The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1883-09-08
Away IN Texas.

Tired OF the mnon,ooto5y Of school
Tile, left my ancestral cabin in
Boone county on the 14th of last
June and came to Texas in quest of
adventures strange and startling.
And have found them. +
All my applications for employ,
ment were unsuccessful ; my peck.
et.book gave up the last ghost of a
nickel; and blessing (Y) from the
landlord was the result.
Then | changed my profession
and started TO the cotton fields OF
Trinity River.
All day long trudged on, weary
and worn late in the evening |
found myself in an uninhabited sec
ton of country, all in crowd
alone. The sun set the light faded
fast and night, leaving her stars be.
hind her, enveloped the world and
me in Egyptian darkness. soon
lost the road and run bhndly into
thorny bois dare and prlckly pears,
and adorned them with tesseIs
snatched from my pantsloons and
skin.
fell head first into muddy gul.
lies, | tumblod over roots and rocks
l cried loudly for help; but the
prairie dogs barked, the owls boot
ed and the winds moaned as they
passed by. | sat down, scared, tir.
cd and hopeless, and tn ought of my
sins. l sorely repented. and sol.
emily resolved, il life was spared,
to devste the remainder of my
natural avs to the good of man.
kind, andswomaHkind, TOO. -
Memory "carried me back to
home and mother" and grteved
that 1 bad ever left tho parent n est.
I thought lobgingly 4of my coy
bedroom where snakes affdi ants
were not crawling, ! again saw, my
aged fathers hoary locke and tremb.
ling hands as hs dissuaded me from
wandering away from home, land
the potatoes he so generously fur
nished. w..
thought of that last interview
| had with my crimson haired girl +;
how | spake OF the hopes and fears
that agitatsd me, of my eager out.
burst of love, and how a snappish
little "Now had wilted me up like
n last years cucumber. Oh too
utterly COMPOUNDED too for human
endurance, my troubles overcame
me and fell down to yield up the
ghost. -,
When | awoke the sun had re
turned to finish burning the brown
grass and stunted bushes OF the
poor miserable prairie. arose and
tramped on, hopeful but awful han.
cry. e.. r..
About 10 o'clock l spied a
boosters nest just ahead on draw.
ing near, lank cowboy came out
and in answer to my application for
food said,
aye wants yer dog skin stuff
does yer! Wal, I'll have the old
gal fix ye up some chuck in less
than half of no time"
In a short time the chuck" was
ready and consisted OF yellow corn
bread, sorghum molasses and creek
water. They charged only rs cts
for this elegant repast, and took my
barlow knife for pay. May their
table ever be loaded with these lux
uries and the toothache be their
only pleasure, g a.,.
Three long DAYS | tramped on
pitied by the womep, suspected by
the men, and chased by ugly ours
Finally | found a cotton ranch
whore, thank my lucky stars, am
employ picking cotton for my
"chuck" until wages take rise.
But the demon ague has me down
now, and ! am running head over
ears in debt for quinine.
have just succeeded in pilfering
a postage stamp from "A peddler and
now make haste to send this to the
dear TlNEs, to let my friends know
my whereabouts and, as soon az
they think have had enough ives.
tern experience, aud will send me
the spondulix to pay my homewa ard
passage, | will be yours truly,
n IN