The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-06-04
NUMBER 44-vOLUME 4.

absence OF the proprietor, IN private ana
confidential chat with DR.. Napoleon. AZ
ter some desultory conversation, Sly re-
marks:
doctor, you are appointed to an inn |
portant work; can you imagine what it |
is?" You know the orders of the Grand
Chief are Imperative"
II am aware ofthat, but cannotimagine
what the work is to which you refer"
"0f course not; l will explain. You
know. suppose, every Pro-slsvery house
in Lecompton."
nYes.p
"Well, it is resolved, in the event that
the Lecompton Swindle passes, and Off
GERS are elected under it, to put out of the
way every officer who takes the oath of
Office, be they Pro-slavery or Free State,
no difference; and also to burn every Pro-
slavery house in Lecompton, and also
burn Westport, Mo-; all records Of every
description, the Land Office with all is
records, and break and rifle the big safe.''
"But all this is not easily DONE"
"Certainly it is. You will lead men
enough there to place man at every
house; the turpentine for the work is
already provided; every man will carry
can full, and plenty of matches. At
given signal, every house will blaze at
the same instant. People will be so struck
with terror that they will flee for their
lives. At the Land Office the turpentine
can be poured so as to run in upon the
floor and, of course, can be set on fire
inside. You see the plan is perfectly
practicable"
The Doctors mind is struck with aston
ishment and horror. He has not emanci-
pated himself from all justice and all
compassion, nor is he the man to connect
himself with crime and infamy. He, in
a guarded and quiet manner, declines the
post assinged him, without provoking the
ire of the secret order. The conference
ends; Sly makes choice of another
leader.
A day passes; Sly is journeying in o
southern direction. He has halted near a
small river, and stands there on its right
bank, but a few rods from the ford, in
conversation with Parson Grabhorse.
"Parson, they say You are a capital
horseman-a dashing rider"
The Parson is, like Gun, somewhat
afflicted with the Yorkshire dialect, but
he answers without impeachment:
81 ave lad some hexperience and prac-
tice in that line, but what are you driving
at Sly?"
20! not much. thought perhaps you
would like to take rapid ride by-and- by,
especially if officers are elected and quail
fed under the Lecompton Constitution.
You remember our old plan, I suppose"
"Yes.n
"Well, you see it is the same to us
whether Free State or Pro-slavery Gov
ernor is elected, only, if it is the latter,
you may have long and rapid ride; but
never mind, you have been in the saddle
SO much that you cannot be very tender"
81 am little ard of hunde rstanding.
I 'ope you will hexplain."
~ will, in plain terms, then. We have
}. selected you to dispose of whoever is
elected Governor and qualities under the
: Lecompton Constitution, whether s. or N
If it is the latter, the plan is this; and, by
the way, five hundred dollars are ready
, for the emergency. Suppose three men
r go with you, and place themselves along
, the route at convenient distances from
t each other, not SO far apart but that &
4 horse could go rapidly from one post tC
r another. Imagine them thus placed
: where, Of course, the proprietors Of eacf
, station understand the matter. AS /.
3 further precaution, your horse and thu
t others at the stations must be all of :
! color-bay. You will ride on and arrive
Q after dark at the house of the Governor
j call him out, finish him, ride back to thu
first station, change horses to the next
g the same to the last, change again, ridinl
e rapidly from station to station, the las
t horse will bring you in, in good time
n Detection is impossible, all bay horses
a you see, none would notice the differenc
between the bay horse that entered tn
: stable and the bay horse that the man il
waiting takes away in the morning, as b
!. will stay all night, of course"
/, "Well, Sly, you can rely on me If nee
: essary."
v "Tbat's right; the orier, you know
= must be obeyed. Put him through; Civ
e him no chance TO think upon his latte
q end"
tits assumed that the manner in whic
e the Lecompton Constitution was fnall
d and forever disposed Of prevented tn
j. preparation of the enormous wickednes
q the plans Of which have just been d,
Q tailed.
Twopersons have just met there in th
highway. It is dusk and we cam,
70 clearly read their features. The voice
D. one Of them sounds somewhat like ii
'e voice of Argus, but we are not certain it
lie his. He says:
"well, Henry, it is long time since v
at have met. Where have you been?'
i 20! have been down on the bottor
Of on the Kaw.n
" "Then they did not catch you down
Linn"
s "No sab;. you see / had navy Ar
jined the boys-cooksd for 'em."