White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-01-16

that we would desire to put ourself out
of one misery, and shot in the neck with
the aforesaid pistol would Just do it.
Twenty miles brought us to Winchest-
er, where the Atchison stage stops, and
passengers are transferred to the Leaven-
worth and Topeka stage. Upon approach
ing the latter, We heard q tremendous
singing inside. the tune being. "Old John
Browns body lies mouldering in the
grave" The noise was found to proceed
from jolly old customer. the only pas
senger inside, who said he had been dead
nearly all morning, for want Of company
we were not long in discovering the
cause Of his jollity. and thought to our.
self, mo use for our celtic friends poke,
pistol as long as we can smell such q
breath as that !" He Immediately began
makings mysterious signs to us. which We
could not comprehend. Then he inquired
If we were fright on the square ?" We
answered that we always tried to do every.
thing on the square; whereupon he replied
that be was satisfied we were not Free
Mason He proved to be jovial. talka-
i've fellow Of considerable general informa.
tion; was an enthusiastic Lane man; bad
been one of the earlies. settlers in Kansas.
and had gone through all the wars.
A few miles farther. we came to Hick-
ory Point, place famous in the history
Of Kansas. as being the place where Lane
"correlled" the Border Rufiians in black.
smiths shop, and sent in Charley Len.
hart with flag Of truce. We went into
the only house in the place. to warm. This
was large log cabin. the walls of which
were plsstered with copies of Hsrper's
Weekly, and Frank Leslie's illustrated
News. The proprietor was an old white
haired man, with an Irish wife. On,
travelling friend commenced relating to
us incidents in the battle Of Hickory Point,
in which he had participated. and had
gotten as far as Charley Lenhart's flag oI
truce. when the old lady fred up. and ex.
claimed
"Yes. and what in the devil was yees
doin' here wild Charley Lenhart Wha,
for did yees come here to murder paceable
folks as niver harmed yees ?"
"What did we come here for ?" repeat
ed our friend. "We came here toto lick
you folks like bell p
"Yes." said the old lady. "and yees
did whip them. didn't yees! 1t was
Bulls Run fight yees made of i'll
"Well. l recollect." replied our friend.
''that we correlled the whole shoot of them
id sudden. and the only pity is. we
didn't set fire to the house and burn up
the whole shoot of them !''
The old man looked wrothly, but never
whimpered. For aught we know. the
dlsputants might soon have come to
scratching and pulling hair. had not the
driver shouted "All aboard - Our COM
panion then informed US that the old man,
Lowe. had been one of the worst border
ruffians in that part of the country. He
owned the shop where the fight took place,
and his house had been harbor for all
the Border Ruffian cut-throats and thieves
who found their way into those parts.
While in the act of taking glass OF
whiskey. during the fight, he had received
the contents Of gun in spot which rem
dered it disagreeable to sit down. Our
friend said his object in disputing with
the old lady. was to induce the old chap
to take it up, when be meant to choke
him for old acquaintance sake.
At Osawkee, few miles farther on,
the driver and our 'tgay and festive"
went into house, to warm
the outer and inner man, leaving our hum
bic self, who had managed to keep warm.
inside the stage. This did not suit the
horses and they started off at a brisk
run, Topeka-ward. We thought we
were having a fine ride; but several per.
sons followed and arrested the horses in
their fight, within few yards of mar
row bridge over the Grasshopper. some
twenty-five feet in height. Had the hor-
ses reached that your humble servant
would probably have been saved the
trouble of writing these few lines. '.hoping
they may find you enjoying the same
state of health"
Our driver was genuine Jehu, and
about sundown the Kaw River and the
roofs of Topeka hove in sight-where we
soon slowed ourself away in very COM
Portable quarters prepared for us by our
iiminutive but whole-souled friend, Dut.
ton for all q which we are duly thank
ful. We expect to pass a very pleas
ant season in said room. as the aforesaid
iiminutive has engaged fine specimen
'f the genus contraband, called Dave. to
bring water, build fires, and do other
chores. We begin to like it. and think
We shall turn Pro-Slavery. invest our SAL