The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-12-21

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with the most lowly Of Distressed human
kind Washington CArosiele, DE. l3th.
The WlAoW's Wlles.
They tell about blooming young widow
/ in Darby, who used to live next door to Mr..
Smith, who Vas a widover and timid man,
whose mild eyes beamed blandly through his
spectacles. The widow had q kindnss for
Smith, and he reciprocated il; but be bad
barely enough courage to carry on the cam
paign. So, at last, the widow pretended to
lie terribly afraid Of thunder and lightning,
and whenever she saw gust coming up, she
used to smoth her hair and rush into Mr..
Smiths house.
Then, when she heard q peal OF thunder,
she would scream, and rush up and throw
her arms around the neck of the mild-eyed
Smith, and ask him TO protect her; and
Smith always looked embarrassed and anx-
ious. and said he would. Then she would
faint, and Smith would feel half glad and
half sorry. About six thunder storms set.
tied the business, and COW she is Mrs. Smith
he is only sorry that her apprehensions Of
the lightning were not realized. He says
that if ever there was . woman who ought
1 TO have been torn to pieces be electricity, it
is that widow. She has thunderstorms every
day now in Smiths house, and it il lively
and vigorous FOR Smith around there.
THE FUTURE Of LEAvEXwoRTA.
The lawo compensations or Of equivalents
is memorable. 1t is as much a truth in the
moral world as the correlation or conserva-
ton of force is in the physical. Every act
of our lives, let it be right and just or the
contrary, will meet with its equivalent, ~
sure as God rc;gns, and there is no escape.
This will apply to nations and commune
ties as well as individuals. This nation had
to pass through an ordeal Of blood and fire
to atone for 200 years Of wrong committed
upon an unoHendins race. The Tammany
thieves Of New York city are now meeting
with their equivalent and so it ever is, and
viii! be, that every violation Of Law or Of the
; rights ofO,hers will sooner or later meet with
its punishment; or its equivalent in sorrow
and suffering, and those upon whom the
wrong was inflicted will in good time receive
a fnll recompenee.
Leavenwor,h has had her sufi, rings from
wrongs inflicted upon her by her own citi-
zens and interested parties in other localities.
| Very unjust means have been resorted to, BY
the latter, to crush and ruin her prospects
and retard her growth by misrepresentation
in its varions phases. Kailroad mon
opclies Disseminated against her
in the forwarding Of goods purposely to the
injury in her trade, in order to build up .
more favored city. Thus. for years she has
been crippled in her trade.
She has beeen swindled BY her own citizens,
and BY corporations; moneys voted for pub
lie improvements and railroads have been mis-
directed from their legitimate purpose, and
by dark Municipalities have gone to make pie
thoric the pockets Of individuals.
II, however, We have faith in the law of
eternal justice, this cannot 60 On forever;
and those who have committed these wrongs,
whether individuals or communities will
assuredly pay the full penalty.
have faith in IeavenwOrth-in her ulti.
mate prosperity and growth. If for no other
reason than those stated. She has seen her
darkest days. Her citizens are now awake
TO her interests, are united in their determi-
nation that the past shall be retrieved; that
those Of her enemies who have gloated over
nel Temporary 1ePIess,G:, VII yer lean:e
thn' envy na1rIu .nu in.uIe nave Ione 'ne'r
:ul. VOTE, anu tn.I nov E VII " leaI!leo tne
run Vi 'n's "aAi" Ever 'ne 'ru!n comes
"pPesmos', ana ever IS JUSTICE zone.
Ouf pr'age VIII PIooao!y oe competed
giving US .iee communication cy ran and
wagon, WIN the llc1 sahey OF the iia"e,
anu win Chicaeo ana other cities East.
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