San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04

to meet It. NV dear Brother ] am in
the hope of His favor and protection.
oh, how would have rejoiced TO re-
| ceive a letter from some OF you in
jefferson in compliance with the re-
quest / made in my letter from Spring
| field, ILL.,. l waited 10 days and moth
ing came. have not heard one
syllable from home since the hour OF
our departure. l now say again u
you or any of our relations will write
TO us and direct your letters TO
Natchitoches. Lou. we may get them
and would thank you most sincerely
for them. II you have any affection
for us you will attend to this request
| now commission you TO hear me as
son. as an affectionate son to my
beloved mother and her husband, kiss
sister and the children for me. Mr..
Slack and Lewis must do the same
with their children. To Uncle Sam
and William and their families, remem-
Der me and inform them of Grandma's
condition. Dear. Bro. we are of the
same origin the blood of the same
loved parents flow in our veins, the
same maternal tenderness watched over
our infant slumbers and the same
council instilled principles into our
mind. Many times have we slept the
live long night locked in each others
arms, may our united petitions to a
throne of Divine Goodness invoke the
same bread of life and may our souls
united in love nestle under the protect
ing shield of the same all wise and
all mericiful Redeemer.
Original In Kentucky.
Remember me to all the Brethren and
acquaintance who inquire and say to
them that scarcity of time and paper
prevents my writing to them personal
ly. We cannot 60 to NatchitOches for
paper on account Of the smallpox. In
n few days we shall be in Texas and
then having no means Of writing when
we please you may not hear from us
for many days but when we can will
write. The deed / made you on the
Goth of Oct. for the Ga IL acres Of
land is hereby confirmed. Request
Uncle to inform DIR. Fishback by let
ter that he has his books. Some of
you must take the trouble Of inform |
ing me at length Of all that has Oc-
CURED in Logan. am extremely |
anxious to hear. / will sometime write !
to Bro. Anderson. Tell him that / |
think well Of the country about Quincy, |
III. think he would be pleased with |
It il IL is not too cold for him. Nv |
health has been tolerably good; l |
have suffered a great deal with my
stomach but am now considerably i'm
proved. / hope that shall recover
entirely by the hardships am destined
to undergo. Mr.. Bailey has fine
health. We have been travelling 10
weeks and have gone over $500 miles.
II ] were with you could talk enough
to tire you. / hope we shall meet
soon.
Your Aft. Bro,
d. W. Cloud.
The original to the above letter is
n Logan County, Kentucky. Mr.. Cloud
was a great uncle of Mr.. Stacks and
was martyr to the cause of liberty.
being killed in defense Of the Alamo.
Nlr. Clouds relatives participated in
he Civil War, some in the gray uni
.orm and some in the blue. Mr.. Slack
enlisted in the United States Army at
The outbreak of the war with Ger
many. He was in Los Angeles. Cal,
at the time and enlisted when the first
war extra came out. He was a mem
Der OF A Company. 63 United States
infantry from April, 1917 until April
y, 1913, being discharged at Curtiss