Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-07-12

am daughter of the late Jere-
miah II. Yopp, a pioneer citizen of
that county, and am related to the
Stanleys, the ROwes, Chappells
and other families of that county.
Unmarried in Dougherty county,
Georgia, and am related by blood
or marriage to many people of
Dougherty and Baker counties,
among others being the Davis and
Collier families of Dougherty, and
the Hampton and O'Neal families
of Baker.
I am sister to Mrs. G. G. Niles,
now residing in Atlanta, Ca, the
wife of the late Professor A. B.
Niles, of Griffin, Ca, and the
mother of the late Chic Niles, of
Columbus, Ga.
II am the widow of John Ran
dOlph Hampton, Confederate SOL
der who died of a malady super
induced by wounds, received at
Powell's Gap, fighting in the COM
mand of General Kirby Smith.
GAS such widow [ draw a pen
sion from the state of Georgia, and
aside from said pension I haye re-
lied, since my husbands death, on
my own earnings to support my
self, and while they were living
my two children. In 1898, through
the kindness of Hon. L. f. Liv-
ingston, | obtained a permanent
clerkship, at fifty dollars per
month inthe patent office at Wash
ington.
subsequently l was transferred
by Mr.. Hoke Smith to the census
bureau, for the purpose of giving
my position in the patent Office to
one of his friends, Mr.. Smith Civ
ing his assurance, at the time said
change was made, that he would
see that [ was provided for, when
the census closed.
1.-TWO years before the census
closed. and while absent by Mr..
Hoke Smiths permission, in at
tendance at the death bed of my
only surviving daughter, [ re-
ceived a letter that would be dis
missed. This letter was handed
me and opened in my daughters
presence. She noticed Immediate
ly the look of added trouble that
came into my face and implored
me to know the cause, and to quiet
her I was forced to tell. With
tears in her eyes she said;
"EIother, write at once to Mr..
Hoke Smith and tell him that your
dying girl begs him not to dismiss
her mother, for she has no home
open to her and no work to return
to, and he will not refuse you.
"These were her exact and last
words to me, and it was under the
inspiration of this that [, sitting
at her bedside, wrote to Mr.. Hoke
Smith telling him the Circumstance
es and begging him to allow me to
retain my place, and reminding
him of his promise.
"To this letter l never received
a reply, but few weeks thereaf-
ter, and without any complaint
from any source whatsoever hay
ing been made about my work, my
formal dismissal was placed on
my desk.
Immediately [ sought and i'm
portuned at Mr.. Hoke Smiths of
fee an interview with him, which
was fatty refused, whereupOn in
despair l begged at his home for
an audience, which was denied me,
Mr.. Hoke Smith sending NE word
by his negro valet, that he was
making his toilet and to excuse
him.
GLOW I left the room / meyer
knew, but when I regained my
consciousness / was on the steps of
his residence, when and where l
registered VOW, recalling his
broken promise, his refusal to ac-
cord me even the civility of an in,
terview, something which no
southern gentleman would have
denied a lady, that if Mr.. Hoke
Smith should ever seek the votes
of my people in Georgia that I