The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-13
HAS HER SHARE OF WOE
Mrs. BiIIingsIy TelIs Her sad story
TO the Officials.

Old and decrepit, without a home CT
friends, and worse. practically deserted
by her own children, Margaret Eiilines-
by, an old lady IS years OF age. applied
to the county commissioners -1or assist
ance yesterday For the past two years
she has been dependent upon the charity
of others for her maintenance though
she has children who are able to sup
port her. Just where they are, the old
lady cannot say. 1t was with A view Of
finding them that she set out from kan
sas City about the first Of This year.
The story told by the old lady is 6 sad
one and could not but elicit the sylnpa-
thy Of those who heard it at the county
court house yesterday. She was reared
in Harrison county. No., where both OF
her parents died years ago. Her condi-
ton in life was not above the ordinary,
that is, she never enjoyed any great
wealth. but fer all Of that she never
knew what it meant to want or 70 de-
pend upon the goodness Of others for
what she desired. Her husband was a
blacksmith, a good man at his trade. and
provided well for his family. He died
twenty-one years ago, leaving her some
ten acres Of land in Harrison county.
Mo. She said yesterday, however. that
relatives had taken this property from
her and left her without anything.
When she became old and unable to
help herself she made her home with a.
son who lived at Gallatin. No, but the
latter died a little more than two years
ago, and since then she has been with
out home or friends. From Galaun she
went to Kansas City and there rented a
small cottage and managed to support
herself by doing odd little jobs. The
neighbors there assisted her a little.
as did also the Provident society Of that
city During this time she had never
received any information concerning two
Children, Who are still alive one day
news came to her Of her only daughter,
who had married Professor Allen.
She was informed that they were living
at HAYS City. this state, and were sad
TO be IN good circumstances. Though
this daughter had not written 10 her
mother for nearly a year, the old lady.
nevertheless, believed that she would be
well received by her child. and accord
ingly Mrs. Bnungsby left her abode at
Kansas city and procuring trauspor-
tation to Hays City. she went to the lat
ter place
"But I had been mistaken" she said.
ct was not my daughter whom found
there. out someone Of the same name.
T was told that my daughter had been
there, but that she had Ieft to go 20
some city in O0ahoma."
From Hays City she went to Miami
Springs. expecting TO find some relatives
there. but those whom she expected to
find had either died or moved away. IN
her disc0nsolate condition she accented a
pass 10 this city and arrived here Mon
day night over the Missouri Pacific. Hav-
Ing no place TO 60 and being an entire
stranger in Wichita, she spent the entire
night at the station ana yesterday an
Piled Cor aid at the rooms Of the Z. II.
C. a. Fo3d and lodging v-re provided
and TODAY the county commissioners VII
send the old lady to Rich Hu, 80,
where she has a brother-iu-law livir 2
who S. said To be wsll-to-7o. Mrs Bil-
inesby IS confident that she VII ~ we1l
taken care u at the iatter's home