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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1884.
NO. 43.
THE FIELDS ARE WHITE
WITH COTTON.
B P HOLLIS.
Attorney at Law,
AMERICUS, GA.
Office, Fonyth Street n National Bank
building. A* 30 ** j
E. G. SIMMONs7
Attorney at Law*
AMERICUS GA.. (.mllte. who have been wanting Flan<* and
ga&s&sESSg'JSS
Simmons. Jan6tf
msm
u , oriT111 „„ c CAPITAL PRIZE $180,000.
HARD TIMES NEARLY OVER-
. “W« it Icrtly certify tlat we supervise tit
arrangements for tU tie Monthly end Semi-An
A glorious harvest Is at band, and proa* owl Drawing! of Tie Louisiana Stale Lottery
Parity will soon pre-rail. Thousands ot ~ “ * *
families who have been wanting Plan** and
Dr. J. A. FORT,
!D01IMC01TMffM»
. . _ I ndlaid In an Immense stock of SUPE1
Physician and Surgeon i MAKE^ E wWch F we^hln^tre^n ^
Offer, his professional eervlces ^ the J
neopleofAmer^us andricinlty Offlce at hold their cotton until later, we make this
br. EldridgeVDrug Store. At night can SPECIAL OFFER TO PIANO AND OR-
be found at residence at the Taylor house,, GAN BUYERS,
on Lamar street.
Calls will receive prompt attention.
Dr. D. P HOLLOWAY,j
DentisT,
America* - - • Georgia j
Treatssuccessfally all d iseaiws of the Den j
lal organs. Fills teeth oj tar- improved !
method, and inserts artificial teeth on the
best material known to the profession. i
^"OFFICE over Davenport and Son’s [
Drug Store. marllt I
Law Notice.
During the months of Septem
ber and October, 1884, tee trill
sell Pianos and Organs at our
hotcest Rock Bottom Cash
Prices, requiring only
$25 CASH DOW - T ON A PIANO,
$10 CASH DOWN ON A ORGAN.
And allotting three months time
on the balance. Without Interest
or advance of price.
roty. The practice In adjoining coun
ties wilt be separate and distinct. The
Junior member will visit parties in the
county when desired by client without ex-
•— “—*~J attention given to the
?e. Specia
n of claims
time, by agreeing to pa> our regular Install
ment prices, and complying with our In
stallment Terms of pajment. Should they
E. E. Brown. Fillmore Brows.
Edgerton House,
Opposite Passenger Depot,
MACON, GEORGIA.
S. E. Brown & Son, Proprietors.
Rata fS.OO Per Day.
SITUATION WANTED.
A. young man of steady habits desires to ob
tain a situation either as clerk in a store, col
lector or in a factory. lias had some experi
ence as a miller. Good reference given. For
LOOKOUT
J. w.
MONEY
We Must Have!
ALL OLD NOTES AND ACCOUNTS
must be pala or satsifactorially arrangde,
else they will l>e Placed in the hands of
officers for collection. We mean wbaty—
say. J.W.SHEFFiELD&CO.
Oct.lst, 1884
or make a large cash payment, an equitable
price for the Instrument will arranged. All
will be treated fairly, and charged prices in
accordance with the time required for pur-
chace. All purchasers under thisSpeciaJ of
fer are required to sign our usual formas to
their responsibiiitp. Instruments will be
sent on the usual hfteen days trial, when
references are given. Septs.
LUDDEN & BATES
SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE.
''avi.mmli, Ga„
‘iasfflrsssBsjK
patrnu r»er publUlttd. jEnr?
■■■-..ss&ag
i* b* vrtttotV T*a
is that of Ail otlwr pipers of
LAT ENTS.
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Louisiana State Lottery Co
Incorporated in 1868 for 28 years by the
Legislature for Educational and Charitable
purposes—with a capital of $1,000,000—to
which a reserve fond of over $330,000 has
since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote Us
franchise was made a part of the present
itate Ccrttitution adopted December 2d,
A.D., ltie
■ ta Grand Mingle Number Drawing*
will take place monthly, ft meter scales or
Look at the following diatribu-
1731b Grand .non (hi)
Extraordinary Semi-Annual
Drawing.
n the Academy of .Yin sic, New Or
leans, Tuesday, December to, I SSI.
