White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-01-17

(For the Chiefly
THE SW00P OF THE JAY.HAWXS.
A BALLAD OF ANCIENT KANSAS.
BY fHI sMIlIUG GOPHER.
Il wss . vssaaa, psaihs Land. .sss Lively y bsssA;
On iis Esssssn side nessn. is wsssn hss vas
rs.,s ds.h With. In bssssn o.ss. mighty nc. 81
bold, 80 80
OF whom. By wi.asr s.-sias fan .aay s.ls .ss ss
sseh tbsy isA,s. shiIdssa ~itA. ss bssy siansaa
hesf.
And poliiesns psddIs sss gaia ssss Of ps~er.
And new yss vosld hear H. asa stts,sivs yss win b.
In tell to yoa . stesy. - ~ ssassy told IL ne.
Old Bssk ~, then osr Pssds.,-,bs "PsbHs Ts.e,ios.
ay'-
as shosshs shs wsst sf ssah Svs I. thse ssssa sal
ofppirs;
us ftswnsd spsn tAsn eonstansy-yss, with . vsnssfa
And sent his uaIsFlnss 70 nIs and tread thos
Aad yet, b was . holy .a.. q pisiy meet nre:
Fed syr,.ni.s !. Mercy name. ssd lie By words
Nxf pifssins ths nstiess ssId. Of hosssy weaN bowl
Rspsatns ssr his sssssd eah, wes plot si ssssa ss
Among these K..,as rssr, vss Jsass Of ue.doss sss
Wsoss IKE has asvss sises bsss $685. md nsvss Va,
bsfor- ,- 10
Hs was fanous on The hddls. ss hos-dswn o. JIG;
And whsa the bsss passed a,sssd sssa jolly swis
Al Poker. EseAss, o. ON sdes. b nss refused hand
And al the rsIss laid dsvs in Heys, be had ct qssh
| ssmnand-r .. Bet', ,H.i- sgr-.
I. fas, sseh q.irks Of common law, ssd sa psiss a.
w.rs as easy to his Honor soo's-sss 70 sosss.
Thsrs dvsh Caisftsin in that land Menssonsry n,
A.d all the nation, far and had hoard h' wsris
| fame.
Twas said he'd Niger %; each sosaing. and
| nishi; sac s
| right , z-. -
BE led host Of followers. defyins human Law
Each armed With deadly ri6s-gun-ssch with . 0arfa
| nav
They carried ras o'sr the iss-asy. spanas sos sssl-
The sisrss they cassda; sAsr .ssss, swallowed
Tws, whsa the Autumn days wsss es.s. sad s.sns,
/ tins had fed;
whsn hs.sLnuts were ripssd, and he ssnash issvss
were red; veH
Twas co.rs term down in Bsssbo.-,ins whsn shsspss'
skin The fools
The Jsdgs with books asd bss, and his ehsr tools
wss hsad, ssas dIvssess, sssd 70 psssa, sssh
asek,
Dance hornpips. play Tie hddls game Of "s~snsy
| dsek;"
when there cane, Ike evil SPIRIT sush 'sarlss. dirs
| Fspon,
A. 70 bansh pleas and psadi.ss .na he dignity Of css
Monssemey-so rumor ssid-s.d al his Jay hawk band.
Were coming, like pack Of wsvss-wers coming. nigh
| At hand!
rhsa the Ayisg thistle down bsors the tempest soss;
As the male Of bovine kind, with bulldog At his
A. scuds the msy 6shingsnsek bsfss The eomiag gale
A. jumps cat, with sudden weight Of leather her tall
30 jumped, went, scanpsrsd dsw, ssud sksdsd
| disd,"ran
This Judge ofboot s.d q,id law-tAs a.sisss dancing
l aaai
His locks streaming round his head, his coatas Ia
| the wind; - .
And fast he piled his nnbs leg, looked
Fer fssr sa Absitoniss vss pastiae % his track!
Sill onward spsd the suppIs .sn-tbs border line 10,
passed
The coAss Of Missosri ehssrsd hts sss gszs last
The nssroqusrsrs hsvs il. sght-ssd The. fell vel b
Tha, b.r. dwell. kindred pis, By shs -h.t.y .hsp' i,
1hsn TO his master, sssk, hs seat tale of this imps-
There came, while down In Bourboa wss erindae d
my Court. -aHs
Ten thousand Aboltioaists with months an gaping wide
Each hungry for Fsdf. Jsdss. Clerk beside.
They the hurricane, with deeds that wouli
sppai-
They beltsd Msrhsls. s~ysn. Clerks. with brseehss
boots. and all!
Fen they've passed the border ns-srs s~sspiai
i hill and dale
And alone. BY miracle. an lsh 10 tell the ials."
Thsn on the flashing sh,nnss wings the fearful tai.s
| spread
MssouIs sober Massras the nations Christian head,
Both vowed them to defend the land, its people and III
The slayer opappooses. the brave murlsrss Of sqssws
The valiant butcher, Hansy-was dsspsschsd with Won
drous haste.
With gallant bsnd troops cheek the vasss and vassa
or the ayriad sfdsms.s the border far away.
Who came down like hsniesas, an that Autumn day
The Indian top knot hero and his gallant band Of
ecoured all the berder cssay, searched the woodland
plaia, and glen;
Set thsr sentriss laid in sbssh their scses vhss
| avsil- .rH 1-.."
Thsy no more could find ths Jsy-ha~ts shss bsLGos
| wsats tail! -.. t-. ....
Aaa when they ssnd the hunted game bad Gown bsyosd
their reach,
Like the sred troops in Fands, did they dscssss shsis
| speech 10
The CALLING trsth cane then, ,hsy travelled hses-
| d.. ward now: Ea-.H
They'd wrought deeds for history, lassss s their
| browi
Bst lsdsa scslper Hs.sy. bs srsmssdess 6ssiag msa
Sent oe uato his massraad twas thus ths sesy ras,
" Ahhoegh did net man. svsa 6ad Q srsss,
I'm saps thsp prswis sPsa ths p,sia, via ssd dsdss
sses.
fssy ss.s iass y sAs beg. saA ss.s srs.sy ss.ds;
Aaa esnsss By ths sssk nd bslss sAipsa 'Ksssss
Aid" a,v -4ee-
Tws.d saks a. ssny V dipsss thsss Jsy-Asvts sssss
| snd bold.
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y shw I . -s.!s
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