The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-06-03
NUMBER 43
A VALUABLE LIFE
FORTUNATELY SAVED.

The fact that the life of AL Beas-
ley has been saved to his family, this
town and the country generally, is one
for which all are truly thankful and
grateful.
Last Monday morning when Lessie
Burch, the colored cook, reached the
home Of Mr.. A. +. Beasley, to cook
breakfast, she found Mr.. Beasley ly-
ing on the back porch, where he had
fallen after an attempt to take his
life with razor, having cut across
his throat, partially severing the
windpipe but leaving the jugular vein
and carotid artery untouched.
DR.. W. +. Huntsman, the family
physician, was called and he in turn
called DR.. Sam t. Parker and the two
doctors did all in their power for Mr..
Beasley-and with success, for when
DR.. A. B. Dancy, the Jackson special
ist arrived on the 900 o'clock train
and made examination, he then said
there was no special reason why the
patient should not recover, if no fur
ther complications set up.
Soon after the happening a special
train to take Mr.. Beasley to Jackson
was secured, but he persistently re-
fused to go-and that fact goes along
with the explanation of the conditions
which brought Mr.. Beasley to attempt
the fearful deed of taking his own
life.
AL Beasley came to Lexington when
hardly more than boy, representing
the Gray & Dudley Hardware Com
pany, Of Nashville, in which city he
was reared. Some twenty years ago
he married Miss Ruby, daughter of
the late Esq. L. A. Stanford. Three
children Stanford, Elizabeth and
Buster" have been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Beasley, and it our pleasure to
testify that there has never been II
happier or more devoted family un-
til few years ago when Mr.. Beasley
was attacked by nervous disorder
which paralized part of his body.
Even under that misfortune the devo-
tion of the family, one to another,
continued but the happiness Of all
was affected by the misfortune which
had befollen the head of the house.
hold. AL Beasley was fine specimen
of manhood, physically, and in dispo-
sition and character he was man who
made and held friends, real friends.
wherever he went. So strong and pre-
possessing was his personality that in
his territory as. q, travelling man, he
was general favorite and always
commanded for the house he repre-
sented splendid trade making him
one of the most successful CONNER
cial travellers in this the middle Sec
tion of the entire country. -
For the nervous trouble which af-.
fected him and seriously interferred
with his business, he sought relief
and cure far and wide, but while Mrs.
Beasley and others thought that at
times they saw improvement in his
condition, Mr.. Beasley himself was
Respondent and his dependency cul-
minated in the rash act stated He
was and is so independent by nature.
that in contemplation of year after
year of possible dependence and phys
zeal disability, his mind went down
in the conflict. BUT AL BEASLEY
WAS WRONG IN HIS REASONING
and we hope that this experience has
most fully opened his eyes to the fact
that whether he is sick or we'll, wheth-
er he can work or not, he is needed to
stay in this world. He is not much
past forty years Of age, but the pre-
ceeding part of his life has been SO
lived that he is entitled to all the
love, all the care, all the attention
that can be given him if he should live
the allotted three score and ten years.
At heart, AL Beasley is a Christian
gentleman and this shock will open
his eyes to the fact that his life be-
longs to God, to his family, his rela-
tives and friends and not to himself.
We have long loved AL. Beasley
and we thank God that he is spared
to US.