Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-24
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ness at the battle of Gaines NIL. BIS body
was never recovered
Mn. dgle was left with three httle chill
dren TO support, and she sveat 10 work calm
" and brssely TO do IL. The telegraph Office
In Somerset was in y rocsn also occupied as
store, and where the rough uaen Of the town
congregated 20 gossip AID quarrel; but she
undertook 10 learn that business, aud she did
it thoroughly, nsver getting n dfsrespectful
word from eny one. the hardest part Of her
task being that sho left her babies ut home 10
take care OF each other as best they could.
She soon became wonderfully proficient. and
was given gu Office OF her own IN Somerset.
From that she,gnined tbs confidence Of the
telegraph company so entirely tia. at the
time of her deEth she had charge Of three
telegraph lines 10 Johnstown. Her two bows
grew TO be fine fellows. shaped by her strong
will and good example.
Her daughter was always frail In health,
and was only kept alive by the tender care Of
her mother Their home was the most per
fectly ordered that can be imagined. 1t was
seldom invaded by servant, but was kept
exquiately mat by the skillful and def hands
of the mistress. Everything Tint came upon
her tsble was Of ths daiutiest, asld she shared
VIVA, she had with rich and poor Her friends
always said Ffotty's coHsS potwaS bexhaSisti-
BILE She Taught scores Of boys ard girls te-
lesraphy for nothing end hfspci them 10 find
situations. At the time Of her death tive
young girls were cEatuitc3sly sharing her
home ard Gaining good vages 10 telegraph
Offices from the beanat % hcr instruction
They died with their benefnctFesS She even
found time 10 10 beautiful fancy work with
her wonderful quick fingers She was one IL
the sort Of whom people say. How does she
find time % accomplish ali that she cOesF
She was "a ussmber 81 the Christian church
Her religion was certsfnly most practical
She embodied the golden rule
She hid al one time 10 endure terrible
surgical operation After IL was over, and
she was just resainirg consciJuRetS, che saw
her son, 20 whom she bad taught telescrsphy,
standing hy htr side lie say her fingers
move. although ste could not Cpeal5, and he
understood that she was teleTraphing on tho
bed spread, 1T is over; | arm safe, TO dis
tant and anxious friend. she entirely
unsel4sh during every copscious moment Of
her useful life. While this iiloess was pro-
crossing, the telegraph company TO whom
she was 30 faithful d servant sent "a man. at
their own expense, 70 take her place In
their offices. Al The MIL whistles 10 the re-
gion were hushed BY a positive order from
the owners while she was In a critical coudi-
ton, and bulletins were regularly Issued 70
the anxious town. where she commanded
general love ard r.5pe~l
The company which she served had just re
paired and put n perfect order the hous.
which Size occupied, and tie world never
looked brighter nor fEirer u lefty Ogis
than upon tue morniug Of tho day that she
gave up hor Ito n TIE effort 70 save her fell
loEE creatures.
Not trace OF her drowned. burned,
manned. scattered body hrs boon discovered
by agoaized searcherS but we. who bellows
in the reward % the faithful servant. are
confident that Hotty Ogle has heard from
the mater, Well done, enter into the Joy
OF thy Lord MARY Black Clayton To Har
per's Bazaar