The National tribune., 1892-12-01

.'.lr, rsisi' sne'ling penmanship and gen,
eini merit cots sercd-will be named al tsic i'eii
! 81 siais cuin,mn the Honor Roll. First honor
! viii ,ci,,!s Ri cf these requirements. Second
"ror will inciule deficiency in one point.
! no utiicrs W i'll Ice Hanied-
OUR ROLL CALL.
1.-THE letters KS. mean ve,crans son, v.d. veter-
| ans tia,s liter and WV veterans widow: members
| ofassocia.ots will l,e marked S.F- and DIV!
Lee Berry. S.v.. BOX "a. Nrwberry. Pa; Charles
| $. Simpson. VS.. Howell. Mich: Bertha Bower,
DIV, lansing Mich: Richard Rt,lolph. vs.,
| Cameron. Neh. Oscar II. Perrin. Hebron. N y;
William L. Hansfnrd. V. and Max Hansford. V.
wife. Somerset. KY; Maud Chapmnn Esedsy vile
Kan; Clyde CASTOR. S.V., Oiessn, Mo: Rob He'd
! rick. S.V., Odessa. Mich: Warren lialiett, Troop
{. 9th L. S. Cav, Fort Mckinney, Wyo.; James B.
Zimn,crson, " Box 500. South Norwaik. Conn:
| Anna NJ. Johu-on Oceanside, Cal: Cortieiia Mar
ing connx ine Iowa v, Anna Va" Teve .r1 bog
| Charles Graeme. WATERFOWL, Wis; Helen Petit,
v.d. William David Pusnnm, vs., Fredonia, NY.
! Total, 1901.
WHO rs SHE?
FRIENps THE &. c.: New York physician
| tells thrilling story. few weeks ago he was
called to the help of a who had been mOrtaliy
wounded in of the low dance-halls or dives. of
That city. Wien he had attended 10 his patient, the
doctor looked curiously about him. The wounded
man lay before the bar. against which iounged
| some ragged old s1ts. IN the next room n few
young nieu, flushed and b:igh' eyed playing
cards while the gandiiy-'lressed barmaids carried
about the liquor. But neither the gamblers nor
! the women nor the druukard- paid any attention
| the dying the floor They sqnabbled and
laughed. deaf 10 his groans The proprietor of The
dive a b;IrIy fellow who had been Il prize fgh er
in his younger days having seen the police secure
| the murderer, had gone back quietly TO his work
| of mixing drinks Death. apparently, had no III
terest terror fer these people. Suddenly. little
old woman. with white hair and thin shawl
! drawn about her. came to the street door. Her
"npearanee produced startling effect. the 1s be.
and lcuk ed ut her uneasiy; the card-payers has
tiy shn: the door to keep out the sight of her. and
| the barn,aids uddled together in silence. But the
| change in the brutal landlord was the most strik
ing He hastily and came up TO her. an ex-
preston of something like terror on his face.
us James here?" she asked, gently. No. no.
! he is not here; do not know where he H.. he
said. hurriedlv She looked about, bewiidered.
Tell him his mother wants him, sir?" YES. yes"
The man urged her out of { he door. The physician
soon followed. and saw her going into another
aud another dive and grog-siiop along the street.
/ who is s!ie?' lie asked policeman outside.
| Is she in no ianger?'' The shook his head
significantly. They not harm her. sir; they've
| done their worst to her. She il the widow Of
Clergyman, and she had son. boy OF l6 years.
! They lived happy and comfortable enough Till he
variety heaters and at last 10 these dives here.
/ He killed in of them in n fight three
months ago, in that very one you We're in just now,
and was carried home to her. boaied from drink
and covered with blood. and dead. She's known
nothing since. She only remembers that he came
| TO these holIses and she goes about among them,
| searching for him, every day Thcyre afraid TO
see her. they think she brings curse on them.
But they won't harm her. They've done their
worst TO her"
How many sons of loving mothers going
down, like this bow into these dark places to-day?
Beware of them. Yours Pro Patria-Annie Monks,
Newfoundland, n. j.
WHAT TENNESSEE c. c. SAW.
