The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-02
THE PIKERs' LAMENT.

| 10, 1889, is republished by the request OF
John D. Hart, OF Enid, o. T.:
Late one evening a week or two since
we looked uD from our writing to see
standing in the uncertain light Of the
cleaning a figure OF a man dressed IN
military blue. with his hat in his hand.
Excusing himself for the Intrusion, he
said he had been a newspaper man and
thar he was seeking a position as a
local reporter or correspondent. Having
informed him that there were no vacan-
cies, he withdrew and We thought no
more of him Returning home few days
afterward from a brief trip. We found
upon our table letter. which proved to
be from our late sudden visitor. The
letter recited a most pathetic tale OF the
writer's life in which was inclosed two
little poems. for which he hoped we could
pay him enough TO get him night s
lodging or two, and something TO eat
He wrote that he had been sleeping out
in the cold and unless he heard form US
through the business office that evening
he would conclude that we didn't desire
TO help him and he should move on He
had no doubt left the city before our re-
turn. He also wrote that he had been
able to secure but one days work. for
which he had received a half dollar and
square meal One of the pieces. which
49,
and lonely vigns, he entitled The
Hunters Prayer" 1t probably does not
equal the story of the shirt or Gene
Wares Washerwoman. but it comprises.
nevertheless, a touching picture-a heart S
exDerience-and is as follows:
Near the pickering campire's light,
In my blanket bed | lie,
Gazing through the shades OF night,
At the twinkling stars on high;
Ger me spirits in the air,
Silent vigtls seem TO keep,
AS l breathe my childhood's prayer:
Now | lay me down to sleep.
Sadly sings the whip-poor-will.
In the houghs of yonder tree,
Laughingly the dancing rill
Swells the midnight melody;
Foemen may be lurking near
In the cannon dark and deep,
Low | breathe in Jesus ear:
Il pray the Lord my soul to keep"
Mid those stars one face see,
One the Savior called away,
Mother, who in infancy,
Taught my baby lips to pray;
Her sweet spirit hoVers near,
In this lonely mountain brake,
Take me to her Savior dear,
IF l should die before 1 wake"
Fainter grows the fickering light
AS each ember slowly dies,
PlaintiveTe the birds of night
Fill the air with saddening cries;
Over me they seem to cry,
You may never wake"
Low / lisp: If L should die,
I pray the Lord my soul to take"
- Now l lay me down to sleep.
l pray the Lord my soul to keep;
CHI Ito 7 lie
L pray the Lord my soul to take"
-(:.o..)-
The bravest people in the world are
women. One of this sex Monday evening
made the fire wagon drive onto the car
tracks to get around her. No doubt. some
INSCRIPTIONS ones will object to calling
this BRAVERY.
-l:l..l:-
Wichita has a man who knows how
to handle collectors. He threw one out
of his office the other day and the bill
him. On the other hand. the collector
ejector claims that he was the one in
danger of being stuck. But puns don't
go in police court.
@o(9o(-
IF anything makes a man madden than
to be called a liar it is to he cut off on
the telephone when he starts to explain
something out of kindness to the other
fellow.
100:
One person out of every ten thousand
doesn't realize what they are saying when
they use the word anyway"
= ..(o).. =
Very little is SAID ABOUT the men.
They make few breaks" because they
make few moves.
Ibid
Dad Tillman, at the stock yards. de-
clares that there is one brand of tobacco
that beats them all, and that everybody
likes it best, and that is the o. P. brand
Other Peoples Dad says he never knew
there were so many suckers in the CHS
holm creek bottoms.
xxx
Newton preacher says the world is
about to come TO an end, and we are in
clined to believe it. A Wichita plumber
has failed.
II is as easy TO GET INTO court as il
is 70 lie. AND ALMOST AS HARD To
GET oUT OF ONE AS IT IS THE
OTHER.
-(o). .(o)-
1t was said that her parents forced her
to marry him. Their neighbors say the
rain doves cooling is of no value in the
neighborhood since their marriage.
-!..i.i-
The mule is all right 1T IS ALL in
the WAY you go at him. Go at him in
a straight FORWARD manner and the
undertaken will quit proving around your
back door.
mo n