The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-12
The Famous Bride
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Mrs. Dewey, Her Manner
and Her Thought.

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said would send her sorae of these pins
| from New York.
mo ,6on'tw the dearest woman" ex-
claimed Don't send me anything with
points I'm dreadfully superstitious 1 am
afraid of things that bring bad luck
"Sucn as walking under ladders?" I ven
tured.
And here Mrs. Mclean Laughed merrily.
"Millie's ridiculous superstitions." she
said, 'are a family joke. The other day
when my son John came to say good-by
to me I called him back from the land
ing of the stars to say another word and
Mile shrieked out:
John Mclean. don't turn back-it's
bad luck" And John said:
d" Not when my mother calls me, Mile
That changes the luck and then he said,
What is it. mammal and 1 said, John,
you're going away on that campaign, AID
# they treat you well and it makes you
happy and YOU re elected, why, I'll re
content though il will be two years out
of my life, and two years at my age is
long time TO be separated from my dear
son. But, John, if there nasty to you,
and don't want you, don't forget that
your mother does want you, and come
back TO your old mother. John. darling,
you must say to yourself, We'll, my
mother wants me, anyway, and I'll go
back and lie d comfort to her
And John came back and kissed ne
again, and said:
Mamma. dearest I hadn't thought OF
that. I'm glad you called me back. II
they don't want me I'll come back to my
lovely little mother.
And wasn't that worth calling him
back for?'' said Mrs. Mclean. triumphant
~.
"All superstitions." quoth the many
sided dearest little woman" sagaciously,
"are founded upon experience.
IF it had not been proven dangerous 70
walk upon ladders there never would
have been a superstition connected with
them. And turning back ought not TO he
encouraged on principle
Mrs. Hazen has been overwhelmed with
congratulatory letters and kilograms and
the great Mclean house was wilderness
Of flowers. Commenting upon them. Mrs
Hazen said:
You know, usually. they contain cards
or notes. but yesterday a beautiful box
Of carnations came without any card or
note. I couldn't imagine who sent II and
today I found it was the butler The ser
wants sirly adore Admiral Dewey and the
Butler took this pretty way OF expressing
his pleasure. I was 50 touched by iti'
II was now after o'clock and Admiral
Dewey obviously thought his time was
being encroached upon. for ne telephoned
again 70 know II 10 might not call He
was told that he might. and he came with
good speed. for saw him smiliugly wax
ing Up TO the circle a few moments later.
When I said goodbye 70 the dearest
woman she cIasped ny hands ard look
Ing earnestly into ny fare she said;
wish me weu; wieh ne well from tts
bottom OF ycur heart,
Il do indeed" I replied. ''You have 10
need ~ 20 poo- thing but With al my
heart 7 wish you weil,'
You are mistaken" replied Admiral
Dewey's hethrothed wife, and with tie
teams suffusing her eyes she said y
hope all ire millions who love Admiral
Dewey VIII wish Mf6reA Hazen EeiL I
done want one Hiring sosl Eho loves htra
70 have an unkias thought o. me-
Ard thess were the last words -''tbe
dearest woman" sss6 as passed cut q
the door
HARRIET HUBBARD ATgR- :