The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-16

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snssss wninans feet small and tril1--apOasl
.wo. 4hoiiia say I. !. ], -,
ia dronpei bis bead, bltisa.ng, anu s s,.
I, al r;nd os hesItating undcrtone ltne oigs
nashsmi e-tfrought fellow " he w,
sa,;ssd gyaryas feet. y No, indeeus . fo.
a unnh, i,e knew or cared her drapery mlgns
s,ase concealed the Rnay wonder OF !, Q l,s..
ns.,d He wo, shipped her, that ne Kns@,
snd ebe was unsTukably sacred 70 n,a
md III course he had never notlceo nsA.
feet. 55ssf4S ,.,t,o, ~ mail for
vs. :. yes he interrupted, that was lor me:
No. IL couldn't have been Tor me, el. ,ha,,
she wouldn't have sent me ieLeef, ~, Mne r.
abe was coming right on herseH: ~, ~, -
WASN'T for me, - and he appeared ID . va pus
zle OF drought. Then, directly. ne , uUsst-
nm again, and remarked with qs soa. e,i VS.
ness. 6 don't think That wns cara.
"Rut TO drop geacralities ana come :.
Down 10 details, . heard MaskIey sas,n rEs
- IN shese six coup1ies WITH rea Ma,n
oro,,,,S 1heu1. there were IN sS10 only spon w
hundred settlers, and there was i,ts,o I'm.
onyfI,;np raised bat the haif OF cas'."' tn.
no;erants who fen into the hanas Oh 'n OK 900
disns. Now there are more lna! o o',Jt,1
ncnnIe living there, and they nave ~ eu,.,
s.s,;on over 100000 acres OF 'anu, anu .. omn
o,,ri houses, with books and pianos ID theln,
and the women folks wear pun. Dach:s .J amu
AN that sort OF thing" just mere 'a nar,a
.,;nched. and calico-clad old woman cane
T., 9th y basket of apples, and this anoru,
VI MartIey an excuse briefly to commend
t,,o rora ndyantaces OF Kansas as lrult
cnuntry. "You know we have ALREADY
.ts,ren several fjrst-class premiums IN Inc po-
,nninpical line; aud Pm sure you saw out
frnit display ut the Centennial EXniDltlolI
o,.orvhoay savc IL And we haven't naro,y
beann vet. Wait, few years, ana Wei i,
astound you; lisa merequestion OF iiine; ;,
Then he purchased a balY-dozen OF the old
woma1i,s alphabetically choosing Tue
larger ones,%I could see-and divided them
among his auditors; and be said to her very
kindly. rs she made change for him, MY
GOOD woman, you ought to go out INTO
Kansas, to higher, drler latitude; you look
aguisb." r. ,..... .4 :,
Thank YOU" she answered, "Pm well
ms common. It's kind o. warm. and I'm O
little downhearted like. That's all, / guess"
:" Speaking OF aoue,o Markley continued d,
without further notice OF the shrinking Ola
annie. woman. t.Speaking OF sgue, don I
see how ANYBODY can stay where IL Is Wn2ll
it's 50 easy to 60 to Kansas"
"But YOU have ague in Kansas the same
as in eyerv other country; don't you 80 IN
auired Mr.. Wabash.
"Oply as it is brought in, temporarily,
from other States," Markley politely re-
sponded. at is not indigenous. We have
no malaria. Our atmosphere is rich IN
ozone: and ozone is natures own purlher.
Homer mentions it in the Odyssey, you re-
collect, where he speaks OF the atmosphere
being 'qute full OF the supllurous odor.'
THAT'S ozone"
81 presume the atmosphere of the infer
nal regions is also quite full of sulphurous
odor'-or ozone," said Mr.. Wabash, with
chucklc.
"Yes, ! SUPPOSE" Markley retorted,
promptly; "put there, no doubt. to tanta-
iizc the fellows with suggestions of Kansas.
Sorrows crown of SORROW you know, is
remembering happier things But as l
was about to say, ozone dispels malaria and
keeps the climate free from bilious condi'
tions. Besides, the ague is really matter
of morals rather than Of physics, you I'M
derstand." But we did not so understand
it, and be therefore graciously proceeded to
enlarge upon the statement for our benefit.
"The asue always hovers about low, fiat
lands, where the soil Is thin and iaundiccd.
looking, and where the inhabitants 90 on
voting for General jackson for President.
Take those quinine river bottoms in some
OF the western States-I Shan't call names
where the men gather at the saW-mlli
every Sunday to pitch horseshnes and shoot
at n mark there's where you'll find ague
every time. Then move out on the high,
open lands, where they have Sabbath schools
and debating societies and collars 10 their
shirts. and you'll see very little OF it, usual
" none ut all; the sickness there, when
they have any, runs in the nervous way.''
Mr.. Wabash LAUGHED good-humoredly, and
yentured some light remark about finding
out more the longer we live; but Marklcy
kept on in solemn and impressive man.
ner, as if charged with special mis-.
sion on the ague question =" It's considera-
bly, due to our school system, our free
press, and our numerous churches, I tel
you-added to the abundant oZone-that
we are so little bothered with the thing in
Kansas. We have four million dollars
worth OF school-houses, and nearly. two
hundred newspapers, and churches till you
can't rest. There's no foothold for the ague
among such things-and sky full Of ozone
hanging over them. It's very much mat
ter of civilization, this ague business. IT.:
the difference between the saIow squirrel
hunter, With his rifle on his shoulder and {
gaunt hound at his heels, and the clear
compleXioned, grammar-respecting man Of
the new era, with books and papers on the
table and canary bird swinging in The
window. They had no ague in Athens, you
may be sure; they have none in Boston-to
speak Of"
The notions were 50 novel, and presented
so earnestly, that everybody in the room
was obliged to listen. Even the young man
waiting for his sweetheart forgot himself a
few moments and gave surprised heed.
Only for a few moments, however. Then
he took up his dropped conversation with
the little lady in alpaca, who seemed to be
humoring his worship Of the coming wife
as il it had been religion-and who shall
say it was not?
"This is Clara's profile" he said timidly,
reaching out little morocco picture-case.
"I don't want to brag about her, but, hon
estly, think she is awful nice"
cts real sweet face" remarked the lit
tie lady in alpaca.
"Pll never quit wondering how it came
about" he continued. 81 have not the
least idea what makes her like me; know I
amt good enough for her. She does like
me, though. Her leaving good home and
coming so far, all alone, TO marry me, is
enough itself to make that certain. 1 ought
to have gone after her, know; and ! Of
iered to, but she said it wasn't any use to go
to that expense. l do wish l had gone as
far as st. Louis to meet her, though. But l
reckon she'll surely be here on the other
On nir,sc in SE lOIllS. aud