The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-27

MRS. CAROLINE CLARK QUANTRlLL
Mother Of the Noted Guerlla)
that city on July 20. 1896. where he lived
until he was sixteen years old, when he
went TO Cleveland, Ohio. lie says that
Quantrlrs father died when he was quite
young: that the boy went 10 Kansas in
1856 and became member of the Jay
hawkers. commanded by James II. Lane.
first having been robbed on the plains and
his elder brother killed while making a
trip 10 California.
HIS EARLY LIFE.
Froiu data furnished by Mrs. Quantrill
and BY w. w. Scott editor Of the Iron
Valley Reporter. Canal Dover. Ohio. 1t is
found hat the parents Of the noted guer-
rilla re moved from Hagerstown Md. to
Canal Dover. O.. in the spring of 1884,
a fsw, months after they were married.
On the asst day of July in that year their
first chill was born and they named him
William Clark Quantrill. Mr.. Scott who
was born the year following. went 10
school vii N young Quantrill, whose faith
er WAS a school teacher and superintend-
ent of sch ools AT Canal Dover. Mr.. Scott
saws that young Quantrill was remark
ably bright boy and graduated from the
high school when he was sixteen years
old He wa a handsome, manly fellow,
and when IN father died. in 1884, he went
10 work do ing odd jobs TO assist his
mother in taking a living for his two
brothers and sister The latter and one
of his broth, 'rs were cripples and they
died young. here was little for him TO
do which pror missed suitable remuneration
I'm the little own. and in the spring Of
1857 he. tOgeth or with two men who had
been friends his father, went TO Kan
sas. where he took up a section Of land,
although not ct Of age. lie afterwards
claimed that tn e men who had gone west
with him euch red him out of his land.
and this fact gre ,atly embittered his other
wise gentle natu re. Some OF the men who.
served under him during the civil war
say that he acti laly participated in the
Kansas-Nebraska struggle. but whether
this is true or not he was teaching school
at Stanton Kansa 5 in 1860 for, on Febru-
airy 2. OF that yea +. he wrote his mother
n long letter, whic n is now in the posses
sion Of your corre pondent.
SENTIMEN' LETTERS.
II shows the W. liter 10 have been
close observer OF Rture. a man of care
full training in the use of the English
language. a good pc imam ana the posses
sor of considerable literary ability. AS
sample OF his style the opening para
graph of his letter S. here reproduced:
Nv dear mother-It Is "A pleasant morn
ing. this the sun is just rising, It's light
causing the trees. bushes and grass to
glitter like brilliants. while the hanging
sherds OF frost drop from them announc-
ing his warmth and silently melt away
] stood I'm my schoOl-room door alone
and comprehended this, which made me
feel anew and merry as the birds But
these feelings and thoughts are soon
changed and forgotten by the arrival of
about eight or ten OF my scholars who
come laughing and tripping along as
though their lives would all be like this
morning. calm and serene. l wished that
I could be like Theses children. but / have
been so. no doubt. and | have no reason
20 expect II second time. for every year
brings II changes and no two OF them
are alike. think OF home and all the
happy days that I spent there. and then
again OF the unhappy days that l. as well
as you. have spent since | left home
which within a few days will be three
years.
Further along in this letter which he
neems TO have been writing at odd times
during the day. he says.
sometimes wish that I was again n
schooiboy In the old brick school-house
at Dover. and again with my companions
on the playground. But school and COM
panions are all for from me now and
am left alone to contemplate IL all. which
seems 10 me but dream. a very little
OF which have eyerrealized; or more like
sheet OF paper on the front page OF
which the are a few signs that something
has been commenced. the balance blank.
leaving you TO surmise what II might
have been had II continued as commenc-
ed. can see now more clearly than ever
In my life before that have been striving
and working really without any end in
view and now. since am more satisfied
that such a course must end In nothing.
Il tells me that II must be changed. and
that soon. or 1t will be too late. All the
benefit that can see that have derived
from my past course Is that have Inn
proved my health materially. which was
net good when ] came hero and also I
have learned to DO almost any kind Of
outdoor work which exercise win serve
IN future to preserve my health and ena-
bSe me TO get along much better than~if
I Was fitted only for the schoolroom or
some other indoor business.
PROPHETIC VIEW.
0kiil further slpos In the letter this Uen.
olnsn1s1 ysung nan - fwaaty-tAysa -