Wichita eagle., 1886-12-18
he WANTS TO BE AN ANGEL


To the Editor Of the Eagle.
The spreading of the city Of Wichita is
spreading fast, Mr.. Editor, owing to the
spreading qualities Of your spread EAGLE.
As its columns are for spreading the news,
You viii pardon me for spreading the fame
/ of one, whose name is already oYerspread
with infamy. I mean JEFF Davis.
As a victim of unrequitted ambition,
jeff is not admired at home or abroad.
! But he is man Of resources He struck a
rich vein when he psychological the widow
Dorsey; 50 that she gave hin a home Of
luxury during her natural life, and all Of
her wealth after being translated to higher
spheres" In other words, when Sarah
died and was gathered to her mothers
the property belonged to j. d., according
TO her will Some people thought this was
all right; but they were not Sarah's heirs.
They thought differently. There was one
thing about it did not like; it was this
JEFF lived with the gushing Sarah two
years before she died, and during this time,
while he reveled in wealth and luxury.
famed by the soft sea breeZes and breath
ing fresh air, freighted with the aroma Of a
thousand flowers, his wife, zone of the
noblest, truest, and srandest women who
ever live,O was "boarding' in the sickly
city Of Memphis, Tenn.
II is presumable that Sarah did not want
this noble woman around. She was net
Slrah's sort. She had sacrificed health and
comfort, trudging through rain and storm,
dag in and day out-while the old scape-
grace lay in prison-;o minister to his com
font and give him words Of cheer When
all else f0rs0ol him. she, the wife, was
true as steel, tailoring with her hands, and
Drawing poverty and want to he near him,
though her friends would have gladly had
her with them. The man who could have
left such wife to board in Memphis
while he luxurialed at "Beauvoir," is not
the one to pose for saint. But | antici-
pate JEFF is man Of resources, as | said
before. This is why he pushed himself 50
often into speech making, when all the
better people preferred his silence. Now
he has taken a new role He is trying to
buy excursion rates" TO glory. He has
brought AN offering to the Lord He has
given the spot ef ground on which he had
the misfortune to be born, to Bethel Bap
list Church at Fairview, Ky. A brick
church costing $4,000 has been erected
therson. 1t has recently been dedicated,
with J. d. Hood in the pulpit, and asked
the blessings of God on the people 1t was
a touching sight.
Then he presented the church with a
service of solid silver. When the Lord
sees His elect" eating His body and
drinking His blood out of this solid silver
bought with the der-hoaTted Sarah's
money-perhaps be will scratch
of score or so Of Jef's in
Equities Perhaps JEFF thinks so.
Bat This is not all \ fine slab of violet
marble is set in that church, containing an
inscription setting forth the facts about the
ground being where J. d. was unfortun-
aiely born, and how he gave ii to the b. B.
church las thank offering to the Lord.
Not a thank offering to ) Dorsey, or the
noble Wife bat 10 the Lord" who never
dill anything J. d. wanted him to. lie
had preserved JEFF 5 life; but that was the
worse thing be could have done under the
circumstances. Mrs. Dorsey's heirs did
not th&uk him for it. Thousands Of
precious OF lives would have been spared
If the Lord had net spared him, j D., till
after the pesce commissioners returned
from their last futile effort to stop the war.
But JEFF has at last struck the right key
note A thank offering to the Lord
vii, get him there, if anything will. He
He wants 10 be an angel, and if he never is
it Will not TO the fault of Bethel church
The time has been when such a gift woula
have LA d him canonized. and sent down TO
poStcrily u Saint jefferson. But people
are getting clearer headed than formerly,
though there is room for improvement
yet.
Grown people need educating as we'll as
children. especially the average woman
Ii is 10 he hoped that she will become less
less credulous, and better acquainted with
practical affairs before she gets the fran
chiSe.
Bur I wonder from my theme
Hank! from the south JOYFUL soaud;
JET Davis has come thi oush.
lie once was lost, but now ID found
And made all over new.
And 10 the church his wealth he has given,
To buy Hi opera box in heaven.
: got religion.
Yours for honesty.
Betsy TrOTwooD.
Leon, Kansas. December is. 1885.