The Comanche News (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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Passenger No. 12 Lv. 8.1)7.
SDAY, APR. 29’09,
Abandoned Child Finds Real
Home.
Searching in vain over a period
covering three months, in an
effort to locate the natural moth-
er of Willie Stanton, a bright lit-
tle boy of eight, who was aban-
doned when a babe in swaddling
Rev. I. Z. T. Morris,
_....intendent of the Texas
Children’s Home Society of Fort
has returned frohn Hunt
turday armed with the
tion that would dispel
staples* nights and burning
that spring from the anx-
ques tion mg of the youugster
his parentage, and
had no mamma or papa,
circumstances surround-
ing the vicissitudes of the young
aays the Fort Wort Rec-
out of the ordinary. The
T luck seemed to follow
him from the time his weeping
nok the child to the
home where she left it
face What might be in store
five years ago that Rev.
found a home for
i. Before Ife was hardly old
to lisp the name of his
the foster father
i foster mother struggled
* while and then she,
to her reward leaving
again homeless,
later an other home
i;Just as the little
was begining
he was safely launch-
life once more,
father was kill*
it The
rection. and Mr. Morris took the |A* Jg
Breaker.
! NO 0CCA1
under his personal charge,
at was two weeks ago. Willie
has been asking questions of late
which caused those whom he
questioned 4o gulp and stammer
unintelligible reply. At unexpect-
ed/moments the child would bob
up jrlth pointed queerip3 regard-
ing his real status in the' world,
which spurred Mr. Morris to re-
newed activity.
Records were carefully gone
over and little shreds were
gathered here and there, and
finally a woman in California
was located who was able to di-
vulge the name of the boy’s
grandparents. The clue was
traced down and fianally the
boy’s mother was found, enjoy-
ing a goocLhome, a kind husband
and with three little brothers
and sisters cf Willie, all of whom
were anxious that Willie should
come to Hunt county and take
his rightful place in the family
circle. Willie’s mother had mar-
ried again and wept tears of
gladness when told of the
whereabouts of the child. She
had never told her present hus-
band of the tragedy of her
younger life, so it fell to the lot
of Mr. Morris to tell the tale.
Bracing himself for the ordeal,
Mr. Morris crossed the field
where toiled the prospective
father of the abandoned infant
of long ago. Greetings were ex-
changed, and little by little the
reverend gentleman screwed up
courage to tell him the object of
his call, while the little woman
in the cottage across the meadow
wept bitter tears for fear of the
outcome. But ere the salt of
these penitent tears had dried
on her cheeks her sorrow turned
to one wave of- gladness, when
her husband bounced into the
door and told her in cheering!
tones “the more the merrier.’’
The new stepfather was then
told that thp boy was worth $10, when a girl can convince herself
000 in his own right but the man sh0 not old-maidish when she]
only smiled and said that didn’t
make any difference.
When Mr. Morris came home
Saturday, he called the little fel-
low to his side and told him the
story of his eventful career,,
while the little one, sat open-
eyed and attentive, and listened
until the end. The boy seemed
glad and relieved and is anxious
to go where, he said, ."In knew
that his mother would love him-’’
Willie will be taken to his new
home during the week.
y ’ s ■ v ■ •*''
Lived 152 Years.
Wm. Parr—England’8 oldest
man—married the third time at
Had time 120’ worked in the field till 132
fingers and lived 20 years longer. Peo-
lof the
Willie
pie should be youthful at 30.
Ja*§ ...... "
Wright, of Spurlock, Ky.,
shows how to remain young. -"I
fell just like a 16 year old boy,”
he writes, “after taking six hot-
of Electric Bitters. For 30
made life a
but the first bottle of
j ties of
years
. 50c at
m
In the course of his service ns a
British official in Cyprus Sir Ed-
ward Braeki'iilmry had a hand in
the administration of Turkish law—>
the law operative in the island. One
thing, strictly forbidden by this law
was tuv* opening of tombs with
which the island is - honeycombed.
Brackenbury in his reminiscences
contributed to “Blackwood” says:
“A gentleman, whose brother had
formerly, been American consul, was
known to be breaking the law.. He
was warned, but persisted, and was
caught in the act. I personally
prosecuted him before the Cadi at,
Larnaca. when he was convicted,
and sentenced to six months’ impris-
onment and confiscation of the ob-
jects ho had taken from the tombs.
Sir Garnet, the chief commissioner,
remitted the imprisonment. Some
time later an American warship an-
chored in liRrnaca roads. The de-
linquent went bn board and poured
out the tale of hrs fancied wrongs in
the ear of the naval officer command-
ing. ‘Sii4,’ said thin officer, ‘your
story does not interest me, but it ap-
pears to me you have been doing
something wrong.' How often since,
when 1 lmvo had to listen to the
story of a grievance, have I felt in-
clined to give the same answer!”
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THE MARRYING AMERICAN.
It seems that Uncle Sam became
interested in tliis marriage question,
and sent his patient census enumera-
tors to all the tying-up places in the
country to find out what they could.
The results are astonishing. During
the last 20 years almost 26,000,000
bridegrooms and brides walked lip to
the altar—13,006,000 handsome
swains with 13,000,000 blushing
brides on their arms. The American
is a marrying man, much more than
is the Englishman, the-Frenchman,
the German, the Russian, the Aus-
trian, the Kalian, tlie Spaniard, the
Swede, or, in fact, than any Euro-
pean except the Hungarian.—Suc-
cess Magazine.
NOT OLD-MAIDI8H.
EHAVEG
-WeH
die Chopsj/Bran, Hay,
r, Meal apa all kinds of
fact,/Everything that
should be k^W m an up-to-date,
grocery and fan store. We sell
as cheap as wVcaW and live. See
us-
Pure fresh ribjbon cane, GeoiWa, Lousana and
T^xas syrup always on hand.
Fran/ Clark on-
Next door to M. W. Carroll’s Drag Store.
Groceries.
th
re:
fuses to mistake her bureau drawer
for a trash basket or a laundry bag;
that she is not finicky if she knows
that she can'put her hand into her
glove case in the dark and be sure
of finding a pair of gloves; that Bhe
haa just as much right to have
dainty furnishings for the interior
of her bureau as she has to have rib-
bon-wound coat hangeft in her ward-
robe, then she will have done herself
and her set great service. . Ti
DISENCHANTMENT.
“OK,” sighed* little ’Rastus. roll-
ing his eyes soulfullv, “I jes’ wish
I was a Junqbugl”
“Why for you wish dat, chile?”
asked his ftttm mamma.
“’Cause den I fly straight to
Heabcnl” ' :l - %
“Huh!” scornfully pnd discour-
aging! v rejoined mamma, “you fool
nigger, doon’ you knovf dat wood-
pecker ketch you-all ’fore you get
half- way dar ??
THEN IT WOULD BE EGGSEU.ENT,
fcTTYTO EXPERIMENTING 0nd take up tailor- ©
JgO 1 V-/L ing that credit to you and ^
economical to you as weVL Gty the habit of trading
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% The only Tailor in the GrantyAEaT
Comanche Steam
undry
do your work in
ass style. We can
.y<
ne
re you lots of worry and
ke your ahirts and collars
k much better.
ne No. 62 and We Will call
for your work
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The Comanche News (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 6, 1909, newspaper, May 6, 1909; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth883605/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.