Under the personal supervision and man
agement of
Geu.G. T BEAUREGARD of Louisiana
and Gen. JUBAL A- EARLY, of Virginia.
CAPITAL PRIZE $150,000.
Notice.—Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves, 65. Filths $2. Tenths $1.
LIST OF TRUES.
CAPITAL PRIZE OF $150,000 $150,000
1 GRAND PRIZE OF
1 GRAND PRIZE OF
2 LARGE PRIZES OF
4 LARGE PRIZES OF
20 PRIZES OF
Out of the Jaws of Death
conskJermblr advanced in life, and 1a ]
_• hi* atfviinjr Integrity. Ills pwt-offlea
iTflle, Upson County, Georgia. The fob •
The gentleman who
• eonriderab’ -
^ hU ytcrllnf
Mr. John Pearson's Statement:
the Spring of iM 1 was attacked With
•*---* h. which coni
l&
very bad couch, which continued i
with *
kinds of jnedldtje.^lm
ttinued to grow
lid trobably die. I>r. llolloway^nallf
i to try Brewer's Lung Restorer.' They
Ward’s Store and got » bottle, and I
commenced taking it right away After taking
two or three doses, I began to Ixirvove. and by
the time I had used up one bottle I was able to
get on my feet again. 1 am now In excellent
health. I am confident that the Lung Restorer
"iTed my life, and my neighbor* are of the
imo opinion. It is the be*t Lung Remedy
_ rer made, ia my opinion. Dr. H. promised me
that be would write to the manufacturers and
Statement of Mr.BenJ. F. Hearndon:
Early in November. 1861, while sewing on the
machine, my wife was taken with a severe pain
in her aide, which was soon followed by hemor
rhages from . her lungs and a severe coo<*»
Fever commenced, she could neither eat
th-ely gone.
iach,and after
s could not retain tbo
n her stomach. I men
in, my family physician,
tn consultation. They
ion of the patient, and
lopeless. Dr. Holloway
iho could r<
out the thlr
Improvement
had* taker
tan she has enjoyed f<
Mr. Hearndon’* post-office is Yatcstille, Ep
son County, Ga. lie is a thoroughly reliable
man in every particular.
LAMAR, RANKIN, & LAMAR,
MACON, GA.
WETCSL'Y.
UirOBTC.VtTE OWL.
In the woods not far distant lived a friend-
He concluded one evening, to take a little
prowl,
The provisions at home, being very ecarce,
.Made Mr. owl, feel somewhat fearce.
turkey.
Soup^o the Hmb, with a few lito flaps,
chat,
__ng vei„ —
Saying the owner
Saying now my good lady, lets have a little
chat,
Being very hungry, it made him in haste,
“--tagthec -
time to
The turkey said quit but all of no avail,
” * soon had him last with every toe nail,
i turkey being young,, and somewhat
thin or dress.
He found it very easy to prepare for a mess.
I have supped quite hearty, though 'tls my
due.
tukoy Is too much for one owl, and not
enough for two,
So he left for hta home feeling very fine,
I will return for the rest, some otser time.
rlcep, and in a few weeks she was reduced to a
filXiWSSV *t*ylng at home until the next night,
When Wtotho fowl-yard he era with
a birdseye view,
» heart to venture,
ebut llt-
thlng
Up to it at first.-he had
But at last he decided there
tie danger,
So into it he walked with a very proud
step.
But to bis great surprise, he was caught In
flOSODtirs
Application for rates to ciubs should be
made only to the office of the Company in
New Orleans.
For further Information write clearly, giv
ing full address, postal notes Ex
press Money Oorders, or New York Ex
change In ordinary letters. Currency b
Express (all sums of $3 and upwards s
our expense) addressed
M. A. DAUPHIN,
New Orleans, 1 *»,
M. A# DAUPHIN,
007 seventh SC., Washington, D.<
Now Orleans, La.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve-
The best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises. More*. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Sk n Eruptions, and positive
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is
guaranteed to cive perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.—
For sale by Dr. E. J. Eidridge. oct29-ly
Agnes Ay cock
Under Commercial Hotel. Forsyth Street.
BARLOW BLOCK.
HAVE JUST OPENED A NEW LINE OF
MILLINERY,
LADIES FANCY GOODS.
