The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-06-23
NEOsHO RAPIDS.

JUNE 10Th, 1876.
EDITORS NEWS: I noticed in THE
NEWS, some weeks ago, another short
discourse signed "Josie," and I don't
doubt for a moment but what it came
from Sir VIM. Price, for it is the Ian
guage that always came from his lips.
stated in my letter of April 18th, that
could put up with slanderous tongue
especially when / knew the source it
came from, but as Price again has
come out with false statements, and
one other crusader has entered the
field as q defender of Price, wish to
reply, and say the truth must and
shall prevail in this s;Price raid" mat
ter. Price launches out by stating that
l said, in my last letter, that he left
owing me $40. A lie, sir, using your
own vile language. did not so state,
Mr.. stJOsie." did think that your or
gans of comprehension were sufficient
to understand common newspaper talk
when written in your own phraseolo-
gy, but it appears that you are a total
failure at that, too. / did state, sir,
that you owed Mr.. Tolford, and you
still owe him, and the debt is for gro
ceries and postage stamps; and don't
you forget it, because / am informed
/ that If It Is not paid soon, it will be
1 L
is shall lose no time in looking it up,
as it may be proved that those goods
were obtained under false pretences
We don't sell postage stamps on time
down here. Now, if at any time Mr..
s'Josie," you should lose that fixed and
abiding principle of yours, that you
claim to be in possession of, cast few
pearls this way, and have them con.
Verted into money and settle up with
our postmaster.
Price winds up his slang by saying
that he has the pleasure of dedicatins
the following verses to Buckeye
which is his sentiment. Why, yOr
poor lunatic, can you az last compre'
bend any sentiment in those good old
|, verses that were written in the days o.
Robinson Crusoe, and handed dowE
from generation to generation -fol
what? Well, perhaps, for your Owl
special benefit, and here ! leave you
hoping that they may be pondere6
well in your own mind, and lived up to
Now comes Mr.. tCitizen," as q de
! fender tor Price. He says that in you
issue of the 14th ult' noticed t'Buck
eyes" discourse upon Price, &c. Now
Messrs. editors, should like to know
how many papers were issued tina
week; my letter appeared in the ISSUE
of April 18th. So there is one mistak,
: in SCitizen," and, as his discourse il
: made up wholly with mistakes ant
: false statements, shall be very brie
, in replying.
} Now, Mr.. "Citizen," you are wei
aware of the fact that Price stated tina
he was total failure as q teacher, anG
you state, sir, that he is fully an aver
I age teacher in the county. Is that tn
way you defend your friends in thei
: absence-make them out successful
school teachers, when they tell you
{ plainly that they are total failures?
. don't think Price will thank you 70
I siandering him in that way and furth
er, don't suppose that the good peo
pie at the Rapids thank you for public
~ stating that they have too mucl
1 mouth, and say things not pretty. YOl
o have been here about six years an,
: you, sir, Mr.. 'sCitizen,o have put in q
much time croaking about kansas,
'ehard times, /" "grasshoppers, Neosh
l Rapids" and the people living here, a
0 any man who ever came into the State
lettering about in the shade from day