The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-07-21
RELICS OF THE WAR.

RELICS OF THE WAR.
Letters That Were Written but
Never Received.
Last week we gave the particulars
Of the finding Of lot of old letters by
little Miss Katie Allen, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs S. II. Allen, OF HENDERSON.
written during the war. We promised
to give list of them for the benefit of
persons who may be interested, and
now do so. Some of them have already
been delivered to persons to whom
Lieut.. J. G. Cooper, Jr., then in the
Confederate army, who is now resi-
dent of Henderson, being the efficient
book-keeper and assistant manager of
the American Tobacco Company. The
letter was written April 10. 1865, by
his cousin Miss Jeanette Cooper, now
Mrs. Chas. G. Elliott, of Norfolk, Va.
When the letter was handed to Mr..
Cooper by Mr.. Allen he recognized the
hand writing Immediately and at once
sat down and answered it. his reply
being dated July II, 1892, just p years, 3
months and two days after his cousin
had written hers. Another was adj
dressed to Mr.. A. A. Cooke, care Capt.
Crews, Co. G., 1st Reg. H. G., High
Point, n. C. This was the father Of
our townsman Mr. Alf. Cooke, and was
written by his mother to her husband
April II, 1865. Mr.. Cooke has now
been dead many years, his widow living
with her son in this town. When the
letter was handed to Mr. Aft. Cooke
he remarked that it was his mothers
writing and the sight Of it recall led past
memories and the vision Of his dead
father. His eyes filled with tears and
turning aside without breaking the seal
of the sacred epistle he went and placed
the letter in the hands of his mother
to be opened by her more than q years
after it had been written but never re-
ceived by the dear absent one for whom
it was intended. The Capt. Crews
mentioned is Capt. j. A. Crews now
sheriff of Granville county.
The other letters are addressed as
follows: Mr.. Charles Satterwhite,
ASHORE, Randolph county, n. c.,
care of Col. McAlister, Co. K, 55th
Reg. n. C. troops; Mr.. Andrew J..
Throckmortop, 3rd Va. Reg, Kemper's
Brigade, Pipkett's Division, Richmond,
Va. Mr.. Jefferson Cash, Petersburg,
Va, Co. H. seth Reg. n. G. T., care
Of Capt. Graves, Ransom's Brigade !;
1t. Norton c. Newton, or Miss New
ton, care Capt. Edwin D. 7. Myers,
c. S. Engineer Corps, Danville, Va. );
Mr.. J. H. Currn, Company K, 55th
Reg, Care ofCol. McAlister, ASHORE,
Randolph Co., n. G.. Mr.. John F. Still
well, Henderson Depot, Tenn, Co. F.,
Thomas Legion; Serget. T. H. Odell,
53rd Va. Reg, Co. E., Pickett's
Division, Petersburg, Va; Mr.. Ed
ward T. York, lst Reg. Home Guards,
Company G., High Point, n. c., care
of Capt. Crews; Mr.. James Harris,
Raleigh, n. c., Senior Reserves, care
of Capt. Blackley Mr.. A. Sherman
Company G., LIST Reg. H. Guards, care
of Capt Crews, Salisbury, n. c.; Mr..
W. E. Veazey, Co. B., 9th Reg. Louis
lana Brigade, Pegram's Division,
Petersburg, Va; Miss Lizzie Lambeth,
Grove, Chatham, Co, n. c.; DR.. w. j.
Hays, Charlotte, n. c.; Miss Alice
M. Meredith, Danville, Va; Mr.. Charlie
w. Trice, Durham's Depot, n. c.;
Miss Mary Simls, Fayetteville, n. c.:
Mrs. Martha =. Eaton, Warrenton
n. c.; Miss Annie II. Canady, Tran
guilty, Granville county, n. c.; Miss
Emily H. Rudd. Henderson p. o..
Granville Co., n. c.; Miss Sue l..
! Aston, care DR.. Il. E. Williams, War
renton, n. G. A letter for Lieut.. NJ
A. Cotton, Of Williamson, has been
delivered also, as has one for Mr.
Wilson, Of this county. The latter
proved to be an April fool mailed in
1865, the sender Of which is the all
probability now dead.
1t was Ben johnson, we believe, who
when asked Mallock's question, Is life
worth living?" replied, THAT depends or
the liver" And Ben johnson DOUBTLESS
active-quick-life rosy, everything bright
mountains Of trouble melt like mountain:
Of snow. The liver sluggish-life dull
everything blue, mOlchillS of worry rise
| into mountains of anxiety, and as result
sick headache, dizziness. constipation
Two ways are open. Cure permanently
or relirve temporarily Take pill anG
suffer, or take a pill and get we'll. Shock
the system by an overdose, or coax by Z
mild, pleasant way.
| DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
mild means They work effectively, with
out pain and leave the system strong. One
little, sugar-coated pellst is enough, al
though whole vial costs but % cents.
Mild, gentle, soothing and healing is
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. Only 30
| cents.
All friends of education, in town ant
country. are asked to contribute to the
picnic to be given here on the 29tl
inst. for the benefit of the white sclloo
officers. teachers, children and thei
parents. If all will help the even
can be made a successful and enjoyable
one. Certainly this much should b
done for the cause of education in gu
midst.
LEMON ELIXIR.
It's Wonderful Effect on the LiV
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