The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-08-01
VOL. p.

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"She gave some one letter TO mail
for her.
YES" he interrupted, "that Was for
me. No. il couldn't have been for me,
either; she wouldn't have sent me let
ter when she was coming right on her
self No, it wasn't for me-" and he ap-
peared lost in puzzle of thought Then
directly he looked up again, and re-
marked, with quiet earnestness, Il don't
think that was Clara"
| But to drop generalities, and come
down 10 details" heard Markley say
ing, lin these six counties with the red
marks around them there were, in 1870
only about hundred settlers, and there
was little of anything raised but the hair
of casual immigrants who fell into the
hands of the Indians. Now there art
more than thirty-five thousand people
living there, and they have in cultiva
ton over three hundred thousand acres
of land, and own good houses, with books
and pianos in them, and the women folks
wear pull backs, and all that sort oi
thing" Just here, a jaded, pinched, and
calicO-clad old woman came in with 8
basket of apples, and this afforded Mark
ley an excuse briefly to commend tho
rare advantages of Kansas as a fruit
country. "You know we have already
/ SCNCIdl HISICldSo III Iilt
genealogical line; and I'm sure you saw
our fruit display at the Centennial exhi-
bition,-everybOdy saw it. And We
haven't hardly begun yet. Wait u few
years, and we'll astound you; it's mere
IquestiOn of time" Then he purchased 8
half dozen of the old wOman's apples
carefully choosing the largest ones,
could sce--and divided them among his
auditors; and he said to her very kindly
as she made change for him, "My good
woman, you ought Ia go out to Kansas
to higher, drier latitude; you look
aguish."
THANK you" she answered, "I'm Ms
well as common. It's kind o. warm
and Pm little downhearted like; that's
all, guess"
| Speaking of ague," Markley cOntIn
ued, without further notice of the shrink
ing old apple Misunderstanding of ague
don't see how anybody can stay where
it is, when it is SO easy to go to Kansas
"But you have ague in Kansas, the
same rs in every other country, dom
you ~ inquired Mr.. Wabash
"Only as il 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 OWL
purifier. Homer mentions it in the
Odyssey, you recollect, where he speaks
of the atmosphere being quite full OF
sulphurous Odor.' That's ozone"
81 presume the atmosphere of the in
fernal regions is also quite full of sui
phurous odor,'-or ozone" said Mr.
Wabash, with chuckle.
YES, ! suppose So" Markley retorted
promptly: "put there, no doubt, Il
tantalize 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
tons. Besides, the ague is really mat
understand" But we didn't so under
stand it, and he therefore graciously pro
coded to enlarge upon the statement fol
our benefit" The ague always hOvers
about low, flat lands, where the soil is
thin and Misunderstanding, and where
the inhabitants go on voting for Gen. aclS
son for president. Take those quininC
river bottoms in some of the western
states--I shan't call names-where the
men gather at the Saw-mill every Sunday
to pitch horSe-shoeS and shoot at a mark
there's where you'll find ague every time
Then move out on the high, open lands
where they have Sabbath schools and de
batting societies and collars to theiI
shirts, and you'll see very little of it
usually none at all the sickness there
when they have any, runs in the nervous
way" Mr.. Wabash laughed good hu
moredly, and ventured some light re
mark about finding out more the longer
we live; but Markley kept on in solemn
and impressive manner, as charged will
a special mission on the ague question
ITS considerably due TO our schoO
system, our free press and our numerous
i churches, l tell you-added to the abun
dant oZone-that we are so little bothered
with the thing in Kansas. We hav,
four million dollars worth of schoO
houses, and nearly two hundred news
papers, and churches till you can't rest
There's no foothold for the ague among
such things-and sky full of OZOnt
hanging over them. It's very much
matter of civilization, this ague business
it's the difference between the sallov
squirrel hunter, with his rife ON hi
shoulder and gaunt hound at his heels
and the clear cOmpleXioned, grammar
respecting man of the new era, witt
books and papers on the table and
canary bird swinging in the window
They had no ague in Athens, you may b.
sure; they have none in BostOn-tC
speak Of"
These notions were so novel, and pre-
scented SO earnestly, that everybody il
: the room was obliged To listen. Ever
,, tie young man waiting for his sweet
heart forgot himself IL few moments ant
gave surprised heed. Only for few
moments, however. Then he took III
-, his dropped conversation again witt
the little lady in alpaca, who seemed u
be humOring his worship of the coming
wife rs if it had been a religion-an'
, who shall say it was not?
This is Ciara's profile" he said tim
, idly, reaching out a little morocco pic
E ture case. II don't want to brag abou
, her, but, honestly, l think she's awful
. mice"
ITS real sweet face" remarked tn
little lady in alpaca.
III never quit wondering how
, came about" he continued. II hav
: not the least idea what makes her lik
y me know amt good enough for hel
She does like me, though. Her leavin
? a good home and coming SO far, all alone
. to marry me is enough itself to max
! that certain. I'd ought 10 have gon
!, after her, know and l offered to, bJ
she said il wasn't any use to 20 to ths
: expense. / do wish / had gone as far a
st. Louis to meet her, though. But
= reckon she'll surely be here on the otht
: train. One trains in from st. LOui
and she didn't come on that. / suppOs
: it's silly TO borrow trouble over it, but
can't help feeling shaky about her, I
l. save my life. If anything should hay
. happened 30 her"
perhaps she's given you the gran
g bounce" Markley suggested, with tea
: ing pretense of alarm.
The young man drew himself up as
. his very existence had been challenge
. The color came and went in his cheek
y and his lips were set in rigid scorn.
Bounce, nOthin'l' ~ he said, haughtil
and walked away.
70 you'll notice." Markley made has
Z to urge, that the average yield of col
per acre in Kansas last year eXceedt
ls that of any other state. But We don
g want To make Kansas a corn state. "
m have hIgher ambition. Our brigh
a particular thing is wheat. Last year v
n raised more of il to the acre than al
re state between US and the AlleghaniC
G. and we've only just started. When we 6
to work to our full capacity, makiI
ID wheat our main crop and corn a me
n side issue, Kansas will be the rainbO
s. of the Union"
d Wabash and both laughed, in spi
- of ourselves; and Markley himself
nc his face relax into broad smile as
proceeded -
sc You don't see the point, do yo
al w. mall ~ raonxa ninor HE