The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-27
Nov. II, 1879.
Unrfn Kansas

k.aNtnWOftll, hAubAs
DEAR SIR AND FRIEND: i don't know
that have any particular motive in writ
ing To you. as there is nothing TO he gained
By It, except that 1 may poss bly, set
few things at rights that my sudden
departure from Lesvenworth occasioned.
There are number OF cause' which
I'D TO II, and 1t is Necessary to go back before
/ came to Leavenworth in order that all the
points may be brought out.
As you no doubt know, am a married
man, and have one child Generally, my
marriage relations have bsen OF the most
pleasant nature, though there have been
times when there Was trouble, but IL was al
ways occasioned by myself, ssI would frc-
quently drink too much aud this naturally
made my wife unhappy and would. cause an
unpIeassntness between us for a time. FINAL
ly, / determined to quit drinking. and in or
der to do this applied TO my friends of the
Western Union for a situation. 1 succeeded
better than anticipated, and was soon
signed to the Leavenworth Office. Here will
admit my incapicity for the position. Al
though am a fair operator 1 WIS not fsmil.
lar with the routine of the Office work. /
went at 1t. however, determined to do the
best could, and with the assistance OF those
In the Office was doing very well, until
THE OLD APPETITE CAME BACK,
aud became recKless and cared nothing for
the consequences. In short time 1 knew
that things were not going right in the Office;
that was getting behind in my act ounts;
and furthermore, that 1t We known at head.
quarters. Instead, however, OF making an
honest effort to straighten up, i permitted
my self to go down until the company could
stand II no longer. Even when another man
came to I'LL my place 1 YVES determined to
face 1t ont and then try Il sgaih, and e sisted
all could In Strengthening up matters; but
one night got
SICK AND DIsGUsTEp WITH Myself,
and concluded there was little use to worry
along any longer II W.T. then that l wrote
the notes that did. 1 STOPPED into the tele-
graph Office that evening acout hali.past
eight O'Clock. being then on my way to the
river, and talked a few moments with Jones,
Lit my pipe and left. On coming tothe depot,
however, i found that a freight train was
due in few moments. 1 waited around In
TIE dark until it came and rode TO Wyan-
dott upon the bumper. between two freight
cars. then walked to kansas City and took
a freight train 10 Topeka then went 70
Atchison and then worked up To Lincoln,
then TO Sioux City, and from that point /
drifted out to Yankton. All the time was
in the same state AS when L left Leaven-
worth;
CRAZY WITH WHISKY,
and only escaped In one or two instances in
being taken In by the police by using money. |
Finally l concluded to go east and came as
far as Ohio, wandering over the State. In a
half drunken condition l sent my individual
note to the com Jny fer the amount which |
! knew I was shors. l am now here where |
shall remain but short time.
"well, l expect the people think me bad |
citizen, don't they" Well, II had left whisky |
alone might day have held a cool place |
and An honorable one bat 1 was a fool, like |
lots of otner fellows. i have managed, how
ever, to brace up, and may be can come |
ont all RICH: "
The rest of the letter is of a personal nature |
and no parsonal interest.