The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-06-26


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~ ilte mfei Hhfstahaie snaifs Il b.
been ouf mlseaiuna " siinsa W
rami The circumstance ~ ths
melancholy occurrence Hfc alrui -
fllows uu Nondas Iaa W. Il
VI t0hhaon, ~ thls cIit leH hmae .
with fhe intention n, hc aid w.
ses hls sweetheart. vhsse nnmo We
uprress and Wa N the time living
about tldfiy Eve mile' from here
| lale NJ tbc evening hc waa seen
shout twenty miles easi from tltis
\ plaec. On Wednesday about ten
,'eluck, We returned ~ what y
known ~ iNy Rock School llouse,
between SmcptaaI Paris. and call
cd the teacher, Mr. l,Us,pt Embry
out. and stated 10 him that h, vac
iorsakcn. and was going 70 KIM
himself" Mr.. II. thought lightly of
the remark. but after talking n mo-
ment, hc (Mr. Johnsom pulled out
his pistol, aud after dcliycringa short
paper, he fired one barrel without
effect, but quick as thought he fired
: again, the second hall taking effect
in the left breast. He then walked
to the school house door and fell
+, Mr. Embry dismissed his school onc
Mr.. johnson then made request
that Mr.. Darrell, his brother-in-law
be made acquainted with the affair
then asked to be stripped of hi
shoes. cravat and collar. Ever,
effort was made to restore him, bu
in about two hours he expired, hay
ing said nothing during the tim'
u though apparently sane, to indicat
- that he regretted the fatal act. W
were called upon by the friends
the deceased to go after the bod,
and, leaving the city at about nil
o'clock at night, we arrived in Il
morning at the school house, whe
we found the body neatly dress'
i, and laid out by the citizens of d
neighborhood. AS soon as it cou
J.. be done the body was enclosed in
~, neat metallic case, and at 6 o'clo
lII in the evening the party arrlv
/, here with the remains. The ne
morning, Friday, the writer OF u
sad notice and three other memb
of the |. O. 0. f., Of which he v
a member, were detailed to carry
remains to Somerville, Tenness
,at for interment. The funeral
tbo well attended by the friends, II
tiyes and citizens of Somcrville,
ron services being conducted by the i
med Mr.. Hafter, pastor of the Bar
church. In a small memorand
roo- book which was found in the poe
ro;s of this unfortunate young II
,urh+ were the following beautiful but
lines, which almost speak the
,oon views carried out by the victim
,hom But now snose hapPy 1,a; us; soon % 5ena,,
I'm left alone to weep for one
d, said VINO o' oa' u'""ssa " a,san ms r oe former
y, ana When was happy, bright an
,+od 40 When was free from grief and
'0A '' And joyfully passed time awi
.-New ,
Obl weary are the passing hours,
That once TO me were dear and gay
For now my hopes, like fading HOVER
o No longer bloom, but pine away
stone And as I'm now by one forgot
po,,rd For whom I'll heave my latest brea'
i'"J "''' OH grant me but the happy lot,
ot more To close mine eyes for e'or in death
it is by cnOnrs-oh' let me dream '"'
infested obl let me dream of childhood scent
~ When sweetly few the moments
ioi 'iio Each passing hour was as dream
n Swift This bosom knew no care or slgn'
But oh, how sadly changed the seen
u JACK Ny youthful fancy painted erlsh'
mpaign cloud obscures that happy u a,eIi re nj,
cry late o anu 1u"Iy n,', y, =. ma drs,m. etc.
We tender to the bereaved
brother and sisters our since
III IN. dolence, and do hope that
''s'1a 49,. raevcr fall to our lot to witt
,;e, + ..', ma like again
thesuo- Jons III. MoRaAN's GRAv
last resting place Of this bold