The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-10-25
NTCHENER'S SURRENDER
TO AMERICAN GIRL

She went to London. Now. Mrs. A6alr.
the London society leader. knew OF Just
the man that Miss Letter wanted. Mss
Letter engaged him In Lord E.tchcnsrs
name. and two weeks later tho chef was
In India
Perhaps II wocldn't le right 90 say
that Us episode scs,sned 'tae man oc
OF tee and iron.s As al England calls
him.
Il matters little lie has been softeaed.
Since then TIE women have fcead them
selves welcome az the great mansion
where Lord Kitchener presi1cs
Daisy Letter DID liz say Slmis and
Bombay
Never did woman have harder task
Hora:io Hereerr Kitchener VAS born "A
1880 at SunS5oroush villa Max. Coaaty
Kerry. ireland. \ few months later his
family moved 10 Cratta House, Bsllysear-
ford. There the family lived anti ths
boy VAS sixteen Hss father was tho
late lieutenant Colonel II. IL. Kitchener.
OF Leicestershire. aud his mother was
Miss ChevaIler. Of Aspaa Hail. suffolk.
The little Kitchener went 70 the pri-
vate schools at BsiiyionEford and conncd
his book diligently, lie had a bit Of r.
serve about him then which contrsstei
strangely with the frankpesS 81 his play
mates. He made a peint. ioo. q always
having his own way. IL was moro
spirit Of command than aay personal AZ
gressiveness that won trlum2hs fer him.
At seventeen he was ready Tor Nool~seh.
where Great Britain has her military
academy Il was then thar he soi tbs
first taste OF what il seems 20 love. aud
there he gOt his frs; bitterness against
every woman In the worid-exccpt. PER-
haps. Daisy Letter
There lived az Baiiylongford. about two
miles fro mhis home. beautiful Irish
girl Of sixteen. she was sweet and gn-
tea love q Il lass. The boy Kitchener
fell head over heels in love with her.
And Mary katherine Foulk. IN her quiet
way. told the strong young fellow that
she loved him. too and that he ggatiu-
ated from the military academy she would
marry him.
Hardly bad the lieutensnt-to-be Eot
safely in the ac@6esny when the fckle
girl married young squire 81 the neigh
borhoor \ letter from her told the bud
ding officer his fate.
IL was a terrible blow 10 hsn. For
years he could not bring himself 70 speak
kindly TO a woman. The fatat 81 one
he chose 10 blame upon the entire sex.
At thirty-hve he was governor % sua-
kim In 1890. when he war iust forty.
he was promoted srdar % ire Egyptian
army. The proud post Of major general
was Lord Kitchener of Khartoum after
ondurman. Then the south African war.
IL took Kitchener anaiiy 10 bring the
- 49, 49,
not fight OF forever.
The ideal OF a soldier. handsome a.
picture. cool urhane always COM
manGcr. never at BIS wits end whsn
many a British general was. man
among men. Kitchener found himself the
most sought man ia the army. Bat never
anything more ihsp p1liteness did 20
waste upon ans woman ife could have
had the pick 81 80 smpire-he chose TO
remain bachelor.
The Durbsr changed al
The Letters 81 Chicago. etc. were thsrs
in all their glory Lord Cgrzou. the VIC
eroy oser al India vas formally - -
~ lord and sovereign ~
all the Indian poteniates Equally hon-
orea wen him was has American ~lfo.
the eldest daughter 81 Low Z. Letter
Her guests were tive y0un~Cr sisters.
Asizs Mamie Letter ard Mics Daisy
mere was another nx re Almost rs re-
spiendent and aifnoat as profn.prn, IS
the viceroy-Kitchener the nan = ho had
made poss,..e such Elorincstion. And ths
nrs, 20 congratulate him wss Mia Daisy
Letter IN return Lord S!fensuer invited
her 70 dinner prepared by the chef shs
had engaged for him 81 London. Mss
I1iter. the soul 90 H.ouven,iSnAiitY.
accepted upon ,ne sp1t
lord Kitchener and Mhs Letter sfter
his met almost daily 90 some JUNCTION
when the lord cofnrszndant ~ us MAJ
.sty's forces sas host sl.e we gussi q
iouor.
And - shs days few ~
This was the dispatch - the. London
standard about Lord Kltehsners hos
1itauty.
LORD Kitchener tent. yrhsn be- err
ertslns a succssriea q visitors. IL dee
rated with aoaspicuoas taE'e The dir-
yer parties given s.sere afe the tax %
he camp The privileged Eus - seem
hardly e. know which - Admire supst.
he cordially - the gniisrt hgsf tbe
plsndor % hss presentation pIats - th~
rsnipa ~ bis accomplished coos
Ard the chef vito nade ~ 81 goaTi-
,ls vas The orc whom Aiisf Jslfsr pro
idsd