White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1857-07-30
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1857.

: who's thatT says /, steppin up to tn
landlord, techin my hat. He's pickin up mo
} ney like bank. Some laundering big cottOl
Spectator, guess
No. says he, 'it amt. It's John Boon
|, the Kentuck dealer in horses, and mules, am
critturs Of that sort; and sometimes he drive
over lot of swine.'
t Hes made good trip this time saws
If he always pulls in money like that, he'll
: sooR make fortune
'He don't git that every time, or any thin!
D like it, says the landlord, though he does
thrivin business. You see, last year was an I'm
? common bad year for money. The people wer
b hard-up, the crops pesky short, and the bank
{ wouldn't accommodate; so Boon, he couldn'
sell anything until he agreed to take all 'sponsi
: bic notes, payable in twelvemonth's time. In I
r day or two he had sold the best of his critturs
and now he's gittin paid for them, and for wha
l he brought this year too. He's pickin up a dou
bic lot
'Ah, l see,' says I, Il see how it is. He.
gittin cash for past and the present Do you
know, landlord, think he's lucky to do that
for l find that when once take note from q
man never git cash from him afterwards. But
has he got many brutes with him now If he
has any rail good horses and mules, he may dc
uncommon well in our parts
Where may that be7' axes the landlord.
why up in HAbcrsham, to be sure. Up and
about GAINESVILLE and the Naukisee Valley
You'veheerd tell of old Thompson the Naukisee
planter, harn't your
'Inever seed him. says the landlord, 'but
I've heerd tell of him many time. They do
say there's no end to his money
you see him now, landlord saws /. Il
am old Thompson, that has the finest bottom in
all Naukisee. There's more acres in it than you
has bricks in your house, and the whole of the
airth under them is pretty much about one solid
gold mine'
Most uncommon glad to see you,' says the
landlord, shakin me by the hand. I'm make
you known to the trader. Boon, says he, jist
step this way a mint
wait a bit,' says Boon, till put these
papers away snug
We'll, the landlord and I, we kept talkin on
while Boon was pickin up his money. kept
d! my eve on him all the while, howsomdever, and
seed him smoothin out hundreds or notes, and
rOllin them up and putting them in an old case.
As soon as he had done this, he tied up his book
and showing it into his pocket, he came up to
where the landlord and was standn. Boon,
says he, Il want to make you known to Squire
Thompson, of Naukisee; the richest man in all
Georgia. You havn't been down m his parts,
reckon
| No. says Boon, I've never been so far
into the new settlement as that I've been to
GAINESVILLE, and I'll be there again in ten DAYS
or so.
Have you any good critturs, Mr.. BOon7'-.
axes /.
I Yes says he, - l has. don't think ever
had finer lot of horses and mules. You'd bet
ter go and see them, Squire
NO. says I, Il can't stop to-day. I'm NEST
positively obligated to ride in half an hour or
less; but if you'll come down to Naukisee, you'll
find money plenty, and horses and critturs
scarce
'I'll be there, SQUIRE says he, as sure as my
names Boon. You may expect me in fort
night, or, perhaps, little sooner
Il WILL says I; and so we shook hands and
parted.
Yesterday, Frank and were squarin timber,
just the other side of the village, on the Augusta
road, when who should come by but the same
chap, with whole string of horses and mules.
So sets Frank arter him. He follared him to
| GAINESVILLE, and larn't all about the crittur's
movements in no time He's on his way to
Naukisee to meet me. He's bargained to put
up his cattle at old Rowell's pens. There's only
two fellers with him. Rowell is too old to be
worth much, and his son is too young for any
thing but hollarin; so there amt but three and
half to manage after all. Do you think we
can do it, Tom7'
There's you and /, and jim Cooley, Dove
and Shattlin, Mop and that spindle. shanked lad
of your'n, seven of us. There amt doubt of
it. But are you sure, Ned, that be has that
money about himl'
Frank says that If he has one dollar in his
pocket he has 6fteen thousand in good bank
notes. replied DAILY.
Fifteen thousandn exclaimed the Squire
That'll be something more than two thousand
spieeer
'Accordin to my reckonin, there six thousand
apiece for you and I, and three for Frank re-
piled DAILY. The others needn't know that he
has any. for these traders don't often tole their
cash about with them
'How will you keep it from theml' asked the
Squire. by - twill be an awkward job for
all three of US, if ever they get wind of it,
I'm manage all that replied DAILY. I'll tell
the boys that you and owe this teller srudge.
They'll never interfere; and while they content
themselves with few horses, veil pocket the
cash.
you shall do it your own way, Ned said the
Squire. ''Tis worth riskin somethin for. But
l suppose you are sure of the boysP
They all promised 10 be at my house to-
night replied DAILY. Dove and shattlin said
they'd come up this afternoon Nov / don't
want them to know that we've had any talk to-
gether, and therefore YOU hadbetter move on
Peter Flat is at home, and'Il give you glass Of
brandy and scat
IT'S most likely IN 60 over to the village
said the Squire; but anyhow, III be with you
before midnight