The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-01-31

has been laying his hands Ol Us rather f.
roughly since my last writing. and We are
now experiencing the coolest weather which /
we have had thus fir this winter. The Mis- /
souri, Is still free from Ice. however. AID /
the packet boats. are running regularly to Z
points above and below
AL RIGHT At LAST
The order to muster out the Michigan
men at this Post went into effect on the
18th and about so Of our boys are nov be-
ing transformed into citizens. Tie order
only applies 70 men u the Isl Cav, all
for our good fortune We have u thank MAJ.
Darling OF the above Regiment. There j.
but one Lansing boy here Lewis Oi tae
4th Ward. but he intends stopping ID tle
Gov. printing Office until tie expiration CT
his term Of service, some 80 days longer
The rest are from Detroit. Jackson. Grand
Rapids AMI other towns In The Stale. Al
who have descriptive rolls e.: mustered
out and paid here; those who have ao,
are transferred 10 tie state for muster
out
= new DODGE LIVING = DOLLAR F1R CHAR
uY'ssAEF.
have written OF the thieves ana murder
ers ofKansas sufficiently to inform you that
they abound" even ifthey are not sharp "
But still they are 40, overly dll. anl are
fertile in deyising expeiielts T. 'r-ise
the wind" One OF our sharpers lately .n-
vented new dodge. which although Be-
worked different from what he anticipated.
rested on a good foundation Your cor
respondent happened to be The "sreenAo-a~
pitched upon. and TO illustrate the dodge
Will tell You how IL came about We had
been 10 The city Ou business connected
with the Office, and dil not ge, ready %
return until about S o'clock p NJ When
we came 20 look for the horse we hal r.l-
den, lie was non sst and & piece Of tile hall
ter still tied 10 the post gave abundant gr.-
dcncc OF what had become OF him. 30 He
started for the fort Two miles distant, Oh
foot. with mud before this las, cold wea,l-
err deeper than ever encountered bs NJ
Clellan IN Virginia. We bad Travelled laii
the distance, when mp stepped "a rough
specimen ola gent, and said. For Gols
sake mister give ne dollar, have "a vile
and children who are starving We were
sure we had a dollar In our vest pocket.
and were eudeavoriug 10 get at il. when
/. this poor man with a starving family
made a clutch for our throat, saying; 81
want your money, stranger or I'll sit your
windpipe" lie drew out a large bowie
knife, and seemed prepared 10 put the
threat into execution when we begsn IN
make up a little.
Now. when ne first came 10 Kansas
eight months ago, al oil soldier, who mad
been mere better than 4 year gave us q
little advice, said he. when you talk with.
a stranger, in the night ia Kansas, always
talk with q cockei rero'rsr is g3n- banR
We have always borne this in mind. and
a Colts five shooter IN orr hand when first
accosted. We 10 not believe 10 blO0i-shed
but still did not want our "winipipe Sin. e"
and so snapped two caps bnt taey were not
waterproof, aud had become so damp that
they would not explode Meanwhile CHAR
/ ity' was indeavoring TO insert his knife u4-
der our left arm and hIs fingers Were ice
ginning to feel rather Observation-Disclosures
our throat As the shooting iron would
aot work one way, we reversed IT, AMI gave
I him tilt in the teeth wth the bau end
He event TO grass" (or mul rather ia the
most approved stvle. and when Pie rose up.
a moment after. he an nor cors VII 20 idc
scratch, but made for ;he roadside fence
/ lie appeared somewhat confused, enleav-
oriug TO crawl between the rails. instead 0i
over them. anl so we kindly sc' him 90
rights, and a few vigorous kicks. Well put
in seemed to greatly hasten him in his es-
cape
Ifthis charity asking gentleman Is rlch,
some dentist will doubtless get profitable
contract; but if poor. he will have to
MUNICH his bread quite piece back from
where his front teeth formerly had a resting
place. We still have the dollar