ky-footsteps-digest Monday, August 2 1999 Volume 01 : Number 529 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 00:05:29 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Mt. Sterling Sentinel Democrat, Apr. 2, 1880, Montgomery Co HOME MADE The time was when our mothers spun the flax and wove at the loom our home-spun linen, and then with loving fingers cut and sewed into ungainly coat and baggy breeches the same "home-spun." Oh, dear me! It wasn't very pretty, but it was home-made! Then later on the goods were "brought-on," and the same loving hands of mother or wife cut by an old pattern the same unshapely garments and hung them with loose ungraceful folds upon our forms; and that was called "home-made." But now things are changed, and trained skill does at less expense and with better effect the same work for us, covering all our defects and lending a new grace to every form, until now-a-days no one but an idiot longs for the time when things were "home-made." We have progressed and must keep up with the age. Not only in dress, but in the thousand departments of human life, "home-made" things are rapidly falling into desuetude. Even newspapers have caught the contagion of improvement and are valued more for their enterprise, the *meat* and news that is in them, than for the *bare fact* they are strictly "home-made." They type, the paper, the ink, the presses are none of them "home-made." They are generally "brought on," and the breeziest weeklies bring their most contents from abroad. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:10:26 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Flemingsburg Democrat, Fleming Co Much of the information in the Democrat was related to the politics of that time. There is much talk of the "carpet-baggers" and "radicals." Many of the articles openly express racist views and use slurs against Black citizens and Asians. ---------------- Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:11:32 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Flemingsburg Democrat, Nov. 25, 1869 to Jan 20, 1870, Fleming Co Flemingsburg Democrat Nov. 25, 1869 to Jan. 20, 1870 Thursday, Nov. 25, 1869 Married-At the residence of Thomas D. Byrum, Esq., of Nicholas co., Ky., on the 16th of November, 1869, by Rev. John B. Ewan, Mr. John Burns, of Nicholas county, Ky., to Mrs. Letetia Wade, of Cincinnati, O. - ---------------------------------------- Thursday, Dec. 2, 1869 Found Dead-A negro named Anthony Green was found dead in his bed one morning last week. He had attended a wedding the night before and retired apparently in good health. His brother was sleeping with him.-Mays. Eagle MARRIAGES At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Dennis Belt, on Tuesday morning, Nov. 30th, 1869, by Elder E. B. Challenner, Mr. B. F. Bollinger, of Maysville, Ky., to Miss Matilda Belt. - ---------------------------------------- Thursday, January 13, 1870 A HORRIBLE AFFAIR A Man Strikes his Wife in the Head with an Ax and then Hangs Himself We learn that on Friday morning last, that Mr. Thomas Bradshaw, a wealthy farmer living near Sharpsburg in Bath county, assaulted his wife with an ax, striking her on the head inflicting a terrible wound which will probably cause her death. Bradshaw supposing that the lick he had struck had killed her, immediately secured a rope and hung himself dead. There are various rumours afloat as to the cause of this deed of blood, but as we know nothing of the truth of any of them, we decline to publish them.-Mr. B. and his present wife had only been married a few weeks, he being a widower and the father of a large and interesting family of children at the time of the marriage. He was a man of considerable wealth and is said to have possesssed an uncontrolable temper, when he got mad; his madness amounted to insanity. It is supposed that he was in this condition when the awful tragedy was committed. At last accounts his wife still lingers in an insensible condition and the chance for her recovery are decidedly against her. This is indeed a shocking affair and one deeply to be deplored by the public. Certainly, the causes which lend a man to commit such a crime as this in his own household must be great or he is a maniac. In fact, we do not think that any reasonable excuse could be made for so damnable an act. Mr. B. we understand was in the neighborhood of eighty-years of age. - ---------------------------------------- January 13, 1870 Murder On the 31st ult, a quiet inoffensive old citizen was killed by Wm. Guinnett at Cain's old tavern in this county. John Waller vends poisoned whiskey at this place, and on the day named a large crowd had assembled and were drinking and carousing. Guinnett had stated in the morning that he intended to kill somebody that day, but named no one. There was no difficulty so far as we can learn between him and his victim, nor was old man Payne drunk. Without cause or provocation, he was shot down and died in ten minutes. As soon as the intelligence was brought to town, a warrant of arrest was issued for Guinnett, and Capt. Tipton started immediately for him, but after thoroughly scouring the neighborhood was unable to find him. So far as we gather the facts, the killing was cold blooded and atrocious, and the murderer deserves to be hunted down with the full power of the law.