Show ALL ABOUT E L WAKEMAN jamaica L I 1 july 13 1898 many of the news readers remember with pleasure the series of letters published in over leading american and nd european journals under the title at wakemans Wak emans wanderings at the time of their appearance mr wakeman tze held ole the honor of having the largest number of readers of any american writer riter living his leters are clear and beautiful partaking in many cases ot the dramatic quaintly and fervently depleted he journeyed with his readers through cuba explained to them the conditions of the people and boldly sympathized zed with the oppressed often bringing upon himself the sharp re rc enof of friends by so doing his description of the gypsies unde dundei the she title of with an ancient race ivea wm him the oft repeated title of living authority on the origin language history traditions and every day at life af that race A great deal of his literary material waa a gathered while afoot and travel 0 WS ing alone in ireland through southern 1 africa the azores au rope northern xora norway ay england scotland and among the lapps and finns where vere is Mr Wakeman now and with hat is his great mind busied A short abort time ago two humble mormon were passing along bl beautiful house set back lane to a ta tow few hundred yards from the highway tte tween en flushing a and nd western jamaica leq pretty sub suburbs arbs of brooklyn A gentleman aleman n of fine p physique and stately bearing bearin gt clad in the dress of a common urban adman was working about the vwe place he very courteously received the 4 the elders and aston it ta offered by ased W ed them by announcing him self ed he insisted that the sat r t L wakeman 1 dine with him this picturesque homestead was pur nailed ed by him that he might retire rom the busy scenes of 32 vesey street new york city his former place oz 01 f ilig i Wence and enjoy the quietness of ie equi while toe he pursues his liter awk TIC A ramble was taken about abom Z ool shady place and mr W eni explained the plans he ia bad tor for making his home an ideal one the strangers were introduced to mrs aJ eman ceman and the bright pretty little and boy that bless that house household hola one feels at home as soon as he crosses tee threshold the furniture Is liot no AA owr but very solid and convenient lost t of 0 it was built on the place un amr ar Ws personal charge this s chair said he was made to for our childrens children and that IA deard weighs nearly a ton I 1 am a er of that which is genuine and soly solid k and in character I 1 hate awand aad pre and deception r y t h ing from basement to attle attic awe t the he h same stamp or order uti utility otilit lit good solid quality his library con nany very rare and expensive ournes and is valued at more than lasiloo laSi upon the walls are some very prized pictures by eminent among them being some of mrs rv a leemans own work she displays of no mean degree i elders presented mr wakeman book of mormon which he lly y accepted and expressed heb QS s of reading special mention worthy people is due they evavy effort in an their power to 10 minister to the strangers comfort even going so far as to bring them far on their way in the family carriage and presenting them with a large basket or table delicacies edgar L wakeman was born aug 23 1848 on old quality hill homestead about six miles north of howard mchenry county ill he comes of a noted english family in early life be ws was styled a brown faced country boy his duties in early life were similar to those of other country lads rise early work long hours and retire late at night tired and weary his boyish heart trembled to grow beyond the commonplace when the civil war broke out his two elder brothers enlisted and soon were promoted to offices of rank on account of valor displayed the young man could not be restrained from going to the conflict three times he ran away from home to the wax war the first time he was returned to his parents and sent back to school where the master introduced him to his mates as a distinguished hero from the seat of war the second attempt to join the army also failed A detective followed him and lodged him and his hia companions in jail where the young patriots sang gang wa war songs until morning they were again returned to their parents the time was successful and young edgar and his comm panion succeeded in being mustered into battery D first illinois light artillery the father followed him and thus describes his search 1 I found the little goose clad in a uniform big enough for myself the stiff artillery jacket collar reached to the top of his head while the bottom fell to his heels and the sleeves were turned back to his elbows the trousers were big enough for four boys of his size and the bottoms were turned back above the knees in that grotesque outfit he was squatting in front of a fire vainly trying to toast a bit of pork for his dinner I 1 saw that he got a decent uniform told him to go it tills this time and came back home fealing as though I 1 had lost about all I 1 had on earth his commander major E H cooper said that he was disgusted that the recruiting cr crul ting officer should send him a mere boy the lad was boon oon promoted for his energy and bravery wakeman aai was the youngest soldier doing regular duty in shermans Sher mans army after the close of the war he attended school taught studied law wrote a number of pieces in verse and studied for the stage the chicago fire of 1871 destroyed the property of his bis parents and edgar engaged in any kind of honorable work he could obtain some time after this he formed the acquaintanceship ance ship of allan pinkerton the great detective they became friends and for years mr wakeman was private secretary and confidential companion of the service during this time he was regular correspondent of the courier journal the immense amount of work he did at times seema seeing almost a superhuman effort financial reverses caused him to travel and in 1886 he began the articles that have made him so famous wakemans Wak emans wanderings have been read by hundreds of thousands in america and europe it Is said of him that he never wrote a foolish or indecent sentence during the whole of hla his literary career he was often urged by liberal offers of money to write light fiction but always refused saying there were less silly readers than sensible fines and the latter he would select as his audience his poetic nature Is unfolded in the many selections he has given to the world his tales of ten travelers TrEw elers have been the means of earning for him the title amerle american dickens he gets close to the people lives with them and becomes master of 0 their with such thoroughness as has never been equa equaled ged 11 the elders of long island conference are enjoying good health and artesuk we succeeding in tearing down much atine wall of prejudice built by our enemies the elders laboring here are MILI mafua aus farr james thomas arthur vurion lu rion and E D whiting many of the people receive us kindly several are investigating a vesti gating our doctrines may kay peace be unto all men carried is the prayer of your brot brother ber E D WHITING W 19 |