St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1890-11-29
Neurology


"a en- Tuesday, Nov. 2jrh, A. d.. 1880
me hour OF O'Clock a. m, at his r..
, dence situated in what is common,
known HS tie Bellevue nrIyihDlhOU
- at"uF four miles south of OprlnnsaS.
He WAS born IN AmIte County in II
State Of Mississippi, on the 11th dny
y February, 1889. and died nt the age .
t - yeats, 8 months and fourteen GAY
+ In 1852 he lett his nntive County az:
State, and located in ClnIhornr puiiSh
Louisiana, where he carried on q plan
, inE business successfully. When tn
clash Of arms began between the SnEti
I'm and Northern States in 1861, Ii
Joined the Cinihnue Guards and wen
40 Virginia. Ills Company WAS made
pant OF the Sth K. e!n,tnt c0mnlun.ltt
by Col Henry B. KrIiy. now one Of III
Ju"g, "t he Cnnlt Of Apprmls in Ne,
Ut|enns. This regiment WAS mustrIr,
INTO the Confederate service on The 10tI
day Of june, 1861, in Gen. HAIRY |
Hays Brigade hlrh was attached II
VI J. Gen }. A En!!y'A Division, Til.
inst volunteers enlisted tor one wear
III the tXrli;itlnn nf Uhlrh time, the
'ommnnds from The companies MP. Were
reoI gaulZs q. tlUutguntiy had enlisted
ana had served as Il private, but npuI
| The ganlZatlOn ot his cnmpany ht
! was chnsrn az lis Captain. In this posi-
tlon hf continued At.h gAlanlly led his
company 1T the battle Of Charlottesville.
/ Va, which tonli place III 1863. There he
! lost his left leg, and ut IHuI>r bad 10 it.-
I ire from military service. He It1ulut Il
10 his native county in Mississippi,
( herr he remained until he WHr ctUS.,:.
He then went back to Clalhuile parish
settled np his business, Hih IrIuiutu L,
(
here he tarnird until 1870. Ilt then
Incntrd in the Bellevue rrlsi,bn, hotd IT,
St. Landry. " here he engaged in .,iiirt
ing. and where he continued to reside
To the time of his death.
In 1876, he malried Miss Mary Hol-
iiiGSN"rttp of NrW .ttlia. Two S"l>
"tre EoIn Of the marriage, one Of V hon,
died, tht other, Ru~>t-i!, eulElVts wiki
his mother, to inn'irn the less rt Gn;. ot
th. very best Of ia!hrIS and husbands
Capt. Montgomery VAS a consistent
ana worthy member of Tie Methodist L
ChUlC CHI. H. was Il nlan OF fine native
nkitectnal power. G' ntle III his 'unI,
ners and always accessible and ntfab
He was loved as a private in the Amy.
as a Captain III commaid, as a ntighhrI
among his pail>innerS. He prac1Ireu
charity With a liberal hand and htalt. |
Always bad something for the need. |
around him. We give the following III !
cidtnt as an i!lust,arlnu, and it WAS by |
40 means the only one. a gtutitnat |
IT OptlUuSaS, whose name We cunid give
" ere Unnecessary, lfnr he Is sill III bu>- ,
ness among uS,) wanted to buy snint
.nln. and hrarlng that Capt. Montg gnm-
-ry bad some be conid spare. Went .ni
u see him. The following coI!oQuy
onk place:
J.. "Capt, have come to buy SOM,
'o'n Tor my own use: heHling that You
an dispose of some
Capt. NJ. "Mr. j., have you the
money t" pay for it:"
j.. "Ies; | viii pay you cash fnl
Ii need that ynu will let ne have"
CapI. NJ. "Ntl, Nj. j., ] hay,
Que neighbours who have coli they car,
ell for the mnnty, and You Will meet
'lth no trouble in finding all .on want
here are MANY peer reople a:ound.
hn are unable to pay for it and who
eed it, rosSIhly none than You. G."
nj buy yOur corn from those WHO can
II aud Hlt NOT able t" give, ard | VII,
ne mine TO such rs have no money t"
iy with. aud ho need it. ] can spait :
hnut 1900 hhis., and prefer tn give 1t t.
lch as Hla unable to pay for it, and " hn
e needy"
How many men can be found IN alt y
lis Christian land, who Will do as Capt. -
did
The Rev. Mr.. Isbell read the fnncrai ''
rvice. and among the many prtstnI -
T. noticed many checks wet with ttais u
he remarks of the preacher wtlt :
uciiing, simple, solemn and melting "
Il loved he good man. " hose remains :
posed before Us wrapped in the mantle "
the grave, aud each itIt that ne may :
yer again. look upon his equal in IT,. ~
ices of humanity, and charity. H. -
ayes his family we'll provided fur He vi
d WAS forced to use nplatts to calm :,
e pain. S"!netime before his DEATH ~ :.
resolved to discnDfinnc ii3 use IN y
$ last illness his sutfeIlngs from the 20
lputated LIMB, Nele so very great ",';'
at, his Durees and attending friends 81
sisted upon his taking morphine fn, =.
lief. His answer was," Il have said ] "'
nId not again take it, and will die
tone "iii.' This ind!cates tie pow ~
|ul aciU he poss. sSrd, and this feature "
his character WAS Eatlceahlp in all ~ =.
= fised pullnses Of his beautiful life. !"
Truly was 1t said by 'ir preacher, a
cd man has left us. We shall all miss ~
n, not only the weeping wife aud OF "
an son. bnt his utIyhhors and ac- W
and above all pei ttap> th+ ~
Or and the needy. His remains were !
q to rest in the family burial ginui d 81" u"
his own prem l~es, and near tue DIV ell -" ,'
, 10 which be died. =" ~