Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-04-19

Abbie, child of Robert and Laura Law
rance, aged three years months and fifteen
days.
o, God! Thou doest all things wisely, and 1
question not thy decree
Percbance had forgotten that my treasures
were lent to me;
| But, an the benumbing anguish, to list for
the failing breath,
As the dear form chiils and stifrens In the cold
cold clutch of death
1t is the hand of the Infinite Father that
lets fall the dark curtain, but on the other
side il Is all bright IL we would only see.
Faith can and may catch CLEAN of the
beauty of your sweet Abbie's new found
home, where she will develop in loneliness
rs she waits, surrounded by glorious CON-
partnership for father and mother and for
grandpa too. The wasting burning cheek
was only the visible clay, which was dear
because it held that which was precious,
but Abbie's baby face, is unchanged ex-
cept in that it has grown more winsOme
and fuller Of grace in every feature. So think
of her, and the gloom OF that little tomb on
yonders slope which holds only what was
the envelope of her bright loving soul, will
give place to restful assurance and sweet
anticipation of meeting beyond the con-
fines of time and change.
MIR. W. q. and Mary N. Hacker have been
overwhelmed with sorrow. OF bright,
happy family of five children few days
| since, but three are left, two of these but
infants. Words, in the presence Of such q
calamity, are of no avail. Two have died
within week. Little Charley, the fathers
pride and hope, was the last to go. The
whole community sympathize with these
unhappy parents whose home yet, in the
deep quiet, echoes with the happy laughter
of the brother and sisterly group which has
gone, almost hand in hand, to home where
disease and pain can never enter. But the
father will miss little Charley from his side.
''Look on his pretty face for just one minnie.
His braided frock, his dainty button shoes,
His firm shut hand, the favorite plaything in it.
And tell me, fathers, wasn't it hard to loose
And miss him from my side--
My little boy that died?'
When good might kisses all round am giving, |
keep one for him, though he Is 50 far.
Can mere grave divide
Me from him though he died'
Little Newton b., the bright little gem Of
Mr.. s. ID. and Mrs. C. E. Pallets home, |
died. of relapse Of spinal meningitis |
brought on by an attack of the measles, |
last Sunday, at their home in this city. |
He lacked only a few days Of being two |
years old, and the manly little fellow strug- |
gled hard against the terrible disease. His
little body was taken to the family burial
place, at the old home on the Cowskin; his |
spirit went swiftly back on bright wings to |
the God who gave it.
Sheriff Watt and Marshal Cairns are
team and when horse-thief can get away
from either or both of them it is cold day. |
The leaders of the gang, two Of whom were !
shot at Hunnewell last week, were taken in |
here by Watt and Cairns and several horses |
recovered. One of them, as he passed his
pistol to Cairns, cooked it, and had not our |
marshal, with the quickness Of thought,
knocked the thief down he would have
been a dead man. Sheriff Watt says it was |
the closest call he ever saw. Frank Will |
liams and Jim Merrill, who were arrested,
came up through the Territory with the two
Ross brothers who were killed the day be- !
fore by posse at Hunnewell. Pat Corne-
Illus was another OF the gang. Sheriff Watt |
says all the horses disappearing from here
last summer were taken by this gang and |
sold In Texas.
We notice that Mccoy, the feed-store
man, has removed eight doors west of his
old stand, into Browns building, formerly
occupied as butcher shop, where be has
ample room and proposes to do the feed
and commission business In good shape. /
With ample appliances. including a tele-
phone, he Is sure to do q good business.
He has christened his business place '.The
Boss" and the future will probably justify |
name.
Wichita has musical prodigy In the per.
son OF Master Frank Bidwell who not only |
composes hut plays in wonderful manner.
"The Bellies OF Kansas waltz, just pub
lished by Perry & Son, is q ringing piece Of
music, at least as rendered by himself
brilliant in tone and measure to the last |
tells US, but piano fairly jumps OF its feet
when its keyboard lie subjected to his ener-
getic lingering.
We always thought the wichita EAGLE |
could not be excelled for beauty and make |
up, but now comes the ripper itself and up |
sets all our theories on the question, by 90 |
far out-shining its former beauty that we |
would hardly know IL. The EALGE has |
been enlarged TO = ten column paper and
given new top, which speaks in thunder
tones Of the taste of the readers. Weilisg-
t0ssas.
A farmer In this county last fall went to
one of our banks and borrowed money
enough TO buy three hundred head Of cat.
tie &c feed his own corn and hay 10. He
paid thirty dollars per head for the cattle
for which be has been offered this spring |
seventy dollars per head, or an advance Of
tl0,50o. Pretty good price for his crop Of
corn we should say.
Senator Ingalls, has never appeared be- |
fore a Wichita audience. The oppoFtuni- |
ty to hear the acknowledged orator Of the |
State win be offered next Tuesday evening |
at the Methodist church. His scholarly At |
.tainments and polished address are even |
prominent in such body - TIE U. 8. Ser
ate, afact Of common notsFiety aud remark.
Mr. Dswisbart, Of st. Louis, he gensral
passenger agent Of the st. l.. Z 8. r. Z. B..
spent Sunday and Monday In our city. He