The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03

| In the sixties when the southern men
 were called to arms from Greene county enlisted two intimate friends in the
 same regiment MT. Robert Huckabee and
 MT. Brett Randolph, each carrying a
 faithful body servant. With MT Huck- l abee went Ed Huckabee, loyal young
 slave of the family. Israel accompanied
 Mir. Randolph. Both negroes remained
 throughout the war in diligent service
 and even after, they remained in their
 field of usefulness until circumstances of
 business nature separated them. Israel
 died, and Ed Huckabee moved to Greens
 boro, Ala, where he opened up barber
 shop and began business for himself. He
 married Ophelia Walton, the maid of
 Miss Jesse Walton, of Forlland, Ala.
 Miss Walton married MT. James w. i Webb, and daughter of Mrs. J. E. Cooke
 lives in Birmingham, while Mrs Webb
 makes her home at the old Walton | Never place in Greene county.
 None for a single day have Ed Huck-
 abee and family lost night of his white
 friends, nor have they ever failed to
 seek Ed on their visits to Hale county.
 Ed is leader among his race and com.
 mands the respect and friendship of the
 entire community. He has amassed a
 comfortable competency and lives on a
 small farm near the town, where both l
 their friends and their children. He
 yearly visits Birmingham and always
 makes it point to call on each of the
 families seldom failing to bring token | of remembrance. When MT. Brett Ran
 doph died twelve years ago, Ed Hucka- | bee was among the friends who were wired. So very tender have been the re- | lations between the co1ored and white friends. that when Ben Ed Huckabee who practices medicine among his race | in this city) moved to Birmingham he placed himself in communication with the
 families of his white folks and the ex- 1 change of friendly service has been re-
 established among them.
 Ben married Hattie Hill, the daughter
 of another faithful family servant of a
 prominent household MT. Fabe Hill of | Greensboro. Homer Hill raised a family
 of hard working, respectful children, and | his mother, Granny Emily" was known | throughout the boundaries of Hale coun- | ty, and her knowledge of the history of | the folks and the times of .her activity, | filled her stories of our parents and
 grandparents with increasing interest.
 The teachings of such parents to their
 children of the present generation are | indicative of the highest tribute to the ] real conditions between slave and mas | ter, Hattie Huckabee lives in Birming | ham and owns her home. She is teaching | one of the public schools of Jefferson | county at Rosedale for her race She is | desirous of training them to usefulness l that they, too, may feel, when they en- | ter a home for domestic service, they will | be competent for duty, and worthy of ] the friendship. of their employer. Hat | tie has outlined her purpose, and pre- paratory to installing this branch In her school room, she spent the summer at Hampton institute, Virginia, in order to | .1..- t.xsx. oY,1 there that she feels she can give more practical service. If her purposes are carried out. we bespeak for her pupils d life of usefulness for themselves and ready homes among the best white peo- pie of the community. We are reproduc- ing today in this article a letter written
 to one of her white friends. This letter will convey to the readers the real spirit of young negro woman and her hus- band who recognize the value of a corN tinued friendship of the white friends to | their race-a comforting gratitude for a