Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-09-12
Early RecOlIecttOns
Of Old NOxubee.


Cuitman. Miss. September 7th. 1913
10 the Beacon.
Seeing In a recent issue Of the BEA-
CON q mention Of Henry Jackson. re-
minded me Of an occurrence which hap
pened in the early sixties and which am
sure that Mr.. jackson well remembers:
A kihsman Of the Mr.. jackson men
toned, by the name Of Sebron jackson,
ST., who lived all during the war on q
farm two miles north Of Shuqualak,
near the railroad rock cut, had son py
the name Of Sam. who was about ten
years old at the time Of the happening
I will relate, that was quite q favorite
Of his uncle, Henry, and 1t was habit
Of Mr.. Henry jackson to carry Sam De-
hind him on horseback on most OF the
trips he would make over the county,
and remember one day while return
ing from a trip he had made to Mr.
Wash campbell's, two miles east OF
Shuqualak. with the boy behind him.
that the horse shied. throwing Sam on.
his head striking q knot Of an old pine
log that lay near the road. knocking q
hole in the top Of his skull as large as
q silver half-dollar, and that the boy
was picked up by him and brought 70
town, more dead than alive, and carried
to DR.. Hamilton's Office and from there
to the Doctors residence. where the
skull was trephined by him, he using
fiattened silver half-dollar with which
to cover the hole in the broken skull,
and which grew up in the wound, the
skin having grown over it, and this
plate Of silver was carried by Sam in
his skull to his death.
And this incident brings up thoughts
Of the tragic death Of Sam jackson,
the boy mentioned. which occurred in
New Orleans, in the stock landing
neighborhood few years back, and !
have often thought since that it was
the accident to the boy in his youthful
days that had something to do with 1t,
for no doubt the wound affected his
brain to an extent, since hole at least
three inches in circumference was
made in the skull by the knot that his
head came in contact with.
Tnis view and theory Of the case is
made and advanced in Justice to q
strong-minded, most ambitious and
worthy family who have no doubt felt
that cruel world would attribute the
sad death mentioned to vein OF in
herited mental ailment when really no
excuse for such view exists.
Though fifty-one years have passed
since the occurrence mentioned, l
can see in fancy the limp form of what
then thought was a dead boy, as Mr..
Jackson bore him in his arms diagonal
ly through town to DR.. Hamilton's Of
flee, and the sorrowful grief and con-
tortion that marked the face of Mr..
Jackson.
So serious was the case that the boy
was kept at DR.. Hamilton's residence
for one month before being carried
home. his mother having been sent for
and remaining by his bedside through
the long and trying ordeal.
Shuqualak's first school after the war
was taught by MIR. Samuel Is. b. Day
and we'll remember that the most ad-
vanced pupil he had was Miss Annie
McNeese, daughter of S. c. McNeese,
and sister of Mr.. Jim McNeese, who
is now living at Shuqualak, the next
pupil in rank being Miss "Tee" Lyle.
of Macon, who boarded with DR.. Camp
BELLS family, they being related to her,
and going to school. Both of these
young ladies studied Latin and Greek,
and remember the curiosity the recita
Of their lessons by these pupils created,
as none other than they and the teacher
understood the meaning of word they
said. [The first sweetheart I ever hat
! was Miss Tee Lyle and remember tt
this day the pretty flowers she used tt
bring me.
The Oldest of the boys attending Mr.
gy AVS school were: Jack Campbell. Jr.,
ss7 lenry Clay HAYNES (son of the wal
.ostmaster), Bill Galloway. Jr.' ant
Tom Hamilton, and how often in choos
ing up sides for a game Of town ball
(base ball having never been heard o.
them. the younger boys felt safe i
either two of the boys mentioned fel
to their side, as either of them coult
knock a ball a quarter of a mile, tn
champion knocker being Jack Camp
bell, he nsing bat (hone- made) in tn
shape of straight axe handle and
.,.ball cut from a solid piece Of rubber
,sAhe kind that were used in those day
1.br car springs, instead Of the spira
Wind that after the war took their place
\ Oh! these recollections Of the limo
, cent days OF childhood-how sweet 1t ]
/ to indulge in them. J. J. HAYNls.