The Forrest City times., 1891-09-18
WHERE THEY LEFT DADDY.
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old snd Hslplsss and They weuidn's rss, l Him Along. A cart drawn by single OK drov, up to the depot platform and a mid dle-aged cOlored man and his wifi and five children got out. They hal bundles and were going up to somt point in Georgia The cart was driver away by a negro boy. and twenty min. ! utes later one of the queerest old darkies you ever saw came down the street it had taken. He was bow-leg. ged, hump-backed. gray headed and lame and he looked to be a-hundred years old.
 Thar comes daddyr' exclaimed the woman as she caught sight of him. and each one of the children echoed the cry.
 The old man hopped and hobbled in queer way, and he looked scared and envious as he finally arrived a, the platform. Just then the husband came up and demanded:
 Now, what yo's doin yere old daddyP"
 Il dun can't stay-'deed 1 can't" replied the old man.
 But yo's got to! Didn't we talk il all ober' Didn't we dun say we couldn't take yo'p'
 "Chillens!" said daddy as he reached out his hands .doan' leave the ole man yere! He's dun gwine to starve to death if yo' do! Moses .- Mary-take de ole man long up to Gawgia wid yor'
 We began to make inquiries, and we found the family to be squattcrs on piece Of land four or five miles from town. Moses was his own son and for four or five years the old man had been almost helpless. and consequent ly burden. To get rid of him they were going to journey to new loca- tion. leaving him entirely alone on the 'squatt" to live as best he could.
 They had talked it over tyso or three times with him. but he was 30 old and childish that he had not faisly under stood. They had secretly laid their plans and had slipped quietly away in the early morning leaving him fast asleep. When he awoke and missed them he set out for the depot and here he was to appeal to his own Aesh and blood not to be left behind.
 The daughter-ial- law seemed ssy be bitter against him and to exercise q strong influence over the son. While he stood there begging for his life, as t were, she rose up and gave hirm a slap and said:
 its no use ole Gaddy' We hailrt dun gwre to take yo'. an if you doau' so back Ell hurt yo' powerfully bad.'
 Several of us interfered to prevent flu rther assault. The aid man took it, meekly, aad turned to the son with
 Moses. 70 was de chiy chile got! Waryo' gwiue to leavea yo' ole daddy to dle ein de. bresh?"
 We dun san't take yo.. cause yo's too old and it costs too much. -
 "I'Iiwork Noses-Ill work hard if you take me-
 Il say We ain't going sS take yo'" bluntly exclaimed the worGxn.
 Nrth Cnlllens! ne ploaued as he turned to- the little ones. '-is yo' all gwine ts' leavo' 70 ole gran'fadder to starve ana diea~
 They were silent
 ''Yes yo' ct;Iy right out now yo' useless rash." shouted the woman. looking arcundifn a detant'way; and after locking frogn one to another in hopes to arouse pity the old man half fell, halt rollexcff the platform ana walked down thrsrack. IL YVES straight away for two or three miles. and he had shanTbled off to distance about forty rods whezs he saw an express coming. He was hcing it. He- hobbled a few yasds further and then halted, faced about and fropped on his knees right in the cerre~ of the tteck. It was . half minute before 7zs under stood. Ehen it ycas too late. The en- gineer W aistled and We saw tln fire fly as the ai-brakes, hugged the wheels. but the heavy train coul1 not be stopped Whenr 1t drew up st the de- pot there were splashes of blood on the pilot and the limp and broken body oiTold datiiiy was lying in tho up 'she track. M Quad in New York W aid