Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

and his mothers heart rejoiced in the
gifts and graces of her firstborn, and
when, year or two ago, the symptoms
of the fell disease made their first ap-
pearance, everything that mother love
could devise to avert the dread event
was tried, but in vain; in vain with low
ing care wife, parents, sisters and
brothers waited, watched and hoped.
Death loves a shining mark" In his
leisure moments he weiled a facile pen,
and had he lived he doubtless would have
made his mark in literature. | tran
scribe herewith two-of his shorter poems.
written a few days before his death.
They breathe a spirit of submissive and
trusting that his friends must feel that
'all is WE'LL" even If they had no other
assurance, and SO while the peach bios
som falls and the fruit natures we feel
that in that brighter land there is full
fruition for our blighted hopes here, and
as around us all nature is springing into
a glorious resurrection, so also shall he
rise in perfect, glorious immortality.
MAMIE d. DAVIS"
The following beautiful verses were
written by Mr.. William Westbrook Bur-
,ney:
The Song of My Soul.
On its gossamer wings it rises and sings
And pure waters flow from a fountain of
snow,
SO Its music In melody noWS.
Yet never a word of that song is heard
By mortals or spirits of air.
But It goeth straight up to the Father
For the song of my soul is prayer.
WM. WESTBROoK BURNEY.
Prayer.
Lord, stricken with fell complaint,
Stretched on bed of pain,
From which l, weary, sick and faint,
May never rise again,
l look to Thee for strength to fight
The battle to the end;
Thou art my constant hope, my light,
My Father and my Friend.
Lord, help me when try to pray
| ask 1t through Thy Son,
Who bids me come to Thee and say,
Father, Thy will be DONE"
Make me to know deaths but the road
Down which my Savior trod;
The path that leads to Thine abode
That leads me to my God.
As | approach my final day,
Lord, let my faith increase;
Be Thou my guide, my lamp, my way,
40 'n VIM w WE rs TfsRooK BURNEY.
February ID, 1896.
The Atlanta Constitution of Thursday
has this notice of the approaching nup-
tials of Miss Haltiwanger of Atlanta and
Mr.. John W. Tullis, Jr., of Eufaula:
''The wedding of Mr.. John Tullis of Eu-
faula, Ala, and Miss Alice Haltiwanger
will be a brilliant after-Easter social
event The wedding will be solemnized
at st. Lukes cathedral where the deco
rations will be entirely of pure white,
bride roses, lilies and carnations to be the
flowers used. Mr.. Tullis will bring his
groomsmen from Alabama, the ushers
will be from Atlanta and the bridesmaids
from among the prett.est of Atlanta
girls. They are Miss Annie Mays, who
will act as maid of honor; Misses Alice
May Wing, Daisy Spalding, jamie King
berry and Ruth Holiday. The best man
,willsbe Mr.. William McElroy of Admission,
Ala. The groomsmen will be Messrs
Field Foy, Roberts and Jennings of Ala
bama, and Messrs. Richard Bell, Mays
Bail and Arthur Haltiwanger of Atlanta
The ushers will be Messrs. Freeman,
MUCH Foreman, Jack Cutter and DR.. Ell
kin.
1.-THE wedding will be of social import
ance, not only in Alabama and Georgia,
but South Carolina, where the bride num-
bers among her relatives the most arts
tocratic and distinguished families of
that state. She Is a great-gfanddaughte
of Governor Pickens, who was for
number of years minister to Russia and
one of the most brilliant statesmen of
his day. She is a niece of Senator But
Ter and inherits much of the beauty for
which her mothers family, the Lips
combs, were famous. She Is of the bru-
nette type and has rarely sweet nature,
that with her refinement and dignity,
make her one of the most attractive OF
women. Miss Haltiwanger's wedding
gown will be of ivory white satin of SIM
pie elegance.
Her bridesmaids will wear white or
,a 0q
1t is always gratifying to hear of the
agreeable things said of us by our
friends, and almost equally so to learn
the opinions of outsiders who have come
among us without prejudice, and have
had opportunities to judge of us and our
institutions. Therefore give with pleas
ure the following letter received from
Mrs. M. French-Sheldon, who has only
recently learned from personal observa
ton something of the south and of south
erners She writes:
II have been much impressed with the
decided movement on the part of south
erners, especially the women, inaugural
ing all kinds of manual training and in
dustrial work among the negroes, and
naturally conclude that your people are
the best qualified to determine the lines
of development most judicious for their
old bondsmen. knowing wherein were
their deficiencies under the old regime,
and knowing better than any nortberner
the admirable traits of fa1thfulness, of
devotion and of kindness demonstrated
in a thousand instances by the negroes.
j hear on all sides from the lips of the
most unreconstructed southerners, with
unalterable conservative sentiments in
their hearts, of deeds of faithfulness on
the part of negroes that might put to the
blush many white pretender of highest
Christianity and superiority. The south
ern women all declare their mistaken
trust and confidence in the old slaves.
When all the able-bodied men were In
active service during the war, and they
were left entirely under the protection
of the negroes, not a single case of bro
ken trust or instance of the heinous Of
lenses which have sprung up since the
emancipation can be recalled. The ami
mostly which has In some cases arisen
is due to the interference of outsiders;
and without prejudice, after a thorough
Investigation, i am free to say that the
real sincere, judicious friend of the south
ern negro is the southerner..A most aus
picious conviction has fortunately ami
mated those who hold in trust certain
funds. heretofore tentatively used in the
collegiate education of the negroes to-
wards the establishment and mainte-
nance of manual training and Industrial
schools A new departure is the inaugu-
ration Of such schools for the training of