Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Excerpt from The Annals of Kansas I am the child of fate; What need it matter me Where I shall buried be! Death cometh soon or late Whether on land or sea, What may it matter me! That which hope hangs upon We can no insight get. Blindly Fate leads us on, Storming life's parapet; That which our course impels Naught of the future tells. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.