Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-10-05
Wednesday, October S.
Interesting Letter From Uncle
Iv Morgan.
Editor Edgefeld Advertiser:

Interesting Letter FROM ohS
Iv Morgan.
Editor Edgefeld Advertiser:
I am still alive but not very lively,
and / hardly know whether / ought
to attempt to write, but the enclosed
letter from Joe Lake Prince is the
cause of my writing at all.
No one blu t myself knows how l
appreciate that letter (Which you
NAV publish if you wish). Why? Be-
cause I know the one who wrote it,,
and I am satisfied that God put it in
his heart to write it.
I sometimes think that my life has
been a complete failure as to having
eyer been of any help to any n IN
trying to live the life God would be
glad for them to live, but l have more
letters in my trunk that l call my
love letters. Why, because 1 know it
was love that prompted the writer's
TO write them. Yes, they were written
by those who once were members OF
the Bible class that for more han
forty years I tried to teach.
L have a Bible given to me in the
year of 1898 and on n of the fly
leaves are written the following:
This Bible was a gift to me from L..
F. Dorm, a scholar in my Bible class
from the year 1872 to the close OF
the year 1898, excepting 2 years.
1881 and 1882. E. G. Morgan, sr.,
Bible Class Teacher in the Parksvllie
Sunday School, December 4th, 1898.
moved from the Parksville neigh
borhood. in December 1898 and for
13 years taught the Bible class OF
Red Oak Grove, having taught 1T Tor
tried toy before from 1871 to 1880.
That is when Joe Lake was a mem
s1er. OH yes, hose ers-gleasans
NaFE rejofced sosknoNssshat eallyESs;
had done Cor tried to do) something
FOR the Lord who had done so much
for me.
It was at the old Red Oak Grove
where ]. N. Grifis united with the
church, of which Rev. Geo. w. Bus
sey has already told you, but I have
something more to tell of which only
Heavy q. N. Grifis) and 1 know. I
loved Heavy and he loved "Buddie,
that is what he called me, even while
in camp during the Civil War, and ne
called me that as long as he lived,
but I have depressed.
That which took place that only he
and / and God witnessed. The day be-
fore he united with the church he
went home from the church with me
and he and I took a walk and went
to my watermelon patch. 1 can see
him now, while I write as plain as l
saw him then and hear him say:
"Buddie, I am SO happy" and / have
never in all my life looked upon a
face that expressed so much happi-
ness. We loved each other before,
and from that day to the day of his
death that love was a deep love new
er to die. And / hope to see him,
again, but when, I don't know, but
God does.
Yes, Heavy is gone. Only four of
the SO of Co I, End S. c. Cav, now
living that I know of; H. E. Meal
ing, in his s3rd or s4th year; myself
in my 18th year; ]. N. Fair and Elias
Talbert, / suppose both in their 73rd
OF 18th year. 1 am getting to feel so
lonesome somtimes Wien / think of
the few that are left of US. Excuse
me, I just couldn't help but write as
I have.
What about crops? Corn fairly
good, but cotton almost a complete
failure. In some fields it will take
from 10 to 20 acres to make a 500
pound bale. If weather permits, by
the 10th or 18th of this month all
will be gathered.
UNCLE Nv.
Ri. 9, Box Ill, Harlem, Ga.