White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-10-14
(FOr the Chief.)
BlcHELOR's HALL, FOREST HoNE, !
October. ISIS.

BACHELOR HALL, CREST HONE,
October, 1858.
s But few evenings since, as we were wend
ns or winding our way (just as you please) to
our sylvan Ranch, where bloom luxuriantly the
sdgiferOas oak and "other flowers of sweetest
'usH; where the weeping willow, as a young
widow clothed in "sack-dIu:h and ashes beau
afss our 6 front yard aud ellis the air with
0ies Of lamentatiOn and aiTectionate wailings;
where We are ever greeted by the beIligerent
attitudes, threatening gestures and hostile well
one Of squaW whose face is ever radiant
Nth the d. itself, and the whines, growIs and
aarls Of legion of pappooses," don't say
1iHhing about this,) together with the musical
0atinss Of the frog, sitting with sancti6ed dig
niy IN his marshy quagmire, and playing tune
@ The "harp of thousand strings" while the
Hesier notes of those musical minstrels, the
aSluliO and the cricket, breaking in koTxid
"''d' upon the stiffness of the niSAt, form
Aa'eaIy choir, so sweet, so beautiful, and so
eSiAlie that, to endure it much longer were
of-ln death. With such a picture of Sweet
n'ne' lis beauties and comforts, as this in our
ma and pair Of brOgans, No. 8, COW 8, calf's,
"G alsator's, can't say which, in our hand,
"'sFe- at least, attempting to pursue our way
W! lelsnrely ts our own Preside, when, Just at
VA ume feeling al inclination dOpnusrd. we
''N'u Gown the river, and seeing cur cid friend
1l craft approaching, feeling, toe, somewhat
"alOIg disposed, we determined to leave eur
-'''>e ashore, board the steamer, and once
we 'eel The hearty grip, listen to the mellow
,'c'' 'nd realize the hea, caly bliss of imbib-
VIA Oaftaln Jack one OF his vivif,ing po-
-''n'-ail Of which We did in a miraculously
'-''' nne' and returning, found We had done
" Sacr;hce Of two animal souls, (sOles,) one
i4' o. boots, and two Of socks; and we are sat-
'lea that Rip Van Wrinkle, after his "short
OI about fifteen years was over, and he
/" informed of the change. that had taken
W. could not possibly have been more aston
WI l'an We we're, upon discovering that we
Wv" ''ct'mizcd, while our only consolation
p Ut wondering who stole our boots.
.l'' 'uch an act, committed under the cir
r,r '.4'cs' at the time, and in the place it was,
-. ''uect dl'crGdit upon the honesty of one
'" Vi the community, none will dcny:
-, ,I''e The golden glitter of few talents ef
g. ~e e1eruciating torture and death of the
w, ''a' incarnate embodiment of inspira-
=" goodness, of justice, and purity; since
. ,,,., .e'Oas ambition came near crushing with
DIV american Independence, and giving
s7 N,n rule its apOtheosis upon American
u since thousands Of instances of this
10 - and Of greater magnitude, are of dai.
y ~ .I'ence IN our midst, we arc fearful, should
NJ make another purchase, that we will be com.
m. give utterance to the doleful CRY Of
20 stole our bOOtsl "
INIT . e. We are no canting moralist, with an
~ stomach and brain bearing n recorded
T.. ~ =, VI all the vices and immoralities of the
Ia,,-u1 we are no religious devotee. on
. s.. y'0 the House Of Worship, with ELONGATED
aH,h.s a''eiua'ed form, Bible and hymn book
\. Us, a funeral vail in his mouth, and
s,. n's OF the Apostles in his mental s,or.
at i,' SOOgh we are no legal itinerant, CRYING
t.,., Az @"u the law, nor brazen faced petit
. b ro, ,1e,''erlng twenty-five cent lectures m.
m r.p rights and the necessity of reform;
EVER o:. nj On regard for the private rights
a,. ~. s'',1en Ofthe Territory; and when thew
,sas,.,s sa 'Fampled upon, whether in tbe i'm.
We Of Il 14rkhess of the night, or in the broad
~ Tue midday sun, we are not oDIv will.
pas,. ''e Tie cry of "stOp the thief" but, if
.qer ,,;h1- V@'cn him, bring him before the
a,l,,, a'a, condemn and drag him to the
',a bol,. 'A1eS' of the dungeon, or cOn6ne him
epacl. t, Iu oars in the PRISONS cell, 1T re.
'es .:U r nm-WhO stole our boots when ".
n, ,Ds n of miles from home, without a
sebOson ~ "ef e1tremities Jondly pressing
sOgb IL: e intrinsic value of such articles.
stppoo; :, loss and the inconvenience attend.
Y Do ,., are merely nominal, and productive
9aauuitv - INJURY; yet, we hold that every
srs eaiss, only in the incipient stages of
ss, q. eu'ened and re6nad o;,;,;-...
hid no, e necessity is the greater, that it
&eay ers. only disapprOve of, but condemn
Violation of usu es..L,: