White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-05-09

A "FOuL CASE. Mr.. Isaac w alton, |
not the celebrated trout fisher, but a
"jour" printer, came to this
office. few days ago. and begged pair
Of pants and his dinner from one Of the
hands, and then started for Topeka on
foot, in search of "sit." We presume
be had safe journey. as we learn from
the Daily Record that he arrived at the
Capital. but got on drunk" and was
safely "csged" by the authorities Of that
city. He was "plumb strapped" he
said, and the 6ne Of five dollars that was
imposed upon him could not be obtsin-
ed. and "Isaac" was permitted to "go
on his way rejoicing. g."-Atehison Chem
pion.
Isaac called upon rs. week before last,
and we gave him employment. He bears
the traces Of having once been man Of
good sense and fair intelligence. and.
when sober. better type.sticker is not
often met with. But Isaac has head
for whiskey"--in fact, he acknowledges
the corn" and says he drinks purely
for revenge-that whiskey killed his ia
ther. and be is bound to destroy it. when.
ever he has opportunity! He told Us Of
their having fined him at Topeka, for
getting "tigbt." and that he had paid it
in far-he had come thus fur. and was
going little further! In the evening
Of the second day, be began to get steam
up. Told US he had bought a bottle Of
whiskey for an Indian; and when we
informed him that in so doing he had
violated Z stringent law. he swore be had
some enemy here. who had sent the Iudi-
an to him, to get him into q scrspe; and
concluded by remarking that he had q
warm feeling for Indians. as they once
possessed al this country. and be could
not find it in his heart to refuse them
anything! Tie slept in the Office. and
took an iron " side-stick" to bed will
him. to protect himself against that i'm.
sginary enemy. Isaac. although a Penn.
sylvanian. had strong Southern feeling
which ran into secessionism as he 60,
boosy-queer enough, the drunken HI
got, the stronger secessionist he became
Isaac profsssed to be somewhat of q
sooth-sayer. and next morning was very
tonguey about vision he had had will
regard to Fort Pickens. In fact, be did
nothing but talk about his vision, until
growing impatient. we requested him to
"dry up" and permit others to work, il
be did not intend to work himself. II.
laid down his stick and went ont, bu,
presently returned, loaded with whiskey
to the muzzle. and suggested that we had
"better discharge Isaac" We received
the suggestion fsvorably. paid him Of
and told him to toddle. Next We saw
him on the street, mounted on q goods
box, haranguing crowd upon secession
and the generous people of the South. all
the while humping the region of bis
heart most numerically. Toward even.
ing he csme into the Office again, reques.
ting Us to measure his matter and set.
tle," which we succeeded in convincing
him we had already done. He then gave
rs little advice, told how he loved the
people of the South. shook hands with
us. and departed. He employed young
man to row him over the river in skiff
declaring that when once in Missouri, b.
could lie down and sleep under tree Of
in a swamp. without fear Of danger, bu
among these rebels in Kansas he was no
safe-at the same time remarking tha
he didn't agree with us on politics. and
had to leave! The last we heard o
Isaac, he was in Forest City, will
"snakes in his boots" the worst kind
Where he is now, we know not; but vi
recommend him to the tender mercies o
all printers.