The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-31
Correspondence Of The EAGLE.
FROM OXFORD.

Hear him debate of commonwealth affairs
: You would say, II hath been I'll his study:
n List his discourse Of war, and YOU shall hear
!, fearful battle rendered you in music.
-Ring Henry Y.
Mr.. EAGLE: The press of our co,if-
try is wonderful educator, .'and you
are another" Would you believe it,
since our Tyre was lastly tuned to
earthly symphonies, one of our distin-
guished professionals, whose tile we
thence dccricd, has dOnned bran-ncw
beaver, rcvolutionized his toilet gen.
orally, and is now as trim and well-fa-
vorcd a limb of the law as you need to
look upon. Indeed, the effect has been
so wonderful that we learn he is even
contemplating retiring from the legal
ranks and entering the clerical profess
sion. May his proselytes cheat the
Jews" in number and kind. We very
much need a reinforcement Of clergy
here, as we have no resident regular
minister. The Baptist people have
taken steps to organize and build a
church, but have no pastor. The Pres
bytcrians are in the same condition,
except that Rev. Mr.. Boggs, who re-
sides and farms in the vicinity, preach
es occasionally. The Methodist con-
ference sent a minister to serve a sOci-
ETY. here and at Belle Plain, but having
farm and other engagements some
twenty miles away we have seen him
but once this year at his regular ap-
pointments. So, with the exception of
transient visitors and local ministra-
tons, which being gratuitous are little
priced, the people are as sheep without
shepherd. We hope soon to see q
good, live man come among US with
the true apostolic spirit, leaving farm
ing, ETC., to us workings. and giving
himself wholly to the ministry. Such
a man would be well sustained, ap-
preciated and successful. ANY other
is Of little use. Still we have most
orderly, Sabbath-kccping, quiet and
moral community. Sunday school,
church services, lectures, day school
and other beneficcnt means are regu-
larly and well sustained, and very few
new places can boast Of SO many good
citizens or SO few excrescences. We
have but one rum-hOle distinctively,
and hope and pray for its removal
soon. 1t is slowly doing its damnable
and deadly work. Here and there al
ready it has poisoned the life-blood of
otherwise good citizens, husbands and
fathers, and every day we are sadden-
ed to see the blOOdshot eye, the flushed
and inflamed check-the lineaments of
the beast being develOped-and mark |
the inevitable tokens that ere long |
their wives and children will bend |
with anguish over the bloated, bcastly
remains Of loved husband or father
who has gone to drunkard's grave |
and drunkard's hell. Who can deny
that the man-nO, the credture-whO
can wantonly desOlate homes and ruin
hopes, for little paltry gain, is an en-
envy to his race, dangerous to society,
and ought to have metcd out to him
the EXTREMIST rigOrs Of the law? Yet
there arc men, even christian i'm name,
who will apologize for such fiends in
carnate, and even sign their petitions
for license and join in tabooing or o.
p aei sin v,-hA |
effort to rid the country Of such curses.
Our legislators have made excellent
laws to punish these vampires and
stop their death. dealing carnival, and
it only remains for good men to COM
bine and stand firmly together, refus-
ing all licenses and prosecuting every
sale, to shut up effectually these vol
canoes and malstroms of hell. Aside
from the mean, dirty, loathsome whis-
Ky trade, Of which we have less than
almost any town in the state Out just
one too many, we have a most enter
prising and thrifty class of tradesmen,
all in Legitimate, honorable business.
No billiard rooms to encourage habits
Of prodigality and indolence; no dcns
Of infamy-vcstibules Of perdition-to
allure the foolish and unwary to sure
and certain ruin, and no gambling hells
to swallow up the results of the toll
md economy Of our young men, we
ire laying the foundations-slOw and
'ure-of fiOurishing and prosperous
own. One drug store, two dry goods,
.wO hardware and tin, five grocery and
provision, jeweler, dentist, millinery,
wo blacksmith and wagon, steam saw
md grist mill, brick yard, cabinet
store, several cabinet shops, surveyors, /
and agents, lumber dealers, agricul-
ural implements, and other men of ,
business. We are well prepared for
work, and all are at it and have plenty [
o do. A new bank is soon to open,
md new drug store. We have a :
model bakery, confectionery and re- {
reshment house, first-class boarding
house, and one of the best equipped
md most commOdiOus hotels in the
southwest just being Opened-and a
nan that don't like the pleasant faces I
nd fare Of mine host and his accom- {
'lished lady is no judge Of ginger. {
Then, Mr.. Editor, we have just what =
our genial nature would like-good.
homemade sociables. d
)nce in awhile some of our Youngsters,
whose better-life education has been s
lightly neglected. are tempted to bring Z
ut the devils spotted, unbound tesla
nent, but they have breeding and re- |,
nement enough to keep them in the y
and put them aside when c
ny of the clergy come in. 1t will be d
good time when there is such high \
hristian civilization in our new cOun- n
~ as will effectually Danish this relict b
barbarism and substitute a culture q
nd thirst for something more elevat- G.
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