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Bushwhacking the Jayhawkers
Date: 8/8/2015, Categories: Historical, Author: Green_Man, Rating: 14, Source: LushStories
was killed. He was shot by one of the sons of John Speer, Sr., who was the owner and editor of the leading local newspaper. At least two thirds of the buildings in Lawrence were destroyed, including the Eldridge Hotel. It would be rebuilt, as would the rest of the town. The guerrillas rode away and everyone in Lawrence vowed vengeance. The raid was long remembered. An enmity between the states of Missouri and Kansas would continue up until the present day. At one time it had been deadly, but now it was limited to sports rivalries. When the raiders were well away from the scene of their destruction they stopped at the farm of a pro-slavery sympathizer. Most of the men were able to sleep in a barn, while others stayed out under the moonlight. Quantrill himself found a daughter of the farmer waiting for him there. He was still feeling the bloodlust, and he sought to relieve it with her. His own teenage wife was still back in Missouri. The farmhouse was typical of the style across the mid-west. It was two rooms up and two down. He ascended the staircase, holding the hand of the willing young lady. Her father was proud that his daughter found favor with the great guerrilla leader. "Let me see you removing your garments. Do it quickly. I need rest, but first I need your flesh, woman." He watched as she shyly lifted her long dress over her head, and began taking off all the sundry undergarments she wore. He was, at the same time, doffing his own sweat-stained clothing. He hadn't ...