Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-06-19

The doctors wanted to take the piecei
| of the leg to dissect, but young Parkes in
sisted that they should be buried. Afte,
| much arguing his wish was gratifed, hi
leg. in three pieces, being buried in /,
| neighboring cemetery.
When Parkes finally recovered he mar
ried his dead wife's sister, who had nurset
him during his long illness. Mr.. Parkei
decided to go to Saratoga Springs for hii
health and take his young bride with him
He was never to reach the place.
When half way to his destination the
sleeping car that carried him and his wifi,
| jumped the track, and a disastrous wreck
| occurred. Mr.. Psrkes' remaining leg was
crushed and mangled, and he was taken
from the wreck unconscious. Clasped
tightly in his arms was his young bride,
but she was dead. A horrible cash in her
white forehead told the rest of the story.
Young Parkes' father was hastily mott.
fed, and he insisted that his son should
be brought home. Notwithstanding his
precarious condition, his wounded limb
was bandaged and he was conveyed to hi,
fathers house, twice a widowed man.
For many long hours the best surgeon.
that could be procured labored to save his
remaining leg. At the end they were
compelled to amputate the leg close to the
body. The grave was opened and the leg
buried with the other, leaving Mr.. Parkes
a man without legs.
He WAS now almost entirely helpless,
and for year he remained in his fathers
house, almost without hope and longing
for death. Summer came and a UNIQUE
wheel-chair was made for Mr. Parkes, and
he propelled himself for short distances
about the neighborhood.
Among the boardeIS at an adjoining
for,
consumptive and had but one arm, that
member having been crushed by fall
Her father was wealthy and she had con-
siderable money in her own right Young
Parkes met her. They both We're unfor-
tunate and their feelings were akin.
Three weeks afterward they were married
by the village parson.
Parkes' life seemed to brighten and for
two years-the brightest of his life-he
lived with his wife in Detroit. Then her
fatal disease asserted itself, and after a
lingering illness of three months she died
She left him twenty thousand dollars and
a little baby girl.
Parkes went back to his fathers house,
sad and entirely detected. He hired a
nurse for his baby and determined to de-
vote the remainder of his life to her well
fare.
4uc hluOW
Lawler, was still young and handsome.
Parkes fell in love with her and soon asked
her to become his wife. She refused, but
for six months he fought his suit with
such persistence that he conquered, and
they were married by a Catholic priest,
Mrs. Lawler having been brought up in
that denomination.
Mr. Parkes bought neat little cottage
near his fathers farm, and in it he in
stalled his wife and child. A few months
afterward his father became very i'll and
young Parkes remained constantly beside
his bed
One night when he was watching his
dying father a servant whom he had hired
came home to his cottage intoxicated, up
set a kerosene lamp in his room and set
the house afre. Mrs. Parkes and the baby
were sleeping sonndly, and before assis-
tance arrived they both were smothered to
death. Just as the sad news was brought
to Mr.. Parkes, who sat at his fathers bed
side, his aged parent raised himself, ut
tered few incoherent words and fell back
dead.
Parkes' father and his wife and child
were buried on the same day 1t was a
sad day for Parkes. After the graves had
been covered and the last sad words
poken Parkes was placed in a carriage to
oc tohSh " "a AOn utlSI1N NltCEAcSs
As the carriage was crossing some railrosd
tracks an engine came screeching along,
the horses became mad with fright, and,
despite the efforts of the driver, they
dashed down the road at headlong speed.
Parkes was within utterly helpless. Sud
denly the carriage collided with a tree,
smashing the vehicle, instantly killing the
driver and throwing Parkes out, breaking
his left arm in two places and crushing it.
He was carried home unconscious, and
when he was himself again the doctors
had amputated the arm close to the shoul-
der. 1t was buried with the other por-
tions of Mr.. Parkes.
For many years he remained in his
mothers house, passing the time the best
he could. Two years ago his mother died,
and shortly afterward he sold the farm
and came to ST. Louis. He bought the
little cottage he now owns and determined
to pass the remainder of his life there.
When he was settled he purchased a
handsome rosewood coffin, placed it in his
parlor and sent for the remainder of his
body When they arrived he purchased a
dress suit, dressed the legs in the trousers,
the arm in one coat sleeve, and placed
them in the coffin in their natural posi-
tions The rest of the suit he is saving
until the rest of him is dead.
Once week Parkes determined he
would visit his own grave, decorate it and
keep it in good order. He had little
chair made, SO he could propel himself by
turning crank.
On his second trip to his grave Mr..
Parkes was rvn over by a runaway horse,
and his left shoulder was severely injured.
The doctors were compelled to take out q
bone and cut away large portion of the
flesh. The grave was opened again, and
the bone and flesh placed in the coffin at
Mr. Parke's direction.
He is familiar figure to all the work
men in the cemetery and they called him
s'The man who is dead, but living"
When he was found unconscious this
morning the physician declared that he
had but a skort time to live, and he now,
although apparently in good health, seems
to think that the time is not far off when
what remains of him will be ready for the
grave and his remarkable life will be
ended.
Jack Bryant and the Hawk.
[From the Marion County Democrat
Austin Coppinger says that Jack Bryant
got on the outside of more mountain