The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-04-07
5 A Kansas Editor in the CITY.

DScu
ulOns. WesdO not know whether il is the result
OF the Kansas soil and climate, or the effect Of
huggng the prairie girls, in the latter of which
indulgences we understand he has become habitua-
ted or whether it because Of the absence Of city
lager. disapaticns and free fights; but certain Il
- that that siekly, punyish, gdyspeptic look is
gone; his form robust, mustache and goatee fero-
clous-and, withal, q certain air of ''big Injun''
about him. Naturalists have long remarked how
soon the most doeile and cultivated domestic ami
mails become wild and uncouth, bursting every
restraint and resisting every attempt at polish and
cultivation. So with the specimen of the genus
homo to which we ailude We took him around
to some Of the old haunts he used to frequent; he
seemed to have forgotten them all; he didn't I'M
derstand theu-he couldn't work the ropes
He looked with suspicion and almost fright upon
"a billiard table-he had forgotten for what it was
used, and his first impulse was to s'pocket the
balls" aRd carry them off as presents to the young
male Kansas squatters with which to hire them
to go out and play, while he squeezed their sisters
Those fancy drinks, which he used to look upon
as the nectar of the gods, he mistrusted were poi
sons, fixed up to kali off Kansas free sellers, and
would only take "oId bald face"-stra;qht; that
was the best he got at home and was good enough
for him. We couldn't near coax him down into
one Of those subterranean saloons--once his IA
vorite resort; he thought they were filed with
Border Ruffans." He Threatened to break and
run when we encountered on the sidewalk full
spread crinoline with all calls to the breeze and
face Of divine feniininity peeping out from the
cone OF the moving mass--our only resort was to
blind-fold him and lead him past. When she
had got out of sight. he sighed and murmured,
great are the Institutions of civilization" He
wanted to know if we couldn't get couple of
good fellows and go off to q haymow and play
"seven up" for fun :, as that was the way they did
"out to his place" We told him they didn't
play seven-up down here, but We could take him
to splendidly furnished room where some eedate
and white-cravatted gentlemen would accommo-
date him with game of s"draW poker" at q V or
a D,rk L. -
the idea, saying it would take half his subscrip-
ton list to go into it, and then the idea of doing
such thing In an open room in daylight. A few
minutes after, We encountered one of the Clancy"
and our editorial visitor almost crowded himself
of the pavement in making reverential bows to
what he took to be one of our ministers. We got
him into a buggy. behind pair of $40 horses,
and the poor fellow almost frantic, saying
that beat "old Squire Stubs OK team all hollow.
We took him on the hill above town, where we
had view of the city, McGeee Addition, Wy
andot, Randolph and Harlem, and he was forced
to confess that at present rates we should soon be
rival for Emporia4 We took him TO Westport to
show him to. Nc Carly, thinking it fine opportu-
nifty to witness the contrast between a city and
country editor-the contrast was complete. The
last we saw of them they were standing some dis
lance apart, each taking in the other at one wild
stare-neither speaking a word. We left them
was coming out Of grocery with dog-meat pie
in one hand and quarter section of cheese in the
other-Mc Carly peering at him from around the
corner in mute astonishment. We brought him
the next morning he set sail for Emporia, promis-
ing to come in once d week to keep posted
Kansas City Metropolitan.
We didn't think that Sypherd would ex-
pose US in this way, particularly as it was
all his fault. After we reached there, he
volunteered to show US the city-frst as
suring US that his wife was gone, and he
had no one to look after. Knowing him to
be very kind hearted man, we listened to
his insidious propositions, and event in. 4"
He took us to several cheap places. where
we didn't get anything better than We got
at home. He finally took US to concert,
where he thought they would ''dead head"
US in; but the house was already full, and
the door-keeper didn't recognize him
About the billiards." all the tspocketing'
we know of was done by the proprietor, who
pocketed several loose quarters of ours TO
pay for the game. We didn't pocket nary
ball; but seeing them disappear whenever
Sypherd hit them,. we concluded that he was
appropriating them, and so we quit. In the
afternoon Sypherd wanted us to ride to
Westport, saying he knew where he could
get $40 team. What ..2:4O" meant we
didn't know, unless it was two hours and
forty minutes to Westport, which is very
likely. But on reaching that place, he left
us in search of a nursery where he said
he wanted to trade out puff he had given
the establishment. After waiting about
three hours he returned with only a little
handful of currant bushes. We inquired
if he had found the nursery. but could get
no satisfactory answer; so we arrived at
the conclusion that he had gone to the
wrong house, |" where, failing to get his
moneys worth = and leaving in disgust,
he had seized and borne off bunch of cur
rant bushes from the front yard. McCaTty,
we saw him, and he looked so thin that it
made US feel hungry. and We did buy pie
mot .:dog meat because the dogs we're
alllrunning loose 10 the. streets of Westport
- Family Fair. a capital comic paper, pub
iished in New York. has clever illustra-
ton typical of Stewards late speech. Sew
ard is represented as bartender. drawing
a glass of ale from barrel marked Senate,
$780," for customer, who looks like a
full FLOODED believer IN the ..irrepressible
conflict and Impending crisis.'' The
following is the dialogue
Customer--I notice you draw your ale
very mild now, William.
Landlord Seward-Yes. this is new; I
brewed some myself last Wednesday. Ny
customers thought the Rochester ale was
rather too strong.