The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-09-05
AN UNCLE IN KANSAS.
Two Venerable Kids Who Were Going
There to Find Him.

| There to Find Him.
From the Rochester Express
In Central passenger coach, some time
ago, in seat directly in front of the Wi.
ter sat young boy and Il girl, whoappear-
ed unusually intelligent and wide-awakc.
The boy, especially, had quick eye for
every event that took place, and was not
afraid to ask questions of any one who
came within speaking distance. Suddenly,
in the midst Of an indifferent conversation
with the writer, he asked;
Have you ever been West?'
Being informed that such was the case.
he seemed Interested and the following
somewhat remarkable dialogue occurred:
What kind of Il State is Kansas for
busness?'
Rather good should think; Why"
Good State to start a grocery store in,
Think
"on general principles should say it
Isl hut why?'
81 and Sis here, are going there to set
up grocery"
You are not going alone! Where Is
yom father?"
My father is home, guess. | expect
he is the maddest man in America
Are you running away?'
Before answering, his sister gave him Il
nudge of caution.
"Wcll if we are, you won't tell the con
ductor or anyone, will yOu?'
1T would be my duty to tell, would it
not? Where is your homc?'
Both seemed to grow uneasy at this, and
the sister cast II rcproachful glance upon
her brother for having Informed against
themselves. He answered more guarded
ly:
"Oh, castofherc, in the Eastern States"
Then he continued inan eager explanatory
manner: "You see we wouldn't stand it
to home any longer. Ma died five years
ago, and two years ago pa married again.
and our new mother began to dOminCcr
over sis and me like everything, and when
our half-brOthcr was born she was worse
than ever, and it was always Willie dear
and honey and little man, and 'dar-
ling, and all that kind of stuff; and sis
and me were 'brats, and 'tOrmcntS, and
'imps, and we couldn't stand it, so we lit
out, We've got an unclein Kansas some
where
"Your father will hunt you up and take
You back, won't he?'
"Oh, no he won't; he has talked of
sending us to our uncle, and guess he
thinks we have gone there.
But how did you get away without any
nc knowing it,
We'll, you see, father keeps Il grocery
re in-villagc, and he always keeps
of trunks for SALE sis and packed
our things in one without anybody
uowing it; the railroad goes right by the
yOrc, and night before last we got up qui-
etly and left on the - train"
Aren't You afraid the conductors may
find you out?"
81 always find an excuse for asking
some one to show the conductors our tick |
cts, and so they think we belong to
him. If you are going West may be you
will show him our tickets
u get off at the next station. Don't
you think you will get sick Of your under
taking and turn round and 60 home
again?'
mo, sir; we are bound to 60 to Kansas
and start grocery store
" nv - w lullllNll tIlN HDll'N
1--WE got" Another Ndmonitory
nudge from the sister. "Pshaw, sis, don't |
! know an honest man when see mp
Aside to the sister. To the writer:
"Wc'vc got the money with us
Indeed! Where did you get it,
"Wcll, YOU see, ma left sis and me
5.000-nudg dgc-apiccc-nud
that's $40, ,00O-whcn we were 81, and as
the banks were busting up so pa took the
money home and put it in the bureau, and
| took it.
aren't you afraid you might he rob-
bed? How do you carry it,
well, you see we-violcnt nudging |
from the sister No, we amt afraid Of
being robbed nobody knows anything |
about it, you know"
But you don't know much about the
grocery business, do you?'
"Oh! yes; I've been clerking for father
IL good many years.
"llow old are you?'
81 am 13; sis is H.
"Syracuse!" cried the brakeman; and
the writer stepped off. Those two young
people will take care of themselves.