The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-04-09

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+" ], also, Mr.. Dane, have business there,
for similar purpose. The case is this:
/ bought the goods in certain store on
credit-got them cheap. The man who
sold them to me is pro-slavery, and was
afraid. Well, commenced trade. Ibid
not pay the old varmint according to agree:
ment, and he has come in and taken the
goods back to get his pay, and Imay say,
has taken, also, from me, FIVE horses and
eighty dollars in money. You seed am
completely robbed of every thing by this
pro slavery scoundrel. I am bound now
to raise the wind"
"Well, as our business amounts to the
same thing, let us go North together, and
consult at headquarters"
"Agreed; but before we get there let US
call on some printer to issue circulars
setting forth these fscts-the particulars
that you are robbed, and the things you
have lost, also the fact, made known by
the letter have, touching the coming
invasion"
"The idea is good one. 1t will 60
like fire ahead of us and prepare our way.
The people will be excited, and will not
scrutinize very closely, and we can get
all the men and arms that we want"
"Good good Let US hasten out the
circular, with War in Kansas at the head,
and then we will go to headquarters"
While those men are getting out their
circulars, consulting at headquarters and
procuring men and munitions of war, the
genius which presides over the unfolding
of this, our tale, translates us to Mis-
sour, to listen to disclosure made there.
"Well, Captain Craft, you are recently
from the Territory"
ayes, it was getting rather warm there
"You ought 20 leave; Dane is making
fine use of the letter you sent him."
"Why, what use can he make of it ?'
ale says it reports that the whole region
of the Usage is to be invaded and swept
by pro-slavery men,"
"The id scoundrel. Does he say
that?"
"He has raised that report"
"Well, if that is so, will now tell the
object of the letter. You know he leads
free-State men, and I head a squad of
pro-slavery. We are both inclined to jay
hawk pretty freely, and 1 wanted that he
should not meddle with me or my proper
ty, and l would keep hands off him and
his-a kind of let-one-another-a alone ar
rangement while we jay hawked others
he pouncing upon pro-slavery men, and l
upon free State men. As fair for one as
the other, you know"
"But, Craft, do you pretend to say that
such was the purport of the letter."
II say it, and 1 swear that no man who
can read can make anything else out Of
: it."
"And he uses this to get up the impress
sion that there is to be an invasion"
at seems So"
We are once more in the Territory.
Here is company of about thirty men
They are mostly on foot, and going South
Here is, also, a small black-eyed man il
the company, who is wagner, employed
: to go with them and carry their arms
We recognize among them our old friends
Dane, Mr.. John, Parson Grabhorse, and &
t stranger by the name of Hart, who seeml
to be leader among them.
A little in the rear of this company, ant
trudging slowly along in the same direc
ton, is a man walking alone. He hal
walked but few miles, and yet he seem
. weary. He has fallen in the rear of tn,
company; he is only short distance be
u hind them; he is lonely, foot-weary, ant
L yet he tolls along with indubitable reso
luton. Verify it is our quondam &C
quaintance and friend Gun. He of tn
J Yorkshire dialect. He carries a small
" cannon on his back, and, although it i
= cold weather, he is covered with perspira
3 ton. There, he meets brace of children
one of whom. little girl. is crying an
: gnawing piece of corn bread. He doe
u not rob her of that bread. This Cru
never performs feats of such thunderin
d dimensions. Yet his mind towers alof
d and the thoughts of great achievement
n to be performed, the glory, the immol
N tality that await him here below, s
s. firmly upon his brow. He is going st
p shoot Fort Scott;" but hear him solilc
quize.
y .O!.that I 'ad an 'orse or hsss, or
10 mongrel mixture Of the two-a very lit
30 mule-that / might ride; and yet Wasl
y; ington, fired with patriotic ardor, suffere
IN more, even, than do now. Let me tai
Ie. courage from his illustrious example, ar
co press on in the great work of 'uman right
~ The patriot, the philanthropist must sxpe
't! to endure much, and meet many no
stacles in the way of his progress. L
ue me emulate the zeal and devotion of Il
In father of his country"
nh Potent and patriotic Gun! What phi
anthrepy, what fortitude, what sutferin
in See the tears twinkle down his face
ed is crying! Alas, foot-plodding patriot
Fk is night, and the company find entertai
no ment in different houses on the way. G.
ey is the last arrival, and must of necessi
'u- lie on the puncheon floor. The bed
hard, the covering scAnt, for the night
ust cold. He tossss from side to side, q