The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-05-04

children are all girls bat are Of an
size, the las. and only horse crippled
seriously by the storm, fencing down
6olda covered with timbor and stock
destroying his crop, enough to arou'e
the feelings Of sympathy in ever
heart. In my humble opinion tn
Honorable Board OF tSupervisorS
should mako an allowance for him
until the II ,use Of Representatives
could meet and then the State pen.
sion him. Tho second settlemtn.
was Dave Miller's, who exercised
great presence Of mind by covcrioe
his wife and children. with feather
beds and mattrt ssts, tho logs no
killing them till they could 10 take
ou', but received very severe wound
himself between the shoulders by D
suag. ! didnot cross tho branch 10
look at the ruins OF Thos Haniltors
aud Mrs Folds houses. nor did ]
wish to SEE any more. l had sect
enough. The dead woro all taken t'
Clarle Stepp'S house, except Mar,
Boasly, who had ben taken 10 be'
fathers for burial nosr Providence
Camp Ground. Mr.. Tommio Ham;l
ton badly wounded WAS taken to ].
A. S.cans. After saving what We
could started for @. A. Stepp'sa'd
arriving there behsld most pitilul
and appalling sight. in ono bed Ia.
Tommie Folds and Art Dickson bali
brothers, Tommie appeared to BIO i?
II sears OF age. the left temple bone
crushed in. Art Dickson was n
young man Is or 20 years OF age n
consistent member Of tho ~ thod,s
Church. Superintendent of a Sunda,
School and bid fair to make o uselhi
man, would have soon marrifd. T.
tho other BID 10y Miss Bette Dickson
Mrs Mary Miller, hos Grand Mothe'
and Mary Folds, tho daughter OF
Mary Miller q, d m,,h'r Of Miss BIT
lie, aud Art Dickson, aud Tommie
Folds, all locked as il u sleep, being
dark from bruises tho only Change.
1t cal.el TO my mind the shifting Of
the frs. born OF Egypt all wero
smi,tcn hero except James Di;ks'n
Mss Bette WAS pretty, healthy,
and fine looking young lady in life
and would have made q good wife
and mother. wh' n she was being
dressed for burial they found between
hor dress and corset ON unbrokeD
letter in it was . nots a1d engage
me mt ring, and the picture or Photo
graph other intended husband, this
letter sho had just received at church
that morning aud hadn't time TO
open and read it. 1t was b MED
back to her lover with ring Dad
photograph at the grave. MIRA Miller
was pierced through the neck aud
4, eddie, Mrs Folds had not q whole
bone in either leg, and was found
wedged in green tree top. All
we're found in o deep ravine so feet
below the level Of the house and a;
least GO or IS yards from the souse.
In or opinion q family whose chance
for heaven were better could not
not have been found than this Folds
family. l went home aud to dsy We
met and Consigned their graves.
Brolho: Taigpcn officiating and
sim ing that good and appropriate
Hymn Jesus lover Of my soul.
Great praise is due Brother Thigpcn
not only for his minister ] scrvice
bat in helping to fad AM carry the
bodies to the house aud doing oil he
could. To morrow We bury Mary
Windhsn wife II w. S. Windham,
died a. many women do, excitement!
during the storm being the cause.
Peace ard consolation 10 he friends
and kindred OF the deal, anl may l
never witless such sad sight as
this any more is my prayer.
L. G. BIRD.