Anythinge for a quiett lyfe"--a proverbial expression: the title of one of Middleton's plays.
Mr. Quiett says that the Free State men went there determined to defend the Legislature.
When Lawrence was besieged, in May, a company of Free State men was raised around here, and they sent John Quiett to Lawrence to offer their services for the defense of the town, but were refused by Mr. Pomeroy.
It was a hot race, for as Mr. Quiett reached the top of each hill he could see his pursuers coming behind him.
I have heard Mrs. Quiett say, that one day, when her husband had been away several days, he came home for a little while, and she gave him something to eat.
Mr. Quiett said that in getting out his dinner, father took a pistol out of his saddlebags.
Mr. Quiett says that without a doubt that speech not only saved them from a bloody battle that day, but that it saved the Territory from a long, fierce war.
Soon after the return of the South Carolinians from Lawrence they found Mr. Quiett in the Atchison postoffice.
The door was at the foot of the bed, and it so happened that the lounge on which Mr. Quiett lay was so close to the bed, and so low, that the edge of the bed just hid his body.
Mr. Quiett said it was a powerful speech, timely and eloquent.
So home and to bed with quiett mind, blessed be God, but afeard of my candle's going out, which makes me write thus slubberingly.
At noon to the Exchange, where I hear that after great expectation from Ireland, and long stop of letters, there is good news come, that all is quiett after our great noise of troubles there, though some stir hath been as was reported.
My present posture is thus: my wife in the country and my mayde Besse with her and all quiett there.
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