The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-06-22

Mr.. EDITOR: A slanderous article
appeared in the Leader of the 26th OF
May, and another story in the TELE-
GRAPH, disappearing us in a gross
manDer about our management of our
brother Richard. Both are false. The
Leader says: "Old Mr.. Whitley died
several years ago, leaving his farm to
his children" Father died one year ago
last May. We bought the Pleasant
Prairie farm from father and mother in
July, 1852, and have paid taxes on the
same ever since that date.
Little does the writer know of our
family affairs, and how the property
was disposed of by our father. There
are six living children in our family
two boys in Missouri, and dear sister
In Butte, Montana Territory. Again
the Leader says: "Mr. Whitley, ST.,
Richards father, conveyed to Richard,
many years ago, forty acres Of land,
which it is presumed was intended for
his support" He did not deed the forty
away to any one before he died. Father
left will; sister comes in for share in
that estate. Further the Leader says:
" Richard was never considered mental
ly sound from boyhood." Another
sneaking, false statement. He was a
bright boy before heavy fall of about
thirty feet upon the frozen ground. III
was twenty-seven years ago last winter
that he met with the accident that
clouded the rest of his life so far. When
Richard attended school he studied
books Of a higher grade than common.
Mathematics was his best hold. He ex-
celled in his class. Richard used to 20
to Kenosha without his father; he was
entrusted to sell loads of wheat and
other farm produce. Before he was
hurt he needed no ones company to 60
with him to large city.
Now for the house question. Where
would you build a house but out in the
open air? I would ask. There is only a
driveway between Richards house and
our kitchen door. I could talk with
him as stood in our door, and I work
about in that room good deal, and he
could ask for drink or any thing he
wanted. We all thought it was best to
build the house and shelter Richard
from the cold blasts of winter, as we had
been told the asylum was full and
crowded. During the nine years that
went where he had mind he
made four different and long journeys,
and they were expensive ones, for he
would 60 until he fell sick; then Joshua
had togoafter him, pay the bills and bring
him home. He always seemed glad to get
home, but would start again when the
idea took hold of him. Father remark
ed, We cannot stand his ramblings."
His house is IA feet the longest way;
about feet is taken off for hall to
hold the large chunk stove which stood
there to be used in warming the room;
the partition is wooden lattice work, so
as to let the heat 60 through and warm
the room. The day Mr.. Giles and Mr..
Gilmore were at our place I called Giles
attention to the guards and projections
around the stove to prevent fire by &C.
cident. How could they 60 away and
say there was neither stove nor bed in
the house? There was bed and plenty
Of bedding in his room. There was no
dirt in his room I was afraid to attack
with brush and water. There was a little
smell of waste water, that was all: but
we could not help that. His head was
clean, his hair black and glossy; his per-
SON never had bug about him while
under our care. I could and did wash
bis face. hands and feet very many
times. My brother j. went into the
house every day and cleaned it up. We
did let him walk out or come in the old
home # he liked that better. He was
rather hard to manage, self.willed and
stolid. There was no iron in h is room.
MARY J. WHITLEY.