-Mt. Ster. Sentinel. - ---------------------------------------- January 20, 1870 Another Patriot Gone-Caleb Morris, a soldier of the war of 1812, died on th 6th last, in Bourbon county, in the 80th year of his age. Died.-Alexander Miller, the oldest of the large and influential family of Millers, of Millersburg, died on Thursday, the 6th instant. Drowned.-Neal Murphy while crossing Licking river at Lair's on Monday 10th inst. Broke through the ice and was drowned. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:13:27 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Flemingsburg Democrat, February 10, 1870, Fleming Co Flemingsburg Democrat February 10, 1870 Death of Hon Lewis Collins (From the Maysville Bulletin) [first line lost in crease] . . . by the announcement of the sudden death of Judge Lewis Collins. He had been a sufferer for some months past from a mental affliction which rendered it necessary he shoud be placed in charge of the eminent Dr. Chipley at Lexington, where his disease was treated with all the skill and tenderness of a great humanity and a large experience. His bodily health had been regarded good, under the circumstances, up to a few days previous to his death, and some hopes were entertained for his ultimate recovery. Though our citizens were not wholly unprepared for this public calamity, the sad news was received with deep and regretful feeling. He was born in Fayette county in this State-within a few miles of Ashland-on Christmas day, 1797-and was, consequently, at the time of his deat, in his seventy-third year. His removal to this city took place in 1814, and he was married here to Mary Ellen Poers, who now survives him, on the 1st day of April 1823-having been married nearly half a century. He began life in this county as an apprentice to the printing business, and for a short time was the carrier, then foreman and associate editor of a small paper entitled the "Union" printed at Washington. He was afterwards one of the propriotors. He then purchased the Maysville Eagle in 1820 and continued his career as editor and publisher thereof, for twenty-seven years. In 1834, he began the completion of his "history of Kentucky," and after several years of diligent labor, produced the only authentic and reliable record of the early events and primal organization of this commonwealth. That history is now in every important library in the State, and is esteemed an invaluable work. In late years, he has held a great many offices of honor and trust at the hands of the people. He was the first Judge of the Mason County Court, Treasurer of the Sinking Fund, School Commissioner, for over fifteen years, Treasurer of the Maysville & Lexington Turnpike Road Company, President and Treasurer of the Maysville & Germantown Turnpike Road Company, and Secretary and Treasurer of the Maysville and Mt. Carmel Turnpike Road Company, all of which he filled with fidelity and efficiency. At an early age of twenty-four, he began his more active labors as a Christian, serving as a Deacon of the Presbyterian Church for thirteen years, frequently representing his Church in the Presbytery of Ebenezer, and in the Synod of Kentucky. In 1836, he was a Commissioner of the Presbyterian General Assembly at Pittsburg, a body of divines and laymen, that has seldom been equalled in great ability, theological learning and personal piety. He was all his life a *working* Christian.-He lived as one who realized that God required at his hands the constant exercise of all his talents. He did his duty unostentaiously always, always well and nobly. Judge Collins was a man so entirely out of the ordinary sphere, so unlike the "common run" of his kind, that his nearest friends could only wonder at the gentle and feminine delicacy of his organization. It was strange how he had withstood the attrition of so many years with a coarser and ruder world, and preserved so well all the higher virtues and refinements of a truly christian character. Few men have worked out the problem of life through the means of such a benign philosophy. Ever gentle and generous in all his transactions and relations with the world, he could say with perfect truth, that all men were his friends and he had never known an enemy. In this community, where the greater portion of his valuable life was passed, there are many lasting monuments to his memory. Not in the column and the arch: "The sculptured marble and the breathing gold," but in the sacred corners of all the hearts of the people. For more than fifty years he was the leading spirit and trusty guardian of the Sabbath Schools of this city. He felt a deep and abiding interest in the spread of christianity, and as a first means to insure it, his most zealous care for the moral culture of children. No hand was better capable of pointing the true path than his, for it only gave the direction of his own footway. He taught more by example than precept, and he bade none to follow where he dare not lead. His habits of life *were simple, frugal* and worthy of emulation. He was never wasteful of what his honest labor and economy had won, though-his bounty was large to the poor, and his charities bestowed at every appeal. No sufferer was ever turned from his hospitable door without having first shared his bounty and his blessing.