The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-20

send runners about the country to an
nounce the rendezvous of armed free
staters at the church in Prairie City"
1 recollect how you spoke out then.
Bondi," said Solomon Brown. You said,
Say. can't we have breakfast at Prairie
City?'
Yes" laughed August Bondi. hunger
limbered up my tongue. l was p and
Solomon was 19, and US young fellows
We're suffering frightfully Well, at ;
clock the next morning back came Car
penter TO guide UP. We saddled our horses
and started-a funny looking cavalcade, I
warrant. our clothes nothing but rags
stitched together with locust thorns"
We had half a blanket each, inter
rupted Solomon Brown.
But at Prairie City there was no
breakfast They told US to wait till the
crowd came. So we frightened the rspes
about our bellies and waited with mouths
watering. At last people began TO come
in from the surrounding country. some
in wagons some hersebsck and a few
afoot. 1t seemed that there must be
grace before meat for US. The Methodist
preacher mounted the church steps and
turning. began TO talk. In ha.. an hour
we were all in tears. l shall never fer
set how wsmen cried and men rrsan.a
as the dreadful tale Of border rufrs.ism
was gone over After the sermon there
several hours
i began TO get pretty disguttes sala
solomon Brown 4 thought they m.Eht
better have been employed mslsias bull
let's than weering ana groanihs Sc lsnS."
AT o'clock. continued the other.
church ended and the wsnen began 20
bake biscuits. 1t was our hrst real meal
in many days and was eur last fer y
hours While we were eating, three berder
ruGlan scouts were seen In the distance.
and Captain Brown sent seven men AFTER
them ana brought en- in. Frsn them
we learned vhers the main border ruMan
camp was located and they rave Us the
news that the pre-savsry pecsls hal gene
down into our part OF KanEas and made
prisoners OF AL the free state leader.
there Two were brothers 81 sslsnsns.
ore OF when was Il member o. the Sc
called free state legislature.
"A few men we're left in charge OF the
prisoners and the rest e. err fsros AZ
once set out FOR ths pre-slavsry camp.
New Kinney and Shore nusts 81 - men
10 go with Brown Six men we're aided
10 Captain Browns company 81 eleven.
making fetal ef seventies. TIE .iI
Were A. Q. Czrscnte-. now ef Meacss.ne
county. California, a Mr.. Eil. three broth
ers named Moore their father. q preach
81. was a member of tire border rufisns),
ana young Hugh Acwhinney.
We rode uztu a. m that night, An
ally stopping n q Post-ssk grove. vhe-s
we tied our horres "A We Tsssst- John
Brown told his company that hey we're
within q mile and half % the ersnys
camp At the arsJ break CT Gay, JU7s !
We started. al except young rrs4 Era~n-
WHO vas left - guard the hsesss- Jena
Brown had talked Wits kswssnaW and
Shore AID told them that upon sirhtnx
he camp he veuI1 give the csnrsn1 IS
charge and that they should ali charge
right in with Is
Within half q EEe ot the camp 4
picket saw Us and sreG.
81 Charge. shouted Captain srewn-
Our company. rithsrt lesscag back. rush
81 down the hGu - ,hs secorn. rh-.
Captain Brown yelled Halt Hs hss
seen that The other COMPARES number
ing - men. had rensszed seh.az al tie
Continued OF Esevsnts Pasa