The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-01-26

fresh ehAw Of navy. &eisnrcly. 1t was indeed a
picture for painter in oil colsrs becau.s tie kalso
mining had been well done.
This, then mused. ''is the home Of John p. ST.
John. This magnificent palace, with its works Of
art and reTfa, its handsome draperes and wondrous
effects, have all been earned by hard and honest
labor by the pair Of hands of the sun Drowned
son of toll and prohibition who inhabits it. This
Mr.. St John, who at one time referred TO ms
'old john is now famous. Time was when he lived
in log shanty, smoked a clay pipe wiped his nose
on his coat sleeve and drank vile rotgut at the VII
lage grocery In those days, he was famous only ss
hopper, and it was said of him that he could ont
hop all the brogan-wearers on Terrapin Greek. One
day there came a along. who out-hopped him.
Old John could not stand that. lie said civilization
was crowding him. SO he folded hi. carpet-bag and
quietly left the Terrapin Creek country Then it
was announced, in Kansas that ST. John had ar
rived. and the people, who were cut Of timber, or
out of luck, straightway made him Governor and
prohibition took root, and Llossomed into tree
whose branches will yet cover the whole earth-
Thus unused. And while mased in silent medi-
tation, maiden fancy free, nearly so, my eyes
dropped onto something partially hid in the deep
meshes OF the 3i-ply Russels carpet Mt my feet.
picked the something up 1t was a letter. without
envelope. of course, ID private letter, be-
eanse private letters-Yery private etters-dont lay
around under peoples feet.
All! Ii is marked private But no matter.
The thing has gone far now to retract Let's see
what this private letter contains:
LEAvESwoEru KAN Dee - IssI
Nj DLKR GOv;-I take mi pen in hand to wish you a
merry krismas and IL you hear would kiss YOU
hiisInA- gin bet. but Ia bi-ness We air max
ing Prohbishon hum in thi. ugoy ciiy and is only
Question Of time hen We will all be Gathered under
Own vine and Fig tree with selling Dutch mis-
lest Make sfar Nj deer Gov. Kepe on in your
God ordained work. do air going 10 Make
president Yes air. There is Nothing more certanrr
than that The president Of These United Stats will
be John F. ST J"hn don't That Sound nisei President
St John. The wimen folk air aw for and When
air president wimsn will get and When wmen get
the lagerbeer Selling Dutch will skip
the country and 20 hack to G-rmeny Where they be-
long fu Saloons Selling beer hear rather the Sill
but a. There No drunk taken b the polee-
think the law is doing godd work. The lst thing
Dntehnan thinks Of When he Amercs is
lager beer saloon And ninetenths Of the Saloon Keep
Dutch and law Defyers they Must Be cleaned
and God has Chosd mi deer Gov. To Iced the nifty
Temperance Hosts to katte for the Of hcr
They Landed AT Pimouth Church. No. years ago the
ladys hear are Raising TO hi armor Of
Steal 10 Inside cazs so the Assasxins Bullet
will fall harmless II tina attempt murder There is
Plenty of Guiteaus Among the crazy vhskey sellers Of
this Staii and Sweet Life il not safe unless you
Armor Of Steal notis that the Pottsvile Trumpet
hoos proprietor Got large Slice Of the appropriation
raised Ri the whskey Of the Sta to Deat prohibit
tom is still Barking at With awl his mite II II
wasn't for you and prohibition to Groul the Trmp,ts
Occupation wood Ie That's awl that keeps the mis-
cradle thing alive for il Is stencil in the Nostls of de
cent whskey men, Even Keep good Hart, mi deer Gov
will yOn hope will Excuse Bad Ten and
Sp-iln, a. have aufHl Hetake soday.
Yours fur reform
MRs. X. P.Q
had no than got this heroic letter put away
in inside pocket, when the door opened, and in a
moment was clasped in the fond arms and things
of the noble Governor of this great State.
DON JUAN.