It is with deep sorrow that we chronicle the death of this amiable, Christian woman, the companion of our esteemed friend, Hon. George H. Wells. She has long been a sufferer, but with a pure, Christian fortitude she has borne all her afflictions. “My grace is sufficient for you.”
Mr. Wells has also been called upon to mourn the loss of his only surviving brother, who died on the 23rd ult. at Springfield, Ohio. This is a double affliction, in which our deepest sympathies engage. –From the Lake Charles Echo
“Ellen Augusta ‘Gussie’ Wells was the pretty daughter of Judge George & Ellen Wells, who eloped with a young Jew by the name of Leon Levy. The Wells family at this time were very devout church members. Judge Wells was president of the board of stewards of the Methodist church and Mrs. Wells had upstage ideas about her family and their position in the community; she felt that “nothing could hurt the Wells” – to quote one of her sayings. Nevertheless, Gussie’s escapade did give them a set-back and when later young Levy, who had made debts right and left, deserted her and a divorce was obtained for her by her father (and divorce was a serious thing in those days, a blot on the soutcheon of the family). Gussie who had looked with contempt upon most of the young men of the town, was glad enough to accept the proposal of marriage from the engineer of the steamboat, “Hazel”. She rarely went out after this marriage and some time later the family (Lee Dick was her husband’s name) moved to Port Arthur, Texas. Poor Gussie was indeed a Foolish Virgin.
“A strange thing, too, about the Wells Family. In spite of the religious atmosphere with which the children were surrounded, with two exceptions, everyone of Judge Wells’ numerous family turned out wayward and, in some instances, a disgrace to their father and to the community. I have often wondered what forces were at work in that family to produce such results. Perhaps they were being bad because in their childhood they had once been made to be so good.“ -Maude Reid
Mr. Wells has also been called upon to mourn the loss of his only surviving brother, who died on the 23rd ult. at Springfield, Ohio. This is a double affliction, in which our deepest sympathies engage. –From the Lake Charles Echo
“Ellen Augusta ‘Gussie’ Wells was the pretty daughter of Judge George & Ellen Wells, who eloped with a young Jew by the name of Leon Levy. The Wells family at this time were very devout church members. Judge Wells was president of the board of stewards of the Methodist church and Mrs. Wells had upstage ideas about her family and their position in the community; she felt that “nothing could hurt the Wells” – to quote one of her sayings. Nevertheless, Gussie’s escapade did give them a set-back and when later young Levy, who had made debts right and left, deserted her and a divorce was obtained for her by her father (and divorce was a serious thing in those days, a blot on the soutcheon of the family). Gussie who had looked with contempt upon most of the young men of the town, was glad enough to accept the proposal of marriage from the engineer of the steamboat, “Hazel”. She rarely went out after this marriage and some time later the family (Lee Dick was her husband’s name) moved to Port Arthur, Texas. Poor Gussie was indeed a Foolish Virgin.
“A strange thing, too, about the Wells Family. In spite of the religious atmosphere with which the children were surrounded, with two exceptions, everyone of Judge Wells’ numerous family turned out wayward and, in some instances, a disgrace to their father and to the community. I have often wondered what forces were at work in that family to produce such results. Perhaps they were being bad because in their childhood they had once been made to be so good.“ -Maude Reid
It is with deep sorrow that we chronicle the death of this amiable, Christian woman, the companion of our esteemed friend, Hon. George H. Wells. She has long been a sufferer, but with a pure, Christian fortitude she has borne all her afflictions. “My grace is sufficient for you.”
Mr. Wells has also been called upon to mourn the loss of his only surviving brother, who died on the 23rd ult. at Springfield, Ohio. This is a double affliction, in which our deepest sympathies engage. –From the Lake Charles Echo
“Ellen Augusta ‘Gussie’ Wells was the pretty daughter of Judge George & Ellen Wells, who eloped with a young Jew by the name of Leon Levy. The Wells family at this time were very devout church members. Judge Wells was president of the board of stewards of the Methodist church and Mrs. Wells had upstage ideas about her family and their position in the community; she felt that “nothing could hurt the Wells” – to quote one of her sayings. Nevertheless, Gussie’s escapade did give them a set-back and when later young Levy, who had made debts right and left, deserted her and a divorce was obtained for her by her father (and divorce was a serious thing in those days, a blot on the soutcheon of the family). Gussie who had looked with contempt upon most of the young men of the town, was glad enough to accept the proposal of marriage from the engineer of the steamboat, “Hazel”. She rarely went out after this marriage and some time later the family (Lee Dick was her husband’s name) moved to Port Arthur, Texas. Poor Gussie was indeed a Foolish Virgin.
“A strange thing, too, about the Wells Family. In spite of the religious atmosphere with which the children were surrounded, with two exceptions, everyone of Judge Wells’ numerous family turned out wayward and, in some instances, a disgrace to their father and to the community. I have often wondered what forces were at work in that family to produce such results. Perhaps they were being bad because in their childhood they had once been made to be so good.“ -Maude Reid
Mr. Wells has also been called upon to mourn the loss of his only surviving brother, who died on the 23rd ult. at Springfield, Ohio. This is a double affliction, in which our deepest sympathies engage. –From the Lake Charles Echo
“Ellen Augusta ‘Gussie’ Wells was the pretty daughter of Judge George & Ellen Wells, who eloped with a young Jew by the name of Leon Levy. The Wells family at this time were very devout church members. Judge Wells was president of the board of stewards of the Methodist church and Mrs. Wells had upstage ideas about her family and their position in the community; she felt that “nothing could hurt the Wells” – to quote one of her sayings. Nevertheless, Gussie’s escapade did give them a set-back and when later young Levy, who had made debts right and left, deserted her and a divorce was obtained for her by her father (and divorce was a serious thing in those days, a blot on the soutcheon of the family). Gussie who had looked with contempt upon most of the young men of the town, was glad enough to accept the proposal of marriage from the engineer of the steamboat, “Hazel”. She rarely went out after this marriage and some time later the family (Lee Dick was her husband’s name) moved to Port Arthur, Texas. Poor Gussie was indeed a Foolish Virgin.
“A strange thing, too, about the Wells Family. In spite of the religious atmosphere with which the children were surrounded, with two exceptions, everyone of Judge Wells’ numerous family turned out wayward and, in some instances, a disgrace to their father and to the community. I have often wondered what forces were at work in that family to produce such results. Perhaps they were being bad because in their childhood they had once been made to be so good.“ -Maude Reid
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