UNDERWEAR,
DRESS GOODS,
NOTIONS,
TOYS,
ETC.
Giv. us sell, examine qurpoo.ls.nd get
To fill my new store I have ordered a large stock of Books
Stationery, Toys, Fancy Goods, &c„ &c., &c.
Testaments and Bibles from 5c to $14 00 each.
Albums from 25c to $10 00 each.
Papetries from 15c to $5 00 each.
Toys from 10c to $6 00 each.
Writing Paper and Envelopes a Specialty
A large stock of Blank Books—Ink and Pens of the best qual
ity—best grades of
Tobacco a.n.cL Cigars.
Goods to suit all tastes and purses from candy and chewing gum
to quarto
Dictionaries and Bibles,
Please call and examine prices.
Special orders receive prompt attention.
AGNES A.YCOCK.
NEW
OCtlStf.
•rices before purchasing elsewhere.
Wise
A SISTER’S LETTER.
*it7e* s
mature decay. Fever and augue, bill
remittent, dyspepsia and bowel complaints
are among the evils which It entirely re
msves, In tropicM countries, where On
organs most unfavora-
. . combined influence of
climate, diet and water, it is a very necessa
ry safeguard. Fcr sale ->• •—
and Dealers generally.
yyESTMORELAND’S
w ORK FOR THE
y^tORLD t LARGE
WILL F. HARE,
Staple § Fancy Groceries
Piae Vtizcz md Liquors,
Cotton Avenue, Anericus, Ga.
Has on hand allkinds ot
CANNED GOODS.
CRACKERS,
COFFEE,
SUGAR,
LARD,
TOBACCO,
CIGARS. ETC.
Will also have a nice BAR fixed up in
good order for the benefit of those who love
pure article ot Liquor. I will keep the
est My friends, and public generally are
spe<*trally invited to give me a trial.
ang27m3.
COMPRISES FOUR PREPARATIONS.
UVER, HEART AMI KIDNEY TONIC,
For indigestion, Palpitation, etc., from
torpid liver and Inactive kidneys.
DIARRHOEA MIXTURE,
For Dlarrhcea, Dysentery, Ac., of chil
dren and adults.
BLOOD PURIFIER,
For Scrofula, Goitre, Syphlles and Skin
Diseases from impure blood.
BRAIN TONIC,
For Spasms, common Convulsions and Ep
ileptic Fits.
One medicine will not cure all diseases,
but these preparations will do exactly what
is said of them.
Manufactured by Westmoreland, Gbit-
fin & Co., AUantn, Ga., and sold by drug-
nov28-w*sw-3m
gists generally.
T. S. GKRJSEHSTIE,
CABRIAGE BUILDER.
DO YOU KNOW
THAT
LORILLARD'S CLIMAX
PLUG TOBACCO.
With Red Tin Tag, Is the best? Is the pur
est; Is never adulterated with gluco-e,
barytes, molasses, or any deietorious ingre
dients^ is the ease with many other tobacco#
Lorillard’s Rose Leaf Fine Cut
Tobacco
is also made of the finest stock, and for aro
matic choiring quality is second to none
Lorillard’s Navy Clippings
take first rank as a solid durable smoking
tobacco wherever introduced.
Lorillard’s Famous Snuffs
have been used for orer 124 yens, and ai
sold to a larger extent than any others.
Thankful for the patronage
heretofore extended to him,
would inform the public that he
is fully prepared to do all work
in his line,in the best manner,and
at prices as low as the lowest.
Bring me your old Buggies, Wagons, &c., and
I will surprise you at the price they can be put
in order for. dll work I do is fully warranted,
and I won’t go back on anybody.
Come and see and beconvinced. Shops Cotr
ton Avenue, opposite Prince Bros.’ Stables.
T. H. GREEJNE,
. *"5ne nedidne will mat «*»»• •>« *4—L-i « wm mstmsim La.W ■ ^ i
OGCONEECHEE AND T AR'HEEL
SMOKING “JT
T0BACG0S ° ,r i: t T A
n. P.JOMES * CO., Mowafactam*.
Mention this Paper.
QECOND-HAND BOOKS.
O 10.000 School and MlsceDa
Sold at about half price. St itl onery and
z?5\ SBlKe« Centre St Augusta, Ga
^jad-rertMng in 969 good newspapers free
drew GEO. P. ROWELL A CO, 10
Sugars! tiegars: Segars.!
