Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-08


future, then the creditors were to take pos
session, the creditors reserving the right t
take possession at any time
The proposition so astounding at frs
coming from such source was, ut last, Wit
restrictions and modification. accepted, bu
another clerk had to be provided. the arnbi'
Gus brother encouraged by the silly siste
could not be persuaded to come down fror
his ideal and poe:ical realm and handle pnrE
tobacco, sugar, lard, salt, tar. pitch, turpen
tine, feathers, rope, rag. nails. calico. cotton
thread needles, flannel, jesns etc. etc.
This brother and sitter, though conten
to eat at the table and sleep under the roo
provided by Enoch, never ceased to ridicul
him ard make him the butt of their reine'
jokes, and yet Increasingly clsmored to thei
mother to cause their father to send then
away to school where their tender sensibil
titles would not be shocked by contact will
such boorish people. Enoch never but ono
attempted to demonstrate with, and arrous'
this occasion he was bounced upon by hi
mother, who had never ceased to regret tha
she had married beneath her, and upbraidet
for the want Of sympathy with his brother
and sister whose souls were inspired, ant
who if they had their desires gratifed would
be the means of lifting the family from deg
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At the end of tbs first year the CREDITOR
continued the arrangement, and one then
offered Enoch position at Cincinnati, Ohio
but his mother, from selfishness, opposed it
and his father, though willing, felt that he
could not spare him Enoch relinguished
his hope of independence, and returned &c
drudgery. An old lady Who had taken q
fancy to Enoch, died about this time, and
left him three hundred dollars.
The mother now saw the chance to send
the sister and brother to shcool and immed
lately demanded it, and the father being toe
weak to oppose it, Enoch's money withou;
consultation was appropriated, and they
were sent away, and no word Of gratitude to
the cripple, but on the other hand taunt
that he obtained the money by stimulation
Of virtues which be never possessed and
therefore did not deserve it.
Enoch insisted that the money should be
paid out by him az needed, and limited that
the amount would not last long, and ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be better
to stay at home, than to 60 and be compelled
to return Oh account of funds, but the mother
said if he was capable of sp.nding money,
ms brother, who was older, certainly was,
and that when this money was gone more
would be provided.
In one month the money was gone. last by
gambling. and the proceeds of the store by
threats were sent to enable the brother and
sister to remain at school. Yet the business
was continued and was apparently dong well.
Enoch in the meantime was at the store from
daylight until ten o'clock at night, month BY
month, and was reduced to skeleton, which
was observed by every body, save his mother,
and once when a remittance WAS demanded,
and worn down he remained at home his
mother went to the store and demanded
money and not obtaining any, returned home
and upbrslded him, and demanded that he
and his father get it, and on his asserting
there was none, and that he was already be-
hind in his remittances to the creditors, she
accused him of falsehood; but that night .
neighboring store WAS robbed. the next morn
ing the money WIS received with which to
send them to school, but the two facts were
not supposed to have any connection with
each other. Later on creditor who became
dissatisfied commenced proceedings and be-
fore anything was done, the money WAS paid,
but the day before the payment an old far
mer had lost bis pocket-book, containing
large sum Of money, no trace Of which was
fund. About this time the mother realizing
that money could be obtained by threats and
tears and upbrsiding, grew more ambitious,
and forced the old man and Enoch TO repair
the home, and refurnish it so thst whan the
brother and sister returned home, the sur
would accord with their educated
tastes. 1t was at this juncture that noe
Of one thousand dollars, signed by John
James. was sent by creditor to an attorney
for collection, and the administrator Of james,
James being desd) being satisfied that it
was forgery; proceedings were instituted and
It WAS developed tina. the note WAS paid by
Henry and Son, on account of debts, and the
payee in it being a man who died about til
,sme time, and both james and the payse be-
ng men who were not given to giving notes
md the fact that the note was over due, and
he creditors had never By Henry and Son
,een notified of the death or administration,
md that Enoch denied all knowledge of the
tote, and when it was presented to him,
ainted, we're oil circumstances which resulted
n his arrest and when it was intended to also
Irrsst the father he asserted that his father
lever saw the note, and thai he was ready to
% to Jail, and that night attempted to hang |
Iimself His father in the meanwhile was
tupified. whilst bis mother refused to see him |
nd bemoaned her hard fate in giving birth !
0 "felon," and wept over the disgrace 10
be family and expressed tho fear that the
hook 70 the absent brother and sister would |
ompsl them to leave school and deprive the
1orld Of genius just budding, now to be for
YER crushed, if not deprive them Of reason.
he creditor. came on and closed the store,
n examination Of the books showed that