Pike County GaArchives News.....Young Boy Writes Letter Of Appreciation April 16, 1926 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Cunningham http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002535 April 10, 2011, 10:36 pm The Pike County Journal April 16, 1926 Below is a letter from a young boy who turned up in Zebulon a few days ago after walking all the way from Jacksonville, Fla. When he arrived here he told Marshall Tom Wright that he had had only three meals in a week - the time he had been walking from Jacksonville. He told Mr. Wright how he had run away from school and his home in Mississippi and had gone to Florida. There he got out of money and a job and decided to get back home. When he arrived here he was sick and foot-sore. Mr. Wright and others took an interest in him and paid for his lodging and food and Brother Milford, the Baptist pastor, gave him a suit of clothes. Mr. Wright telegraphed his father who sent money to pay his railway fare home. After his safe arrival at home and under the tender care of his father and mother again, he wrote the following letter: Slate Springs, Miss. April 10, 1926 Dear Mr. Wright and Zebulon, I got home alright and sure was glad of it. I never felt better in all my life. I sure do thank Zebulon and especially Mr. Wright and the Baptist preacher, Mr. Milford. If it was not for the kindness of Mr. Wright I would have been working on the chain gang. The people of Zebulon don’t know how I do appreciate them. I have been told that Florida was a good state, but where did they get it? Not in Lakeland nor in Tampa. Zebulon is the best of all and the people of Zebulon and Pike County. Mr. Slade sure was good to me, he don’t know just how much I do thank him for what he did for me. My father and mother thanks you too. God will reward you all of Zebulon for your care of His boy. May God help them and take care of them all. Now all bow their heads while I pray: - Our Father who art in heaven, bless Zebulon and its people for what they done for me. I never will get a blessing more sincerely than from Thy name. May God go with me through Thy heart and have mercy on me. Now God go with them and go with me. When the devil gets in my heart and wants me to do wrong won’t you drive him out? God knows he will do it. Now may God protect us all. Amen I can’t hardly pray but I do my mightiest to. Mr. Wright I will never forget your town. Many thanks to all, may God help you all. From your truly, Carbon Pittman Slate Springs, Miss. Additional Comments: On the 1930 census, 18 year old Carbon Pittman is living with his parents in Slate Springs, so he would have been about 14 years old at the time of his adventure. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike/newspapers/youngboy441nnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb