Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-10-03
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THE LENARD LETTERS
WARRINGTON. Sent. Both

WARRINGTON, Sept. Both, 1872.
After torrents of rain the weather has set
tied down to that peculiar state in which
mere existence is real deeply felt pleasure
and every bre ath Of air a sip from the foun-
tain of glowing life Both the birds of
passage aad beasts of prey are attracted
by it, and return to their former haunts,
full. Of renewed vigor to carry on the cam
paign of pleasure or booty, as the case may
be. Those "who know" predict an Unusu-
ally brilliant season, and enjoy in apticipa-
ton ell the gayety it is expected to bring
while hotel and boarding house keepers ssy
yea and amen to it, and religiously prepare
to have on hand untold quantities Of time
honored hash, &C., for their unwary victims
Since ! wrote last, nothing of more i'm
portsncs than the sending to kingdom come
of two colored men, BY their sable brethren,
has trans9ired and in official circles dead
calm would have prevailed had not the
New York johnson given them something
to think about by his defalcation and
Swank, the acting Commissioner of Agri
culture, furnished free entertainment by
trying to kick out clerk of that depart
| ment while the Commissioner was absent
The ilustriouE Swank has made himself
quite obnoxious by numberless acts of as
sumption and petty tyranny; and when,
upon receiving his dismissal, the clerk, a
Col. CHAMBERLAIN, would not be dismissed,
but insisted upon waiting for a decision
| from higher authority, then the gentle
Swank, in CONSIDERABLY trying to put him
10 the fresh air, got what boys call "a good
licking" and lots of small change, in the
shape of ridioule, for his pains.
I'm happy to say that we are forSaken Or
phans no longer; but that the Great
| Father brought himself and immediate
family back, safe and sound, on the evening
of the 9Th inst, and will fight it out on
that line until further orders. By the way,
the last detAchments of his forest children
have been obliged TO wait many suns for the
sight OF his benign countenance; and when
one considers the great number of treaty
parties brought here daring the last year,
and computes the expenses connected with
them, one necessarily arrives at the eonclu-
sion that these little family re-
unions, touching as they are, must
put lot of money into some
body's pocket, and then the peace pol
icy does not appear quite the saving institu-
tion the national mind, with its keen sense
for arithmetic, was led to suppose it. There
have been corners in almost everything
lately and the next thing out will probably
be one in q Noble Red Men" and then poor
long suffering Uncle Sam will find out &c
his dismAy how many pockets have been
lined st his expense, during the entertain
ment.
Joaquin Miller is expected to spend the
winter here and in the event of his doing
so an introd uction to him has been prom
ised me- of which, should ii take place, yoU
will be duly notified, of course Poor fel
low what with his poetry, his romantic
history, and reported engagement to &
Scotch peersss, our bellies will, one and al
be dying" for him; and BY the time
they have al passed through that In
terestng process, there'll be precious httl,
poetry left for the peeress.
l have usi realized that Of al inRictiou
put upon my readers, statistics has not been
one as get ; and being 6ercely determined II
spare none, I've been busy Inc last few
days collecting facts and figures ooDcerni nl
that most interesting and valuable Of pubh
institutions, the National Greenb back Facto
~. | shall probably be ready to furnist
them a week or two hence, and then-Well
pity those who'll have to read facts, figures
= quotations and all.
lie NARD