The Old Folks Home

[room onthebroom]

Oh Cap I'm so sorry!!! I ran over my beautiful, sweet dog Money Penny years ago. I didn't kill her but the guilt is terrible. I hope he pulls through ok! Try not to be too hard on yourself.

 

[room onthebroom]

Back in the early 80's, my Mom called me up and said I needed to get right over and help Bury her Little Dog--Dad had run him over and he was dead!(Dad had Multiple Sclerosis and should not have been driving and was not capable of doing work like that).

When I got there, The Dog was on the porch wagging it's tail! I got my Mom and and said "what dog is dead?" She was shocked to see that it was alive and swore it was dead when she last saw him.

The Dog lived another 7 years or so....

 

[superchemicalgirl]

My husband and I went down to an old plantation that is across from the school he teaches at, the house is wrecked, not really salvageable, but we found the family graveyard. The graves were all dating back to the civil war and some of the carvings were beautiful. There are 8 bodies there, 6 with headstones, 2 with fieldstone, 2 of the ones with headstones were babies less than a year old. One headstone is broken and we couldn't read it, all of the others are either fallen or leaning really bad.

We looked up records, there are supposed to be 2 graveyards there, and the man who's kids are in the cemetery owned 30+ slaves, so we think maybe the other one is the slave cemetery. We would like to find that one as well if possible but don't know where to look or anything.

If you can get blueprints of the house/yard from the historical society that might tell you. Slave cemeteries, generally, were near the slave quarters. Most would have fieldstone markers or wooden ones that obviously would be gone. The depressions in the ground would likely still be there, they'd likely be linear like a regular cemetery. You may be able to find a dowser.

 

[CapricornFarm]

So the weather man was wrong again, it was supposed to rain tomorrow, not today.
Charlie went in under the shed and will not come out. At least it is dry there.

 

[pennyJo1960]

sorry about the dog keep an eye on him he may have hid to pass or just get his reserves to kick in

 

[CapricornFarm]

He came out from under the shed and walked as far as the trench. I went and got him and brought him in. He went to lay in his favorite spot. He is resting but would not eat or drink.

 

[CapricornFarm]

What's up with all of these Gigantor hurricanes? Man, prayers for those in the wake of Irma.

Yeah, family in FL is worried.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Sorry about the dog. We've all done things like this, and feel awful. I know that doesn't make you feel any better, now, but you didn't do it on purpose. You weren't malicious or stupid.

Just human.

 

[Cynthia12]

Yeah, family in FL is worried.

Oh my goodness.

 

[CapricornFarm]

The dog is still hanging in there. Went under the end table so the cats won't bug him.