The leader., 1905-10-25
An Incident Of the Quarantine.

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Away back in The springtine,
the little girl who wrote the afix
| ed letter, came to Brookhaven
from Yoalzum, Texas, with her
grandmother, Mrs. nj. e. Strick-
land. The history of the time
since then, as relates to the health
conditions of our State and of
Louisiana, is we'll knowh; and
little Miss Green's letter to the
State Health Officer Of Texas and
his very kindly reply, explain
themselves.
Following is the correspoD-
dence:
Brookhayen, Miss,
! Oct. Is. 1905.
| Doctor Tabor, Austin, Texas.
Dear Doctor:-I am a little girl
only ten years old and / have been
away from home FIVE months. ]
live in Yoakum, Texas, and on.
the 24th of May | came over to
Mississippi to stay. three months
and before the three months were
out, the yellow fever got in New
Orleans and | was quarantined
over here and | could not get
home.
Maybe you know my papa. He
is a lawyer and he was in the leg.
isIature for two or three sessions
and his name is Mr.. Jno. NJ.
| Green.
| Please, sir, raise the quarantine
as soon as possible so / can go
home to see my mamma and papa
and my little brothers and sisters.
| When you do raise the quaran-
tine, please, sir, write to me and
tell me, SO / can 60 home.
Yours truly,
BELLE GREEN.
Brookhaven, Miss, care of DR..
j. w. Bennett.
| Then came the answer from DR..
Tabor, the State Health Officer of
Texas, as follows:
Austin, Texas,
Oct. IS, 1905.
Miss Belle Green, care DR.. j. W.
Bennett, BrookhaVen, Miss.
My dear little Miss Belle Green:
Il have just received your letter,
written October 18th, and have
carefully read every word you
have written.
| wish | could raise the quaran-
tine right now so you could come
home to your mamma and papa. |
wish SO on your account, and on
theirs too, for | know they are
more anxious to see such a sweet
little girl as you than you proba-
bly, are to see them.
| believe if you we're my little
girl, and you could not get here,
and had been away from home so
long, | would get on the first train
and go to see you.
/ wish / could tell you just
when the quarantine will be rails
ed so you could come, but | can
not do this, but just as soon as
cold weather comes and quaran-
tine is raised, am going to send
you telegram in care of DR..
Bennett.
/ know your father very well
indeed, as | attended college with
him when we were boys, and |
also knew him when he was in the
Legislature, and would be glad to
do anything for his little girl.
When you do get back home, |
want you to come to Austin with
him and make him bring you up
to my Office to see me.
/ want to thank you for the pic
. ture of Miss Stegomyla" you
sent me, which is indeed a work
. of art for a little girl like you.
.. | hope you will not be discon-
tented, and that you will not have
to stay away from your mamma and
.. papa much longer.
!. If there is anything you want
. me to do for you to help you get
.. home, please write me, and | will
certainly do it, if | can.
Very sincerely,
: GEORGE R. TABOR,
State Health Officer.
The promised and welcome tele-
gram came Monday; and it is al
. most superfuity to state that
little Miss Green and her good
grandmother are now speeding to
Yoakum as fast as the iron horse
can take them.
We might add that Belle dis
tinguished herself while here at
. school, being the only one in her
grade that reached the point OF
excellence necessary to have her
name upon the honor roll during
her months attendance. May her
. homecoming be one of perfect
joy.
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