Best assortment of Began at
Dr. Eld ridge’s Drug Store.
Christmas
IS NEAR AT HAND, AND WE ARE RE
CEIVING A FULL STOCK OF
iCANDiES,]""
FRUITS,
HUTS,
CAN GOODS,
3AISENS,
FIRE WORKS,
ETC., ETC.,
AND A FINE LOT OF
LIQUORS and WINES,
FINEST NEW ENGLAND RUM IN THE
MARKET. CASE GOODS, ETC.
STGive us a call and we will save y
money.
WYNN& WOOD.
December, 3d, 1884. tc.
POUTZ’S
HORSE AND CATTLE POWDERS
STRANGE STORY OF TUE BECK TRAGEDY
A8 TOLD BY A 8I8TER OF THE MURDERED
woman in a letter to the murderer
THE FULL DETAILS
FUNERAL MARCII, 1
Atlanta Constitution.
Gainesville, Ga., November 30.—
Perhaps the greatest sensation of the
Beck murder will be the reading of the
following letters, written by Mrs. Min
nie Julian to her brother-in-law, E.
W. Beck, who had murdered her twe
sisters, one of whom was his own wife.
Miss Addie Bailly was robedjn her bri
dal garments for her sister’s inspection
when she was shot to death by her
ivhisky-craxed brother-in-law. The
first lettet was written to Beck o
vember 4, a conple of days after the
murder, and read by him, when, at
Mrs. Julian’s request, it was rctnrned
10 her. Beck begged for its return,
however, to which Mrs. Jnlian consen
ted, accompanying it with % second let
ter, both of which will be found as fol
lows:
ADDRESSING THE MURDERER.
Woolley’s FonD, November 4,1884.
Mr. Eugene W. Beck: Oh! wonld that
L eonid, as in days gone by, fill the
blank with “Dear brother Eogene.”
Bat, alas! just one week ago to-night
your hand severed the tie. Oae week!
it seems an age since at nightfall my
husband and I started for yonr once
happy mountain homo in Clayton,
where we arrived at five o’clock Thurs
day evening, just one-half hour after
my dear sister Addie had breathed her
lant.
THE SCENE OF DEATH.
Who welcomed me upon your thres
hold? My (once onr) father bowed
with age and grief, and a vast throng
<>f weeping friends. As I entered the
door of your eim lighted dwelling, sup
ported by mother aud husband, who
grec ed me with pleasant smile and
warm kisses: Ahl what do 1 see? A
coffin containing the cold, lifeless form
of my once bright-eyed, merry sister
Ella—your wife. I knelt, clasped the
box, and poured out my griet to God;
’twas all that I could do, for the mur
dered, mangled, sweet face was nailed
and sealed from view.
My father said: “Arise, my daugh-
r, and go farther on.” I pressed
through the dining room, thence to
yonr room. There upon your bed wai
laid the lifeless form of sister Addie.
Tho warm life blood you had drawn
had paled the cheek, but the pleasant
mile lingered there as if but asleep.
Around the death couch stood yonr
friends and here, dressing her in the
robe that'was to have been her bridal
costume. There I knelt again, kissed
the cold lips and marble brow and
thought ot you. How? as a murderer?
No,no,I' could not,I would not
seated myself in the corner by your
.dismal hearthstone.
There I fancied you had sat many
times when the fire burned cheerily,
gazing, anon, upon the sweet face of
yonr wife, as her diligent fingers plied,
the needle.
While thus I meditated, I hear them
say, ’ All is ready.” Ready for what?
To carry Addie to the sitting room.
For what? To stand beside her be
trothed husband, and hear the
God say—I pronounce you man and
wife? To see father and mother,
ters, and brothers,relatives and friends,
each with. happy faees congratulate
them? No, no. Ready for what then?
Go lay her cold body a bride '
—in a coffin beside her mnrdered' sis
ter, your wife. Could I make
that bridal party?
TWO PICTURES DRAWN.
