The Tupelo journal., 1909-10-01
Mrs. A. E. Borun, Widow Of
r. M. Borum.
By Col. w. l.. Clayton.

died Aug. 10, ivy, IN JACKSONVILLE
Florida. What wonderful things are
encircled in such a human life, living
and working in the MONDAY splendo1
Of the 18th Century, and into the still
more Nonderful events of the twentieth
She was the daughter Of John Moore,
whom knew in early boyhood and
young manhood, but the mother Of
Mrs. Borum l never knew.
In the early ~forties, as my memory
serves me, John Moore moved into TIA
wanda, now a part of Lee County,
Miss, and settled in the county between
old Richmond and Plantersville, but
not in a direct line, in what was
Familiarity called the "Tater Hills"
bringing his daughter Emaline with
him. She was then quite young. Her
father John Moore was a man of limited
means, but a substantial citizen and an
honorable and upright man. This
daughter Emaline grew to womanhood
at the old home and remained with the
family until a Mr.. Borum, commonly
called Uncle Dick" had married and
buried his third wife. The first wife
died DON after their marriage, leaving
no children. He married for his second
wife a sister of Capt. W. H. Reyes
mother, and she bore him six children.
FIVE of whom survived the mother, three
sons and two daughters. After the
death of the second wife Mr.. Borum
married a Miss Rainbow, who presented
him with a daughter and died at once
Miss A. E. Moore-Miss Emaline-was
related to this last Mrs. Borum, and SO
it seemed naturally to fall to her lot to
care for and raise her kinsman's child.
So she took the wee little girl to her
bosom and her fathers home. OF
course it was not expected that Uncle
Dick" should be barred the privilege of
visiting his baby girl. although it would
seem that his hands were pretty full
caring for the other FIVE. So while he
went in and out to see his little one,
and seeing how careful and loving Miss
Emaline was for and toward the child,
Cupid thrust an arrow into his own
heart, and she, thinking of the eventual
love of them two for the little one, re-
ceived the other end of the shaft and,
so to speak, helped Uncle Dick" to
speak out the words which made them
one. At the consummation of this
event Mrs. Borum-the fourth Mrs.
Borum took up her more responsible
position, obligations and duties as
mother of six instead of one child. If
any poor, tired stepmother among my
readers should fix their eyes on this
they, at least, will know what this
meant to Mrs. Borum. The little Rain
bow girl in her arms, and two good
sized girls and three boys, probably
from ten down to six en- her hands,
meant no childs play at housekeeping.
But with a mother devotine unsurpas-
sed, and seldom equaled, she devoted
herself to Uncle Dicks" children, even
causing the remark to be made that
she gave more devotion to his children
than to her own, whom she bore him,
five girls, if remember Alright. God is
good and God is wise. He sees the
end from the beginning, and the begin
ming as we'll, and all the steps along
the way; but it is a wise dispensation
of Providence that we should only
know the events as they occur. If
Mrs. Borum could have seen in advance
the sorrow and death she met on the
way, even all the Joy of the husbands
love and the step-children's devotion
might not have been sufficient to in
duce her to assume the risk, though
woman's love is capable of most things.
Edwin climbed a chestnut tree and
fell to the ground and was picked up
dead; William Carroll was shot dead
the battle field at the second battle
of Manassas; Richard-littie Dick, the
little namesake of the father-was
murdered and burned up with his FAM
lily near Shannon. in Lee county, Mass,
and the husband, Uncle Dick, him
self was killed by the kick Of a mule
Thus the entire male membership tf
the family died tragic deaths, and tie
wife and mother heart had it all te
bear. What would she have dcne but
for the living. and foe the sustaining
grace of the Divine One. But she had
much to cheer her on the way, and to