White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-11-24
Correspondence.
tFor the Chief.)
Josrs' RANCH, CLouD Co Kansas, I
Nov. 9Th, 1870.


Nov. 9Th. 1870.
EoiroR CMEy:-
"The annual election day has come.
The noisiest Of the year;
Ofbu.ton holng doubtful men,
And drinking lager beer!
Is that poeticf Poetic, believe-however.
will stop at that; but as commenced about
the election. will proceed till have conclu.
ded what have to say. By being . soiourner
here. I have Tor once failed to exercise the
indefeasible right Of suffrage. I learned. BY
grapevine telegram, that you were nominated: {:
therefore, tsrn over TO you my sistusus seat
in the north. east corner Of the Senate Cham
Der. With this request: that you listen atten.
lively to the words Of the chaplsin; and when
no one else can be found to accept the Office Of
United States Senator. that you vote for me.
The name OF this County is historic. When
Il vas 6rst organized, Il was'called Shirley. in
honor Of Jane Shirley. di.tir guished woman
of aristocratic p,oclivities, residing, at that
time, In Leavenworth. Jane became highly
indignant, and threatened dissolution of the
Union and overturning the Government, when
Rupe, the member Of the House from shi.
County. prevailed upos the Legislature to
charge the name to Cloud. in honor of the
distinguished Colonel sho desired permission
10 corral oil the buffalo, and drive them to the
States.
The printing Office is nearly completed, and
|, We will soon have newspaper. which viii be
as mech admired BY the Concordians As .
new born baby BY the friends and relatives Of
the happy parents.
By the way, I have received but one paper
We are cut OF from commu:. icatiou, save one
mail per week from Junction City. am ig
norant - to how the war progresses. A soIi
tary traveller informed me that BAzaine had
set fire to Meta, and run 0f BY the light Of it;
and that G.mbeita had started from Paris in
balloon, which had lodged on the Mountains Of
the moon, and the Prussa..s we're firing their
needle guns at it. and the Pope was singing
up in a balloon. boys, up ia a hslIoou" &c.
which received a. the latest news from the
seat Of war.
Brother West. Of Republic County. preached
in the Land Office. last s&d.y. to very cred
liable audience. There being no Bible in the
house. Ne quoted his text from m m':y. which
was the language OF the ancient Profit. to Wit:
" Then came Bidad the She.ite, exclaining,
Make straight the road" West handled the
text logically and eloquently. He vent into
an elaborate discussion Of the broad and mar
row gauge principle. sho wing conclusiveIy that
the misfortune Of travellers thereon vas not 30
much caused by themsel es as the Rosd Su-
pervisors generally. He drew . fps picture
OF the lion and lamb lying down together in .
vide pasture Fed uimoun,ed 9th flowers Of
beauty; and those in the race of human life.
Who turned to the right or left. and fingered
BY the way tide. he clearly demonstrated. with
.Esop's F4ble, "that if the dog had not stop
ped BY the way side, be would have caught the
hare"
District Court sits here next week, Judge
Garfield prea ding. As have bsen retained
in couple Of cases. desire to b enrolled As
q member oil the Bar in this County; therefore
desire that you get Rus. Williams and Judge
Price TO certify to my moral character, and
forward the s,me to me.
The weather, which for he last seek has
been stormy, with much rain, has cleared up.
The constant hiSh wind through the entire day
has swept the gloomy clouds onward INTO
msss that appears 70 be vasishins on the far
OF eastern horison; and 'sis night-she Wind
has ceased. and silence is hsoodisg DER the
vide prairie, and the bright moon 10 nearing
the zenith. beaidfyiug sli sGesrs sish mellow
light. shils eonsads ssd are awaiting the
election returns from the rasai districts. our
only st:mslants. dilspidatsd pipe and . pa.
per Of eutsnd dry tobacco. Sseh is life. Let
The silken sens Of isxsry reeline in their arm
chairs Of ease. aud bask in the sssshine Of
pleasure in the crowded cities Of the East;
se, too. Of the frontier have pleasure In view
ing nature ., she Is. stripped Of the trappings
Of fashionabIe folly. Yoss. - ever.
P. JONES. z. z. r.