The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-07-13
LETTER FROM ONE OF
"CARPETbAC" DAYS,
Wrote Beautifully to a Lovely
Christian Woman.

There can be no doubt that good
ness in one develops the like in anoth-
er. The letter which is herewith
published was written to the late
Mrs. A. Gerard by Mrs. L. l.. Price,
whose husband was one Of the "car-
pet-baggers" in Grenada during the
trying days of "Reconstrpction. I"
The letter was written from 1850
14th Street, Washington, and was
postmarked July "a, 1897. It
breathes a Christian spirit, and, re-
gardless of what may have been
thought of Mr.. and Mrs. Price while
they were residents of this county,
The Sentinel feels sure that there
are many who will be g1sde to read
what she has to say and who viii
gladly reciprocate the splendid spirit
she manifested. Mrs. Gerard was
just one of those characters to do the
Samaritan act She realized the
need of this lady and her husband on
one occasion and ministered to them
in their distress; thus it was that
they carried SO long as they lived
gracious and pleasant memories of
her benefactions. 1t is through the
kindness of the husband of the good
lady to whom Mrs. Prices letter was
addressed that publication of it is
given in these columns:
"Mrs. Gerard, or rather, Dear Kate !:
II need not tell you was surprised
and very much pleased to receive
your letter; how vividly the past in
a long panorama was brought before
my mental vision, of many trials and
I,,rnl HIT, lat N
past dead bury the dead. Iknow my
own heart holds no resentment. 1t
is strange that my mind had been
busy thinking of you, and as Mr..
Belen had informed us about six
years ago you had married Gus
Gerard, l thought of you as pretty
matron, etc.
"Thank you very much for your
kind sympathy. / am indeed doubly
bereaved, left without child or hus-
band. One, the best of daughters,
the other the most loving and truest
of husbands. Although both are
taken from me, have much pleasure
in thinking of their lovely lives.
They left nothing but the most pleas
ant odors for me to think Of them,
now that they are sleeping on the
hill above this city in the historical
ground of beautiful Arlington. But,
with all my endeavors to be brave,
the wounds are very sore and hard
to bear. Mr.. Price was sick Tor
months, and since February was con-
fined to his bed. Although suffering
intense pain he was one of the most
cheerful patients. The doctors and
trained nurses learned to love him
as their father. My health broke
down SO that the doctors and Cover
nor sent a trained nurse with me
when we brought our dear one to be
laid away. She remained with me as
long as / had to stay here, then went
back with me. I had Of course to
give up my beautiful home as it be-
lonped to the Government. i am SC
thankful that l had Az years OF sucf
bliss, the lovliest place in the U. 8
/ always desired a home on Seaside
and there our own grounds were
washed by the tide in the back and
couple hundred yards in front tht
historic Hampton roads washed tne
break water, which kept the beauti
full montser from intruding upon oul
broad walks. Truly it was an en-
chanted place. We had a closed car
riage allowed us with coachman
but we found it too warm for sum
mer. SO we bought double seatet
with top, and the handsomest morse
I ever saw. The poor creature seem
ed SO sensible it seemed a pity NJ
could not talk to us. He was to b'
sojT todav as well as the carriage
hope he will have good nome
He took us out daily to Fort Monroe
Old Point Comfort and other adJa