MR. EDITOR--Please correct
some mistakes in B. J. Houston's
lost friends letter for me. The oldest
was Mack and Harry and Ben.
Sisters Emily and Emma. I have
found my brother Ben. We had
not seen each other since we were
little boys, until the 3rd of September
last. When we parted I was
eight years old and he was six; today
I am 40 years old and he is 30
odd. The oldest child in our family
is 22. We found each other by
inquiring letters. He has been a
traveling deacon of the Colored M.
E. Church, under Bishop Lane, in
Texas for eight years. He found
me a local preacher at Durant,
under Elder G. W. Barney. Brother
remained with me until Sept. 19,
and I took him around to see as
many of my old and new friends as
possible. He was gladly received,
and preached several sermons for
us during his short stay.

MARK SHEPARD.

MR. EDITOR--I arrived Sept. 4,
when I found all my kin people
but my two sisters. I had not seen
any of my people in 14 years. I
have enjoyed myself and preached
eight times. Seventy-five souls
have professed faith and joined the
church in Holmes county since I
have been here. I will leave for
my home in Texas Sept. 17. I am
a brother of Rev. Mark Shepard, of
Durant, Miss. I wish to find my
sisters, Emily and Emma. My
oldest sister was sold to a Mr. Kiunow,
at Crystal Springs, when a
small girl, and his mother named
her Betty because she had a
daughter named Emily. She carried
her to Jackson, and I have
not heard of her since. Brothers
were Mark and Henry, and mother
was Jane, and we were sold to Tom
Allen. My other sister left her
Jan. 16, 1863, and married Jack
Baishi, in Holmes county, Miss
He was killed, and she married
Carter Weaver. Address me at
Athens, Texas, or Mark Shephard,
Durant, Miss.
B.J. Houston.