The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-25

SO there Is another S>%-ies +.
Wicker in the world. it seems mused
Well, Charley, you're lucky dog "a
have home and . mother, and fool
if you don't go back TO them And
I thought sadly Of my own mother
God bless her.-who sleeps in .
peaceful little cemetery = thousand
miles away.
81 put the piece OF paper in my
pocket and continued my search foE
work. guess that paper must have
been = mascot to me, for got = posi-
ton at the FIRST place applied that
morning. But whenever my mind was
not engaged in my work it kept return
ing TO that personal Twas more i'm
pressionable and tcnder-hearted then
than am now. and couldn't help
thinking of that mother whose heart
was breaking for the fellow who was
my namesake- imagined her waiting
and watching day after day for the boy
that never came; and then, when hope
Of his coming was almost gone. of her
penning that note with trembling hand
and sending it to the newspapers-
Come home at once; your mothers
heart is breaking / tell you, boys,
there is nothing so enduring and pa
tient and forgiving as = mothers love.
1.-The matter wrought up nv interets
to such . pitch that that evening when
work W as over looked up \ city direc
tory to see if I could find any trace Of
my unknown friendA Sure enough.
there they were-the only two Of tho
name in the entire city. Mrs Mary
Wicker. widow, resided at cSls - av-
enue; Charles r. Wicker 1t tho same
address There could be no dou bt that
they were the mother and son Of the
personal.
"A strong impulse to sec No. 1918 -
avenue took possession Of me. and
succeeded after some difficulty in ind
ing it. 1t was early in the evening.
and paused on the sidewalk to admire
the stately house was glad to find
it so comfortable looking, and reflected
that if this was Mrs Vicker's residence
she was ut least not oppressed by pow
erty. Engrossed in these reflections,
did not notice that was being careful
ly observed by little girl who stood in
dark corner of the veranda, until abe
stepped out and accosted me.
.''Say. amt you Charley vicker?'
she asked.
Yes / answered, taken complete
ly by surprise.
''In the smallest fraction Of . second
the child had disappeared in the house.
1 had answered her involuntarily, and
the moment did 50 regretted it. As
she whisked into the house like lash
! knew It was to announce my arrival,
and l started away to avoid EN- bsrrass-
ing consequences that would be likely
to follow. i walked briskly. but had
not gone far when heard SCREAMS be-
hind me, and turning saw the little
girl in hot pursuit In a moment she
was by my side.
Mis- Wicker says for yen to hol'
on. she cried, as soon as she could get
her breath.
"Even as she spoke saw An old lady
as fast as she could.
"'Now here is pretty mess ! have
got myself into thought, greatly en-
and resisting q strong in
clination to take to my heels.
1.-The old lady, who was near-sighted,
it appeared. came quite close to me in
order to get a good view Of my face.
When she had done SO her countenance
such bitter disappointment
that was entirely conscience-stricken
at the thought Of the distress / had
caused her.
:" I'll beg your pardon she faftered.
The little girl said you were Charles