The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 25, 1883, Page 7

& SLAVE ROMANCE. ‘White Girl of F. F. V. Stock sold to a Southern Planter. Washington Cor. Courier-Journa!. About half a century ago dealer named Shocilers took « lot of slaves from Virginia to Mississippi for sale. In the lot was a fine moth- erly looking mulatto woman who had with her a fittle two-year-old girl. The child was so pretty as to attract universal cttention. and the mulatto woman questionedas to its paternity. The woman persisted that she was the mother of the child, but de- clined saying anything about the child’s tather. The mother and child to a young planter in Hinds county, Miss., damed Kit Morris. Morris was immensely wealthy. He owned plantations in Hinds, Madisen and Yazoo counties, and all of them were well supplied with slaves. were sold The home place was in Hinds county, and on this the mulatte woman andthe little girl, named Leuisa, were located. For the first tew years after,reaching Mississipp1 the Louisa lived at the negro quar- ters. As she grew toward woman- hoed, however, she gave evidence of unusual intelligence and prom- ised to develop into a remorkably beantitul weman. She was taken into the mansion house and given to Kit Morris’ eld- est daughter as amaid. She was a keen observer and an apt 1mitator. The Morris mansion was a sort of social centre in the country, and a great deal of company was enter- tained there. Louisa saw much to ebserve and much to imitate imthe fine ladies who frequented her master’s house, and being a great favorite on account of her in- telligence, amiability and beauty, she was allowed many privaleges. Although a slave,, she was treated almost as a member of the family. Such good use did she make of her oppertunitics that at the age of six- teen she wag as finished in deport- ment and as charming in manners as anybody in the country. She re- garded herself as a slave, and had no other thought but she was a_ne- The old, old story now comes in. The planter, et course, became very fond of her, and she became the mother ot an illegitimate child. The mulatto woman then came for- ward and disclosed the truth about the birth of Louisa. She gave the names ot the parents, but for obvi- eus reasons they are withheld. It is suffictent te say that, according to the mulatto’s story, Louisia came of the bluest blood cf Virgma. Her mother was the sister ot a_ states- man who occupted one of the high- est office in the gift of the people, and her reputed father was one ot the most brilliant and remarkable men who ever. occupied a seat in the United States Senate. The trusted mulatte woman had been in- duced to adopt this child of shame te save the reputation of a mistress that she loved heater than her own hfe. The disclesure of the parentage was made only to Kit Morris, and he kept the secret locked securely in his breast for several years. As the sto- ty goes, he repented ot his follv, and, while he loved the girl dearly, all improper relations with each other ceased. The boy child she bore him took his name.and was educated by him in the best scheols of Virginia. The son enterod the Contederate service and fell fighting gallantly at the head of his company at Leesburg Va. The girl Louisa continued to live at the Morris plantation, becom- ing the mistress of the head overseer. Two children were born them, one boy and a girl. They were both acknowledged by the overseer some where between 1840 and 1850. short .ame after this a man named Garman, trom Virginia, located in Hinds county. He saw Louisa and admired her. Kit Mor- gro. | many years. | man died, and it is A | yeung | ine with the governor or some body’s disclosed to Louisa the secret of her birth, and also made known the tacts to German. Being satisfied that | Leuisa was a white woman, and that she came of the best Virgima stock slave- | German accepted Morris’ proposi- tion and married her. The moyed to the Silver Creek plantation where they hved and prospered for — couple Not long since Ger- not | that Louisa is still living un the Sil- | j ver Creek was trequently | borhcod. plantation or in thacneigh- The two illegitimate children of the overseer were well educated, and are now well-to-do people of Missis- sippi. This