Cousin Alvis - Thanks for the reminder of how the retribution towards the South after Lincoln's death and the catastrophe of the War Between the States has affected all of us, even to the present. Marianna ----- Original Message ----- From: <Reb612000@aol.com> To: <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 8:59 PM Subject: [HANCOCK-L] (no subject) > In view of the great tragedy of the past week-----I'd like to quote the last > few lines > of a poem written by Herman Melville after the death of Lincoln: > > There is a sobbing of the strong > And a pall upon the land; > And the people, in their weeping, > Bare the iron hand, > Beware the people weeping, > When they bare the iron hand. > > Alvis > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > If you would like to submit HANCOCK Census records, Wills > or other documents to be posted on our Project Page, > contact: JuliaFWood@aol.com > >