Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-02

each Of us done, and how we managed in
all things.
Some time last summer (lsS2) do not
remember the month or the day l was in
very poor health, my health was contin-
ually growing, where | was boarding at
this time was rather rough place for a
sick man, and l saw plainly that if
continued to get worse that i would soon
be confined 10 my room, SO l enquired Of
an old gentleman, shopmate whose name
| is VIM III. House, who worked nearest me
| in the Nj 4 Q II r Shops where / could
| get a good quiet place to board, that my
health was so bad / was afraid 10 stay
where | was fearing ! might be taken
down with severe spell Of sickness. He
told me of this lady whose name then wss
Mrs Maynard, went to see her, after
talking with her a while / decided
that she would treat me as
well as any body else, so
engaged board and lodging with her
My salary or wages amounted to So per
diem, or $50 TO 800, owing to how much
over lime / worked during the month. /
was able to pay her 10 take care Of me.
| told her the cause Of my wishing to
change boarding houses; told her the con-
dition o. my health. this was in the mid
| die Of this, and as soon rs my week was
up where ! was / left there and went TO
I Mrs, Maynard's. when got to her
house / was so exhausted could not get
up the stairs; She helped me. the next
morning she advised me TO see DR.. Hen
ming, which did he gave me pre-
scripton | had II filled and went back 20
the house. She commenced at once to
nurse me. my Mother was never more
kind or attentive TO me than she was
was in bed for some time, she got me up
and well, | went back to my work al The
shops. ia the course of a few weeks / was
again taken sick. She again nur ed and
cared for me so kindly that IL / had not
have loved her | would not desire TO live.
50 this went on until llth Dec, when we
we're married by the rector Of st. Marys
Episcopal church situated on Poplar st
| this City She made me good true aud
devoted wife until tho day your honor
| passed this sentence on me and from that
day 10 the present | have not seen her,
and the only word have had from her
was letter sent to me when sac sent my
clothes on Monday following the time Of
my sentence. wish you could read that
letter. You then could sec what your
letter done for me and her. her princi-
pal excuse for deserving me as she did was
that had drinked too much Whisky at
the trial You can see plainly that the
| Whiskey ! drank that caused her 10 act
so, but it was the II months and 20 day
sentence, We could and would have
paid the fine by borrowing some, at that
time, but now have not dollar, and |
do not suppose she is much better of
When she leil here | did not know where
she had gone. ! wrote postal to my
Mother asking her to not take her in IL
she came there. am now very sorry
that | wrote such postal, as | am satisfied
the poor lady was insane
have received letter from my Mother
since stating that my wife was there. My
Mother gave me fits for writing such card.
She will give my wife such home rs she
has herself but all my folks are too poor
or stingy to help me any, so unless you
help me l am gone up for years K 10
days for a crime did not intent onally
commit My poor wife love, and any
man who has such wife ought 10 be
proud Of her. She has quit me, and /
doubt whether she would live with me
again if | were free but could help her
10 live, and | would do il. She cannot
support herself know, but can support
her If was only free.
On Christmas day last, Jesse, with his
little Brother and Sister, had been play
ing and enjoying their little gifts in the
morning; there had been no trouble with
them that know or About II o'clock
in the day Jesse's Mother wanted him for
something, but could not find him. After
looking for him. and could not hear Of
him, she looked in his room at bis cloth
1 ing, and found some of them missing As
he had repeatedly ran off from home be-
fore, she knew at once that he had ran
away. She told me as much, the next
day she heard Of him, he was on Alabama
street in his old neighborhood She went
after him two days in succession but could
not find him. On the night Of 9th Dec.
she asked me TO 70 over there with her
after i had come home from the shops.
We went TO Mr.. p. I. Forsythes house,
Just opposite the Mission Home. We told
him our business. We had learned that
Jesse had been staying at one Mr.. Crook &
who lives near ] asked Mr.. Forsythe 10
go over there with me. Mr.. q Mrs
Crook was not at home so their servant
Informed US, the servant informed Us that
jesse was not there but that he had STAYED
the,night before at the Mission Home.
We went there, he was not there, but he
had stayed there that night, so the Matron
Of that institution informed me. | told
her Of his running away and how anxious
his Mother was about him. We then
went back 10 Mr. Forsythe'sh wrote
q note q. Mr.. Crook forbdding him har-
boring Jesse any more. | showed the
note 10 Mr. Fonythe asked his opinion Of
the steps was taking, he took the note
aud delivered II 10 Mr.. Crook the next
morning, the second evening after this rs
came In from the shops my wife met me
at the door After our usual greeting she
told me that Jesse had been brought home
and she had him tied to a chair In the
front room, and that | must whip him
that she could do nothing with him.
well knew she could not do anything with
him for l had seen her try sufficiently.
jesse was a very unrully little boy much
worse than any one could imagine who
did not know. went 10 him ut once.
spoke to him kindly, united him, as soon
rs supper was ready we went in thedining
room. After supper was over took him
back into the front room and there /
waited until his mother had cleared up
the dining room and came in where We
were. Then told jesse Of his actions, and
all his badness stealing Icing and
all his disobedience 10 his Mother.
She also told him Of all his
conduct, ] then took of his pants and
drawers, had three switches and com.
menced 70 whip him. would strike him
a few licka hrat tell him what II for then
whip him few licks, then and his moth
or would lecture him, then tell him OF
something else, and whip him again. and
lecture him again. The switches were OF
. very brittle wood and soon broke SO short
: could not use them. l then got an Old
slipper but II was not Nc, 20 / got an old
7 piece Of rope that had been used long
] time 70 draw water out Of the cistern L
Z had been used until Il was soft, nearly
5 worn out, this l doubled three times II
! wac or 9 feet IN length and X in diane.
! ter used this rope. Josse wriggled and
twisted and ] trying 10 bold him tore hii
shirt of him. | did not put another shirt
on him then for him 70 tear likewise So
part Of the time he was naked. Aiter |
had whipped him as much as common
I sense and reason would allow quit and /
and his mother talked 10 him and lecturod
, him for 10 or 10 minutes suppose II
was very cold night, we had a very hot
ilrc In the CRATE, jesse was Just opposite
the fire on the far side of the room he be.
gan 10 SILVER with cold, rs no was naked
and at a distance Of Is feet from the fre il
was natural 70 suppose he would be cold.
AS soon ~ | saw him shiyoring ] told
him TO go 70 the fire and warm himself he
went into the corner behind the fire and
) where no warmth could reach him told
} him u. come out and get where he could
warm himself. This he refused 10 do, he
only turned himself around and got closer
n tue corner. ~ was not rs MEGago
, thought that he did not have sense enough
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