The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-16

crowd, who cast blessings under their
very feet. I threw after hin1-not her
curse, and a curse after all that had
one drop of his blood in their veins.
After that day had only one desire
that was to be near enough to see him
when the curse took effect.
when he came to Louisiana I came
south also, stopping, however, in Calves
ton, Texas. but making frequent trips by
water to the Treche country. where
heard nothing for years save Of his hap
piness and prosperity.
Later, as luck would have II, he lost
his wife. This made me suffer more than
he, for loved her still, but I rejoiced in
his grief. 1 took advantage Of an oppor-
tunity to add to his suffering.
Il stole you, then only a tot playing by
the river, and carried you away to where
1 existed in Texas. And when L heard
Of the searching parties and of his grief
I laughed as an insane man does over
some fiendish crime.
When 1 thought it was safe I went to
Louisiana and settled within a few miles
of my enemy. I frequently saw your
brother, young Marcus, but rarely did
your father chance to pass my way.
Every one believes you are my own
flesh and blood, and since you are hers,
1 wish you were mine also.
Within ten days my regiment leaves
and 1 leave with it. Before 1 go I will
bury my gold-s20, O00-with this letter
IF 1 never return the gold-all of it
and one-half of my property are yours
The homestead and land surrounding it
give to Mrs. Baker during her life Al
ter that it is also yours.
II cursed your father, but I now bless
his child, and pray it may not be too
late. God bless you, Mary.
WILLIAM P WOOD.
The Willows February, 1861"
No one can tell the horror that fell up
on that family. The men who had dis
covered the gold while drilling a we'll
slipped out noiselessly after one look on
the face of the woman to whom they had
given it.
At first the couple decided to separate,
and then, after an agony of uncertainty,
for they had been married twenty-one
years on the next day, they decided to
live in the old mansion, one-nalf as her
dpdf lIIlGHlS, OH6-NdlI DIS Ills.
After a few weeks, Marcus, at the age
Of 49, sank into a slumber which, from
all outward conditions seemed normal
and healthy, but which continued to the
horror of his dear ones.
The mother nursed the two remaining
children through great Illnesses and lost
them both, and after the last one had
been buried the broken-hearted woman
died herself, without ever having recov-
cred in the least from the awful melan-
choly which settled upon her that day.
Marcus Stone lept on. The years fol-
lowed each other and there was no house
in all the land of which the negroes were
so afraid. In the hfgh-ceilinged room. on
the great four-posted bedstead the old
man slept and breathed regularly and
swallowed liquid foods. Two or three of
the old servants stayed in and watched
him. The others, frightened crept away
one by one.
The curse hung over the house. The
place and its people were "hoodooed."
Through winter and blazing suns and
Christmas seasons and grave political adj
justments. this vigorous old man slept
alone in his silent great house.
When DR.. .Gergenier Of Berlin came to
New Orleans, he heard the story Of the
house and the sleeping room. This last
spring he went out there and was so in
terested in the case that he stayed for
several days, absorbed in scientific in
terest. He seemed to believe that by the
ease with which Stone took liqlid nour-
that he would in time awaken.
He diagnosed 1t as the strangest case on
record. But all DR.. Bergeniar could do
had no avail.
Colonel Stone never once opened his
eyes nor attempted to speak in the entire
eleven years. He died as he slept, quietly.
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