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Show i:i:, Via its oi.lt. Tbrra are a few pei pie In the United 8 in Ire who bava passed lha ceuluty mark. U. a or three la Aire, llyoum, of Iluseellville, Franklin county, Ala., a ho eays eberr members lhat stale when It wes lul a wlidernesa, and who re-cella re-cella bevlng eeeii Martha Waalilnnton. Thai Is a time ol comparatively ancient an-cient bl.t.ry lo rut si peuple loda, ai d Ibis lact gives addl ioiibI Btiraoilou lo the following, related by Filler (I, T. Wr.di-, a U.ah young man now ou a uiieeion lu Ihe Southern Hleloe. In a letter written le Iba Nkhh ou C'lirtet-mas C'lirtet-mas gi.y, he seyai I aiilunlt lo you the following which niAy he or inieie.t lo tue roitdera ol your .A1111.I00 pap.-r, whlcU rveclMia 11a leg 11- lu'.y: ... i rdiiy I called on Ji nny llynnni. Ku.,1 ilvm. on Ihe nnllierv- ton. I ihut .Ix. k-oti ine.hi Khun ikii, hi. u,,. u, .NH.hvilie, M10 la p.rhap o nl ibe nio... perHoll, III Iho I III Ml KU!.-a. I loilliil Mi.. I Ij II oill In e llttld log hut. rroll.liliig over 0 al..v Inn. Anh 1U14I1 al int. adveiii'."! an, her n.lnd I. ioitii Ut.rnial. htiev.Ma.aiv li'.ppy 10 ki.im that ui.in.lnra nf lite tlo pin had i-Mlletl on her, lur elie le a rcligioua on Ihu.laal. My ltr.tqiieatione.ee, "How old are you, Mr.. Iljrn 1" 'I don't knuw t.ir ailin, a.,M wee her 'I ilck reply, "hul I think that I iiinely-hliieore huinlrod hefure Ihe le.t er. 'lhat la aluio.t ibiriy-llve yiare eg .." you think you ara 1 .'!.". yoare old, do "Vea. 1 am ehotit lliel old." "I hiiVM iiciil ihu you havo aeon Oeorte H .-hum no;'" " l el I, I hevi'ii'l aeen llenrgo " nuiinutou, hut I ronieiiil.er aeoiug hi. v,ne Mjnha. I can .,1,11,. ly reiiiiuiher the lievolu Inumy air, 1 v.e. e larue act rl el thai 111111.. 1 va. living in Virginia then, on a large plan au.il, n.er II I.I II f V.,. Ili "II. I cannot loll . you aiiylhmg eliuilt Ihe Her, fur I ere. in. .11 In elavmy. J vie. hrniiKlit to AlelieiiiR Iih) v. itra ugo. Una tie. all a wilder a iben." "ho you remenitier itaneiel Jeekaorir' ' . J.i.oire werl ruiuomher thr.o war.," ahe eatii. "Hive ynu any children, Mra. Ity. nuniT "V.e, but they am all il.nl now. Here la my gt. el Kmal-Krainh I1111I. I have 1 pirien c.l e.l Iho horrora ol aleverv. .My two vuiingeei eliinlri.il were enlil I.e. fore I I- ft Virginia. I have had line. hu-heuiU, Ina ennli time I have hum Beper.le.l ,y l,v fr, ,hi. MoiliO-llllie. MoiliO-llllie. I Willi. leruhv I havi. Ik...ii railed I" "illter au. h Iri.ublea, hul 1 guee. (iml knowe. I feel Ihe 111 v li 11,0 la .hurt, I em ei peeling my call ever v dev." Al ,.,,i .1,. .o,ej 1.1 Inaa her ba!.l.-eot linlid end heuun lo ah"ul and elnic in Ihe true inlvjl wee. Nhi. i.il.l her "rxperiKiu-o" in buw aiie "got r liulon." M e la liuly an llnerea ing and IIO ed por.nn. Mho CHIIItol read, hot ehe can iiloie correctly Irom Ihe I thin end ceu i.ll all ibe lllhli' aioiiea. The negroea are a Miipera nluiia people aud Jenny la not en excepliuu, Agetnoo! ibHAllama lelr triad 10 get ber to go end exhibit her-B.'lf, her-B.'lf, l.ul ehe wnuld uol lor leerebe would luae bur ' bold ou eivroel reat." |