The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-04-20
As one Of stonewaIl.s Men.

Louisiana from France.
AS One Of stonewsll's Men.
People who ride on the street cars Of
drive along the west Central avenue aeve,
fail TO notice the row OF little Shsnties
Z Just west or Baltimore avenue aud tie,
Invariably ask the question why don
these people clean away those shantic-
and benefit the property holders All alone
the entire street"
The people in that section OF the city
know why the shanties are not moved
out. They belong TO W. .. Morris. a
colored man who is now sixty-scven
years OLD. Norris does not want TO sell
his property unless he gets a good round
Price for II and the neighbors say. I'VE
would like to see a good house there but
Norris does not hurt US and not one
II them would raise their finger 90 dis
place the old ooIored man against his
consent
Morris was born IN slavery IN old vir-
sinia and when William Thompson his
Young master. enlisted 70 fight under
Stonewall Jackson he took Morris along
with him. lie was with Jackson's com
mand all through the campaign In Viz
GINA and after the death OF Jackson his
young master was transferred 70 Long
streets command and Morris stayed with
him u the end or the war.
He talks entertaingiy OF the campaigns
and hardships OF Us rebels" lie looked
sad the other day and when he told
reporter for the Eagle that he thought
there was ground for the belief that
Stcnewan Jackson was killed hy the FIRE
OF his own men. lie said they were camp
ed near the Union forces and there was
a road leading from the Union camp 20
theirs. He said Jackson did not know
where he was going but presently there
came rushing down that road and ihe
rebels opened FIRE on them and the Union
men. as they afterward found. were Civ
ing Il 20 them from the rear Their be-
loved commander re said fell mortaliy
wounded and they we're afraid their tire
had killed him.
When tho war was over Morris found
that ho was free he feft his home and
went 70 Ohio near Cincinnati He se-
cured work with farmer and tho farmer
told his children TO teach Morris hts let
ters. He jumped az the opportunity
and the next winter he GOT permission 10
attend school with the children. Io
was then nearly thirty years OF axe. lie
got permission - attend the district
school by paying his tuitioa and be would
work in the summer and 60 10 school IN
the winter until he got n fair common I
school education Ifc IS now one ~ the I
best read colored men in this city
He left Ohio IN 1s.2 ana came here (
The next year and bought the ground, +
,ne hundred and eighty feet front where F.
he has lived ever since. lie says be .
IS now getting old and II be fools that f
away ne VIII never get another place on 4
Earth that he can call his own That is
he resson the neighbors Of this ex-siste
IRE not anxious 70 have him SCH cot un-
ess he gets enough % buy "a better
3lace.
Tslmsge's Experience in Wichita.
Or. Talnsse. The noted preacher who
led recently. visited Wichita one time
md was interviewed by ga EaTie repor-
er Ills impressions ~ the town were
lot good. hut that vas entirety his own
auIt The great divine VAS taken su.
.ecsu Use she looked green. AZ that time
be Occidental hotel was not ~ coed 81 q
3 now. Blue shirted fellows lounzea abort
nd played high I'VE f1r the dTilss and
many of them were roaah ard berry Dr.
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treef depot lie uas - have remained
ere from raorninr unfE evening. shea ~
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