The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-03-13
CORRESPONDENCE.
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LRTTRR RROM TOPEKA.

TorrxA Marchs lss3
EprroR CHEZ the Legislature is adjourned and
gone and the cissss Of Tepeks once more sleep with
their door. usIccked This suspieious event occurred
Friday Thy left bsthng behind them, but lot Of blla
Each member took With hin trunk fun sf stationery his
ink Stand. and his dung-fur
The esssture appropriated everything that asked
for: and all rreting that they did mt ask for
more Last year Matbeny. SergeantatArms of the
House fell the second story noor Of the Capitol 10
ground breaking his leg That Legislature him
q 900 for IT. the Legislature just adtcurne gave him
e. ooo more The next Legislature will vote him rrgu
lar pension All the officers of the Legislssure this Win
ter tried fall and hurt shemseves but couldn't make it
they fell too easy The only that Is much hurt is
Crowther Secretary Of the Senate He retains that q
conscience maney to compensate himself for his inju
ries-
Saturday grand day for Top-ka-equal to the
Of the Grand Dukes visit last Winter. The
braska legislature paid visit reaching here Friday
night and visiting the Legislature Saturday. Friday
night they gave the public exhibition Of select hoe
downs and Indian dances The occasion marred by
but serious accident the Speaker Of the Nebraska
House. in dancing with his partner. Of the bellies Of
Topeka accidentally trod her foot 1t Ia feared that
putaton will be necessary But courtesy should have in
duced the committee Of arrangements 70 provide place
for dancing where there for the awgivers Of
Nebraska to put their feet
prepared themselves enjoy Some of them had tasted
~ long that the fr.t mouthfn they swallowed wa. dis
tnctly heard tn strike ON the ses of their boo Bu the
refusal to allow iauors at the banquet was an insult to the
visitors To ask men to feast and then deny them their
natural sustenance is both insult and injury.
Different rrcex have pscu,i,ri,s. of fr and feature.
distinguishing them from all Others but never noticed
until that night what difference there was between peo
pie Of adjoining States of the notion Most Of the
ka had beads shaDed like
sws whs those Of Kansas had heads resembling smooth
ingirons But there some exceptions The Presi-
dent Of the Nebraska Senate the exact image Of the
fgure head Of my avorte pitcher at home During
the dance observed middle aged lady weeping bitterly
asked her If something panied heri
Oh r. she cried just look at that man yonder-point-
ing to = gentleman on the floor.
Why" said that is State officer of Nebraska. He
will not harm you"
"Oh. no. but my Pcnr mother! Boohoo.
What! has he made any insulting reference to your
mothsrr'
NO, But my poor. dear dead mother used to have
avorite pair Of androns ornamented with the figure of
human head That man locks 80 much like the head on
those androns, that it reminds Of my poor mother.
Saturday morning they visited Legislature see
mode Of transacting business If there is ANYTHING in
Kansas that impress stranger with sense Of the
sublime il is witnessing the way Legislature does bus
mesa The members had had just enough practice with
those dung you Of to get the right turn of the
wrt and the wav thew orked out the bills did oue, ami,
~, ~. ey "s 'ne o,'' .,u ""o r"u'
nas) remark We'll I've often heard of spreading mat
ter on the journal but this is the first time ever saw
them spread 1t with dungforks! Things must be rtfen
in this when they have to use such uten-
sis IN handi'ng them
When tho Nehraskians entered the House Speaker Ke
logg merely introduced them but his First Lieutenant
veale insisted that he should make regular speech
ba,,u Eoylco
is eloquence and griste and VIM in that Kellogg
when he gets warmed up with his subject His speech
made my hair stand on end. 1t thrilling and deep.
enjoyed II then but enjoyed il more in reading
it in print at my leisure take il by meal and
revel in it, an gloat it, play and daily with it,
like cat with can it roll it under my
tongue quid, and slowly suck the juice out Of q
called at Kellosgs Sunday to congratulate him.
kellogg said that speech yesterday the great
effort Of your life. Now homer bright Joe, didn't you
writs that out and study il before hand r.
NO. pom honor: it impromptu, extemporary-it
spontaneous, may say
well said Il have been reading II over and over
this mornings and there passage in particular
presents beauties and exeitss feelings every time
il read But to appreciate it fully must have it
iyzed from sour own lips
Nothing viii afford me more pleasure replied Kellogg
Which Is the passageT
This Is It, said !. reading;
ns' ~ oo.ns ee.sse' 'osse Atehtion among our
NJ The noforietr 81 arn;c,;on IN i,,s rnr.h.r 70 - @
ticnAl PICTORIAL
Yes abem :" he replied you see 1t means that We
have attracted the notorety even claimants Of de-
pction.'
"Just /; get your true meaning now said l. .You
mean the notoriety was among our neighbors hut we
claimed the depletion"
Yes, yes that's about it,"
That il continued the depiction of the notoriety
amung neighbors whas attracted our attention.
Yes You have it. exscfIy"
And it il your deliberate sentiment still continued
that the attraction Of neighbos will ever he claimant
to the depletion of the notoriety."
Exactly 1t would be folly contend otherwise
And the depletion Of that notoriety viii ever attract
claimants among our neighbour ~ further continued
Yes. that Is the sentiment intended to express"
Then" asked, which in your Judgment win finally
prove be the rghtfu claimant the attraction of our
neighbors-the depletion or the notoriety r.
well you see. that depends-that is-yes that's the
way rea's and must have said -but dang II those
Nebraska fellows couldn't understand it. anyhowr'
As entered the Senate Chamber the other morning to
take place at the reporters desk person st~ped IN
to me, held out his hand and saluied me cordially
Beg your pardon said but believe have not the
pleasure of your acquaintance"
Why, yes you have" he replied. MY name L. York
Senator York have just returned from Washington