The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-26

Mrs. Sutton of Rose Hill Gets Check
Her Travelling Gag and Does Not Dis
cover Her Loss Until About to Return-
She spends Sleepless Night and Re-
turns to the City-she Tells the Bank
OficisIs and officers Her Story and How
the Loss of the Money Affects Her.
Sadness was plainly written upon the
face of Mrs. Sarah Sutton OF Rose Hnl
yesterday as she appeared at the Sedg-
wick County bank and asked the cash
5er il he had seen anything Of her poc6-
etbook, containing something over 5000
(which she had drawn from the bank
the day previous.
The cashier informed the lady, who
was dressed as a widow, that he had
seen nothing or the pockeboOk. The
woman looked the very picture of des-
pair as she heard the sad intelligence.
The kind hearted banker remembered
THAT the day previous the lady had
come TO the bank and cashed cneck
for $500 and that she had carefully
placed the money, after counting, in
buckskin purse, and as he thought,
dropped il in her travelling bag. he
drew from her the following story:
Il was left a farmers widow about
three years ago" said the woman. My
husband was taken suddenly i'll while
waiting upon a sick neighoor and the
desease soon developed into pneumonia
in spite Of all that could be done he
grew worse and died. We had one son,
he was was a good boy, and of course
the very apple of my eye. He worked
hard on the farm, but it was plain to
be seen that he was not calculated for
the life of farmer. In the evening when
the days work was over he would sit
around the stove and build air castles
telling Of the happy time in the future
when he would nave work in some city,
and would be able to send for mother
That he could think while at work that
mother was comfortably located, and
was not compelled to expose herself
feeding pigs, caring for the chickens,
milking COWS, etc, etc, which he de-
clared would always be the case if We
continued to live on the farm.
'In vain did l picture to him the in
dependence of a farmers life That the
farmer was his own boss, while the Ia
borers of a city were only slaves for a,
stipulated sum. That the men in the
city appeared to have an easy time, but
in fact they had trials and tribulations
of which the farmers boy was a.
stranger. That on the farm we had
something growing while we slept, but
with a person in the city il was a con-
tinuous tread and when labor was over
rhe mill had ceased to grind.
do what l might, Charley looked
upon his work on the farm as a duty he
owed his mother, and would take no
interest in mis- work. / often thought
over the case after retiring and finally
] concluded it would be wrong TO make
the boy follow an avocation against his
Will. i finally got consent of my mind
TO allow the boy to so to Kansas City,
where he had friends and see what he
bould do. The corn was laid by, and the
time came for us to separate The boy
gIad never been away from me a night
in his life. 1t might seem foolish, and
probably it is. but to see that boy go
away was one of the hardest trials
had ever been called upon to pass
Through. The only consolation / had
was that what l was doing was for the
best. Oh. how lonely was the home
without the boy. 1 could not sleep at
nights wondering where my boy was
4, tonight That song rang in my ears by
day and by night
Il could not go TO him, as i had the
farm to see after. AT last got a chance
TO rent the farm to a friend, and |
wrote TO Charley that / would sell the
team and come to him. Oh, what a joy
fur letter / received in answer to this
How he called TO my attention the air
castles that he had built last winter
around the stove. When mother
should come to live with him. and there
would be no more pigs, cows or chick
ems to lock after. l really began to be-
lieve that boys picture was about to be
enacted in real life.
Il sold the team, disposed Of the
stock, paid my taxes and had the check
/ had cashed yesterday at the bank on
]y left. With that j intended going to
Kansas City where Charley has a good
job, and furnish our rooms. l would
'dhesve left tonight Yesterday l had
business in Wichita and had Just got
Through when / came to the bank and
got the check cashed. After leaving
The bank went to the Boston store and
made a few purchases for a neighbor
and started for my home, which is near
the east line of the county, about four
teen miles southeast of the city.
never once thought of my money until
j was about to retire. | felt certain
that L had put IL in my travelling bag
and carefully keep the bag in my hand
all the time. On arriving at home
placed the bag under my pillow, and
went about the place to take a farewell
nf all that seemed so dear to me. There
was a sadness about leaving the place,
where L had spent so many happy as
well as sad hours, but then / was going
TO see my boy Just before retiring /
concluded to- again count the money.
when, imagine my CONSERVATION to find
81 gone.
The thought almost chilled nv
hearts blood. / was wild with grief, |
My happy dream was at an end, / |
could not go, as l was without means.
Az night long / walked the floor and as /
soon as daylight came / started for /
Wichita l thought il the longest time 1
40 wait for the bank to open. but finally /
you came, and now all is lost"
The woman broke out in tears and |
wept as though her heart would break. 1
The bank officials tried TO comfort her
with the hope that proba bly, the money /
had been picked up by some honest. per /
son Who would yet return it 10 her. Her
grief was finally Soothed, and many /
persons in Wichita were interested in |
her case and il was told to the Eagle ~ 1
porter that the woman should be ena /
Died TO go TO see her boy even though /
the purse was not found She : highly /
spoken OF by her neighhors as A worthy 1
woman. and many kind offers We're
mace TO her yesterday. The hone Yet
remains that the purse has been picked 4
tp by some honest person and Will be /
returned TO Mrs sutton