The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-03-25

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| edlman ffvm the H1ree Wardl
| 1OuH ExT0n,
| III. 0HxUyxxoTRM,
| n. 4. Euos11a.
That l was psgslps3 whea NJ esgis en-
Leahtasst shsying Afas1 ~ ~ ~ -
EAGLE, took in the above safiss e eue ~
sweep, need hardly 70 be stated. Males
ue'er before wss rsbed II % velvet . raimeat.
Compared with the above s.sssire'' Pope'a
are - q whistle IL . Kasses Asfaeern. M
paragraphs Of modern times, IN his happi-
ct monent, never diseharged his ssss~ %
eovertly, yet 70 surely, - the authors Of the
SbsSs. I issl nos W0 - . ssass - N
worshiasss peresas1sd ~ sssife ltans alseF
reading the shove and len me - exhausted
q II had been through . sscoFu sweat 1T
teu1ed By minister plenipotentissy and en-
voy extraordisary Of The Botanical School Of
Physics. know that - Kansas, - eiti-
seu, and in the entire zodiac Of hunm rels-
tionship 70 which citizen falls heir by req
son Of his ..grand entree' into this vale Of
tears, such ~ son, brother. husband. ''pari-
ent," son-in-law, prospective s.grandpa" and
| first cousin to the Presbyterian church, that
have, in many respects, failed; hut why
thus drag my frailties into public notoriety
and seef 70 bring my lnsme int6 disrepute :
True, 1 have voted Tor English and Greiaen-
stein, but they each protested they bore me
no ill-will because Of IL; but ~ to Exton,
were in the last agonizing moments which
attend ff.il humanity, ere It wings its fight
from this terrestrial abode, were Il the last
pulsation Of my aching heart, would a.
severate that never (hardly, etc., did Ext0n
an injury Of any kind.
But l may be In error, this NY be Asnsst
on their part, but II 20, who am 1 that I
should expiate the sins Of TIE sanguinasy
First ward! am by theologians classed -
s@goet," hut ~ not .sscapegsat.D Why
should give up my peace Of mind. look
haekwaraat IL fslieito1si monents spent n
the society Of my family and turn my back
on it forever? Let the Wichita historian
chronicle the illustrious names that have
gone before me. and where and what are
theyl One Of them doing penance in the
United States Land Ofice ekeing cut mis-
cradle existance At $500 per annum. Some
of them actually forced to abandon their p0-
sition dig in western mines; others are refti-
ges and outcasts. But have been told that
in the history Of Wichita "A. Crisis' Is
coming. and that owe it to my friends to
be candidate. Can't Jim Steele whip the
Crisis family including this A. Crisis who is
expected to come here! If Steele can't, can
I. Again, being = ward politician wont 1T
me for my place as Chief Justice Of Kansas,
70 which position ! teel les . young tAeole-
gian says when he goes to preach) "called."
Let it be said of me ~ (.
Ear from the matiding crowds ignoble strife.
His sober wishes never learned to stray.
Along the cuOl sequestered vale Of life
He kept the aOiseiess tenor OF his way"
Noiseless, In my case, Is magnificent
desire that any one who reads this shall
infer that can not accept this position even
IL was rendered the chairmanship Of the wa
| terworks committee which said position Of
fers, perhaps, greater inducements to pru-
dent and sagacious man than any other now
at the disposition Of our worthy Mayor.
Fare thee well, and If forever, still forever
fare thee well. Adieu, adieu!
Kos HARRIS,
Private Citizen.
P.S.-Charles 4. Miller, who has been
spoken OF for said position. is man Of means
aud Is pecunisrily ~ much Interested In u
judicious management Of city finances - any
man in the city, and decline in his behalf.