Frantic with grief, I rushed from the
house; ’neatb the old tree in yonr back
yard, and under the nigbt shade
yonr prison walls, I walked giving full
vent to my grief, and praying for the
strength Divine, to sustain me. that I
might be a comfort to my aged father
who bad said, “My daughter,yon most
control yourself or I must fall. “
As here 1 walked, gazing anon upon
thrown as a covering over her head,
heard her say, “I see sister.” Beside
her sat your proud form erect; and with
steady grip you held the rein, the light
of love and soberness beaming in yonr
eyes. Can I ever forget that embrace
of my sister? Twining her arms
around my neck she whispered: “Oh,
Sister, I am so happy; Eugene has not
touched whisky for two months, and
•.ays ho never will agsio.” Do yon not
remember when supper was over, you
came te the dining room door and said,
“Sister, when you get through here,
pleaso come into the parlor, I want to
talk with you.” There, by the cheer
ful fire, beside you and my sister, we
sat two hours or more, discussing tho
evils of intemperance; its effects upon
life, lox’e and happiness in this world
and the eternal doom of victims in the
next. With regret you recounted the
scenes of your boyhood; the idleness
and dissipation of your early and later
manhood. You vowed, by the help of
God, to cease to do evil and learu to do
well. . You earnestly implored our
help, in prayers, kind acts and encour
aging words.
When I wa« about leaving the room,
to retire, Ella threw her arms arouud
a and kissing me good-night said:
•*Si8ter,thi8 is-the happiest hour of
my life. 1 feel so hopeful, so sure that
Eagene will not drink any more. Then
you, standing near, bowed your proud
lorm, saying, “Sister, will you not kiss
mo good-night, too?” Yes, I replied,
if yon will promise to be always my
good temperato brother. Oh, Eugene,
did not that first sisterly good-night
kiss' 6eal the vow too soon broken, and
why? Let me not now ask, but back
again, to the shadow of yonr prison
walls, where this life scene was r
called.
HBARINO THE STORY OF TnE MURDERER.
Ere 1 could again compare your pres
ent condition with your past relation
• was aronsed from my reverie by the
gentle, trembling touch of my husband,
saying: "Come into the house, Min
nie.” There Miss Rebecca Duncan,
your wife’s friend—and perhaps yours
—passed her arm gently aronnd my
waist, saying: “Come with me to mj
home, you most take some refresh
meats.” I went, and between sobs and
ra sipped a cop of cofTee. Then seat-
in the moon lighted verandah of the
honse,where they told me you had spent
some of yonr boyhood days we talked
of you. Still, my heart was tender
ward you. I could not condemn yon
as the murderer of my sisters. Soon
we were recalled to your dismal home
to take a last sad look at Sister Ad-
At the head of the coffins I stood,
gazing upon the sealed lid of tho
then upon tho still form in the other.
My heart grew chilled. I thought
would like to see you stand there and
behold the work of your hands, and did
uot hesitate to express my wish. You
were invited, but did not come. This
waB my first impulse to add torture
70UT soul. God forgive me if 1 did
wrong. As I turned away, taking a
last look at that sweet palo face,'I was
impressed with a desire to know just
how and where you did this awful
work. To your room we repaired.from
the lips of Miss Rebecca Duncan and
your cook Sookey, I heard tho sad
tragedy repeated. W hen the story w as
ended, I began to realize that I wa*
there, that a few hours before, you had
been, not as when I last saw you, a no
ble looking, neatly dressed man, happy
in a now-born determination to live and
do right. No; but a drunkard/ A
drunkard in dress, conntenance and
heart; all the noble impulses and ap
pearances of true manhood gone, swal
lowed up in the fatal wine cup.
throng of sad faces, weeping friends
and relatives greeted at. Before reach*
ing town my father had exchanged I
seats with my husband and implored
me to be the first to meet his wife, the
mother of your wife and her sister, and
my step mother, to meet her calmly
without any expression of grief, and so
prepare her to meet him. Said ho: “I
have thus far been sustained, but my
physical strength is failing; this last
seems to l>e tho greatest trial of all, to
take to my homo and present to my
wife the lifeless forms of our two lovely
daughters who so recently went forth
in the full bloom of health, now dead,
killed, murdered, must I say, by tho
hand that loved them most?”
My father’s dwelling was crowded,
but still—still as death. Passing rap
idly through, supported on the arm of
my husband, I entered the family room.
Seated in the “old armchair” was her
whom you once loved and called “Ma.’
