The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-17
SHE UORSHIPPED It
Aunty Robinson, Who Is Dead,
and Her Love for Kansas.
HER GREAT EL0QUENCE
Her First Religious Experience
in Missouri.

when "Aunty" Robinson OF Wichita
died, night before last, Kansas lost pos
sibly the warmest friend Kansas ever
had.
"Aunty" Robinson. whose death was
chronIcled in yesterdays Eagle, was one
of the most Interesting women OF the
nation in fact one OF the most interest
ing characters in the world. When many
of the men and women Of Wichita were
little boys and girls. "Aunty" Robinson
was very old woman. and the intense
" interesting portion OF her life had
passed away No house in Wichita was
better known than "Aunty" Robinson
in an early day. II stood on the corner
OF Pine and Waco avenues and was
picture-cottage, covered in season. with
morning glories and IVY. 1t must have
been one of the first houses in the city.
as the trees about the lot are now among
the largest here and probably at one time
when North Waco was the business
street Of the city. was the southernmost
dwelling In town.
When ''Aunty'' Robinson settled here,
slavery had 50 shortly before passed.
that 1t was then dead reality. not the
misty almost impossible dream Il seems
now TO young men and women. OF al
experiences "Aunty" Robinson had. prob
ably not the most striking one. but. told
in her soft, emotional voice. certainly
the most vivid among the ex-slaves.
As slave her bright mind. her ezpsn-
sive soul, her intense love OF liberty.
must have caused her much trouble. In
Missouri, where she was owned. she once
became fugitive and a Big pursuit en-
sued. Here she just experienced religion
and when sire told Of f. in a mystic.
melliduous elo1uence the effect upon the
hearers was thrilling. at times almost
hyprotic- Win the howl OF the coming
hounds and the crack OF the distant
guns behind her. she met IN the country
road with It's hedge Of Ereenery ca either
side. presence. az intangible, beauti-
fuI invisible presence she knew ne
Lord. Der huiterfnE heart quoted Her
heavinE bosom rested. Her trembling
hand paisisd 10 fear. set as Il made %
iron The Lord comforted her Size ran
70 more but turnsd 20 face her pursuers
and when they came NJ the dogs SUNK
away. and. iuvuInsrs5As BY faith. shs.
with head erect and eyes n flashing FIRE.
deAea her master 90 shoot
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