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You are either loved or you are not, and hence the absolute foolishness of indulging the passion. William Hurst, whose history we now relate, is a man of rough personal appearance, Irish descent, and his age is now about fifty-five. Coming to Kansas at an early day, he settled in Doniphan County, and there courted and subsequently married one of Doniphan County's pretty girls.
"And this all was over the quarrel between two men," said Caleb Price to his friend Wingate. "The other man is a thief, Cale," reiterated Wingate. "He was court-martialed and broke, dishonorably discharged from the Army. He was under Colonel Doniphan, and had control of subsistence in upper Mexico for some time. He had the regimental funds. Doniphan was irregular.
Atchison sustained Col. Doniphan, and said the wiser policy would be, inasmuch as they had surrendered themselves as prisoners, to place them in the Richmond jail and let them take the due course of the law; let them be tried by the civil authorities of the land. In this way justice could be reached and parties punished according to law, and thus save the honor of the troops and the nation.
When the tall General Doniphan, of Missouri, was introduced, Mr. Lincoln had to look up to catch Doniphan's eye. He immediately inquired: "Is this Doniphan, who made that splendid march across the plains and swept the swift Comanches before him?" "I commanded the expedition across the plains," modestly replied the General. "Then you have come up to the standard of my expectation," rejoined Mr.
Doniphan passed this way; Kit Carson rode here; the Texans journeyed north along that old road in '62 to return no more. These were but passers-by. The history of the Jornado, of indwellers named and known, begins with six Americans, as follows: Sandoval, a Mexican; Toussaint, a Frenchman; Fest, a German; Martin, a German; Roullier, a Swiss; and Teagardner, a Welshman.
It will be remembered that the American forces, in the year 1847, advanced upon and took possession of the city after the battle of Sacramento, which occurred February 28 of that year. This was the force commanded by Colonel Doniphan, and from here it made the celebrated march southward, forming a junction with the division of General Taylor.
"He's a new friend of mine I never saw him till two-three hours ago but I know about him. What he says about the Santa Fé fashion I know for true. As some of you know, I was out that way, up the Arkansas, with Doniphan, for the Stars and Stripes. Talk about wagon travel you got to have a regular system or you have everything in a mess.
Gilliam had about three hundred men, and they started in the north of the State. Well, Parks and Doniphan, commanding the militia called out by Atchison, seem to have set about fighting the mob sincerely enough." The old man pushed back his spectacles and rubbed his hair. "Then you see, madam, that didn't please Governor Boggs.
The following churches reported themselves as having been organized in the Territory: No. of Members. Pardee, Atchison Co 92 Union Church, Atchison Co 60 Leavenworth City 70 Big Springs, Douglas Co 72 Prairie City, Douglas Co 44 Peoria City, Lykins Co 23 Leroy, Coffey Co 108 Emporia 80 Stanton, Lykins Co 91 Iola, Allen Co 21 Humbolt, Allen Co. 12 Burlington, Coffey Co 9 Wolf Creek, Doniphan Co 70
Jesse Wingate again looked disapproval of the young man's rather pronouncedly neat turnout. "Then you're not going West?" "Oh, yes, I am, if you please, sir. I've done little else all my life. Two years ago I marched with all the others, with Doniphan, for Mexico. Well, the war's over, and the treaty's likely signed. I thought it high time to march back home.
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