The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-03-11
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EDnoR CHrKr:-I have been interested reader oil
Horseshoe Robinson, from the beginning to the end
and now having gone clear through. to give my
opinon of the work In the main IL Is a very good story
but Il has thin places The only marked char
aeters Horseshoe Robinson and Mary Musgrove
While the story is called HorseShoc Robinson Arthur
Butler il really intended for the hero As heru he is
failure He comes very near being wooden man, not
competent to take Of himself II required the con-
sant efforts Of Horseshoe and two girls besides large
amount of extra help keep him from blunderins into
troube-and then they failed He too duh to take
hint and to act upon IL when 1t was forced
upon hi. comprehension. His Of honor was too
high to permit him obey the first law of nature self
and forever eareessy exposing the
miniature Of Mildred at the very times Of all others
when be should have done AT the burial oi dohn
Ramsay which they thought necessary to take place
midnight because Of danger Of discovery In the MIDST
hostile country yet find them going with torches
and srin. yoley over the grave; and Butler TOD
fine haired" to continue wearing disguise which might
have saved him recptur- From first to last he had
to be cared for like child that has not reached the year,
| Of discretion
Horse shoe knew that James Curry was the
i'm the capture himself and Butler and the hardest mar
they had to contend against yet when he escaped and
was odgins about country looking for opportunity
to rr.cu. Butle upon Curry in the deep woods
in the kark just before day. and although vel
knowing that he was mission Of mischief agans
Butler he contentod himself with creeping and knock
ing him of Of his horse with his fist and then seuddna
away laugh the joke Again in the heat Of the bat
tie Of Kings Mountain he encountered Curry and ensag
ed him in combat the Of Butler being the object
but did all In his power .void njurng him. until Curry
Entersr1y forced him kff MIN. FORMER occasion
Horse Shoe backward about splitting the head o
Hugh HabershsS, who merely tool OF Curry Whii'
| the poor devil was begging for mercy.
In the critical period Of the war, We md good
portion the opposing armies employed In the personal
service rivals who wanted to the same girl
And also find young squirt Of boy taking familiari
ties with the commanders of armies putting in his T
while they giving orders preparatory to going into
battle footing his horn during important movements
the enemy's vicinity
But the great shame Of tho whole story Is the killing
John Ramsay novelist has the fate of his characters
his disposal and the plot Of this story did not re
qure the life of poor John he had earned the right
live If he had Mary Musyrove had earned it fol
him. His services entitled him to live vastly more than
Buffers efforts meritsd that boon. Mary Mussrove de
served happier fate than living old maiden annty
in Buffers family. looking after his housekeeping and
taking of his children.
These a few Of my impressions Of Horseshoe Rob
nson II the author living and had 1t to do ovei
again know he could improve the story.
Yours C. FLoRK.