The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1895-04-18

III truth, we could not get along
Without him. He always has some
thing amusing to relate-something
to keep US from dying of dry rot.
Dick labors in the woods the great.
er portion of his time, and it has
been told for a fact, that his mere
presence has even caused owls to
laugh SO immoderately that they
would fall from their nest holes to
the ground, dead as Hector. Sew.
eral weeks ago it fell to Dicks lot
to entertain two well-known min
listers for one day. Scripture reado
ing and prayer exercises were sug~
gested during the course of the eve.
ming, which was the signal for the
beginning of trouble for Dick, and
he commenced at once to thought
fully scratch his head. Dick vas
making all effort to dig OUT prayer
from the crevlces of his brain, for
we'll he knew that he would be call.
ed upon to render thanks to the
Giver of all good. One of the
ministers lead off, during which
Dick was at work composing his
prayer. This was followed by
petition to the Throne of Grace by
a guest, but Dick heard nothing
except the word "amen"-he was
too busy digging for HIS prayer to
use his ears. During several read
ings and other prayers, Dick con-
tlnued to dig as vigorously as a
California miner of '49, and to say
that he smiled when he ''struck IT"
is describing his emotions of satis-
faction very mild. But when he
heard the words: "Brother John.
son. lead US in prayer" he tem-
bled like buck ague patient, and
the goiter.like lump that rose In his
throat caused his face to resemble
a boiled lobster IN color. But
Dick was equa! ~ 70 the trying
occasion, and for the benefit of
coming generations we quote his
telling effort in full. He gracefully
kneeled and said: "Lord, we thank
Thee for the blessings we are about
to recelve--receive-re-I CAN'T
COME IT i" The last four words
issued from his agonized lips with
the force of shell hurled from a
ton-inch mortar at the siege of
Vicksburg, and Dick made leap
like kangaroo and struck a bee.
line for juniper swamp and was
not seen for many days. And this
is the reason Dick is called "THE
SWAMP ANGEL"
The following Ia the Goth list of
people making inquiries In regard
to land immigration matters in the
South, furnished by w. @. Rinear.
son, general passenger agent of the
@. s.. G. Route:
John COombe, Edwin, III.
A. Wahlgren, Rock Island, ILL.,
N. r. Espy. Scotch Grove, Ia
B. H. Pettingill, Rich Valley MINI
e. d. Jackson. Flora, Ill.
Vlcenty Wright, Berlin, wis
H. P. Nisbet, Davis, Ohio
e. G. Hurst, wakeman,
e. P. Barrett, Gainesville. N. Y
R.wright, 1925 3rd Ave, Nv. Troy
Z M. werle, 2O50 Clinton street,
Buffalo, N. Y,
j. W. Canwel, Mariette, Mich,
Seward Ersland, Cambridge, la.
E. F. Hersey, Fenton, Mich.
Cunlff Roland, Courtland, MINI.
Herbert Mccoy, Bloomington, o.
E. Bannister, 459 west 9TH street,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
B. H. Masters, Havelock, Neb.
Jessie l.. Smith, Lacrosse, Kan.
G. A. Mckinney, Asch lilies, d"
WIN. Carl, Elrick P. O., Ia.
P. H. Blackett, Marlborough, N. Y.
W. W. Ozbin, Hamilton, Ala,
NJ. F. Marley, Hebron, Ill.
J. j. Frey, west Duluth, MINI.
W. A, WAGNER. Flora, Ind
G, W. Hissong, Lagrange, Ind.
H. Schabel, 1465 Milwaukee Ave-,
Chicago, Ill.
0. Welt, 5l4 East Sixth street,
New York, N. Y.
Henry Promes, Naper, Neb.
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