The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1882-11-10
A SorrOwfni kyinancc.
A merchant in Allegany has in his
possession tho following n tie:

/
II will no. be possible for mo to
keep the appointine atsfor this after.
noon. regret II much, ont bnsiness
intsrieres. j. W. D
Tho note was written by John
Wilkes BHth in 1866, two days be.
foro Lincoln was ass sssiuated. In
April, 1906, The Alleg'ny merchant
went 10 Baltimore toendeavor to find
| some traces OF his brother, who had
gone to P,tisburg in the carly part OF
tue war. "Tuc second day after my
arrival 10 Bitimoro." said the NOR
chant, ~ called at tho house OF Mrs.
-. The family consisted Of Mrs.,
her daughter Estelle. dud Robert, a
boy about twelve years old. Miss
Estelle was between eighteen md
twenty years old, and was rather
pretty. She was tall and slender, and
talked with great spirit Sho was
very graceful and quick witted, and
sang we'll. When I told Mrs.-
what my errand was in Baltimore
she expressed great deal Of sympa-
Thy for my mother. and Insisted up
ON my occupying the room which be-
longed to her son who was in the
army.
"Ms.- told mo that her daugh.
ter had formed farcy for o man who
did not caro- Tor her, and Who was an
actor. She said that nothing had ov-
er come ont OF the matter, aud she
did not think there was anything to
fear. but she did not like the mans
profession, although she took pains
to assure mo that he was o gentle.
man; had always acted in the most
honorable way, and never aeomsd to
notice TIM. E.tellc carci for him, but
talked TO her abont music and the
stage, and took an interest in her
musical studies.
"Oae morning Miss Estollo and /
were at the breakfast table. Mrs.
having excused herself, as sho had
some household duties to attend
to. The young ladies attention was
evidently preoccupied about some
,hing, for she talked at random aud
seemed 10 bo thinking. AT last sho
said, with o rather odd expression OF
face
"Iexpect . friend to call on me this
afternoon. / think you will like him
He is very fond Of music
III asked who he was, and she look.
cd rather disturbed at my question:
but replied
"II, is my best friend. Ha ia nm
actor, md is coming over from Wash
iugton,'
4 remembered what her mothor
bad told me, and I changed tho top
ic Of conversation. In tho afternoon,
about four o'clock, I was sitting iu
the parlor with Es:olle, when her
brother Bob came in with a lcttcr.
She blushcd when she aaw the hand
writing on the envelope and tore it
open hastily. Then her expression
changed. and she showed that abe.
had been disappointed. She read tho
letter twn or three times and then
ex reclaimed:
"It's loo bad. Hs isn't coming. ]
think he might have written moro
thao that, don't you2
She tossed the letter to me, and
turning to tho piano. began playing.
I absently folded and ,refolded her
note until I had It in crumpled lit.
Ito roll, and when sho started to 60
up stairs t. dress for snrper. the noe
could not be found. Size was little
vc1ed at my carelessness at first, but
soon recovered her temper aud did
not allude to It ngain. Three days
after that I was to 60 home. I got
up carly 10 make arrangements and
went out on the streets, where /
heard OF tho assassination OF Lin
coin. When I returned, Mrs.
aud Estells were awaiting my ap-
pearauce to sit down to breakfast. ]
was greatly excited, and exclaimed as
I entered
GPeesieent Lincoln was murdered
in Washington last night I"
"Both ladies screened and looked
frightened, and Mrs cried out:
'Oh, tbcy will kill oil Of us who are
friends OF the South. Who did iii'
"A scoundreIy actor named Booth
John Wilkes Booth.! The words
were scarcely out Of my mouth be-
fore Estslls gave scream and fell
toward upon tho .ablr,,nd from there