-He sought worthy objects upon which to bestow the fruits of his industry and frugal care. He clothed the naked-fed the hungered and visited the sick and distressed, administering every where the panacea of his christian consolation. Only a few days previous to his death, we visited Judge Collins in his affliction at Lexington. We were accompanied by a large number of the editors of the State, all of whom were received by him with kind words and a generous warmth. He seemed at that time to be in the full possession of his memory and mental qualities. He knew the fathers and relatives of many of the young members of the fraternity, having been their associate in earlier years, and seemed glad to recall to them the past incidents of his life. When he entered his room, he came to us with open arms and with tears, inquired of his family and friends at home, and we hoped then, notwithstanding . . . [line lost in crease] . . . ed, for an all wise Providence parted at last the trembling thread it had been so long: "Can that man be dead Whose spiritial influence is upon his kind? He lives in glory; and his speaking dust Has more of life than half of its breathing mould." - ---------------------------------------- Marriage Licenses.-The following list of marriage licenses for the month of January 1870, has been kindly furnished us by Joseph Throop our most excellent County Clerk: John H. Foxworthy and Mary L. Foxworthy. Joseph A. Hunt and Martha J. Linley. Edward Barnaby and Sarah A. Eden. Wm. H. Clines and Celia J. Hunt. Eli Umstead and Lucy A. Williams. Salathiel E. Fitch and Fanny N. Wallingford. John W. Gordon and Ann Eliza Hyatt. Daniel W. Ham and Mary J. Nutigate. Oliver Jimmerson and Martha E. Wilson. - ---------------------------------------- MARRIAGES Married in Maysville, Ky., Jan 20th, Gilbert S. Judd to Miss Mary W. Miner. - ---------------------------------------- DEATHS Died Maysville, Ky., on Saturday morning, February 5, 1870, at 4 o'clock, of consumption, Martha, wife of Ben. W. Wood, Esq., aged forty-two years. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:14:47 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Flemingsburg Democrat, June 2, 1870 to Aug. 18, 1870, Fleming Co Flemingsburg Democrat June 2, 1870 to Aug 18, 1870 Thursday, June 2, 1870 CHILD DROWNED-A little son of L. D. Harbor, in Robertson county, only four years old, was found drowned in a cistern on his father's place, one day last week. It is supposed he was playing near the cistern and fell in.-Maysville Bulletin. DIED--Charles F. Lander a worthy and highly respected citizen of this county died at his residence near Flemingsburg on the 28th last. Mr. Lander was one of our most respectable and useful citizens and his loss will be deeply felt in our community. His remains were interred in the Cemetery near this place on the 29th. His funeral obsequies were attended by a large concourse of people, as a last tribute to his memory. GRETNA-GREEN--All young ladies and gentlemen who are troubled with cruel parents and who design an abandonment of the old "vine and fig tree," are informed that Squire Shelton "still lives" in the person of Squire Beasley, and that all marriages will be solemnized by him hereafter in a true and lawful way. Every marriage at which he officates will be legally recorded in the Clerk's office at Brown county, so that no question can be raised as to their validity. The old Squire is a thorough gentleman and will tie the knot so tight that only "death or divorce" can break it.-Maysville Bulletin - ---------------------------------------- Thursday, 9 Jun 1870 MARRIAGES . . . in Fleming county, May . . .to Miss Jennie Hammonds. [some parts obscured, because of bleed-through of an advertisement from the opposite side of paper] On Tuesday morning, June 7th, 1870 at the residence of the brides father, by Rev. Henry M. Scupper, Mr. T. C. Bayless, of Carter county, Ky., to Miss Lizzie Burnes of Bell Grove Springs, Fleming county, Ky. Attendants-Mr. Geo. Landsdown, Miss Helen Wallace Bayless, Mr. J. R. Ward, Miss Kate Burnes. The youthful and happy couple have our warmest wishes for their happiness and success in life. May the sweet flowers that. . .