Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1889-08-10
KIND REMEMBRANCE.

The Journal notes with pleasure the
paragraph Of the BEACON IN praise OF
our worthy police jury member Of the
9th ward, Mr.. \. b. Armstrong. Bro.
Mangham knows how to put his words
in the right place and how to render
honor to whom honor is due.-Madl-
son journal.
Yes, Bro. Snyder, we can relate a
little circumstance in connection with
our first acquaintance with the Arm
strong family. In the fall of 1860,
the weary traveller mad not where
to Law his head" On the 18th day Of
Oct, 1868, the writer crossed over the
Mississippi on horseback. Madison
parish was inhabited almost exclu-
sively by colored people. When the
first night overlook us We turned in
at the Anus place. None but colored
people on the place, but the old col
ored man in charge permitted us to
occupy his young master ROOM who
was then in Texas-having refugeed
there. After leaving the Anus place
on the morning Of the 10th, We were
seized with a chill and lay down by a
fire near the roadside while our horse
fed around. While lying there two
colored women came along, one COM
ing up to us said: white man, are
YOU sick?' We answered in the af-
frmative. Said one Of them, "cOme
down to my house and lie on a bed.
We enquired as to whether any white
people lived there. She said, mo
sir, but | keep a nice bed for white
folks" In the course of two or three
hours we rode down and went in
There was bed prepared "as white
as snow" We slept off our fever
arose and paid % cents for the use o
the bed, though the kind colored wo
man did not want the pay. We en-
ouired where we could find wher'
some white people lived? Up to tina
time we had not seen a white man af.
ter leavingVicksburg. We went dowr
and remained till the next day at tn
widow Crandall's. On the mornin!
of the 18th we determined to make i
to the white settlements; so We saddleC
up early and "lit out" We crosse'
Bayou Macon just before night AM
was advised to turn down and tax
Warsaw road. We turned down an,
some five miles south of Delhi W
hove up in front of a house wher
several men were sitting. 1t wa
dark. We anticipated a refusal t
remain all night as that was Yer
common at that time. We, however
summed up courage and sang ou
"hallool" the answer came promptly
"hah!" We asked, sis there an
chance to remain all night here?' tn
response came, Eyes, certainly, certain
lv,I never turn of a traveller Thl
was music to the ear of a worn gu
sick traveller. We dismounted an
went in and spent the night pleasant
ly with this good hearted family.
was the home Of "Uncle Alex Arm
strong. the father of A. B. Armstrong
The old gentleman was suffering wit
severe cough-we gave him a re
ceipt that we had procured during ii
war for coughs. Some three veal
elapsed and we had not forgotte
Uncle Alex" and we were visitir
the masonic lodge at Delhi whe
Uncle Alex" came up and said: "Yc
don't remember me do you? Yc
staid all night at my house just aft
the war;" OF course We remembers
him and his disinterested kindne
was seed sown that will bring fort
fruit when time knows him no NOR
, Then, neighbor, do you wonder tn
the editor of the BEACON has a XIII
word for the Armstrong;?