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Ypsilanti Commercial 
Saturday, 14 August, 1869

         Last Tuesday a terrible affair occured on the farm of
       J. E. Faxon, near this city. They were drawing in hay,
       using a patent fork. The young man CHARLES COUCH, went
       up to hitch the hook into the joints of the rafter rest-
       ing on a cross-piece. Having arranged the hook, he very
       thoughtlessly gave himself up to the rope, supposing
       that some one had hold of the other end and would gently
       let him down, as they could easily do so, the rope pass-
       ing through several pullies. It seems that no one had
       hold of the rope and the result was the poor fellow come
       down with great rapidity and force falling upon two tines,
       one entering his side about six inches, and the other his
       arm. Mr. Faxon did not see him fall, nor did he dream of
       his attempting to come down on the rope. He lived only
       two hours. His mother is a widow woman, residing in the
       town of Aurelius, Ingham Co. The young man was eighteen
       years old, the sole dependance of his mother. Conscious
       that he must die, he says "tell mother that I have sought
       to be a good boy." His mother came and carried the corpse
       to her lonely home. She told Mr. Faxon that CHARLES had
       been a good boy to her. This is a golden recommendation.
       His death was the result of thoughtlessness on his part.
       Great care and a good command of one's thoughts are re-
       quisite in every act, even the most minute, in life's
       journey.
       
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