Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-09
ROSS AXLINss's ARMY.
An old-Timc Pilgrimage of the ksas
sas Sons Of Misfortane.
From the Chicago Record.

From the chicago RECORD
This talk in the Record about kelley,s
army" said Uncle job. reminds me Of .
story. Ross Axiine came 10 Kansas right
after the war. The first year was uncom-
monty dry an his corn an wheat vas
burned out by the sun. But lie he'd spunk
an stuck 20 a. an lived through the win
ter on such stuff a. he could kin with his
gun, an the product @ his COW. But durfn'
the winter the SC.ses BOT that an his
growth family nearly fanished.
THE next year he ali some better, bus
only made expenses. an finally. when time
came 10 prove UP, he didn't have enough to
pay for his land with 50 he gave & mort
gage on IL to a Kansas City firm. an got
enough money 10 set title.
Things were better. though. ans
finally, when time came to rey the mort
gage Ross had no money 60 clear IL an
his land was took from him an ne was
give walkin' papers. Ross argued that that
wasn't right, an his boys stuck by him
THE more he thought bout Il the moro
he Judged that the folks al Mashin'ton
should know. an finally he lay to set QUE
an see bout e.
''He got .he schoolmaster 20 write a iet-
ter 70 the government. stain his case. ans
then thought he would send il by mail But
he was 'spicious O the mail an as no one
was goIn' TO washin'ton Jest then he lay
he would take IL himself
He he'd no money. but that did not de-
prfve him O. means 20 Co. fer he had a good
set out afoot.
The fust night he stopped at the house -
ole man Remis. The ole man he'd his mis-
fortunes. an caiclated that he'd better Jine
Axline on TO Washin'ton. The 1njuns he'd
stole two cows O. his'n some years before.
an he reckonei he ought 20 have damages
So in the mornin' ole Remis an his two
boys fined. an brGng a storeo' eatin' with
EN- More recruits followed. an before the
week was out they had gathered long line
O. men. all with their woes. 20 carry 20
the government
zone Teller he'd ben shot al by ouantrelrs
gang; another he'd he'd his crops spollt By
foods: prairie fires he'd burned out others;
some kicked on the price O sugar an whis-
KY. II was O. army o cisApp 'Eited folks,
an all he'd common wrongs ter right. They
crossed the Usage an uamped through
Missouri. gRinin' IN numbers every day.
until there was near a hundred.
They he'd to eat. an so when the Pixies
wouldn't give 'em grub they he'd 90 take d.
The sheri,s thought twas better TO Jet 'ern
eat an run than to foller 'eTn, an SO they
was not molested I'll they reached the Mis-
sissippi.
"Ross A.line. who was giner.. O. the
army, planned 10 cross and continue the
march through Illinois when, as luck would
have Il. he met river raftsman. He
'peared 10 be a right nice Teller. an took
uncommon Interest IN the army, an finally
offered to take the army on his iafbosts
free Of charge 10 Pittsburg.
"Axline thought II over an told him twas
a go.
$50 the raftsman took his ten boats an
dividfn' the army into groups O. ten men he
put a parcel of 'em in each raft. The men
kick ed but AKline QUOTED EN- by seytn' az
how the captain says the boats would sink
IL loaded too much. The captain alsS says
as how 'twouE be better TO send the boats
down one az q time.
80 ali was settled. an the rafts was
1oated down one at q time an quite sep
arate from one another. They were each In
charge o. ten O. the worst river pirates you
ever seen, an as soon the rafss Was ous
o. sight o. one another them feiers let folks
know who was runnin' the boats
They ties up the recruits. an when they
got down TO Arkansaw they had the army
rested an sold the men to the planters
under the vagrant act"