The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-10-12

4OIC oAIC SOuIu Ldlh pldluly. MY
and my two sisters hur-
riedly followed nanny" to the
scene of the tragedy, while l ran
wildly down the road screaming
for pa, as I thought he would
be needed, and it was not long
before he came in breathless
haste, his face colorIess as
marble, and as he approached
nearer asked me in a trembling
voice, rs Angus killed." That
was his boy, you know, off in the
cruel war, and as news came al
most daily of the death of some
friend or neighbor boy, my dear
old father interpreted my screams
to mean the death of my brother.
"Oh no." said l, pa, he is not
dead, ,butBetsy is in the we'll. "By
this time the whole field force
come to find out what was amiss
and among them the child's
mother, who was of course fran
tic and was restrained from
jumping into the we'll only by
main force. Before my father
arrived "mammy"and my mother
let the old bucket gently down,
calling upon Betsy (who, lying on
her back, was flaoting serenely
upon the water) to catch the
hand pole, which she did, and
they got her almost within hand
grasp, when her hold weakened
and back she fell, "ker-splash!"
into the weather; but was soon
again bobbing about, max
ing no cry nor effort of any kind.
My father, almost exhausted
from his long run home, quickly
slipped off his shoes and was
down in a twinkling. The buck
ct descended, he placed Betsy
carefully in it, making her grasp
hold of the pole, and the primitive
elevator" soon landed her safe
ly into her mothers outstretchec
arms. She went to sleep anC
slept all that afternoon anc
night and suffered no incon
venience from her long, colo
bath; but poor little Betsy few
months afterward fell a victim t.
meningitis and died, and the
whole plantation mourned he
death.
No news in the Fork. Every
body is busy these days harvest
ing the crops, and what Lowell,
weather has prevailed for tina
purpose! Corn crops are goo
in this section. Cotton is short
both in yield and price, but tn
hay crop is abundant and beauti
, fully cured. The peas are lat
), in maturing and there seems t
be danger of approaching frost
The health of the community
good and the farmers are mai
!, ing the best of the situation
which is by no means deplorable
, Mr.. and Mrs. VIC. Hamer, VIII
:. lost, their home by fire in tn
] spring, will soon move into the
! nice new house, which is abor
completed.
T Mr.. J. L. McLaurin and DR.. ,
, w. Edwards, of Latta, came U
3 to see the Squire on Saturday
an Auto, and after spending tW
:, or three hours with US returne
in the afternoon, a distance of
+ miles.
> Some time ago | noticed
e your paper a contribution frol
r Marion county over the pen nam
s of Vide, whom l think | n
r cognize as a valued friend,
Il gentleman of marked Intelligent
O and culture and one whom I a
r always glad to meet on my tril
! down South. His kindly wore
v in reference to myself are muc
s appreciated.
d And now I have written enouQ
s to make good all lost time, ar
- must close-
lib Bsf2Ee sS Ngt AG iSft Hyr {P6 2la; ds 3
ii Apa1AFise t6 telf TIE R6bgsoh7s
e that the Squire and have give
It 4t1iirn little ifandgt possession q
a. on his native heath. on zaecou
}ofhse past fsyAty ahF fidelity
70 our family, and the old fello
% % went on hisswaYHjoHing
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~ Old Fork, N. c., Oct. 8, 1903.