FRIEYDs OF THE C. c.: The time Is long
passed since fir- the desire to see the country
j. ing ives; of tile Mississippi began 10 burn in my
breast. The hooks that made the most lasting i'm
| lad tIrtllf
stories of the Wild West" Indians. great herds of
buffalo roaming at will. and the trials and suffer
inGs of those who were daring enough to venture
into this unsettled region.
In September the opportunity presented itself
for the qualification of this desire and friend and
/ left for Kansas, the s ate of trimming crops and
whitening fanines of howling winds and ''calam-
ity howlers." of prohibition and woman suffrage
of pumpkin pie and dazzling sun mowers. of daring
desperadoes and ravenous grasshOppers. and yet
the State of "A prosperous and happy people.
Our trip through Tennessee, Arkansas and Mis-
souri, was beautiful Our first stop was, was at Fort Fort
Brunny. who needs no introduction here. We
found him AT the hardware store of Warn 81
Brunny. and from there were guided 10 his
home where we looked his G. c. souvenirs.
This the first time we had ever met our c. c.
friend, though we bad corresponded with him for
a number of years. TO all &. C.s passing that way
/ will say. Do not fail 10 call upon John Brunny.
He will give you a warm grasp Of the hand, and
entertain you after the genuine G. c. style.
Another stop. this time with friends at Great
Bend. where had taste of the Western country,
hunting and driving. and we were speeding over
the great American Desert. To us. who were &C.
custoned only TO the bottomlands of Tennessee
and the neighborng foothills of the Cumberland
Mountains this great xpanse of land with it's bill
lowy induaiion- bound only by the sky. was
strangely beautiful sight. A we stood on The rear
of the and gazed out upon the thrilling scene, we
thought. what must this have been Al the first set
ling of the country? In our imagnattons we saw
The herds of buffalo. the bands of wild Indians, and
the emigrant wngon-trains of years ago.
The next stop was al Syracuse, near the Colo
RADIO line. We found Syrncuses hospitality really
Southern. Here met several C. Cs., Misses
Alta Jones and Kate Warthen. and Mrs. Clara
NeiId who did much to make our stay pleasant.
We drove into the country. An unexccpionnl
dry season. unbiessed by even respectable
shower, had changed the entire surface OF the
country to q dreary dun color from which every
vestige of green had disappeared; and the dust
and wind-weii, we were sometimes Iorcea 10
tears, not from joy or sorrow. but II seemed that
the tears had 10 get out Of our eyes TO make room
for the dust and sand. We had heard Of n country
that was windy that IL required three men to
saddle horse, to hold the horse, one To hold
the blanket. and the other TO put the saddle on.
We found that country.
One misses the abundant trees OF more Eastern
regions also the sparkling streams OF wafer. For
200 miles more even the bed OF the Arkansas
River was as dry as the neghborng prairie. We
doubt as to whether nature has equaized her gifts
with Kansas Had she not been a little niggnrdiy
ia the matter Of trees and wafer it seems to Us that
Kansas would have been a vertable Eden.
On our return we stopped at Hutchinson and
made the acquaintance of one among the first c.
C.'s Mary Willard, whom we found to be a most
ment while in the city. We visited the salt work.,
and Judging from the vast amount Of salt we saw,
it seems that in sense of the ter II Hutchinson
must be the " salt Of the earth.''
Al Kansas City, Mo, on our return, we visited
the State Fair. The display of agricultural pro-
ducts grand, and the concert given in the Flo
raj Hall by Iiberati's band WAS grander still. Here
two shawis; one worth 5000. the other 800,
but not looking for shaw!s to purchase.
we passed out. Many things reminded us of the
County fairs down in "Dixie" The horny
handed sons of toll " had turned out en- masse 1--WE
numbered two among them), and were taking in
the sights with much gusto. One old fellow from
Way back, }" after listening To the charming mu-
sic exclaimed: And do they call that musicl
What a pity we farmers are not educated up to the
artistic idea of doing things. The youths from the
"rurals had, also. gathered here and had brought
their best girls, and as they stroed along view
ing The wonders. they ate candy and massicated
tafy just like the boys and girls do away down in
Tennessee. ALI, well human nature is the same
the world over all fashioned alike.
After leaving Kansas City we did not stop again
until crossed the border of the old =" Volunteer
State and were soon welcomed home, favorably
impressed with the wonderful region we had Wis.
ited.-Emmett Searcy, Haley. Tenn.
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