The Colfax chronicle., 1900-09-08
Letter From STAY.

1
IL don't appear to me I've ever seer
anythlngin print from this particular
strip of this broad land and country
| SO Will send in a few dashes. though
samantha Is gone and have to feed
the chickens and look after the indus
trious setting hens. But as hear a
lew things from passers-by / will lot
them down and muse over them in
my lonesOmeness.
There is a great deal of sickness.
hardly enough well ones to wait on
the sick. Samantha is off waiting
on the sick, too.) Every one that is
Tree from aches and pains of sickness
Is weary and worn with constant
nursing of their loved ones.
Mr.: Wit Chandler has been very sick
Tor about two months with continu-
ed fever, and is in a critical condition.
but we trust he will soon be up and
about. His wife and two little girls
are down, too.
A Mr.. EnOch Simmons died here at
Hopper's mill two weeks ago. and
the living were in too big hurry in
this last period to stop bread winning
until the poor dead creature could he
laid in his final resting place. The
mill keptup it's even choO, choo. chOO.
all day over the corpse.
A Mrs. Ross died near the old Gen.
tenial mill seat on Saturday, 1st inst.
at ii p. m. Her death was ex xtremely
sad, and a great many things connect
ed with it makes it more SO when all
Is known together About the last
Of July she gave birth to two girl
babes. One was born in the field while
she was labOring to make something
from the earth to feed her other ten
little children. She went to blowing
Tour days after her childrens' birth.
and has undergone every hardship a
deserted wife and mother could to
keep the wolf from the door. Ross
having deserted her and his Schildren. |
She was conscious to the last and |
SAID she feared not the pain of death. |
instead death was a relief to her suf- |
erlngs, but she hated to leave her
children. When the little girls would |
ask her, MA what must we do with
The little twin babies,' she replied. /
DO as l have always done-the veru
,est you can, and God will not let them I
suffer-" 1t seems so sad to see a moth
n die and leave such a crowd of little
)nes, but we must all go sooner or
alter. The citizens put her away very
licely. and Mrs. Gansey will take one
md perhaps both of the little babes.
trust the Others will be cared for.
Mr.. Lane who has a private school
y S2ppers mill closed his school on
account OF sickness for the past week.
Mrs. l.. A. Hadnot and her five con-
'alescent children were welcome visi-
ors to our community last Sunday,
'isiting Miss Annie, her eldest daugh-
er, who has the three months term
y the public school. Mrs. Hadnot |
llso visited Mrs. DIR. Milton. Mrs. HI.
las had more sickness of the severest
ype in the past twelve months than
my one in the parish not to have lost
NY. and expresses herself as very
it is thus.
DIR. j. NJ. Milton and wife have both
cen confined to their beds with chills
nd fever. Both are up, hut the doc
or can only do a little day practice, |
= he Is not sufficiently recovered to
esume regular practice. II
Mr.. Sam Milton returned from
lrania last Monday after a four or
We days visit to Mr.. Quincy Harilt- {
er. All the readers can peep in men, 1
ries pages when they were a boy and
lily appreciate what a royal time l
hey ALL had. II
Well, hear a noise. It's either Sa-
lantha, the setting hens, or some {
ody passing around going to see the
ok. I'll go and see No. it's neither.
Twas the cat knocked down the let
n scales. The strangeness of these a
mes! A prOblem-COuld the cat be
'ying to send himself off. or big fat | e
tier for himself or for his master? G
When s. comes back perhaps the c
ousehOld will be In better running q
rder and then I'll write up with her
elp) the latest happenings. d
Yours, for health wealth and pros
Gritty. UNCLE JOSIAH. d