[much of the rest is also obscured.] - ---------------------------------------- Thursday, 14 July, 1870 MARRIAGES Married at the residence of Dr. George Aitkin in Sherburne, on the 22'd of June, by Rev. D. D. Duty, C. H. Daugherty to Miss Emma D. Aitkin, both of Fleming co. - ---------------------------------------- Thursday, 11 August 1870 DIED.--At his residence, near Lexington, Lafayette county, Mo., on the 1st day of August 1870, Thomas Proctor in the 71st year of his age. The deceased was formerly a citizen of this county. - ---------------------------------------- Thursday, 18 August 1870 Death of Wm. R. Pearce We regret to record the death of our former fellow-citizen, Wm. R. Pearce, at his residence in Cincinnati on Wednesday morning. On last Friday Mr. Pearce was struck with paralysis of the left side, and was immediately rendered insensible. For a time he rallied and recovered his speech and consciousness, and hopes were entertained of his recovery. But he was taken with a relapse, and died in the midst of his afflicted family and surrounded by sorrowing and affectionate relatives. The deceased had for several months been preparing for the rites of confirmation in the Episcopal church. He was about forty-six years of age. Mr. Pearce was formerly a prominent business man of Maysville, a member of the firm of Pearce, Tolle & Holton, and after accumulating a fortune here sought a wider field for enterprise, tact, and capital in Cincinnati. In the latter place we learn that he was very successful. His kindly disposition had won for him the friendship of many and his loss will be regretted by a very wide circle of acquaintences.-Maysville Eagle. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 23:15:38 -0400 From: "Elizabeth Smith" Subject: KFY: NEWS: Flemingsburg Democrat, 25 Aug 1870, Fleming Co Flemingsburg Democrat Thursday, 25 August 1870 AN OUTRAGEOUS CRIME A Young Lady of the Highest Respectability Outraged The Inhuman Monster Captured and Hung. Our town and county was thrown into an intense state of excitement on this Tuesday evening by the excitement that the daughter of one of our most wealthy and influential citizens had been outraged by an inhuman monster in the shape of a negro. Soon after the report was circulated a large party of gentlemen from this place, Elizaville and surrounding country armed themselves and started in pursuit of the negro. The whole country was scoured, and the negro was finally captured at the residence of his father, Joe Timberlink, who lives near the railroad in the vicinity of Dr. Bells. He was brought to this place that night and lodged in jail. Yesterday morning he was taken by Sheriff Smith and posse into the presence of the outraged young lady who *recognized him instantly* as the man who had committed the crime. He was then brought back to town and his case was called before Judge Sousley, of the County Court. He not being ready for trial, his case was continued until Saturday morning next. The excitement was intense, and he would in all probability have been lynched but for the timely remarks of Judge Andrews who in an eloquent manner cautioned our citizens to let the law take its course, and do no violence. The negro was then placed in jail under strong guard to await his trial on Saturday. LATER A party variously estimated at from one to three hundred persons entered town last night about one o'clock and proceeded to the jail-overpowered the guard and took the negro to a lot near town and there hung him. Comment on this affair is hardly necessary. Our people are a law-abiding people and opposed to mob law, but this being the second offense within the last eighteen months and no punishment being administered to the first, it is doubtless more than the people could stand. We hope this will be the last occurrence of this kind that happens in our midst, at least let it be a warning to all. The party that did the hanging were orderly and not a word we believe was said by any of them. The negro's name was Frank Timberlink and was a notorious bad character. - ---------------------------------------- DEATHS. Monday morning, 14th inst., Laken Stockton, youngest son of Mr. John B. Dudley and wife, of this place is in the 15th month of his age. A bright interesting boy-the joy of his parents and the delight of his older brothers has thus been called away-another lamb of Jesus' fold taken to the bosom of the Great Shepherd. But we will not repine. God has done it and "all is now well with the child." ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1999 18:55:05 +0200 From: "miaria" Subject: KFY: OBITS: Union Co. June 9, 1999 Copied with the Permission of the Sturgis News, Sturgis, Union County, KY, Wednesday, June 9, 1999, Number 23, Obits on page 2. LOUISE MCLEMORE - 90, Wheatcroft, died Sat. June 5, 1999 at the Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She attended Grace Baptist Church in Madisonville. Survivors include two sisters in law, including Molly McGaw of Sturgis; nieces and nephews. Services were held Monday at Vanover Funeral Home in Clay with burial in Evergreen Cemetery in Greenville. WILSON "ANDY" ANDREWS - 83, Providence, died Friday, June 4, 1999 at Methodist Hospital in Morganfield. He had retired from L&N Railroad after 33 years of service and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Madalyn in 1994. Survivors include two daughters, Wanda Pendergraff of Morganfield and Linda Robinson of Providence; two son, Ronnie of Owensboro and Ricky of Providence; one sister, Doshie Joyce of Cynthiana, KY; 6 grandchildren; 6 gr. grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Services held Mon. June 7 at Melton Funeral Home in Providence with burial in Green Grove Cemetery in Providence. DANNY HOWARD - 47, Morganfield, died Tues. June 1, 1999 in Evansville. The death is under investigation by Vanderburg County Coroner. Survived by his mother, Cora Howard of Morganfield; one sister, Sherri Duncan of Morganfield; four brothers, Harris, David and Lindle all of Morganfield and Gary of Corydon. Services held Thur. June 3, at Whitsell Funeral Home in Morganfield with burial in the Boxville Cemetery in Union County. JAMES VERNON O'NAN - 78, Corydon, died Fri. June 4, 1999 at Methodist Hospital in Henderson. A member and elder of Corydon Christian Church, retired as Corydon Postmaster after 34 years. He was also a WWII veteran and a member of the Corydon Lions Club. Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Dorothy; three daugthters, Judy McDonald of Owensboro, Jean Barnes and Nancy Love of Henderson; one son, Gary of Shelbyville; three sisters, Gladys Bassett of Evansville, Tressie Key of Henderson and Nancy Fedors of Louisville; three brothers, Sidney of Hopkinsville, Herschel of Morganfield and Bob of Shelbyville; 7 grandchildren; 3 gr. grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Services were Sun. June 6, at Corydon Christian Church with burial in Corydon Cemetery. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 02 Aug 1999 23:39:54 -0400 From: The Highlander and Jennifer Subject: KFY: LETTER: LaMontie Moore to Herschel Cates: June 26, 1920, Hopkins Co Crofton, Ky June 26, 1920 Dear Herschel. I am at Ruths now. but haven't time to write but a few words but I am getting along fine. hope this finds you the same. tell Mrs. Emma I havent time to write to her this time I mailed you a letter to-day. I wrote it last week. yes every body in Crofton knows Walter and will tell you where he lives. if you come the 3 write and tell me Say you send me the boys picture you had picked out for Tursa. (Editor's note: This is Thursia Cook) I want to see him. I cant tell that you have changed in the picture you send (sic) me you had made in the army. any. it is still cute as ever. excuse this writing I am in such a hurry will write you a long letter when I can have a chance so be a good boy. Montie Moore ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 00:16:22 -0400 From: The Highlander and Jennifer Subject: KFY: LETTER: Herschel Cates to Montie Moore: June 27, 1920, Hopkins Co. Madisonville Ky: June 27th 1920 Miss Montie Moore My Dearest little Girl just a few lines this evening & must say I am enjoying life much better than I once did sure hope you are well & enjoying your self. we are having some real warm weather at present & a good rain would be highly appreciated guess you got those pictures I sent you last week Montie I made some more to day I dont know wheather they will be any good or not. I must say this Kodak is Monkey proof now ha ha. & if you see any of these pictures you will say the same: say you know that Girl I wrote you that I was going with she sure pulled a good one on me to day & Girl I am just tickeled (sic) over it: to tell you the truth she has just been going with me just to please her Mother & Father. dont you tell this to any one she just cares for me only as a Friend & I am just the same by her: I have been wanting to quit any way & hated to on the account of her parents I dont enjoy my self being with her any way. I had rather be at home with Ma: anyway. see if I cant be with the Girl I want to be with you know who that Girl is I had rather be at home with Ma I know I am in good company there. see you said your beau had a ford are you still going with that dude? or is it any of my buisness? guess a buggy would look common to you now: would it not? say I guess I had better tell you what the kid did for me to day I had a date with her this after noon & you know she went of (sic) & left me it sure was funny I can shake hands with her with the greatest of plesure any old time for doing so believe me: I went to Sunday School to day sure wish you could have gone with me please dont get angry at me for calling you my Dearest little Girl I will always call you that if I should never see you again. but I trust I will see you again & that real soon I sure wish you would have some pictures made & send me one. I would rather have a dozen if I could get them & I dont mean to be hogish either. see guess