Pale and seemingly unconscious she
sat. Tho kind physicians, Mrs. lliden
and Hockinhull, who had watched over
her since the hour of my father’s de
parture, were there applying restora
tives. I placed my arms about her
neck, saying: “I am here,” She open
ed her closed eyes, saying: Oh, Sis,
Sis, why did you bring them both home
dead—dead; how could Eugene, Oh,
how could Eagene—take—kill my
Here her voice ceased.
Oh, Eugene, that scene was enough
melt a heart of stone. But thinking
iw only of father, I calmly continued
to prepare her to meet him. “Your
children are here asleep in Jesus. Your
husband lives, merely lives; if you
would keep him I beg you to be strong,
his strength is going and he fears the
consequence of this meeting both for
>u and himself.”
My father approached. I hurried
from the room to conceal my grief
Weeping friends followed to blend their
flowing teats with mine, but I beckoned
them away, saying, “tempt mo not, 1
mnst bo strong.”
One more heart rending meeting.
That of the bereaved lover with the
mother of his dead bride, and othe<
dear relatives.
He thought he waB strong, and wan
1 to meet with and mourn with those
dear to “his Addie,” But it was too
much for Lis youth, fainting, be would
have fallen, bad they not borne him to
the couch. I was standing a little aside-
My step mother saiJ: “Oh, Sis,
Mr. E. W. Seek: Eugene, I write
again, but uot to torture you. Am
sorry Mr. Cox did not let you keep my
first letter. I told him to bring it
back because 1 did not know that you
would care for an expression oimy
thoughts aud feelings.
Last Tuesday, I heard it remarked,
that when you came to Gainesville
you were very lively, laughing and
jesting.
The very thought of a smile playing
npon your countenance, ora light word
from your lips, filled my soul with
anguish. That night I could neither
read, work or sleep. So when all re
tired, I seized the pen to unburden my
mind, aud if possible find out for’ my
self whether your conscience was seared
and your heart burdened.
How glad I was to hear, that when
my letter was read to you, that you
trembled, wept, and expressed deep re
gret for that awful crime.
I return the letter, by your request,
and hope that the reading of it, in the
privacy of yonr cell, will deepen that
regret and strengthen yonr desire to
seek your soul's salvation.
A SISTER’8 ADVICE.
Here let me say thatmatiy will visit
you out of mere curiosity to see the man
and hear bow he talks who took the
life of the wife he loved and of her
sister whom he esteemed.
But few, if any, will go to speak
word of human sympathy,
the beautiful mountains bathed
soft light of the moon; np to the cloud
less star spangled conopy above, then
down npon the white walla of your
prison, within its cell, in fancy I saw
yon. How? Pacing to and fro, with
restless heavy tread; yonr blood stained
hand, trying hard to wipe tbo mark of
Cain from yonr brow; the demon light
flashing from yonr eye as you peered
through the prison grate down npon
the silent moving throng below? Did
I. could I, see you thus? No, no.
Though a shadow deep as death o'er-
... _ spread my heart, I could only see yon
WANTED, as when I last saw yon. When.wbwe,
5000 Stalks of Green and Red Sugar Cane how? Here, in my own home.
Jor whlch l will pay the highest marks j Do you not remember, whoa you and
prioe. Appyto ED . STALLINGS, Ella came that drizzly October after-
Toole, MeGanah * TOndee’s Ware- noon just a year ago? Though the sky
oct-lOtt. { was clonded, and the shades of night,
f«Q|£ SALES ' : gathering onr faces were bright, your
SAVX9 >. TOUTS. Treprtatar.
GOOSE FEATHERS,
im>T at Refubi^cam Office.
3
i voices happy. As you drove up to the
! gate, I saw Ella's sweet face, half hid-
Iden by the folds of the shawl, she ha<~
With heart fast hardening toward
you, hurried from the room. In the'
doorway I met my father and him
soon to have been tha husband of my
sister Addie, aud by law, my brother.
So youthful, yet so sad, an only son,an
only child. So are you, so my hus
band.
Oh, Engene, how could yon, how
could you, rob him, yourself, my hus
band, me and my sisters and your wife
~ so much happiness?
Three sisters with a trio of only
children for husbands all loving and
trusting each other, united in the Lord,
and working for Jesns. Why, oh why,
could it not have been thus? God may
have permitted but never willed it; *
your hand has made it.
