Show from the national era letter from a missionary of tiie the methodist episcopal church south in kansas to a politician I 1 dourlas MISSION aug 1854 last week the lord be praised for alari all his mercies mercie to his unworthy servant I 1 arrived safe lafeat at the mission via where I 1 tarried overnight to aid in forming A vigilance committee to colw baft back in shirts of tar and feather doublets quilted with forty stripes save one oneall tall yankee comara uncircumcised and gentile aliens from the commonwealth of israel who despise desp iso I 1 the rho prize of the high calling of the saints saint to plant amidst the heathen wilderness pure fure gospel institutions sanctified J by patriarchal use the meeting opened with prayer as was w most moat fitting half an hour or t groaned and strove and wrestled As jacob did atje nuel ti I 1 the p power i ower 11 fell fall onabe people and they cried I amen I 1 glory to io GOV god and stamped and an clapped their hands and the rough river river boatmen boatman wiped their eyes 4 go it old hodap boss they cried and cursed the biggers fulfilling rul filling thus the lis word of prophecy 1 be canaan 1 after prayer the meeting chose a committee good and pious pious men A presbyterian Presbyter iam elder el dier baptist deacon A local preacher three or four class clas 9 leaders anxious inquirers inqui tors and renewed backsliders back sliders A score scare in all to watch the river river ferry tas s they kofold of old did watch the fords of jordan and cht off all whose yankee tongues refuse the odthe nebraska pie braska bill I 1 and then in answer answer to repeated calla I 1 I 1 gave a brief account ot whit what I 1 saw aw in washington and irule many li heista arn I 1 rejoiced to know the president and 3 ou on and general cushing regularly hear T drinking vit with 11 thirsty souls of the sincere milk of the AVOW glory amen and selah here at the mission all things have gone gobb well I 1 the brother who throughout my absence acted As overseer assures me that tile the crops never were better betteis L have lost one negro A A first rate hand but obstinate and sullen ile he ran away some tithe last spring and hid in the river ti biber there my indian converts I 1 I 1 found him and treed tree dand and shot him for the rest the he athens round about begin to feel I 1 I 1 1 rho he influence of our pious ministrations and works of and some of them ajea already dy nive have purchased ed neg negroes foes and are cewin settling g down As sober christiana Christian 1 bless the lord northis for this aln r know it will rejoice you you I 1 hear bear tre are n the eve of visiting t k hirago I 1 to fight with the wild heists beasts of ephesus Ephe aua long john and dutch may your arm prin be clothed with strength and on your tongue be ba found 1 I the sweet oil of persuasion so 10 desires desire I 1 X your our brothel ami 0 o laborer amen I 1 I 1 P F 9 alls lost aven wajo in grieff I 1 write these lines jines I 1 t i I 1 I 1 I 1 the yankee a abolitionists are coming up n us lika a flood grim si alwart men I 1 each face set like hka a flat alit of plymouth hock against our institutions staking clu out their farm lots on the wooded or sq latting by the be mellow b kansas 0 the 1 he pio om or multitudes 1 I 1 1 the ne small rain rain spatter ere the thundershower thunder shower drowns the dry brair es bdie from roan man is in not I 1 oh for far a quiet berth belth at washington 1 snug naval chap lamy or clerkship where I 1 thee i turners of free labor and free soil I 1 i might never meet me more better tobe to be doorkeeper in in the while Whiten house duse than 0 to o dwell amidst these yankee yanka cental that w whitening intoning show on the green prairies lik like a fleet becalmed methinks I 1 heir hear a voice come z me uiltje river I 1 I 1 from those far bayous where the ahe alligators 1 guard guara around the camping I 1 shake shak off the duston dust of kansas turn to cuba there mayatt thou hou gad erneth thy vine vine anil and fig tree I 1 watch V atch thy increase of sugar cane arid negroes calm as a patriarch in in his eastern tnt tent I 1 amen so mote it be so prays your our mend friend |