little scrap ef domestic tory wis unearthed by the his- ot Thomas German, whose wife was a clammant for bounty. One cannot help speculating how different life would the path ef Lenise have been had she been the child ot law- ful instead of illicit love. Tildens Heal:h and Wealth. Brookland Eagle. I saw Mr. Samuel J. Tildena few days ago and was shocked and pain- ed at the change that had taken place in him, tor some years he has looked a physical wreck, and his stooping figure and palsied arms give him the appearence of aman on his last legs. But then there was something in the flash of his eye, in the strong and vigorus cast of his teatures, and in his energetic though somewhat spasmodic that constantly impressed one with the idea that he was still an active man. WhenI saw him the other day'a remarkable change haa taken place. Hehad drived down frem his ceuntry seatseme ten miles above,New York. to his new house on Gramercy Park, but when he got there he was so weak that they had to carry him from the carnage into the heuse. He was zt once put to bed on the first floor of his magnifi- cent new mansion, and after resting nearly half a day he was gently car- tied eut, placed in- his coach driyen back to his country again. I saw himas they breught him down the steps and the change in his appearence was awful. It did not'seem to me atter seeing him t hat ‘t would be possible tor the eminent old statsman.to live anether ten davs, but experience has shown what won- derful recuperative power Mr. Tilden possesses, and it is possible they will put him on his feet again. Mr. Tilden is a man ot enormous wealth, and the liveliest interest: is manifested in the disposal of it. It is understood that it has all been set- tled. He isa batchelor and none of his near relatives need meney, though I have no doubt any of them would be glad enough to take a share of the ten or twelve million he must leave behind him Hehas gene out of politicts as completely as though he had never knewn:them, and it cannot be wondered at for his political career, though in some respects triumphant was on the whoie anythiag but satis- factory. and home Jim Cummings te Surender. Jeffergon City journal. Police Commissioner Craig of Kansas City and ex-Sheriff Timber- lake of Clay county, two noted exter- minators of the James gang, came down from Kansas City Saturday night and returned Sunday noon. ‘Their business in the city was of a { private charactor. in close consultation with the governor | the entire forenoon, but was | the nature of it, is not known. They They were what | were escorted tothe depot and assist- | ed on the train by his excellency,and | there was no possible chance for a | Journal man to apply his pnmping machine. They have evidently something 1m tow. and are negotiat- pardon, whe is te be used as a wit- ness against Frank James. It :s sur- | missed that this person is Jim Cum- improbable | depart- i ment in a search forthe antecedents | in! 2 _ BUY ESTATE STOVES R. R. DEACON & GLORIUS. THE BEST STOVE IN THE MARKET with eacn stove. And sell HARDWARE. T.NWARE, And CUTLERY. Ccheaper than where. Give us and be convincedst call else- Lawyers. | D V. BROWN, Notary Public Bui- e ler Mo. Will draw and acknowledge deeds, contracts, leases and all papers re- quiring the acknowledgment or jurat ot an officer. T. W. SILvERs. Notary Public. OLCOMB & SILVERS:—Attorneys at Law, Kutler, Mo. Office over Bates County National Bank. 5 P. H. Hotcoms. S$. B. LASHBROOK. ASHROOK & SMITH, Attorneys at Law utler, Mo. Wil practice in the courts of Bates and adjviuing coun- ties, Collections promptly attended to and Taxes Paid tor Non-residents. Office, front room over Bates county Na- tional Bank. n2 tf. THOS. I. SMITH. e J. S. FRANcIsco. S. P. Fraycisco. VRANCISCO BRUS. Attorneys at Law, Butler, Mo., will practice in the courts of Bates and adjoining counties. Prompt attention given to col- lections. Office over Hahn & Co.’s hard- ware store. pac & AERNATHY, neys at Law, Butler, Mo. Office west side of the sauare HENRY, Attorney at Law, Butler, A. Mo. Will attend to cases in any court of cecord in Missouri, and do gener- al collecting busimess. W O. JACKSON, attorney at law, e Butler, Mo., office over F, M. Crumly’s, Drug house on