The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-08-10


STONE. HENRY A. SUMNER, Publisher,
10 Dearborn Street, Chicago.
"The incidents recorded in this little
book" We are informed in the introduc
ton, care strictly true, being actual oc-
currences in the lives Of the dear ones
whose memories we would gladly per
petuate."
con the morning Of November 2lst,
1868, in q small city on the shore of Lake
Michigan, boy was born who was
christened Willie L. Stone. The event
was referred to by one of the newspapers
of the town under the following heading
Wonderful Geological Specimen +"
"We learn that one of the publishers
of the Telegraph found, in the vicinity
Of his residence, small Petros Of mar
velous construction, it being bright
stalactite of the hue of the ruby subdued
It's peculiar characteristic is its resem,
blance in remarkable degree to n
human form in miniture,' etc etc"
This boy was the son of Mr.. 6 Mrs,
Lcander Stone. The small Guy where
the boy was born was Kenosha. And
the Telegraph was the KENosHA TEL
EGRAPH. That was ten years before the
present publisher of the TELEGRAPH had
any connection with the TELEGRAPH, or
the press. Not finding the notice re-
ferred to, "Wouderful Geological speci-
men" in the TELEGRAPH, we conclude it
appeared in the Kenosha Times.
"When Willie was four years old q
pair Of twin sisters came to live with
him" These twin sisters" were the
daughters Of Mr.. g. Mrs. Leander Stone
In some way, we are not informed how,
they obtained the names of Carrie and
Annie. When the twins were about
eight months old, Willie and his sisters
were taken sick with hoopingcough,
and in two short weeks Annie died. In
this event Willie learned what death is.
Willie and Carrie recovered When
Willie was nine years old aud Carrie five
they were both taken sick with scarlet
fever and both died. Willie was taken
sick few days before Carrie and died a
few days before her Brother and sister
who were scarcely parted in life were
now reunited in DEATH"
The births, lives and deaths of til esq
children furnish the incidents for the
biography entitled "Willic and Carrie :"
The biography is written by the mother
0P-the children, and written as motheS
only could write it. The children were
interesting children in and of themselves,
and made more interesting by the gen.
orally wise and judicious syst m of in
struction and government adopted by
the parents With one or two excep-
tions their system, as far as presented,
might be taken as a model for parental
government. What might seem to be a
desire to repress the truthful intuitlons
Of the child and to supplant them with
the theological errors Of the parents is
sometimes manifest. And in some cases
of wrong doing, it Is said the child was
not punished, when, under the circum-
stances, punishment would seem to be
entirely unjust. Those who claim to be
orthodox might take different view in
these respects, and what to some might
seem Objectionable, might aeem unob-
jectionable and even commendable to
them. Taken altogether, it is not often
book written of children, is as free from
objections as Willie and Carrie.
The loss of three lovely, amiable and
intelligent children leaves blank which
nothing can Gil. None but those who
have lost children, or a life companion,
or both, can appreciate the loss. Rand
Mrs. Stone have one child.-Hattie-
Perhaps those who have lost their all
both children and companion--may be
unable to appreciate truly their exact
loss. These parents have one child left
to them and each has life companion.
Life to them is not, and need not seem to
be, d blank. They still have an obi ct in
life. In writing the biography of Willie
and Carrie the mother had an object In
view. That object was to perpetuate
the memories Of the dear ones who had
been taken from her. The mother has
done her part well. The work Ia we'll