White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-07-11
"Pearls of Great Price"

Pearls Of Great Price,"
4 To be Strung on Sharp Stick.
4 - The proyerb that che who rur
may read." is being amply verified i
the case of Gen. Price, who can read {
his wonderful performance to his heart
content. He is deader than if he ba
been shot in battle" not only dead
but stinketh."
| - Probably the report that Ger
Price was killed at the battle of Boon
vile. arose from the fact that he was in
terr'd!
Gen. Price is worse than Bol
Acres. Bob's courage oozed out at hi
fingers ends. but Prices bolted out th
back wayl
- WhJ-ffvs the Missourians no
yet published an official account Of tn
battle Of Boonville? Gen. Price un
doubtedly made report.
- Claib. Jackson's army is of i'm
nense value to Missouri-in fact, it il
Priceless.
If eternal vigilance is the price o
-
Liberty, what > the Price of Missouri
He is-5 eed condition
-TS LION and the Lamb-Wheu
Gen. Lyon "lamm'd" the Pukes.
- When Gov. jackson fed from
Boonville. he left heavy burden of re.
sponsibility upon Gen. Price. But the
gallant Gsaeral quickly eased himself!
- Gen. Prices condition, after the
battle of Boonville, is said to have been
osal.
- Gen. Prices conduct at Boon.
vile was the subject of much complaint
1t was principally bowel complaint
- The Southern army is said to be
suffering greatly from want of Comis-
sary Department. We think the Mis-
souri, division Of it stands in greater need
of necessary department
- But q few weeks ago, the Mis-
sourians were literally "spoiling for a
fight" Why. even Gen. Prices bree-
ches were spoilt!
- Perhaps the report of the critical
condition of Gen. Price, after the battle
of Boonville, arose from the fact that
while he was running in one direction
his bowels wsrs,running in another!
The exploits of the Missouri
troops have already demonstrated the ne.
cessity for new article of soldiers clo-
thing, hitherto unknown in military
stores-namely. hippins, Patriotic mo-
theirs of Missouri, come to the rescue
but don't rob your babies
The question is already arising ::
F." What has become of Price ?" We
answer: Gone to pot"
Among the articles left behind
by Col. Porterseld. when he retreated
from ntHIlRp1 gas a very 5Jty shirt.
When Gen. Price ran away from Boon
vile. he took . very dirty one away with
him
Most suitable place for Gen.
Price-In bow e)ling saloon.
The wife of Gen. Lee writes that
her husband has sweat great drops of
blood, in agony for having deserted his
country. Maybe they were the same sort
of drops of blood that Gen Price sweat
at Boonville
Gen. Prices bowels played him
false, at the critical moment of battle.
He very properly discharged them
- Gen. Price turned traitor to his
can't think hard Of his bow
els for proving trsacherous to him
Gen. Price, when he went into
the secession army, evidently thought he
was enlisting in holy cause. 1t would
be a violation Of Scripture to
arrest him. The commandment is
" Touch not the unclean thing"
Since Gen. Sterling Price has
exhibited his "style" in battle, we ap-
prehend that no soldier will hereafter be
admired for his Sterling qualities.
Gen. Pricss is something of far
mer. and experience has taught him that
The way to raise good crops is by UNDER
draining and manuring. But he has dis
covered that courage cannot be raised in
mat way u
- The papers are treating General
Price very uncourteously. They are con-
tinually sluning him, and talking of
6eaind.1is back!
- TmpsIt5k1 history, in recording
he names Of Missouri's benefactors. must
place the name Of Gen. Price at tho head