Passing by yonr dwelling, I saw
throng of weeping friends assembled c
the veranda, in the street three bnggiei
and two wagons; the first contained the
remains of yonr wife and Mr. John
Cannon as driver, the second the body
ot Addie and Mr. Seek, your cousin,
who carefully and cautiously guided
his team, as if fearing to hurt the si
lent occupant of his conveyance. Mr.
J. A. Swafford and myself, Dr. J. W,
Bailey and my father, Mr. Carry
my husband made np tho funeral
cession forTallnlan.
This, Engene, was my first visit
your mountain home; a stay of only
fire hoars, so sad, so different from
what I had expected my visit to be.
As l went in and came ont, so deep
as the gloom o’erspreading yonr town,
that 1 almost fancied 1 had walked
beneath the shades of the garden of
Gethsemane.
That drive of eighteen miles through
the mountains, so long, so cold, so si
lent. May l not now give vent to the
fountain of tears, and relieve the an
guish of my sonl? No. The bereaved
grief-stricken youth besides me, must
be consoled and instructed in the way
of life. I pray that God will bless this
his first great trial, as the means of hit
soul’s salvation.
Reaching Tallulah, at five
morning—Friday—we found friends ii
the persons of Colonel Young, his wife,
her mother and others, ready to mourn
with and administer to ns. The same
deep sympathy, and unsolicited kind*
ness attended ns throughout onr jour-
followed.
A dcathliko stillness reigned through
out the house aud o’er the town. The
morning sunlight brought no joy, les
sened not the burden of grief; only an
other crop of afflictions was offered us
My father could not rise from his bed.
so great his physical suffering and men
tal anguish.
When the noontime bad passed on
Saturday, November 1st, 1884, wo left
grief-afflicted parents in the care of
friends, and followed the remains ot
your beloved wife, and A. J. Swafford’s
affianced bride to tho Gumming Ceme
tery.
The attendance was immense, never
great before. Funeral sermon by
Brother W. J. Wootten, prayer by
Brother Shackelford; feeling and ap
propriate exhortations by Brothers’
Eeakes, Winter and Hon, II. F. Bell
Many longed once more to gaze npon
those they had loved in life, now still
death. But this was forbidden.
Why, Eagene, will you answer, why ?
By invitation the vast throng march
ed between the coffins to show respect
and speak in their hearts a silent fare
well.
The most afflicting scene in this a
as the last adieu of A. J. Swafford
bis dead bride. Throwing himself be
side the coffin he clasped it ia his arms
saying: “Farewell, my darling, good
bye forever.”
Side by side, tho same .grave, w<
laid them to rest.
Here, Engeno, I will close the cur-
in and let you listen to the noise ot
the heavy sod, as it falls upon the still
forms ot yonr wife and sister.
“CAN I FORGIVE YOU ?”
ney.
At Buford Mr. T. S. Garner met
the depot, saying, “refreshments
waiting yon at my house and I have the
conveyances all ready to take the entire
party to Cnmmiog.”
With tear dimmed evea and consol
ing words Mrs. Garner met us. So
with the railroad men, telegraph opera
tors, and even the passengers had re
spect for our grief.
All who tendered inch unbounded
kindness are known to yon, and were
once yonr friends. Does not your heart
■well with gratituda to them, for the
respect paid your dead, aud symj
offered the grief-stricken living?
feel more than we can express, God
will reward each one and all of them
1., obont 4 o’clock. There another
Why have I written thus, and to
in ? I would that at least a pen pic-
re of the effects of yonr crime should
be indelibly impressed upon your brain.
I would that every tear shed, all grief
suppressed, every pain suffered, ev|ry
kind and godly word spoken should
sink deep into your soul, aiding agony
your remorse. A remorse so true
' deep, so pure that it would awakci
your soul a godly sorrow for voui
Why did you not keep that vow 1
Did • your wife, or I or any of yonr
friends fail to help yon walk aright ?
Love covereth a multitude of faults.
Such was the nature of your wife’s
love for you. For ia all her lettero to
me from Clayton, she never once spoke
of your intemperance or downward pro
gress, but always affectionate and kind
a wife should.
From your prison in Clayton you
sent me word to pray for you.
