The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-20
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Inc down passenger train from Chat,
tanooga thatTeached Atlanta Weduesdav.
night last bropSht among its nunlerotiSs
passengeras a family. of eleven persoiIs
who were on their ..eturn home 10 South
Carolina from Texas, where they have
been existing for the past three wears.
The head ofthe family gave his naTne as !.
Z. ID. Coker, and asked policeman az
the depot TO show him and his party to
some place where they could stay for the
night. The policeman took tha entire
pasty TO the station-house, where q COM
iortable room with fire In it:was placed
at their disposal. Here they remained
| Until major .. u. A. Cook, the kind hearted
and efficient station-honse keeper. came
on duty in the morning. Major Cook
/ upon visiting them in the room. learned
| from D.. Coker that neither he nor any
! member OF his family had eaten rnorseI
on the day previous, and in conseduance
l wero nearly famished for want OF food.
AS soon as Major Cook learned this he
sent out and got eleven breakfasts for the
starving family. L,
"Well, 1t would have done you aootdn y
said Major Cook 70 the reporter. ssto nea
how that family demolished the contents /
Of the. numerous dishes that:were SET be.s
fore them. The ittlo ones lust prinlred
up their ears and snapped their ewes as 3
Boon as they heard tiieAattie of the diebs
es. A little three yeat old blua.eyed boy
sprang out Of his mothers lap and com.
meneed clapping his hands for Joy.
Faces that were without particle OF L
life In them changed in the twinkline az
an eye and bore expressions Of delight.
Despite the. greas hunger Of every one
hour spent in stnfIing tllemseivas with
| the good things, the family, from, Che Old
man 70 this baby in tho arms ofthe aotj,.s
or, had their appetites fnllp eatises4a I, M
AT noon the reporter lonlad Il, .f,nof,
the group. There were tila old ma. -
mis- wife, apparently Bixsy ,years Of nto. +
seated on tho floor, and near them was ~
their family.
In conversation with Mr.. CoLer. the
reporter learned that the family went q, +
the southeastern part Of Texae about
three years ago, aud that they had set-
tied upon tract of land that they reI, s.
ted, which 10 located a few niiles frola
Huntsville. During their stay In tl.a3i
Lone Star State, Mr.. Coker saws ;ils hnt;l
met with nothing but adyersity on every
turn. He says that be made poor crtr,s.
and in consequence had little TO eat
Tho land he said wss poor, ard would
bring nothing whatever, although he
worked hard TO make living for htnis
| self and family. Two Of his daughters,
who are grown, assisted him in plough.
ing IN the fields and worked upon the
tor their arrival in Texss ,ba ~.
of his family were fsen s;cI-
end fever and mn,
lassiI5g that E.,s, se slS
were ef;li suhiect IN ,his IL
Sir. T;oker savs tbnf ~ stss ,'sll lssss
discusted with tba Ja,,d and oecoine aa,g
TeSas. be conclndSa % 5,a
60 rettirn TO iis foyn,er
lliamahnrs- sstk - IA
that ha made To see.,lrss =, =
upon which fo retnrn hon,e r1yaS ~ 81 ~
q failure until 4 gssy days ~ - 4.
tsecnretl two hundred ac,iays ..,sa { :sS
Ibrother.in-law p,hn' res;Jes ~ yi,s,Is Ias
hnyr with tb;a :, T., ~ ~
cTassa t;onats . ss 4.h;a itIn3y ne a. once pug
i,is ~ m o.ollg9 mn and
aga;,, ,z;;hcS,t I ese ne vas vas
n3I;ca IearnsJ of thc on Ssie
Of the family mud n f,rnna.s 4g!,,
of their a;t,,o,;nn Th;s y
-a,a;rsJ ~ is sf. soon
i tern and Atlantic Railroad a,,S AZ rse, ~.
ted the manager to pass the fanliiv Sfo,5
Atlanta for half rates. Sstnfin@ tisss ;s,,,s ~
road would do this ChattaIooaa trs.s sgo,,I = n
pay for the tickets. The rsnnesf s,ssss sssa
promptly granted and the paffv are; vs,iI Val
i in thfs city without accident * X - -
I Mr.. CoEer states thst Tie cos,5nctg,sa
ialong tho lines over which Ia yzas hsnIs
ed have bean uniyefsallv so,,sisn;,s ~
II himself and his entisa fas,ilv - .sA
II he will always feel indcTtad f,ti f,s,,s sy.
4 for numerous kinl ,s - - snsss
upon bis arrival st homo ha1stIl ~, MN
Il TO his cid purailit. which is fr,n;,r III, 4is
II bfother-in.iaw; he saws. bas nTo,,,sse5 ~
4 give him every issat ~ !, : az
get thoronghlyund S7ay 6nes Is,',rs, IL
Ris old Staie: Ar. sas
.s lee had eroIgb and MI NIL 9yas sss
main the REMAINDER OF his life IN fr,ei
State of his nativity. lie saws that fbrsal
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