The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-09-30
CORREsPONDENCE.
CALL TO THE MINISTRY:
An U.p.sIi.hed Chapter Of "The Nsrsher,
Tier.-
A TRUE STORY OF EARLY KANSAS LIFE.

TRUE STORY OF EARLY KANSAS LIFE
II was the balmy month of June, $50, and only
differed from any other June in having much Of fts
baimy qualities dispeed by the bshtins effects Of
the continued droGth-
In the suburbs Of small village in North Eastern
Kansas, among the blnifs overlooking the Missouri
River stood small, modest structure then used for
a school house. the seats Of which were composed Of
slabs from saw mill in the vicinity AT the time of
which write the inmates Of the house consisted of
some thirty pupils of all ages il being subserip-
ton school, no regard was had to the proper school
age in making up the list; and the teacher, tall,
lean, lank. angular individual, with sun-tanned,
homely, freckled face; sboekheaded, the hair of a
dazzling red color much of it erected towards every
point Of the compass, though endeavorins to es-
cape from its possessor. His raiment was the cheap
est blue cotton material for summer wear, and,
whether owing to the stringeney Of the times eeono
N.Y. or lack of credit as he had money, or wheth-
er there were no boots or shoes in the village large
enough to enclose his feet, is unknown, as he was
bare-footed. The only name he was known by, was
Zadok. He probably had a surname, but. for rea-
sons unknown, had left it in his ancestral home,
when he immigrated to Kansas, rs his contract as
teacher only contained the name Zadok, in the few
words at the head of the subscription list for the
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there occurred an event that came near changing
the current of his future operations but before de
srbipy IL IL is necessary TO give brief description
of the inhabitants Of the village and vicinity, their
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