West side 261-17-tf Physicians. Jd M. RISTY, M. D., Homoepathia . anand surgeon, Special at- ention givento female diseases, Butler Mo. Office, North side square fiont room overBernhardt’s Jewelry store C. BOULWARE, Physician and urgeon. Office nerth side square, Butler, Mo. Diseases of women and chil- J, Everingham, M. D Residence west side North Main street LE, L, Rice M. D, Residence east of sqr, with J, C, Clark; EVERINGHAM & RICE. PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS, Having formed a copartnership tor the practice of medicine and surgery, tender their services to the citizens ot Butler and surrounding country, OFFICE in Everingham’s new brich west side square. Calls attended to at all hours, day or night, both in the city and country. 241 14 $3. GRAND COMBINATION °84. —THE-— BUTLER W=EKLY TIMES, The leading Democratic ficial newspaper of Bates coun- ty and the LOUISVILLE WREKLY COURIER - JOURNAL, ene year tor only $2 25, two papers tor little more than the price of one. and of- By pay = 25 r for one year your home paper with the Courier-Journal, the’ repsesentative news- | paper of the Revenue only, and the best, i 5 us you will receive brightest and ablest family Weekly ia the United States. Those who desire to examjne a sample copy of the Courier: Journal condo so bs calling at this office, LYON&HEALY State & Monroe Sts., Chicage. ‘Outhin, : ‘ ‘The Test Washer. We the undersigned having bought and are now using — the Test WASHER now being in troduced id sold m= this coun- try, unhesitatingly say that itis the best Washing Machine ever offered to the public, and from a_ personal knowledge of its merits recommend it to all our friends and neighbors. G. W. Cowley, G. W. Seevers, | Mrs. S. M Farland, Marv | Mrs. D. _B. Heath, Mrs Mrs. J. McFarland, Mary J. Burchfield, Mrs.J. . Harriman, Mrs. P. H. McCoy, Mrs. R. J. Burgess, Mrs. E. Mills, | Miss ( arrieHarden, Mrs. Sarah Strein, | Miss Maggie silvers, Mrs. Jusie W eddle Miss Lida Kinney, Mrs. Tom. Davis, Elizabeth E. Shobe, Mrs. W. W Eldridge Mrs. J. M. Wells, © J. W. Chambers- Mrs _ G. W. Seevers. J. G. Burgess.. --Baptist Minister I would have been glad to have called upon all my patrons tor their mames tothe above but time would not permit. L. R. THompson. Agent. Any party out of employment, or wishing to change tneir business who would lke to engage in the ‘intro duction and sale of the above named Washer might find it to their adyan- tage to call upon the Patentee, who isnow occupying rooms atthe Lindei Hotel, Butler Mo. : 133n. ¥ 5 The southand Southeast ida. Should you contemplate a trip to Nash- ville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Charleston, S. C., Savannah, Ga,; Jacksonville, Florida; or in fact, any point in the South or Southeast, it will be to your interest to examine the advantages over all other, lines offered by the St- Luuis Iron Moun- tan & southern R’y—‘Iron Mountain Route” in the way of fast time, clegant equipment, &c. At. resenta Daily Train is run trom Saint Louis Grand Union Depot, attach- ed to which will be tound an elegant Pull- man Palace eping Car, which cums through to Nashville, Tennessee, where direct connections are made with ex press trains of connecting Lines, tor points mentioned above. This Train connects at Nashville with the Jackson ville express, having a Pullman Pallace Sleeping Car ot the very finest make at- tached, which runs through to ackson ville, Florida, without change. For further intormation address F, HANDLER, C.B. KINNAN, Gen’! Pass. Ag’t. Ass’t Gen’! Pass. Agent. otf. Final Settlement Notice. Notice is hereby given that the under- signed administrator of the estate of Ju- dith Tilson, deceased, will make final settiement of his accounts with said es- tate as such administrator at the next term of the probate court ot Bates coun- ty, Missouri, to be holden at the court house in Butler, in said county, on the second Monday in May, A. D. 1883. 