The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-09
PARALYSIS
SEIZED HER
On the Evening of Sixty
Fourth Wedding Anniversary
NO REUNION THIS DAY
And Five Living Generations
are Disappointed.
TALK ABOUT The PAST
Mr.. Green, at So, Tells of Men
Whom He Knew.

The sixty-fourth anniversary Of the
marriage Of Mr.. and Mrs. Green Of 1860
North Main street viii not be celebrated
by i've generations today as has been the
intention for some time. The reason is
that Mrs. Green has been stricken with
paralysis and is in very serious condi-
ton, not being able to move or speak. She
is 70 years of age, and the probability is
that she cannot survive. although her
physicians said that she showed some
Improvement last night. Another at
tack, however, is feared and should it
eventuate it is doubtful if Mrs. Green will
be able to survive it.
Since little Forrest Day was born two
years ago five generation have been meet
ing on the marriage anniversary Of Mr..
and Mrs. Green anu usually celebrate by
having a fine dinner at Mr.. Wilbur's and
sitting for group photograph. The
five generations in direct line according
10 age are Mrs. Green, Mrs J. K. Brink,
Mrs Emma Robinson, who is an Indian
educator in Arizona. her daughter. Mrs.
Day and little borrest Day.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Green were married
in 1888 Martin Van Buren,, a neighbor
OF Mr.. Green's, was president Of the Unit
ed States and few white people of the
Anglo-Saxon race had crossed the Mis-
souri, river. Texas was not then in the
United States, but was a republic by it
self. It was a long time ago Mr.
Green was then 81 years of age, and his
bride, the venerable woman now at the
point Of death. was only fourteen years
and ten months Her first child, Mrs. J.
x. Brink was born before she was sew
enteen.
When reporter for the Eagle called at
mir. Wilburs home yesterday the ven
cradle Mr.. Green was sitting in the kitch-
en- reading the Eagle without glasses.
Such a pair of eyes no man has ever been
gifted with-keen, bright and well sight
ed. But the Old gentlemans ears are
different. He contracted a cold several
years ago and it affected his hearing
His lungs are as sound as a dollar, his
nerves and muscles are like steel and his
voice is strong, clear and musical. He
can bring his fist down on a table like a
man Of sixty when he is emphasizing his
: arguments. for the old gentleman is Of an
argumentative disposition. He has a
memory that. as himself somewhat proud
" says. beats history
Nothing is more fascinating than to
talk with an old man if he is bright and
Intelligent and Mr.. Green is both. It
cannot long be the privilege of a man to
talk with one who has seen General Jack
son, Aaron Burr. Admiral Decateur. Mar
tin Van Buren,, Santa Anna. Admiral
Hardy who fought with Admiral Nelson,
and no end of men who were in the revo-
Iutionary war. He talked with the man
who saw General Putnam make his ia
nous equestrian descent and he often
talked with the man who, in his youth.
was the cabin boy who attended that
rlever old sea fighter who first made the
American navy a terror to the world
John Paul Jones, blessed be his memory.
He was IN New York City during the
war OF 1872 when he saw a string of sew
enty-four British vessels in front of that
city threatening TO lombard it. His grand
fathers house was the headquarters Of
General Lafayette and he, himself. was
the cousin OF that famous old warrior
General Nathaniel Green. The first speech
he even made was seventy-four years ago
and 1t was in favor Of giving pensions TO
the soldiers of the revolutionary war. He
can repeat that speech at the present
moment and put the old time FIRE and
eye-fash into it.
THE last time I took a drink Of LIQUOR"
said Mr.. Green. was the day Franklin
Pierce was elected president. Myself and
John Heating. an lrlshman, and two
others went into tavern and 1 set EN-
M The round cost me twelve cents. In
those days whisky was good and il didn't
cost much. After I drank my Tiger
turned around TO the boys and said:
That's my last drink and from that
day tin tins I haven't tasted a drop OF
liquor They laughed at me. but have
Kept my word. About twenty wears
ago I quit chewing and a pipe of tobacco
Is about AN 1 can smoke in a day now.
] dent know whether swearing or has
had anything TO do with my long life or
not but L suppose il had,
i knew as much about what was IN the
Bible as any man 'of my time. I used TO