, and
shortly we crossed the western branch
Of Ottawa creek. Here a crew of
jolly young men, on their way to the
Usage on fishing excursion, over
took us. The Young Americas con-
sidercd our mule team little too
slow for their fast propensities, and
so thought they would pass us. But
our mules didn't relish the idea,-
Crack went the lash Of the driver
of Young Americas team as they
sheercd out to pass us, and slap dash!
went Muleys. Rip-Van- Winkle !
how the prairies and woods did fly
though Talk about "two-forty on
the plank" &C.; 'tain't no circum-
stance to the speed accomplished by
the lively sons Of donkeydom. Young
Americas were fully up to the times,
though. They were getting "riled,"
and excited, and SO crack-slash-
hurrah and they were by the 81 !e Of
us. Muleys began to "dig in" the
harder-Young Americas swung their
hats, halloed, tucked on the lash more
briskly--when- considering we had
distance Of forty miles to perform
---our driver put check to Muleys'
speed, and past us swiftly darted the
now happy Young Americas, and
soon they were lost to view.
m x" cHIvAInIc" ARGUMENTS.
We soon reached Mr.. JONES at
Ottawa Creek. Ali wha0 sad
relic Of Border RuflianiSm do we find
here. Only the walls now remain Of
what once was the splendid mansion
Of noble and erudited son Of the
Ottawa Nation. Mr.. JONES was
suspected Of being tainted with Free
State proclivities---in fact was strong
ly suspected Of once harboring old
BRowN, the abolitionist and muir
derer." lhat was enough. "A Sas-
Qicion, accorlingto tho Rufian code,
is equivoientto gaM This abolition
den must be annihilatee, though it
does belong to . people with whom
we have no right to interfere, and
whom our Government are bound to
protect. The laws Of Government
aFS Of no account when they prohibit
tho forreting Of an adoIit'oniSt They
must bS9s set aside The Rufians
trospassed upon the lands Of the Of
tawas and applied the incendiary
torch ito Mr.. JoSEs' residence. He
Gndeayorod to secure some ofhis fur.
nitdre. I "A brutal assassin spicd him,
lsyeIed agup and fired, Mr. JONES
barely escaped with his life. Ono o.
our company, pointing to the ruins
fflat "a 40 M. I'd I..t,.ai 4Lnl ~ ~, a