The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-02
THE REPORTERS PICNIC.
Things Seen, Heard aud Thought About Wi
out Much Rustl Hg.


Much Rustl ng-
"You are back TO Wichita are you 20
asked Sam Smith, an al torney and capital
ist of kinsley, rs he recognized an old &c
quaintance yes.e rday. Funny, how Kan
sas people love Kansas isn't it They may
Income dissatisfied and go away, expect
ing to find a locality better suited to their
tastes and circumstances, and while u few
never return the great ma jority iod their
way back to the suDtiower state. And my
experience has been that of many. ] have
been offered Inducements 10 go to larger
cities and ut the time the offers
looked most flatterinY. Several times was
almost persuaded but my love for this
state, its glorious climate. its people and
their enterprise held ne here. l stayed in
kinsley, was healthy and satisfied, at
tended closely to business and now lind
that have succeeded tar beyond what L
might have expected had l started out to
better myself"
'This is the best day in the year to study
human nature" remarked a gentleman,
yesterday, who would never be taken for IL
philosopher. Everybody likes 20 fool
somebody else on the first OF April" he
continued. but most of them become more
duSr1 ludu iiey WOulu ike W WI
they are caught on seasonable joke.
just one instance will show you. ] was
talking to Young man yesterday, shortly
after had gotten up and lie asked me howl
come 10 forget my Dec'itie. Up went my
hand to feel for IL collar devoid of Il tie and
as | found the four-iu-hand all right, and
properly tied, big smile went over bis
face aud had been fooled. Before conid
say anything several other gentlemen
inin cd n StIN
way. One fat, genial fellow said good
and started off to work the same game Oil
somebody else. The next one said never u
word but walked off with his face rs red rs u
lobster from suppressed anger. The third
one also bad business some place elsewhere
and muttered rs be left, 1 suppose he
thinks that's smart Another pretended
to laugh, but it WAS nlerriment or the dry
sort and it was plain to be seen that he
WAS not pleased. | tell you, lots of men
are fools on more than Que day out OF the
year"
81 saw that prisoner fighting the officers
at the United States court Friday, and
believe he is insane" said A. l.. Terry of
ST. Louis, who was ia the city yesterday
"What makes me think he is off is the
superhuman strength he displayed for n
small maD. Now, | know OF no physical
law that renders maniac stronger, but
do know that such is the fact. | was
coming ont of Paris, Tex, short time
ago Oh a Frisco train. When all at once a
man on the seat in front of me jumped up
and grabbed his seat companion by the
throat and attempted to choke him. /
went to the assistance OF the Inan attack
ed, as did four or five other passengers,
and then we discovered that the man was
crazy. He would not weigh over $50
pounds but lie threshed all of us around
that car until we were nearly worn out be-
fore we succeeded in subduing him."
'There is something that makes my
heart ache" said ii preacher last night
while talking to reporter at the corner
of Main aud First streets. what is thati"
the reporter asked. why those boys
across the street" he replied. ''See, there
are at least twenty of them and their ages
1 should say were from eight to fourteen.
Yes, there is one little fellow not more
than six. 1 just came from
over there and found half of them
smoking cigarettes, some chewing tocacco
and many of them swearing. It is shock
ing Now many Of them are children of
respectable parents who have no idea of
their wickedness. A crowd of boys like
that. away from home at Il late hour of
night, never do any good for themselves
and it is just such things as they are do
ing now. out from under the parental eye,
that is too often the beginning of a
criminal career. / pity those boys and
their parents too. am going to preach a
sermon on this very subject"