18-4 T. H. TILSON, Administrator. i Trastee’s Sale. F. M. Wheat, on the 20th day of December, 15 execute< the undersigned, as trustee, his certain deed ot trust conveying to me the following real estate: Tne west half ot block 14, jand blocks 15, 16,17, 18 and rgin Sp sf jaddition to Rich Hill, in Bates cor | Missouri, in trust to secure the ot a certain note ot $75 ‘ (described, and which deed of trust is duly | recorded in the recorder’s office. in the city of Butler, on page three hundred and thirty-six ot Book No. twenty- 27 of mortgages and deeds of trust, and, j Whereas, said note is due and unpaid, | now, therefore, by virtue of the power-in ;me vested by said deed of trust. and at ithe request of the legal holder of said note, I will, on senior arrestee nant ntti ph a CN Whereas, | SATURDAY, THE 2Stn . DAY APRIL, A. D. 1883, © OF ‘ ; i i IMPLEMENTS, | Comes Reapers and Mow ers, Empire i | en a A Ss gn at the court‘-house door in sai@ city of ; | Butler, sell for cash to the highest bidder | all the right, title and interest in said }lands conveyed to mé bv said deed of ltrust to satisfy said debt, the sale to be lactween the hours of § o’clock in the jforenoen and 4 o’clock in the afternoon | WILLIAM HENRY, ‘of that day.. Trustee. April 4, °53- tis, who always had a warm place | mings. who ison the verge of surren- in his heart tor the girl, wanted to j dering on the condition that he will see her happily married and_ settled tbe pardoned 1f he will appesr on the in life, and he offered to give Louisa | witness stand against Frank James. | her tree papers and a plantation on : Silver Creek in Yazoo” county, if fanythiag about the James gang's German would marry her. This | Movements in the last tew years. German refused to do, because he | theught ske had! negro blood in her Tren a totfy es 21g cents per pound at a.L, McBripe & Co. He is the only man living that knews } Final Settlement Notice. i i | ' signed curator of the estate of , T, Potts, a minor, will make final set tlement oi his accounts with said estate as such curator at the next term of Pro- bate court of Bates counts, Missouri, to i Probate court. A, D, 1853. I, F. Sirus, Guardian and Curator, N. ¥. City, . Comba, Nob. Notice is hereby given that the under- | i be holden at the court house in Butler,-! in said coupty, at the next May term of} ——DPEALER IN-—— Hardware Iron, Steel: Written guaranteed given j NAILS. . Blacksmith’s Supplies, Geo. W. Brown’s Corn Planters Rewers. 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Having had many years experience in the mannfae- ture of watches and clocks in En- rope, Tam now prepared to repair watches and clocks. no matter how compiicated nor how badly they have been abns By bringing htem to me, you have then pu‘ Witgood running order and guaran tee satistactio FRANZ BERNHARDT, Butler, Me AT THE POST OFFICE NEW JEWELER. BOOKS AND NUTS, CANDIES, TOYS STATIONERY. ETC., IN“ LARGE VARITIES Daily Papers and Periodicals always on hand. NEW LIVERY STABLE, WALLACE W. HILL, (Fermerly of Hill & Evans,) has leased the property knows as THE WALLEY BARN. South Main street, and offers for hire at reasonable rates, Good Saddie and Carriage Hores, light’ Buggies, Car riages and wagons and everything in the livery line. Also a large wagou yard ana plenty of feed and living water tor the accomodation ot the pub- lic at reasonable rates) THE WALLEY BARN, South Main street. rr tf WATLACE HILL, Proprietor. — DRILLS! ARTESIAN WELLS! 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Best Eagle Machine, with 500 Ib drill, 2 six inch Z bits, Horse Power, and 20u feet rope, with man to sct up and tes - $450 o0- Same Rig, withgo i i Boiler, Smo ack and Belt, - - - S685 Same Rig, without Engine or Power, - - - - - - - 400 On Several ot these Machines are now in each state. John Elliott, Lipan, Hood coun- ty, Texas, writes me: “I have set up four of vourEagle Machines, All give good sat sfaction.”” RK. S pasas, Tex., writes =: “My Eagle Machine is doing good wor! is also the you sold Mr. Martin of this place. I want another in the Sprin: We have low treight contract, and prompt del. ‘Y guar- anteed. Please order direct or send tor descriptive catalogne. No. 71 ly. . ROSIT, st. Joreph, Mo. Ithaca Calendar Clock, A Perpetual Mechanical Calendar eonneeted with the mest superior Eight and Thirty Day (either weight or spring) Cloek Movement, Uf- INDICATES PERPETUALLY ‘Phe Day of the Menth, ‘The Menth of the Year, ‘The Hour of the Day, , The Day of the Week. 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