Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-12-31

exPs Iooeoo y ~ m0rvo1o0D that
Pany were not killed. Many helisved
tbst life was spared BY special Provi-
dence.
Capt. Fentress IVES . natural born
james. He wore two distinct faces. His
men were insolent and seated themselves
beside whom they chose in our church
repeatedly and complaints and inforna-
ton had been sent 10 Lieut.. Allen.
I enclose Jon little typewriter &C.
count OF the affair, which may prove Of
some satisfaction. A friend asked me to
write It of to be read on some Ladies'
Aid occasion, but am not scribe, 60 I
did in type for her convenience. Please
return It to me - soon ~ convenient, %
the occasion now approaches. You will
observe the faleity Of Capt. Fentress'
statements in his apology to Admiral
Porter. He rode out OF Rodney in the
carriage Of planter 'whose shoe latchet
he was not. worthy to bear" This gen.
tleman's family had come In town to at
tend services. You win also observe that
the organist still hes voice.
Along here may add: our belfry was
injured BY that shell. Was repaired A.
ter the civil war and last spring our
Ladies' Church Aid again had It re-
paired. I have always commended that We
should claim damages for church desc
Grafton. The mark Of the shell l. still ap-
parent to my eye.
must ak your forgiveness for length
OF this Ietter, but your letter 'roused my
teelinn; indeed It was necessary for me
to clear my spsctacles of team more than
once when I read IL, but sincerely thank
Jon.
When ! lit the lid of my soul, al that
horrible war Of treason and ienosing Of
States land alp Rights rushes out. I'm
. true Southern woman yeti I've never
surrenderedi and never sought in any
way one who was an enemy to my South
lsndi
M, James Archer, who married Min
Mary Ann Hunt, was one of my hus-
bands dear friends; he visited us in Rod
ney many times and wrote . beautiful
poem 70 one Of my daughtss, Nm. Rob-
ert Lee Beck. We sincerely loved our
scholarly friend. l believe he wss your
grandfather. Capt. WIN. Harper was
honorably Declared after wounded. 4
attended the last Reunion Of Dsrden's
Battery in Fsyette. The Daughter seat-
cd me on the rostrun beside Mr.. Arneth.
That vs. . nd but very sweet re-union.
Nay We ALL meet acroo s'the river and
rest under the shade Of the tressi''
Iknew Mir Rsbsecs when che visited
Mn Florence Martin in Rodney. She
Va made perfect thspugh suffering. !"
Jennie Farrar Ban was my chum in
my youth. and my cousin BY marriage to-
Gu Ban.
No, no. the escaped man had NO baby
in arms. He jumped out the back win
dow (cn the hilI-side) into sods black-|
besTy bsambles and scratched his fsce
drsadfully. He boasted on The strsst cor
nsr and l told him to ''take to water
-Miaiaippi- that be was . sight Ne did
not iks. He laughed and trottsd toward
The river.
II you think Of writing thistp for pub
Iication think I could add some facts to
L for Jon, -ask Jennie Ban II I cannot,
md give her my love please.
Yours sincerely. and gratefully, too,
0fRS.l IRENE STUART LIMERICK.
r: 8. Tully Stuart W. my Arst cou1in.
9ncls Blcunt was my father, Victor No
'een stuazt's younger brother. Ny iath-
q disd in December. lslo. I We then
: yeass ood,-the only father - one
among my grandfather, james 6tuares
n sfand-shildssn. ! was the bet and
Idol of he whole Scotch lot; now am
oue of two living. We claim descent from
Mary 6tuart a Scotland and va A.
ways said to b like her,-alasi Ny
grand-mothR Wa . French Huesunot,
named Lsouts La Roche: have love-
b miaatuze a her.
I have . much loved friend In 81. Jo-
Deph, Nm. Aflas Brown, and JelEeson
county win always be my own home.
morn N J. A. TUlRul Gus Ba1
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