Oh, Eugene, how can I pray for you.
pray at all ? What ia prayer with
out faith ? Will God. can I forgive
this last great crime, if yon did wil
lingly and wilfully murder my Bister ?
How can I ask God to forgive and
bless me when I have not forgiven all
their trespasses ? “Forgive n
debts as wo forgive our debtors,
there no exception to this rale, no debt
that we may not bold in suit until the
day of judgment, then be found blame
less ? No, not one. Then, in obedi-
to the command of God, I will
pray without ceasing for yon sonl’i
salvation. The thought of your spend
ing all eternity in everlasting punish
ment, fills my sonl with horror. As to
the punishment of yonr body here, I
have nothing to eay, no wish to make.
“Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord,
him will I repay.”
I beg yon to give not sleep to yonr
eyes, or slumber to your eyelids ’till
you have found pardon in free grace.
Search the work of God, counsel with
hia ministers, pray fervently, contin
ually; forget the affaire of this world,
know only thyself, God and your
science. In the grave yon mnst know
only these two, God and conscience.
Malra peace with them here, then I and
all of us can the better bear the burden
of grief yonr hand baa laid npon na.
Furnishing yourself with writing
material, give yonr life of all its evils
to the world, speak a warning voice
from your prison walla. Y T ea, a voice
so loud and strong that all in the
broad road may hoar. _ God pity and
save you. Kindly,
Minnie A. Julun.
THE SECOND LETTER.
Woolley's Ford, GA.r Nov. 9,
t id fewer
still will in true Christian charity offer
instruct you iu the way of life.
Now, I beg that you always be eeri-
.8, that you repent in sackcloth and •
ashes. This you must do first, for the
sake of Jesus, who lived, suffered and
died that you might be saved; then
through respect for the memory of your
dead, and regard for the sorrow of the
living, I ask that, you laugh not, jeat
They tell me you have often aaid:
“I would not leave my prison if the
door was opened. I ought to be hung;
nay, burnt. I wonld not have taken
the life of my wife and sister for ten
millions of worlds if I had known what
1 doing, but the work i« done, and
sony for it. Being that I was
nnconBcions of the act, I hope God will
pardon me, and that I can go to heaven
where I know my wife is, to dwell with
her forever.”
They tell me yon talk and reason
thus ?
Wonld that I could hear from your
lips or see from your pen a true expres
sion of your heart thoughts. If you do
believe that God will pardon you, be
cause you committed that last act—
murder, double murder, unconsciously,
let me say, that I fear you are build
ing your hopes on a sandy foundation.
Are you not responsible to God for
that state of mind ? Did you not con
sciously take the steps which led you
to it, and that last homed act ?
Oh, Eugene, did not God, through
his word and spirit, did not your wife
and friends warn you of the serpent in
the winecup ?
Where was the beginning, what the
end of atl the drunkards you have ever
known ? You have not been dwelling
a heathen land, where God aud
Bibles are unknown.
You must not come before God with
any excase, bat before Him as well u
man, stand accused, condemned, the
vilest of sinners.
There is no hope for you only through
the love and mercy of Jesus.
I would not have yon deceived. Let
not your diseased imagination create a
phantom hope, which like a phos
phorescent fire blazes, bums, then dies
away, leaving behind no light or heat.
Now that your brain is no longer
crazed with liquor, let reason-and judg
ment have their sway. Think calmly,
wisely; seek earnestly, continually.
Read God’s word and" reflect. Avail
yourself of every opportunity to con
verse with God’s ministers; ask them
to show, you how and where to read,
that you may have a foundation of rock
upon which to rest yonr hope.
WHERE HOPE MAY BE FOUND.
I cannot and I would not release
your body from prison and punishment.
I cannot, but I would if I could, release
your soul from the bondage of sin, and
save you from eternal punishment.
God alono can do this. You must
carry the petition for yonr pardon; we
who profess to be His children can
only tell you the way aud pray for your
courage and strength.
Unadvised by any one and unasked
by yon (except that you asked me to
pray for yon). I have rendered my
feeble help. While you live I will pray
for yon, bat will not wr'to again nnoo-
licited.
May the spirit of God direct and im
press all I have Eaid npon your heart,
and may I soon hear that yonr sin-
polluted soul has been washed in the
blood of Jesns. Kindly and charitable.
Minnie A. Julian.
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