The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1863-12-12
IRVING CORRESPONDENCE.
Mousr Looxour, Dec, 10th, 1863

EDITOR OF Ur1oN LIN looking owe,
the Chronicles ofIrving City, in the las
chapter of the second book, which appear:
to be not yet completed, l find the follow.
ing record:
"1t came to pass. in the days of the corr
gathering. in the third year of the grea,
rebellion, that Irving was shaken and
stirred as never city was moved before
For the FIRE swept by. and surrounded the
town, and smoked the inhabitants, and,
armed with broom and mop, and other
munitions of war, the men and the women
and the children, went out and fought, and
drove back the flames, and Irving was
blackened but unhurt. Then they met in
solemn conclave, and dscreed that whoever
again invited, by Decromancy or Otherwise,
the fire spirit to feed upon the dry prairie
grass, should be arrayed in a robe ofresin-
Gus texture trimmed with down.
But scarcely was this firm resolve made
known In the land before the north wind
arose In his might, and shook the ,ene.
ments in Irving to their very foundations,
and sorely frightened the Inhabitants there
OF, lest the town should depart on the wings
OF the wind to join the rebels in Dixie =
But the black wings Of the whisling wind
were laden with snow which eircled round
the houses, eddied down the chitnneys and
drove through the roofs upon the children S
beds. Then the sun shone, and the snow
melted, and men drew long breath and
proclaimed that in Irving ali was quiet.
But, suddenly, upon the still air there
arose rumor, murmuring sound. at first
''not loud but deep" it increased in vol.
ume and rose in clearness until the cry
went up from the lown-si.e and struck
against the hills and was echoed among
the timber, and still it rose and swelled
until it reached the very clouds and men
came running from all parts With wives
and children too, to see what was the mat.
ter. And 10 in the midst stood n en- with
copies of the BIG BLUE UNION in their
hands loudly vociferating There is trai.
tor IN cur midst, an Achan in our camp
Tor, see, We are betrayed to the merciless
snaa~hoe oediss this pspor. Some enc hath
fsloniously, wickediy and with malice
atorethought, slandered the dignitaries of
our city and tried to cast blot upon the
renown Of our chief men, And another
took up the cry and said: There is but
one man in all our commonwealth with
earning and talent enough to ilave writ
en- this, let US judge Elm and let our
Judgment upon him be severe. He shall
'e expelled from our midst aud his name
hall be known among US no more for.
ver,' And all the people agreed to this
nd then they said; who is the talented
len that hath done this thing (? Bring him
'rth that we may Judge him. Is it he
no builds schoolhouses and IMPORTS school.
'a'ams from the east? Is it he who trav.
s through the land to see tha, the school.
ouses are properly supplied with books !
1t ne whe makes reports to Agricultu.
Societies Is it he who plans the
'undaries of our city Is it he who G
ives the leveling machine through the a
II prairie grass? Is it he whose busy d
III supplies our town with lumber and =
cal! Is 1T he whose swift-hying tools
nVert our lumber into sash and doors? b
1t he whose hand gives out our semi =
'ekly mail?" And when each had sol. = =
'nly and indignantly declared that no
ch ink had ever flowed from his pen
sy said; Perhaps the piece is not SO n u
'rful III lis denunciations after all, let US g.
ar 1t read" And the men who held the s
pers lifted up their voices and read |
10 and behold twas nothing but :,
1E! SO the shout sunk to murmur h,
the murmur died away, and Irving is We
let once more, save when some ono ne
rts as from dream and says, "Who do
suppose did write that piece ?'' tb
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