The Newark journal., 1914-01-02
MINISTER RECALLS
DAYS THAT ARE GONE
Sends Greetings to Old Friends and
Suggest Reunion in Newark Dur
ing Coming Summer

How easily the mind goes back
to the days of childhood and boy
hood. Like the modern bird-man,
the mind can poise for a moment
and spread its electric wings and
it is back at mothers knee or hold
ing fathers hand, as the little fell
low accompanies him on the frs
trip to some place of note. Or like
the late wireless method of COM
munication, one little touch of the
mental machinery and we are boys
and girls again, romping the old
school ground over and over
Sometimes ask, Where, Oh,
Where, are those halcyon days
gone? What took them away from
us; and what is it that holds them
SO securely they cannot ever come
to us again. And old Time says,
They are mine, and keep my
lock on them and you can never
pick that lock-" Then | ask, "who
or what are you, Time" And the
reply is, IAN incidental piece of
Eternity"
Now I am back in our old neigh
borhood with the boys, most of
whom are long ago dead and gone
to their final resting place. 1t will
be of interest to the living to give
the names of as many as | can re-
call now. There were: Joe, Urban,
Mack, John and Tom Henderson;
Jap, Cal and Tom Aus tin; Harve,
Fetch and Tom Digger; Jim, Ben,
Marion and Tom Brannon; Nat,
Dick, Gray, Tom and Clabe Stan
fill; Tom, John, Dave and Fred
Gibson; Lum, Silas and Riley
Sturch; Billy, Henry, Bud, Doc
and Bob Sturdivant; Bill, Tom, Nat
and Jim Eaves; Button, Bob, Dick,
Lihu, George, Alec and Joe Grimes;
Winfield and Bob Scott; Ike, Bill
and billiard Hail; John, Brown, Ben,
Bob and JimMcDoniel; Tom, George
and Billy Compton; Walter, Mat,
Tom and Lev Holcomb; Sam and
Jim Fetzer; Andy, Ruff, Dave, Dan,
and Gift Hogan; George, Jim, Ell
and Pate Hogan jolly, Nelson, Lou,
Ras and Angus Baker; Tom Tun-
stall; Zach Bateman; Pete and Bud
Hoover; Polk Rawlings; Bud Rice;
Oph Stepens; Bud, Ewin, Dick and
Bob Clark; Bob, Lou, George, Lige,
Jake, Billy, Walker, Morg and Ped
Magness; Eli, Will and Yves Moore;
Lewis and Henry Dye; Newt, Jap
and Frank Martin; Andy Dunna-
gan; Mid Gibbs; Bill, Mont, George,
John, Alec, Sam and Dave Ashley;
Taylor, Riddle, Tom, Sonny and
Caleb Duff; Bill and Jim Heffing
ton; Newt Bean; Jim Mayhan;
and Tom Maxley; Rufe Reeves;
Henry Galloway; Bob Adams, (Oil
Trough Bob VIII. Jack and Polk
Holcomb; Jim Yves Scott, (now
judge; Mart and John Gossett;
Tom, Will, George, Jim and Luther
Jernigan; Burk, George, Bill and
Frank Merrlwether; Alec, Will
and Chris Jennings; Joe, John and
Willis Polk; Bill and John Brady;
Hugh Maghess; Coon Tomlinson;
Bill, Wing and Owen Prince;Luth,
Afford and Dave Arnold; War6eld
Sanders; Sam Hughes; Jim. Bob
and Ham Williamson: Kirk and
Clara Vaughan; Bob Reeves; Wal
ter Wayman; Hous, Mayhan and
Pony Webb; Bud and Jeff Davis;
Bob, Jesse and Walker Burlington.
think this about completes tie
roll. There may be some one left
out but not on purpose. Of these
$50 odd names, fully lao sleep be-
meath the sod of the valley. And
the living are edging up to the
rivers brink. 1t makes feeling
of loneliness creep over me and
! tells me that the most of my old,
old friends are on the other side
of Jordan. | would like a reunion
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