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dog, on tie correct Liali' \ihe "'
io~ did nothing but locate the trail,
ne other dogs did the chasing.) He
aiso showed us where two Of the
school houses stood which he at
,-aded a good many years ago.
When we drove into the yard the
*, a clearly looking negro wom-
II, but very black, came out. Col.
..5chc inquired where the family
was, and being told that they had
.ane to church, the cook asked, us
~ al: going to stay for dinner" 10
s?.;ch the Colonel replied, "Why, Of
ourso, we are, haven't you got a
|. *;cken on?" The cook informed him
Lat no chicken was son" but the
! + was, and that they were going
to have soup, and nat there would
,jc "plenty." She iooked relieved,
1owever, when she was later inform
d that the four extra plates would
mot have to be served.
From this place we travelled across
Hard Labor Creek, over which Billy
Dorm built away-back-yonder a
lcng covered bridge, which has gone
the way of all the earth, but which
has been replaced by a shorter one.
In a little while we came to the
Ycungblood home, a comfortable
mon place, where the Harmons, hus-
band and wife, were murdered many
years ago by negroes, six of whom
were later lynched on a hill in front
of the old homestead. The old Har-
mon house has suffered the fate Of
most of the old places in that sec
ton; it has fallen a victim to fire,
but it has been replaced by the
Youngbloods home, a comfortable
building which is now owned by two
Of the ladies of the family, with
whom resides the mother now more
than 30 years of age.
Mr.. Youngblood, a son, who lives
at Blakedale, just above Greenwood,
his son, and young Mr.. Timmons, a
grandson of the family, came out to
answer all of Col. Roche's questions
! about the boil weevil, he being anx-
ious to learn whether they had
heard of it in that section; and a.
bout the "perches," which he thought
ought to be in Hard Labor Creek.
I'VE also obtained information about
the old graveyard which we were to
visit, and which we were assured
was fully tlree-quarters of a mile
from the nearest point we could go
in a "beel." but we rode in a car
which is acquainted with poor roads
and farm gullies. Taking the right
beyond the Youngblood place and
going towards Liberty Hill, we soon
:ame to the stopping place, and al
,icr walking several miles over a
large and deserted plantation, we
finally, with sthe assistance of NJ.
Golf whom Capt. Perrin somehow
found, located the graveyard. From
II that Col. Roche had heard and
I'd told US we expected to find a
.rge old graveyard, full of ancient
monuments, stones, ETC., and with
.:Ecriptions which would carry us
ok to the ancient times Of that
~action, but we were all disappointed.
What Col. Roche and Capt. Perrin
had heard Of the place was not in
all respects verified.
The old graveyard which we Dis
covered reminded US mere OF the one
CT top Of the hill this side Of Mar
tins Mil than any we have seen. i,
He r?ost of the family g~ravcyards
in this section, and some CT The
church graveyards, is GROWN up in
trees, briars, etc, and is entirely
neglected. Within the space which
had at one time been enclosed as
shown by %rcEr'.nants Of the old fence,
~i..=covered only four stones with,
-. .G:ptions. Til@re were a few graves
marked by rough stones on which
Il. -" were no marks. The stones
With tn> inscriptions were inside of
! closures made CT brick, and wh'c:,
were falling into decay, and across
G.. If t'}ese brick enclosures c'noe-