Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-06-17

walking cautiously in an old road
a lightning flash revealed four fed
erals, right in front of them. DIR
Prince being very quick, sai6
"Surrender, you Are my prison
ers," but the federal captain wa!
game, and said, elbow do you
know that the boot is not on thu
other foot" and Captain Princ'
replied, because four confeder
ates never yet surrendered to foul
Yankees, throw down you
| arms, or I will fire." and as the
Yankees threw down their arms.
the brave federal captain had also
to surrender. Captain Prince was
right, the issue was never doubt
full when the numbers were in any
degree near equal, and we honor
him for voicing this sentiment.
After the war he settled near
Summerville, this county, and be-
gan the practice of medicine, liv-
ed there, following his profession
and farming the remainder of his
Lille, until two years before his
death when on account of failing
health he moved with his son jeff
to Shuqualak. He was twice mar
ried. On August Goth, 1866, he
married Miss Jennie Haynes. He
lived happily twenty-five years
with this estimable lady, and four
children blessed their union. Mar
tina Jane, Bessie, jeff and Susan
Rebecca, all Of whom are dead ex-
cept jeff, who has been a stay and
comfort to his father ever since
his graduation. In October,
1886, the wife of his young man
hood, who had been a help to him
in building up his fortune, and
had been a comfort to him in all
the trials of life, died, and for
eight years he fought the battles
of life alone, and then was FORUM
ate enough to win the affection Of
a most estimable lady and worthy
companion, Miss Fannie Buck,
and for eleven years she was a
help-meet indeed. Two children
we're born to them, Richard and
William. The latter died before
his sainted mother, who sank
peacefully to rest. June 81, 1908.
Richard was his constant com
panion during all of his last ILL
ness, and was a great comfort to
him. He left Richard. and his
grand daughter, Henry Clay
Overstreet, in the care of JEFF,
knowing jeff would. care fe1tthem
as hsfpGdEfn PrIngcF life was an
open book. read of all men, hon
est and upright in all his dealings, !
brave and truthful, he was an
open enemy, and stead-fa fast friend.
and deceit had no place
n his great sunny heart.
He united with the Salem Bap-
list church in 1895, and was a
consistent member until his
DR.. Minor, a beloved
and old comrade told him
On his last visit, just two weeks
his death to prepare to-
meet his God. The old soldier re-
"I am ready" and a few
before he died he told his
BOSOM friend and family physi-
DR.. Kellis, "I can sec across
the river and all is clear" And
no doubt this gallant spirit is now
1T rest under the shade of the
trees in the New Jerusalem with
the comrades he fought side by
side with in the long ago.
He was an ardent democrat, and
was in the forefront in all politi-
cal battles, and waSss a leader in
the KuKlux days, and did as much
IS any man to restorewhite suprem-
ICY in his beloved state. He never
Office, but was elected
without opposition as state sena-
tor, served one term, and vOlun-
retired to private life.
Captain Stokes, who sc often
stood side by side with him in
many hard fought battles, and
who had loved him sc long, came
Town from Columbus to attend
MS funeral, but On account of the
weather could not get to Summer
vile. Captain Prince had long
0een a Mason, and three lodges
net there, and with a few of his
I'D companions, and old neigh
1ors, both white and colOred. laid
lin to rest by the side of his low
ID ones near his old home, among
he people he had loved and serv-
d so long and well. No Drawer
IT purer man was ever laid to rest
" kind and loving hands than
Captain J. r. Prince. He was a
'rince in name, and princely in
lis loyal and devoted friendship,
nd princely in everything that
rent to make a magnificent man,
nd he lived "sans puer ct sans
eproache." E. D. G.