Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-11-05


Ms Ep,uoE:-WW goa please grant me
s1sec To yoCr wijc,y dgs>imstct paper to
>s-- this wreath o. coincidence upon he
b-sssc uru q my brother. Thomas Dixon
c>tv. whose -eo,uicoauo5 was changed
srl who was sent away Nu5 -, lisa. HAY.
igc loved him more than Jonathan ever
,e,s' Da,j3. feel constrained 10 slNe cN-
rr>,fou % my love Tor Inn and great bee
r,sycrcut in his departure Arom me,
Thcn-h fortunes wheels had widely s5para-
tel - in is struggles for peli, and position
rom meeting oNcu s;n5o We were boys We
we've ccmtor,c3 with frequent commuUi-
cations by post. My brother was born near
Er,ok>yilt. NcxuA5e County. Mss June
r. ,SS}, and died in the tow Of Brooks
VILE. Miss. AaS. -..iS2, aGyr au iIjUs>S Of
aa,uj> days. At the age of9G he hsd led
ID tal Hymens5l Altsy, s. 5lu>hjns bride,
Ms, Annie Nnekcl, who now wth 81 in-
.aat babe srt forNorn and lonely. Two
lr.Asr> and one sister are also mouruers
GA attoUu; oiAis demise.
Being the son ofTtislous parents. hisre-
zs0i Tor tue house Oi,ac Lori was eminent
i respectful. ana from the time he could
answer the first question III the Methodist
J4tclljsa for juveniles, until The day othis
death he was a member Of the sabbath
school az EroOksyilc. tshe ripcued into
tie wear, Il manhood and had become n
member orths Methodist church, he was
thought worthy 10 become an officer in the
Sonlay schoo,of the ssme and in This eXal.
ted position OF church work ,'hc continued
until his death, sud no doubt he LETT an i'm.
preston upon the Young hearts Of those OF
his sabbath school for religious culture that
will result in the lcttermtnt Of their lives
aud tie salvation Of their sous,
In secular pursuits he had formed a
Partnership IS . merchant with Mr.. Rich
arl X. Woo'ten, aud together they made
for themselves q good name in the commit
nifty and were adding 70 their stock daily
and rapidly accommodating wealth, But alas,
how uncertain are things terrestrial. With
& bright and prosperous future before him,
with an energy and 2 willingness TO labor,
with the strength and yigor Of young man
hood to execute his plans and purposes,
with the patronage Of an appreclariye com
muni;y to encourage him, with the smiles
and sweet love Of a dear wife TO stimulate
and help min, death stalks in, and places
his deadly hands upon his life, and chillS
and forever baniahes all his enterprises.
HIS name VIII 10 Longer be seen upon the
sine board ofhis STORE for the stone cutter
is now inditing it upOn the marble slab
Which VIII signify to friends and strangers,
the place ofhis abode uGtii the resurrection
morn.
Is was not my moUrnfuil privilege to
reach the bedside of my brother in time
to catch the last look of brotherly affection,
or the whisper word farewell. The rail-
way wheels Numbered as they bore mt on
ward from my Texas home, and as | left be
hind in rapid succession, town city. river
and meadow | was hopeful that time would
be heightened TO the suffering II and
would see him again in the flesh. But the
memorable messenger was there with deaf.
cned ears to opportunities. and hasten him
away twelve hours before my arrival, But
so ardent was my love for him it was A
privilege to gaze once more upon his manly
form, though bcreft Of blight and life, and to
join the family and friends in the solemn
procession to the old family cemetery.
where gentle and loving hands committed
his precious body to the bosom Of ..morhel
earth.
The "reminiscences of that day were over.
whelming and VIII never be forgotten. a,
the coatagc passed the old homestead, il
memory ! became a child again. and coult
500 nv dorortrd hro,hor with mo rI,y;,o