I had better close as I fear you will get tired reading this mess. please write when you can as there is no Girl living that I am always glad to hear from as I am you. so good Night Your loving Friend Herschel Cates Madisonville Ky R#2 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 00:38:44 -0400 From: The Highlander and Jennifer Subject: KFY: LETTER: Herschel Cates to Montie Moore: June 29, 1920,Hopkins Co Madisonville Ky. June 29th 1920 Miss Montie Moore Dear Montie: I will try to ans your letters I recieved (sic) yesterday was sure glad to hear from you I am just fine sure hope this will find you the same Girlie I am sure glad you are going to try to be at Crofton the 3rd sure we can be together if you are there say what do you think I am? asking me not to quit work just to see you. you know I will if you dont believe me just meet the train & see if I am not there & if I am not I sure will tell you why later you said when I saw you I would see one ugly thing you wasent a bit ugly the last time I saw you. just wait untill you see me & you will say I look like Med in the first Header see ha ha. Montie if you can meet the train I sure will be delighted be sure & come & meet the train if you can I believe you will if you can I sure have confidence in you Girl I dont believe you will Story to me but if you do you may be sorry some day. if any thing happens that you couldent get to come I wont get mad at you I dont belive (sic) you will Story to me you never did sure hope you will get to be at the Sunday School picnic Sunday & sure hope you will enjoy your self. yes Montie Auntie got your letter & sure was glad to hear from you. she sure thinks well of you Montie. yes Auntie sure is good to me. she is just like a Mother to me I call her Ma about half the time I am foolish about her & cant help it she sure has been good & kind to me I appreciate it very much. I regard her as I would my own Mother you said you wanted to see me so bad you couldent hardly wait Girlie when you see me you will wish you had waited ha ha. for I dont look like I once did Montie there isent one Boy in a hundred that has lived the life that I have lived I know what I am talking about if I dident I wouldent say what I did. yes I sure have told you the truth but dont you ever tell on me you are the only Girl on earth that knows it if I hadent cared more for you than any Girl on earth I never would have told you. Girl if I ever told you a story I dont know when I did it: Montie I havent any of James pictures I will see him just as soon as I have a chance & if he will give me one I will send it to you: I will close write when you can be sure & meet the train Saturday if you can as ever you loving Friend Herschel Cates P.S. thank you Girl for the rose and the fern I sure appreciate them very much: so By By. and be a good little Girl in the future as you have been in the past as ever yours Herschel (Editor's note: The pages are "numbered" with words. They spell "to the best Girl on earth") ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 00:49:37 -0400 From: The Highlander and Jennifer Subject: KFY: LETTER: LaMontie Moore to Herschel Cates, Hopkins Co Dear listers, the date on this letter is unknown. I am also missing the first seven pages . According to my cousin, my g-grandmother pulled out all the pages with the mushy stuff and they haven't been found yet. I have determined from the context that this letter was written sometime between July 3, 1920 (the day Herschel proposed) and July 6, 1920 which is the next dated letter. ....matter who I marry I may see some boy some time I like as well but never no one any better. Ruth said tell you we was all sick this morning ha ha. you know I had the tooth ache last night but it is better to-day. hope you got home all right. Well I have wrote up a half tablet guess I had better quit. and primp so I can go to Church. so good by. be a good little boy ha ha Your loving girl Montie P.S. You come up here and stay with me. we could find us a cabin some where ha ha. then I know I would be the happiest girl on earth. but if you would not be satisfied I can not beg you to come. do you recond Mr. Wedd would care are think hard of us. Herschel you sure could make lots up here. and I would help you work Walter is making $8 to $11 every day that he is not at work in his crop driving a team. so ans soon. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 01:38:23 -0400 From: The Highlander and Jennifer Subject: KFY: LETTER: Herschel Cates to LaMontie Moore: July 6, 1920, Hopkins Co. Madisonville Ky: July 6 1920 My Dearest little Girl: I will try to ans your letter just receaved to day sure glad to hear from you. I am not feeling very well & havent since Saturday when I left you Montie: when you met me at the train you looked like an angel I wanted to tell you so all day but I just couldent I am sure glad you went to the Moon light. I am sorry you dident enjoy your self. Montie my visit to see you Saturday seemed just like a dream to me Oh Girl I sure did hate to leave you Saturday afternoon but I thought it best for your sake I dident leave because I wanted to believe me you know Uncle was uneasy about me when I got home. he met the 52. I wasent there he met the little Dixie I wasent in it he met the dinky but I dident get of (sic) at Town he was going to put in a long distant call for me Lillian and Jesse dident meet the Dixie so I had to get of (sic) & take the Kodak home & I dident get home untill nearly Night. Montie I sure wish I had stayed all Night with you all. it sure would have been the plesure of my life but I knew Uncle wasent very well & hasent been all the year. Montie Dear I do feel sorry for you: you have my heart felt sympathy I know you love your Mother & Father and your Friends to it is no more than you should Montie if we should Marry and your parents would say I was welcome to come it would be the joy of my life to go with you to see them believe me but I dont believe they will ever do it. Montie you know I dont want to go where I am not wanted but if I am welcome I sure will go with you any time that we can go. Montie you dont know how this hurts me I some times wish I was dead & I know it is wrong to wish such: No little Girl if we live togather I want us to live in peace only: for there is no Girl living that is as Dear to me as you are I am just like you if we cant get along it is best for us both not to Marry. Montie if I could come up there & live with you I sure would. listen this is all I can say about it. Uncle has been sick for some time he isent able to do any thing hardly. he tries to work but he just cant the Dr. has told him he would halft to quit for me to leave him and my crop & come up there with nothing to start with I dont see how we could get by. Montie I wish I could come up there & live that is a pretty country I think. Uncle and Auntie both said that we could stay here in the house this year with them & if you liked here they would see that we got a place to stay so when I am away in the day time & I sure wont leave you all alone at night when I am away at Night it will be on important buisness (sic) only. so you can stay with Auntie. I will never leave you by your self at Night like some Men leaves their Wives believe me: tell Miss Rhetta I sure did appreciate her letter very much in trying to keep the guys from beating my time blieve (sic) me if I can ever do her a favor I sure will take a delight in doing so. I think I will write her a few lines but I must write to the only Girl (underlined) first see Girl do you realy (sic) mean to call me your old Man if you do you should worry. there isent a Girl in the world that can take him away from you. ha ha. Montie you said if I ever let any one read this letter you would never love me any more do you realy (sic) love me if you do dont worry no one will ever read it: Montie Dear why is it you cant enjoy any thing I want you to go with who you please and enjoy your self. you said you never slept 2 hours Saturday Night. Montie I dident Sleep any Saturday Night or Sunday Night either Girl that is the truth. Montie I never felt so bad in my life as I felt Saturday eve when I left you. I felt like you had forsaken me for an other Boy that you love better than you do me. take him & God Bless (underlined) you both (underlined) as long as you live. I only hope he can give you a nice home & you wont halft to turn your hand for any thing & he will extend to you and only you his love and fondest effections as long as you both live. I will try to do the best that I can I may not live long any way. I sure hope I will be at rest for I have had nothing but trouble in this life any way: Dear Girl I am sorry to say the pictures I made for you are not very good. you and the baby are the best one of all I think I sure would like to keep it but you said you wanted it so I will send it to you. I had one of each made only: there wasent but three that was any good at all you & the baby you & Annie & you & my self. Montie I am sending you two of my pictures I made with my Kodak they were taken here at home tell Miss Ruth & Mr. Walter Hello for me. give them both my best regards& Kiss the Baby for me. Montie any time you can be at Mr. Walter's and want to see me please let me know I sure would like to see you once more if you come any time in the week and going to stay all night let me know in time to catch 51. I will quit work any time to come to see you. if you can be there on Saturday Night and Sunday please let me know. I sure will come if you want to see me. tell Walter to call me at my expence (sic): guess you will get tired reading this mess I will close hoping to hear from you soon and see you sooner. Deare (sic) be a good little Girl so By By. write when you can. your loving little Boy. Herschel End of ky-footsteps-digest V1 #529 ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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