Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-06-08

the ravine, and stripping off his rags,
put on the gray" uniform of the dead
man.. Selling his side arms, he climb
ed to the table above and Joined his
detachment as full fledged COnfed-
crate officer. When the railroad was
reached the men were packed into
cattle cars, where Larry managed to
leave without attracting any atten-
tion.
He turned his attention at this
time to reaching General Sherman'S
headquarters, and after weary jour
ney of over 200 miles, sleeping days
and walking nights, getting meal
when and wherever he was able,
Larry" at last reached his headquar-
tiers, having been absent five months.
At the termination of the war, LIE
Brun was recommended by his officers
for position in the United States Sc
cret service, where he remained for
several years, and was finally trans
ferred to Chicago, where he was con-
nected with the postal department.
Here he remained until 1885, when,
on account of i'll health, he went to
Kansas, and, selecting a half section
of land, p miles southeast of Wa-Kee-
ney, he took up a homestead and tim
Der claim. Here he now lives with
his wife and one child.
Mr.. LIE Brun, after he had attained
fair competency, concluded he would
visit his native land, and call upon
his father, who was still living in an
old chateau near Belgium. He opened
correspondence with the old gentle
man, who was Overjoyed to find that
his oldest born was alive, as he had
been mOurned as dead for many years.
The outcome of the correspondence
was a visit to France. Here he found
his father, auSLere as ever, rigidly
maintaining all the Old-time dignity
and decOrum of the French nobility,
and brother, a few years younger
than himself, who could not deign to
mingle with the ''lOW born" His
sister was the only person who seemed
to extend cordial greeting and well
come.
LIE Brun held an audience with the
King of Belgium and the marquis in
the formers gardens in the suburbs OF
Brussels When the elder LIE Brun
approached the King, he made low
ObeiSance, but not so with the Amer
icaniZed LIE Brun. He walked erect
toward the King when presented, and
to the borrow and amaZement of the
terrified marquis, put out his hand in
democratic fashion and babe him
Comment yOuZ-portez yOuS?" in
ringing voice.
The King took no Offense; on the
contrary he babe LIE Brun to be seat
ed. and sitting beside him chatted
pleasantly for thirty minutes, asking
concerning politics and Americn GUS
toms. He seemed to have a better
understanding of American politics,
Mr.. LIE Brun informed the writer,
than he had the slightest idea it was
possible for foreign person to have.
After the conversation was ended,
and our American lie Brun returned
to the chateau Of the marquis, the
latter upbraided him for showing SO
little respect for the King and could
not he made to understand that in
his sons adopted country such a thing
as superiority in birth does not take
so well.
Before Mr.. LIE Brun left Europe he
made over all his rights as heir to his
younger brother, EdOuard, as he pre-
ferred to live here as plain citizen
than to shine forth as nObleman in
France, even though he was a decend-
ant of the famous family of LIE Bruins.
The subject of this article is now
nearly 53 years old, quiet in manner
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plOitS. He is of a somewhat modest
retiring disposition.
He has taken kindly to his life as a
farmer, and has as fine farm as there
is in the state of Kansas. The house
is built somewhat on the style Of
car, being nearly 20 feet in length and
10 feet wide and high. This was his
own idea, and he has it's length in the
direction of the prevailing winds Of
that locality.
He points with pride to his tree
claim which, by untiring and asSidu
Gus labor, he has managed to cultivate
into quite park. And this, too, in
a section of country where it was not
believed tree could obtain any
growth. When the writer was there
some of the trees measured % feet
! high and inches in diameter, an I'M
usual size for cultivated timber there.
LIE Brun intends to live and die on
his Kansas farm. He does not seek
notoriety, nor does he enter even local
politics. He is perfectly satisfied, ap-
parently, to remain plain American
! farmer.