Nacogdoches Tales

Nacogdoches Tales

Selected writings of

James Sinclair Allen

newspaper columnist for the Nacogdoches Weekly Sentinel

in Nacogdoches, Texas

about 1900-1930

James Sinclair Allen

1862-1935

"The Poet Laureate of Possum Haw Branch"

When I am gone

And other men are trying where I tried

To stem the billows of life's rushing tide,

If those who knew me best may pause to toss

From memory but a rose upon the moss

And say, "He strove with earnestness of heart

To do whatever was his given part."

Then I will not have lived entirely vain,

And, dying, will have left a sweet refrain-

When I am gone.

When I am gone

If some true man, or bouyant-hearted soul

May stop beside my grave to read the scroll,

And, reading, think of how I cheered the weak,

And helped the sick and weary climb the bleak

and jagged stones to rest and hope anew,

Or shielded ought from stormy winds that blew,

Then will my living have been right indeed;

Replete with greatness in a world of need-

When I am gone.

Author Unknown

If not for the tireless effort over the years spent researching her family tree and finding and keeping the newspaper clippings of her grandfather's columns, we would have no record of our past. We can never repay her for keeping our family history alive and passing it down to us.

This website is a labor of love dedicated to:

Troyce Allen Tullier

granddaughter of

James Sinclair Allen

Built as a collaborated effort by:

her cousin, Ann Allen Geoghegan

and

her daughter, Cheryl Tullier Young

We Love you, Troyce!

*Note The border on this site is a Possum Haw Tree in winter foliage!

Please sign our guestbook

and place a pin on the map

showing where you are from!

Awards We've Won!

Website Design by: AnnieG

Contact the webmaster

Copyright, June, 2002 by Ann Allen Geoghegan and Cheryl Tullier Young this material and the entire website may not be reproduced in any format, electronic, paper or audio nor posted on any other website without written consent of the copyright holders. You do, however have our permission to link to this site from any site rated family safe.


	Nacogdoches Tales Selected writings of James Sinclair Allen newspaper columnist for the Nacogdoches Weekly Sentinel in Nacogdoches, Texas about 1900-1930 Possum Haw Branch \| Reverend Sambo Johnson \| Bible Stories and Poems \| Genealogy \| Our Family Remembers \| Photo Album \| Who is this? \| Contact Us James Sinclair Allen 1862-1935 "The Poet Laureate of Possum Haw Branch" When I am gone And other men are trying where I tried To stem the billows of life's rushing tide, If those who knew me best may pause to toss From memory but a rose upon the moss And say, "He strove with earnestness of heart To do whatever was his given part." Then I will not have lived entirely vain, And, dying, will have left a sweet refrain- When I am gone. When I am gone If some true man, or bouyant-hearted soul May stop beside my grave to read the scroll, And, reading, think of how I cheered the weak, And helped the sick and weary climb the bleak and jagged stones to rest and hope anew, Or shielded ought from stormy winds that blew, Then will my living have been right indeed; Replete with greatness in a world of need- When I am gone. Author Unknown If not for the tireless effort over the years spent researching her family tree and finding and keeping the newspaper clippings of her grandfather's columns, we would have no record of our past. We can never repay her for keeping our family history alive and passing it down to us. This website is a labor of love dedicated to: Troyce Allen Tullier granddaughter of James Sinclair Allen Built as a collaborated effort by: her cousin, Ann Allen Geoghegan and her daughter, Cheryl Tullier Young We Love you, Troyce! Note The border on this site is a Possum Haw Tree in winter foliage! Please sign our guestbook* and place a pin on the map showing where you are from! Awards We've Won! Website Design by: AnnieG Contact the webmaster Copyright, June, 2002 by Ann Allen Geoghegan and Cheryl Tullier Young this material and the entire website may not be reproduced in any format, electronic, paper or audio nor posted on any other website without written consent of the copyright holders. You do, however have our permission to link to this site from any site rated family safe.