The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-15
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well. that's duty, number two. Then
1 have to see to the guns and pistols
/ have to buy new guns and keep all
of the arms in orded This requires a
\ great deal of work. because they rust
! quickly and have 10 be kept we'll oiled
and cleaned. and the ammunition has
to be watched 10 see that 1t does not be-
come damp. That's duty number three.
| Then 1 have my literary work and cor
respondence, which is duty number
| four. Then I have to read the maya
zines, newspapers and current ntera-
tuFe. That's number five Let's see.
What was number six? 1 have forgot
ten now. but I had my duties divided
up under six seperate heads. You see.
1 have very little time left for recreation
and since have been troubled with in
somnia 1 feel that am loosing ground"
FORGIvES ALL ENEMIES.
Again 1 attempted to turn the copver-
sation toward Dora
Tut! tut," exclaimed the old man.
"As l said when you first came 1 am
glad TO see you representatives Of the
press al all times, but will not talk TO
You about my private atroubles. i for
give everybody who has tried 10 make
capital out OF my misfcrtunes and VINO
has distorted facts. There was a time
whe 1 would not have done so (and here
the fire OF youth seemed to fash from
the deep blue eyes Of the warrior), but
now 1 have no enmity in my heart a
gainst a human being.
'Only the other day when I was going
to Cincinnati to have my eyes treated
one of my old fellow countrymen, who
was an emmy when / was advocating
the cause of emancipation, came to me
just as 1 was entering my carriage. and
said:-'General Clay, you are going away
to be placed under the hands Of the
surgeon. You may never return. /
want your forgiveness. 1 was you en-
envy. I waited to kill you and would
have taken your life had oppurtunity
offered. But now we both are old men
and l do not want TO die or you to die
withou. being forgiven. OF course l
extended my hand and freely forgave
him. 1t was one OF the most touching
Incidents of my whole life. And when l
forgave that old man I did the same 10
all who have been my enemies Yes,
there are some who have never forgiven
me. but do not care for that. Enmity
has no place in my heart to-day and
freely extend forgiveness 10 ALL
The old warriors cheeks were wet with
the tears which had &rickled from his
afflicted eyes while he was reciting the
incident, and I left stately Whitehall
and it's old master feeling that the glo-
-t1sz f~ r1n
OF strife and blood are but Dead Sea
fruit, spurned at last by the one who
has worn the laurel.
EXPERIMENT MATRIiONY.
Careful investigation among the neigh
bors developed the fact thatt he married
life OF General Clay and little Dora
Richardson has been sea OF truble. She
cameinto the Generals home about four
years ago, then only thirteen. She was
fatherless, and her mother, who had been
practically wandeere upon the face of
the earth, had beenkiiled short time be-
fore by a locomotive. Little Dora was
living with her brother Clell, who was
at that time working for the General
and was occupying one of the tenant
houses. Sne would assist Clelfs wife
in doing the chores around General
Clay's home, and one day while wash
ing the dishes she attracted his eye. He
thought, Here is a child of nature,
just such one as Tclstoi could picture.
l will take ner for a wife, and before
she comes to womanhood's estate I will
educate her AMI give her those accom-
plishmenfs which become a lady"
He carried out the first part OF his
plans, but when ne attempted 70 change
the simple mountain girl into great
lady he made the most gigantic failure
of his long and eventful life. United to
those childish toys which gladden. the
hearts OF children more fortunately sit
uated, Dora the wife was Dora the
child. The General appealed to her
childish whims by all the arts known to
a fond parent. Playthings he bought for
her-dolls, picture books, toy furniture
and the many other things which nave
been made to amuse children Like
other children, she would tire OF her
TOYS. New ones would be bought. and
finally the General purchased her
doll. which is about twenty inches long
and which is filed with the mechanical
C00IFlNdrlCtS
cry and laugh. This amused the child
wife for months, but she finally grew
tired os II.
The Generals attempts 20 educate her
were futile She can read a little and
can barely write, but she mas no taste
for books and art. There is a little
music in her eoul, and the General has
tried to cultivate this single gift OF ma
ture. But the child. grown willful with (
much humoring. declined TO practice
sufficiently tom axe her paying pass8- I
bic. She plays French harp fairly well |.
and she can also play on the accordeon, !
but the piano is 900 laborious. and while |
she plays a few selections on that in !
become a pianist
a PITIABLE CONTRAST.
After leaving Whitehall I drove over 1
the hilly and muddy roads seven miles 4
% Valley View. w1ere lives Clell Rich 4
ardson. at wnose nome Dora is lying III. 4
Sne had been near deaths door with 4
pe-uonitis. caused by being thrown
from a vicious horse about a month ago.
Her pavsician had given positive orders
10 allow no strangers to see her. end
was consequently denied aanittance
% fer room. out her s.ster-in-law. CleIi
Richardson's wife. talked freely OF
Dora and her married lie with Cen
eral Clay. she said:
.'no-a is very sivk We have hal 20
sit up vita 5e- great 6eaI cf iise time.
Fog <wO days and nights her lie hang
by a thread. and the doctor said g:
would be doubtful II she got vel Bu.
she passed the crisis and vii be abe %