The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-21
RoAM-AsCEs FROM UNCLE BILLY ROSS.

RoLLA, No, August IS, 1890.
| To the Editor OF the Eagle.
| If you want to know where | am. I'm in
| Missouri l left Wichita suddenly be
/ tween two DAYS. That is. left on the
| 1910 D. M. train on the Frisco, the night
| after the golden wedding. You see, had
once made application for an appointment
| to an important position, but was
| graciously informed that there were forty
applicants for the place and that a man
| had been selected TO fill it, and that thew
would see me later. Some time later |
was informed by the favored ones who
hold the fat places in the palms of their
hands that there were two vacancies to ill
and might have one of them, and l was
asked which one | should prefer One OF
! them was plenOpOtentiary and envoy ex-
| traOrdinary to the court of St. Petersburg
and the other was census enUmerator of
the 3SSth district of the 4th SUPERVISOR
district of Manassas. | told them
had no choice in the matter
that | felt as how | would be equally at
home in either place. | supposed there
might be little difference in the compen.
satlon IN the two places IN proportion to
the work required but the compensation
cut no figure with me. All that l. as a
loyal citizen, had right to expect was
federal appointment, and after cOnsidera-
bic important correspondence with the
big muck -a-mucks was finally assigned
the responsible and aFduOus position OF
census enumerator
Ever since the completion of nv labors
as enumeratOr myself and wife have been
racking our brains in an endeavor to de-
wise some suitable means whereby we
might be able TO squapder the proceeds of
my unprecedented good fortune. First
we thought of a trip to the mountains
where we might cut splurge at Colorado
Springs or roam at our own sweet will in
the Garden of the Gods, or drink in
the dIsinfected atmosphere ON the
dizzy summit Of Pixies Peak
Then, again, we thought of making the
tour of Europe and visiting the different
points of interest, and especially such ro-
mantle and historical places as Loeb Kat
rine, Ben Lomond, Aberfoyle, and Glen
gyle, the home of my warlike and cattle
stealing ancestors. But, after much ma
ture deliberatiOn. and taking an unpreju-
diced view Of circumstances as they exist,
we concluded to come here to Missouri and
live with my wife's folks, and that's what
IN doing at present.
/ am sOiOurning in a peaceful vale in the
Ozark mountains, in the land of butter
nuts, persimmOns and pawpaws, far re-
moved from political strifes or
religious animosities. Ny principle
occupation is roaming in the woods, com
mUning with nature and getting ticks on
myself. | am living on the fat of the land;
l don't have to eat my Scotch oats for
breakfast with sky blue fluid from the city
dairyman. Aunt Josie serves up cream
and sugar with a lavish hand.
Crops are good and the people seem to be
in comfortable circumstances. But it is
difficult for man who has lived twenty
years in the valley of the Arkansas to
how they manage to thrive
with such limited areas in cultivation.
After leaving here | will go to st. Louis !
and take in the exposition. | will then
have to hurry back to Wichita to help |
organize our fall party of colonists for
WILLIAM Ross.