The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-12-12
FAITHFUL AFTER DEATH.
A WOMAN PERFORMS THE LAST
OFFICES FOR HER HUSBAND.

A Pathetic Story OF Frontier Lifs-How
Wife and Mother Hositated Not to
Spend Her Strength for the Sake of the
Man She Loved to the Last.
The story of Mrs. U. J. Wenner's life
on Fremont island is about the most
pathetic story ever told on the frontier.
She was born and bred In LUXURY she
came to this city bride eleven years
ago. When, five years ago, her husband
decided to move to Fremont island, she
cheerfully gave up her luxurious home
in this city and went with him. OF
course she had no neighbors. With no
one but her husband and her little family
around her, With hired man and girl
to assist, she lived there FIVE years. At
one l'me she was thsre two years and q
half without leaving the island
When, two years ago, her husband be-
came too weak to ride on horseback, she
looked after the stock herself, she at
tended 70 her house, ne taught her chill
drsn, She nursed her husband, and in
these occupations she was busy every
moment OF her time. She says she was
happy and we do not doubt it. Her hus-
band was failing all the time, bat he had
been long time i'll and she would not
permit the thought OF the possibility OF
his dying to enter her mind. So Ii went
on until two weeks ago Wednesday.
when her husband had a sewers hem
orrhags Of the lungs. 1t was stopped,
and he said he felt more relieved than
he had for months before.
OF course great prostration always fol-
lows hemorrhsgs Of the lungs, and so
he lay very weak, but cheerful Thurt-
day he wanted the man who had been
their faithful employee so long to taks
the boat, go over to Hooper and get the
mail, as he said no wanted his papers
and magazines. The man. however, did
not go until Friday morning. Through
the day Friday Judge Wsnner was COM
paratively easy. he asked bis wife to
read to him from their fsvorits books,
and also to repeat 20 him whole poems
which she knew by heart, and 70 tie
day and night paused away.
A FEAEFUL oRpEAL-
Saturday morning be told her what to
cook for his breakfast, saying he wanted
good breakfast, but while this was 10
preparation she heard the signal which
enc had prepared fc- him 20 make In case
be needed her. When sns got % bis side
the fatal hemorThsge was on his lips,
and when she FASTENED 70 give him the
medicine that Was always gwen him As
such time he mofioned it away. She
pat her arm around his neck, drew his
head On her bozom and asked him IL he
loved her; he answered, Yes" aud
asked her If she loved hin. Al her Eyes.
be smiled, and IN an instsnt, without q
spzsn. that smile was transExed and hiz
soul had fed.
She was there al alone: With her own
hands Shs washed ard dressed her kns-
bands body. wenf outside ard got the
board herseif, and stretched Il upon the
chairs beside tie led: sse girl bad ErcE
a horror of DEATH that she cozld not lie
induced 20 come into the room 70 help
her lay her hasb2nd On the plank. sne
did il ali alone, and WHEN al w4s CON
posed she went % her cail6rsn. tod
them that their father was dead, ex.
planned 10 them as weIl As sis cnusd
what death fsesEt. took them in and
showed s1eE their fathers face: thy