The state herald., 1893-02-24
THE ORCHARD GHOST.


The Rev. Exodus Sarcoxie, pastor
OF the colored Baptist church up
Green Turtle bayou. in Arkansas. was
dead
He was q very popular divine, and
1t had been his boast that he had
plunged mo- dirty sinners in de Mis-
sissip than any other bro'her min
lister in the state. Naturally he had
u great following In the colored COM
munity in which he dwelt, and when
the tidings OF his sudden decease DO
came generally circulated there was
much waiting abroad in the land. His
cabin was soon thronged with visitors
ana lnmenting friends from all parts
Of Gree9l.I Turtle bayou, who had hur-
ried In tn WY their last SAD respects
to the mS.y 81 i, Sc,,S ,. SisissSsc.
About a half n score of friends vol.
untecrd TO remain and sit nm win
the corpse, whieh wis hot To be in.
TERED until the following afternoon.
Among those holding this solemn
vigil WAS the good mans fayorite
niece. Miss Venus Louisa Sorroyia.
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'ach'iich. 'or cacn o'her' Az ever!
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slri gafe ne uthe.hs aha l9p.sa n.I
uhu'e 'nurSn' ,ho ioN,r ioiio"eu
sun anu H. rs h.s asSocia'es aarsu
sse'', cov hao sai rcis'on' INC
'''ne ''u pe,n "heh "e i"o '''''ue
'o1'o powo,iui PRAYERS -,
'oo anu 'chus' WIN mo 'u'i up
pro'u' vi ""oio "'u NUM-. occ"ine en-
eAseu 70 DO married. DIV u 'rinihp
qu"rrei rai,eo 'he s"r is VI ,noh
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urn.oo 'h'o 'nc 'rig'u sca vi es'r"heo'
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,or.s OF W. hcv. ana mrs; sarcokle f
orlhg apou. RECOMMENDATION pe,ween
'ne separated lovers .he gun ~idehca
ahu ''e engagement. was aeciarcu oi''
venus returned 70 hcr nome among
inc NUS, and jon eolsoied himself by
eamnks'f'hs ana gong WIN othcf
oe,ies Oh orech turtle Bayou
venus SarcoNie hau never marrioo'
out Jop TOOK Tor " wiie one o, we "a
pie dansh'crs OF ,he neisnhorhoou'
ana Tor oigh. years ne haa been
wre'ched'f hen-peeked, Az last neHtb
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n'ai' ,iu VI ah ,',uous wnich hau uh'
hcr','ui'y noiu nm Pihhcu 10 INC
wal Tor sigh, reiiorseless years.
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lae Wa,cners NJ INC sar'osie erh,n'
since 'heir I,sasr".ihen' ~ years De-
lore ~ nnu venus ma not met Al
'hough 'h9y ma brushed against
cnch othcf IN the caDln,hhd shed tears