The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-18
Taken by q Kindly Uncle, He Lived
 In Milledgeville, Ca, Until 1872 When He Entered the American
 Army as a Private Soldier-He Tells of Injustice Done Orphan.

This kind treatment of that family was kept up for some eighteen months or two years, when one of my uncls's daughters married Robert Rutherford. In him I found true friend such as orphans rarely meet with.
 My uncle was now fixing to send his sons to Athens to school. think pr. Brown was then the head of that institution. Rutherford proposed to send me with the other boys and my uncle readily agreed to that proposi- tion. Preparations were made to send me to college, when another un- cie, brother of the one lived with. interfered and said 1t would be money thrown away, I think this last named uncle had more control over the fam fly than he was justly entitled to. but so 1t was And has been. At is was. I never saw tho inside of college but once. and that was but for a few min utes. when went in to help another boy carry out c trunk which he was unable to carry out alone.
 My uncle. who was so opposed to my going to school. employed me to blow for him. did him what thought was a toiera,bly faithful years work. and ct the end of the year I proposed Q settlement or asked pay for what work I had done. But my uncle was by that like he was by the school money--he thought it would be throwing 1t away. and. of course. he never paid me one cent.
 Ithen concluded that if had to go through the world without any money being laid out on me. had better try my hand with the Indians. as 1t was said they could get through life with less money than the white folks. From then asntii the Creek Indians migrated to Arkansas. I never lost an opportu- nity fo make myself acquainted with their character and history. In lSll. my uncle. with whom had lived at Milledgeville sent to my step-father, vho then lived in Franklin County. Ga. and had four of the oldest ne- rroes that belonged to my fathers es-' fate. carried to Baldwin County. He Eoid one of the negroes. purchased tract of land and put the other three 10 work for my sister and myself.
 In the year 1872. the war with Great Britain commencsd and ! entered tns army as e private soldier, on July of that year. will here drop few lines in relation to my uncle. as well as tear on this paper for him and Robert prtherford. and the greatest Ia vor that have to ask of my Creator is that He will permit me to live un- iii July i. 1882. will visit then the last resting place of those two men.
 My uncte WAs pa.sssf- - .s..- 1 younger days and at the time hvsa with him. he was getting 70 oe an ote man. and notwithstanding hts old a9s . ya very onaidera bie wealth, he would Sraaueutly work m the Sblacksmisn abof,--and 1t often happened that ~.n,,,d hiow the bellows and strike for him. Il remember several times being with him in the shop. when he would stop work. look me sterniy m the corintenance. which would cause ne te tse in his eye. and as soon as he dis. coversd that | noticed s 1t. he would atop. step up to me. pat mo on the hsad and say: sNsver mind. boy. you S~iii he |. man some day" I at that tirne had no idea that the old man had any kindlter feelings for me than he had for any other struggling boy. but | was mistaken.