The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1897-12-10

Scranton, Nov, 26.-Miss Lucy Laurendine, the
esteemed manager and operator Of the Postal Tel
egraph Cable Company here, received today the
following letter from the citizens OF Moss Point,
Miss: ~
Moss Point. Miss, Nov. 25, 1897.
To Miss Lucy Laurendine. Scranton, Miss:
The people Of Moss Point desire to express to
you their gratitude and high appreciation OF the
manner in which you have served them during the
prevalence OF yellow fever at Scranton and while
our own own was invested by quarantine. You
have at all times been ready to serve us with the
public news in the most Courteous manner, and
necessarily at times with considerable inconvcn'
fence to yourself. We cannot express our graft.
tude In words, and have therefore taken the liberty
Of presenting to you the Enclosed check, which, we
hope, you will accept as q practical expression OF
our feelings, and may you long hold your present
useful position. We regard any company as for.
tunate who secures the services Of one SO faithful,
efficient and useful as you have proven yourself to
CITIZENS OF MOSS POINT.
Scranton, Miss, Nov. 26, 1897.
To Citizens Of Moss Point:
Gentlenen-lt is with a heart overfiowing with
gratitude and pleasure that | attempt In this letter
TO express to you my sincere thanks for the check
rendered me on Thanksgiving Day, as a token of
your esteem and appreciation for my feeble efforts
to serve you in the past and during our recent cpl
demic. this check to be invested by me in SOME
thing Of value to keep and cherish rs u souvenir OF
my Moss Point friends, who prefer that have my
own choice Of The gift they SO generously proHei
me. viii 20 to New Orleans on my first oppor.
tunity and invest the same in an elegant gold
watch and chain, the watch to be engraved with
the words, 'From my Moss Point friends; sou
venir of epidemic Of 1897
need a watch, and as the choice Is left with me
to select my gift l think this the most ornamental
as well as durable and useful ! could select, and i
will be always with me, q constant reminder III
need one) Of the esteemed and generous donors
II shall be to me a talisman That will keep fresh II
my heart OF hearts the debt ! owe these gener0u,
friends already enslrined there: and ever serve tt
inspire me upward and onward in the path Of duty
and honor. as the inscription, Excelsior" on hi
banner inspired the Alpine youth to mount highel
and higher, till he planted his standard above thu
summit. amid perpetual SHOWS.
And now let me add my heartfelt thanks for tn
beautiful accompanying letter. though words ar
too poor and cold to convey any idea OF my earnes
| appreciation Of the sentiments therein so grace
fully expressed. These sentiments are OF a hun
| dredfold more value to me than many checks coult
be generous as Is its nominal valued. As long \
life lasts will 1t be my highest ambition to deserv'
this genuine friendship, which is so warmly recip
rocatcd by me, and it shall always be my pleasnr
to serve you in every possible manner; and wher
ever my lot in life may be cast my fond heart vii
ever turn to Moss Point and her noble. chiyalrou
men and fair. lovely women-true as the needle t
the pole; any my fond memory will ever recall m.
pleasant associations with them and link me FOL
ever to Moss Point and her good people. Yer
respectfully. LUCY
Manager Postal Telegraph Office. Scranton, Miss