The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-02

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washed theraI That's what the former
owner OF or PLACE aid: fcr being init.
mate with lis mother. heard her read
the letter describing his home ana meth
eds OF work Al the time little dreamed
that I would ever be my home
IN those days one could angle" across
nearly every section. sometimes driving
through door yards. To this. the settlers
did not object. as they were glad 10 see
everybody. The sight OF hair dozen
faces at window. in many OF the houses
We passed proved very amusing.
Leah, who was beginning 10 think her
self young lady. hated country fash
ions" She said: You'll not catch me
running TO window every time I hear
wagon wheels" But II was NOT very
long until she was reminded OF an urkept
vow.
An old friend a widow lady from nli-
rois, insisted tina. we should not start
into orr new home Tate in the week. .
so we remained as guests in her house
few days. Mrs. Howe had substan-
tial eight-roomeG house. at thar tine
the only large house. SO far as I know.
and a large family all grown up. It
vas never lonesome for her home was
a social center.
Miss Howe's piano. brought from the
old home was the only one in the county.
TO US. the sight OF a church. with cell
Cd walls. implanted. stand on which
was placed 81 box covered with nevspa-
pers serving as a pulpit. was novel. in
deed. But in that building We heard good
sermons and good music, both vocal and
instrumental
It IS now plastered and nicely fitted up.
hut the good old pioneer preacher has
gone to his reward and younger. but not
better men have succeeded him.
When we 1t last took possession CT our
house. I wondered how in the world we
could stow away everything in such
box" We managed it. but il was q
tight squeeze.
Having TO haul coal thirty miles made
people use it economically. Having heard
of burning corrstalks. tried them. bur
didn't break them over my knee many
times for they pinched.
Mrs. Howe once said: III you ever hear
that I have gone 70 ehe penits ntiary.
just make UP your mind that 1 had 10
burn constslks.'
In the neighborhood known as Peotones
no one knew where it began or ended
there was bat one buggy. and it was a
veteran"
That winter. twenty years ago. vas a
very jolly season for the young people
Singing schools. parties. and meetings
Of various kinds rade the evenings pass
all too fast.
Now, with very few exceptions. those
young people are settled in homes OF their
own. Some are stiI in the vicinity.
while others have gone out into the wide
wide world.
There was q very good store. stocked
with general merchandise. some distance
west OF US, ard the Peotone postmaster
a. 4rried" some groceries. hut sometimes.
through neglect. folks would run out OF
articles.
One woman out there whom know
pretty well had the scriboling habit-"had
it bad'-as is sometimes said OF meas
les"
At one tine. after she rad begun 10
send contributions to the Eagle. she
found her stock OF stationery diminished
10 none at all Nothing daunted. she
wrot.. a string OF verses. entitled '"The
Eagles Surprise Party on a sheet OF
smooth wrapping paper. ard sent IL In
Il did not matter that it would indicate
poverty. in fact. she never thought any
thinG about #
There was time n the Tong nso.''
that I honestly believed prohibition TO be
the only WY out of the trouble With
the LIQUOR traffic Now. although as
staunch on the temperance Question as
ever. ] have learned TO think that Tegu
Iating the traffic is the wiser plan The
'Hatchet crusades VIII accomplish no
good.
Whereas. years agc. I desired the bal
let for women "a earnestly as the re-
aowned Susan y. now does. have de-
sire 70 escape the responsibility. Verify,
great are tie changes wrought in tw, nty
years.
TIE old farming DAYS are gone by. the
head OF this household has retired from
active participation in general Affairs,
ana in life's late afternoon" we are
p aiting together tn tic shadows have
= little longer grown"