The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-03-06
/: q EMPoRIA, KANSAS MARCH 6, 1868


but his morals. Over six feet high,
well proportional, long black hair man
~ and daring iii manner, a big voice, as
if made to command. broad Scotch ac-i
cent, well educated, bold i'll character,
strong in intellect-such were the quail
tiles thrown away in what oughtto have
been noble Scotchman, but, by bad as
sociations, was only Mclean, the per-
iured. He safuted Walker with as much
assurance as if his frauds and guilt were
really beyond resurrection They shook
hands The Sheriff had saved his life
while making a speech near Lawrence,
and they were friendly General, Il
have come after the returns" said
Walker. He replied, <'What in ll--ll
have you come for them for? Don't
you know testified they were IN Mis-
souri,. You must think have sworn
to a lie." The Shcrif replied, II don't
know, but l have warrant for the re-
turns" Mclean told him to search.
Walker said he knew where they were
Mclean, keeping up bold pretense of
injured innocence, asked "Where 2
"Under The arood pile" said Walker.
The man whom nature made noble, but
who made himself pcrjurcd, sat hesita-
pale. He huriedly rose TO get his pis-
| toll from the top Of the desk, but the
cooked gun of Earle and another were
levelcd OH him, and he stopped. Tie
turned and called to the employee
about seventeen in numbcr-to defend.
They seized and cooked their guns, but
put them down, one by one, in disgust.
The faithful Charlie had kept his word,
and not q cap remained on any nausket!!
The brave Sheriff was safe. The stall
wart Scotchman sank down in the ST.
llence of overwhelming shame. His per-
Jury rose before him in full measure,
and his dream of Scnatorships and TAT
surveying contracts fed away.
While this scene was passing, dutch
/ Charley" was fussing about the stove
and conceaiing good deal of satisfac-
ton. The Ere: State boys were sum-
moned from around the building where
they had stood at the windows, and
were directed to pull down the pile of
wood. So correct had been the diagram
that, with the, first attempt 10 dig, they
struck the ''candlc-box." The 'boys'
thought it was coin, but its lightness
mad. them say it must be ''Virginia cur
rcncy." Mclean tried to rally party
to rescue the box as the boys bore it of
in triumph, but when the people found
he had sworn falsely they would not
sustain him. He went TO Ben. Newsom.
a heightened young lawyer of the pro-
slavery party, confessed all, and asked
him as friend what he should do
"Do! dol" said Ben, ''NNhy, On you
go and hang yourself" Fearing arrest
he and his eomrade fed across the kaw
t river, met a team Of mules, pressed
Embarrassed and mounted them allc
thus made good their escape to Nilsson
: ri. All our long grand tragedy ended
{ in a farce. A constitution whose rep
resentative was last seen fleeing on
: stolen, bare. backed mule, before tn
e pains of perjury and the punishment o
: the people, might, from that hour, b
G considered worse than dead.
: ''Charley Tory" instead of maxim:
: sure of safety by fleeing with Sheriff
l Walker to Lawrence, as city of refuge
|. took all the chances of detection, pre-
!, served the appearance of surprise an
f Ignorance, and was never suspected fo
S a moment. When Buchanan remove
d the office to Nebraska City, to accommc
d date Calhoun, who could no longer II
s turn to Kansas, F"Old Charley" wen
d along. He staid until after the deaf
5 of Calhoun, and played the game of sp
Il for freedom to the last. His supcrio
e who betrayed his hereditary Scotch Low
y of Freedom, met an appropriate fate.
d Mclean was Chief of Staff for Ger
II Price in the '.Price Raid. " q, When the
e took some of our men prisoners on IL
y Blue, he sent word by Sam Fry that the
6 were coming to desolate Douglas coul
4. ty, but that he would protect the prol
le erty of Sheriff Walker. My recolle
Of ton is, that TO reasons purely militar
lie they did not come to Lawrencei O
$, their return to Texas, rebel officer too
Sc offense because Mclean refused hi
ot leave of ab:ence. They met when III
n Loan was drinking. High vvords poe
m ed, when the officer whipped out hug
/ knife, and tore him open until his boy
ID els fell out. We are sad to close thi
f our first recorded chapter of Hans
to history, with the thought that one wi
le such noble outward bearing should +
ps mind us, in his life and death, of Juda
- - i-s#.
Ono hour lost in the morning will p
back all the business Of the day Oh
or hour gained by rising carly viii NAL
y one month in the year:
I'd Good breeding is guard upon t
Id tongue. The misfortune is, that we p
ed it on and of with our fine clothes Al
ed visiting faces, and do not wear it whe
re it is most wanted-at home!
ct Beautiful was the reply of yener
In bic man to the question whether he W
~ still in the land of the iving-"No, b
CT am almost there
he ---------ss -
10 @Are our girls fitted for wives ~ que
by les a sober exchange. Are they fit
=, for husbands % retorts young itcmiz
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RI, A courteous wag, in the excess of
nd poiiteness, never swallowed. an oysi
RS without saying. Good By ralre.
He who receives good turn shou
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