The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-01-26
A Unique Will.
Tie following is of record in the
chancery clerks Office at Okolona:
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

CHIcKAsAw COUNTY.
Last will and testament of M. Dreyfoos,
Okolona, Miss, December 2S 1899:
Mr.. Louis and Mrs. Sybylla.
My Dear Niece and Nephew-I just
now did receifed your dear letters, and
l tell you it does me good to know that
have such kin folks somewhere whom
always remember me and try their best to
please me, now last Monday l did receive
a nice letter from you both, Henry besides
his nice picture, tell you he is nice look.
ing man, He looks like a English Lord,
also did receive . letter the day before
yesterday from Uintoo that sweet yearland
from my dear Sister Moore oh she is
deerling, also letter from her Dauhter
Pauline, now tell what sorter man / am,
this young lady she wrote me for the last
10-15 years letters, and l never did take
time to answer her letters aint / . great |
charmer, well you see when write to her |
Ma it takes me a day or a 4 night to |
write letter, and when l am done with it,
then ought to write Pauline also that is |
too much, then promise her l write to her |
extra, but the extra never come yet, but |
she is darling, she don't get mad NO way |
now, Dear Nephew you ask me in your
letter how it comes never answered your
last letter, I must confess to my shame l
don't know what to say, you think getting
lacey, but it is not that somedays have to
write from 3-4 letters, and then have to
work at the bench, yet then 1 put it off,
and some day am not in a humor to write
a nice letter, and so happens, / regret it,
but l wrote your brother Henry that !
| would write you for sure next week, as ]
was afraid Dear Sweet Sabylla would get
mad and that wouldn't do, don't want dis
poll my friendship with her, but as l got
such letters now from you, SO thought /
| would write to you wright off, your brother
| Emil who is now about months in this
country, how does he like the change
They tell me in the old Country he was a
little wild order leight you, Wy well, that
the way l was good deal l am getting
along we'll, my health is good yet for a man
of my age some days / have to grumble
like old Bat, can tell days before the
| wetter changes, but APPETITE is good yet,
about trade, would say it cosld be good
deal better, they only made Il crop
cotton, and first itn brought $40, now
Christmas it was down at 80 dollars bale
l
spend well get alongvery well, wife and
children don't boddor me, that is the main
thing, see you doing very well, as going
to take your vacation, thought the Lord
that you take your Sibilla to Switland and
any where, show her every thing, make her
feel good, Sister Moore me she got her part
inheritage at last, after all, have been
pushing for it, she did not need it for her
daughters which married Off not long ago,
Sister write that man has nothing to dc
with it, that everything lays in the hands
of brother, Joseph Vollmatch, my dear
Louis and when you are wit her and see
you that you cant, it in good way then
you hire loier on my expenses and ther
Tame Sister write me, l would be settled
in few months, and when you bring ii
along I'll pay you for your trouble, ano
then you must know when you work fol
me, you work for your own interest, some
of these days. drop off, go to the Hum
mel, and then what is left that is all fol
you and your folks leaf everything here
Weather here is cool, but not SO like il
N. York or Chicago, we have had no snow
yet, if we do get any we generally get i
in February or March, we folks here W,
suffer worse when it is right cold then yol
do, as you get more use to it your blood i
/ thicker than ours and cant stand much,
send your darling Sibilla little Christina
present, and hope she will like it, / dit
send it by register mail you ask me wan
: some duve fish or something, will say nc
. you have been SO kind to me don't want t.
take a shnorer, always for the last year o
so, / got me cunsher meat knobling wurss
: and brisket meat from Chicago, it onl.
| cost me when l orde s.. 90 worth about 6
! OF so cts from N, York, 1t would cost to
+. much express about February l will sen
r you some present to your folks in Swift
S land, also to my folks, with you will tax
: along il you please please tell your darlin
l. | will wright soon again, and not let he
wait SO long again, yhis is all at presen
:. and hope you will enjoy New Year an
when you drink some good Rhine Wine th
say hoorah for Dreyfoos too, and then 20
must know with good news from this plac,
Il will not bodder youn, one old bstchelo
Of about As years married girl of % year
a Il hour before train time, they Marie
q and then they took the train for n, Yorl
n Well 1 close now and give 20
:, all my best regard from your uncle,
M, DREYFoos,
- After the death of Mr.. Dreyfoos, til
:, foregoing was probated as his last wi
= and testament, and a considerable sui
of money was sent to Switzerland.
5; Dr. Hiram A. Revels Dead.
Q Rev. DR.. Hiram A. Revels, a note
r.. colored divine and educator, died yer
suddenly at Aberdeen on the 10th ins
- while attending the A. NJ. E. annui
81 conference. He was secretary of Stat'
:" by appointment, in 1878; United STATE
senator from February. 1870, to Marcl
~ 1871. He was the first president of, an