The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-21
STRICKEN DUMB.
Harry Osborne. Hog Buyer for Whitaker.
Loses His Speech.

Those who have daily met the young and
obliging hog buyer of the Whitaker
Packing company Familiarity called
Harry" will be surprised to learn that
during the extreme heat Of the afternoon
be completely lost his speech. Yet such are
the facts and the cause can be Cleaned
from the following occurrence:
Last week Harry returned from few
days vacation and his friends were com
pletely taken by surprise by reading in the
EAGLE that during his absence he
had taken unto himself a
wife. Harry expected that he
would be the butt of all the jokes Of the
entire yards, and had prepared himself &C
cordingly when he came to the yards. But
alas to human calculations. He was doom
ed to disappointment. He was met with a
hearty welcome and congratulations, but
no jokes were attempted. Time rolled on,
the mercury in the Thermometer went still
higher and higher, and Harry was anx-
iously studying his watch for the purpose
of ascertaining how much longer he would
be compelled to remain away from his new
home, when Colonel Redman called to him
to come to the east side of the hog scales
as he wished to speak to him. As usual,
Harry obeyed. On arriving at the desig-
mated place he found gathered beneath the
shed the members of the exchange, buyers
and sellers, weighmaster. superintendent
reporters and all. He paled at the sight
he beheld and sank helpless il huge arm
chair.
President r. T.. Bean then stepped
forward and addressed him in the follow
ing words:
Harry, it is with pleasure present you
with this purse, gift from your associ-
ates at these yards. 1t is not necessary
for me to tell you it is most worthily be-
slowed. Your first appearance among US
gave promise you possessed all the char
acteristics of gentleman and your con.
tinued stay in our midst has more than
confirmed our first impressions. The uni
versal courtesy you have always shown us,
the earnest, anxious desire you have ever
manifested for justice between man aud
man, has won for you our warmest ad-
miration. and we gladly number you
among our truest aud warmest friends.
And now, word of her whose heart
and hand you have So recently won, and
who is among us stranger aud no arm Of
love to lean upon but yours, and yours
alone May the love that prompted you
TO ask her to become the wife of your
bosom SO grow in strength and devotion
that all other passions will be as nothing
when compared with it. | would have
you realize that the wife Is the best of all
Gods good gifts; that her love is purer,
higher, nobler than all the world can give.
A passion SO pure and uuquestionable
that it had its birth with the angels of
heaven above. Your devotion to her will
but develop hers for you, and if your
devotion be kind, true and loving she will
make life for you as perfect as earth Can
give. Take this purse, and may you
realize as much pleasure in receiving it rs
your friends do in giving is my earnest
and humble DESIRE
Durinti the delivery of Mr.. Beams ad-
dress stiffness reigned supreme. Harry
made an attempt to reply, but was speech
less and motioning to the EAGLE reporter
to follow him, he broke open the envelope
and the rays OF the sun fell upon goodly
amount of gold and silver anu a list of the
donors on which the following names were
found: Billings & Williams, Vandiver
& Grimes, Healey s. Moore, Eldrdge &
Campbell, Bennington & Kenoyer, Nc
Coy, Underwood e. Co, Bean, Bleakmore
& Co. w. X. Dulaney, G. S Redman,
Gene Arnett, Ora Dunnaway, James Pres
ton, Joseph Ransan, H. c. T'ilford, George
Hutchinson, J. ID. Parson, w. G. Glenn and
Farmer Doolittle