The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-09
Il. NJ. CLARK STRIKES OUT AGAIN
lie Goes for the Cord Wood Man,
but we Don't See that lie Gets
Even.

Drop this Discussion after This.
ry to have to ask the further indulgence
Of your paper to answer my friend, MIR.
NJ. j. Owen, of the Rapids, but as he has
come again L do not see how can do 9TH
erwiSe. l do hot claim to be q writer for
the newspapers, much less to carry on
debate or a quarrel. through the columns
OF one; bur L must try TO attend to my
wet nurse at least. And now to the pub
lie l will ask your pardon for making the
kind Of Il reply to my Rapids friend that
1 did make to his first assault upon my
self and the aid cause. 1 did not know
the gentleman, who he was or what he
was; but estimated him too highly.
had taken him to be man, at least, but
by further Investigation L lind him to be
the least OF Il man. He appears to be q
being that only has ono idea. He thinks
because he has bad q suiIlciencV of food
and clothing and wood to chop ut IS cents
per cord, and that one woman has drawn
coal to town all winter, that every other
man had ought 10 have wood to chop and
be just the kind of man that he is, and
that all of the women had ought to draw
coal to town and buy stove and a suIky
rake, &c. He appears to have an album
dance of slang to throw out ut others;
but suppose that as he is only acquaint-
ed with the subject of slang and lying,
that could not expect him to talk on
any other subject than one which he
knows something about. [ have been
taught that men only act from motives
of some kind or other; but my friend
says that he is not Il real estate agent and
that he does not own foot of land in the
state or elsewhere, nor building of any
kind, and that he is only transient here,
and that he could have no motives in
making his onslaught on myself others
therefore l concluded that he is not 4 man
but mere tool or whffit, sticking his
nose into other peoples business, want
Ing TO dictate TO them what they should
do, &c.
He says just give the county or town
ship lien on their property and get aid.
Now, who ever heard of milk-sop, if
such talk as that Is not the quintessencs
of a milk-sop? Then he has the audacity
prove my innocence by the editor of the
DenisOn Times. wonder if he thinks
that care as TO what his opinion is in
the matter. And, again, he talks of coun-
ter and chair holding down. L suppose
that he is versed in that business, as he
seems to understand how it is done.
Then he tells us story that he saws is q
bible story, about hIs colored friend that
thought it was little fishy. Now, my
friend, let me inform you that the bible
does not tell any such yarn, but that it
is wood-ehopper's yarn, and does not
belong to the bible. He gets upon his
tiptoes and cries out laid seekers" and
'indiscriminate beggarS," without any
motives other than his great desire to save
the state, that he says he does not belong
TO, but as lying appears to be his forte il
comes natural to him to do so. Then he
speaks of the credit of the county OF
which he is very uneasy about. / think
it would be a good idea to give the coun-
ty a lien on this gentleman; no doubt but
what that would save it from all harm.
Now, have heard of men who had
more cheek than q mule, but if this fell
low has not got more cheek than the faith
er of mule, have lost my guess. And
again he says, it looks rather cloudy for
my neighbors. On this point l agree
with him, providing his word was Of any
weight. Does he not cast beautiful re-
Elections on my neighbors and those per-
sons that have known me for years, ia al
Endorsed me as 8 proper person to solicit
aid for the sufferers of our district? /
should say here that the slang used by
this gentleman is nothing but insults
thrown not only in my face but in the
faces Of many others And for myself j
will say, IL there is anybody that Is not
satisfied as to what should have said
while in Texas, IL they will let me know
1 will try to satisfy them. But viii not
say anything further-fer transient blab-
Der. who has not learned enough TO at
tend to his own business; for think that
Mr.. II. j. o. belongs to thar class
that makes a big howl about being
taxed to death. when they never were
known TO pay q red OF taxes in their lives.
RoBT. CLARK, Agnes City.