Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-17
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.t.-war times there lived In
y .rsther county n don't-care sort
HIM. s',rn named Jack Wilson, who
pesaither read nor write. He
Lld ,.'ed his freedom in some way
gal'o and gained his livelihood by
cshe' 4 sort of director gnneral to
ins Il horses in his neighborhood.
pouss srame attached to a servant
40 was owned by man named
WY me Of the wealthiest men In
lr, who owned thousands of
and, and with his family lived
style. The servant girl
phriuht mulatto, and Jack was
asSarFer. They made a match of
"a wete married under the order
.'n that existed in war times.
y" ssme time Jack had n slave
/ gife in Virginia, but she was as
\ "a coal, When the war closed and
',avas were declared free ack took
Georgia wife to be his partner for
nj by living with her for stated
4 she became his wife according
AS soon as he was married
showed D sudden spirit of indus
1 KAT astonished everybody. His
~ habits were thrown aside and
srt 10 work with will. The
NM Gates, his master, died, and
Sra,d acres fell to the possession of
Ssirs. Jack still worked on the
and was saving and careful.
s,.les family had lost everything
IN their land. Hundreds of
Iwere freed by the new order of
Y and the vast and princely for
was gone. The heirs could
adapt themselves to the sit
m. Finally pressed, they sold
acres of land to Jack; then
wanted more money, and Jack
N their security at the LaGrange
and twhen they were unable to
4 he would take up the notes at
h and trade for a piece of the
~ plantation. He worked with
Sreance and all his family worked.
man Jack became noted and
bored citizen of the county. He
| Industrious and prospered. In
meantime his old masters chill
n continued to sell him parts of the
Homestead. Finally he owned it
lind was rich. Three years ago he
ded that it was his duty to pro-
for his old Virginia wife, so he
J for her, and she, with her chill
n. came to him. She was given
Sc on the plantation, and is well
kided for. Jack owns now the
knificent place of about l 800 acres
Three miles of White sulphur
ings, in Meriwether county. lie
D years old, and his children are
Ned around him, and all are con-
led and happy and industrious.
owns Is or IL mules, and Is noted
keeping the best stock in the
Ihty. His credit at the LAGRANGE
k is good, and he can borrow all
money he wants on his simple
of hand"
How much is he worth ~
should say about 100000, and
b cent of it has been made since
War. 1t is remarkable story of
slave succeeds his master in the
|fnhip of q vast landed estate. /
Id the place few months ago, and
Georgia wife came to the door 70
me drink of water. Everything
neat and clean about the place,
yard was newly swept, the barns
Jared filed, and in the lots ] saw
upon piles of manure carefully
tered. 1t is II model plantation.
N, Ihave seen upon Jacks place
ncres of corn under one fence"
s he educating his children ~
Res, although he cannot read and
b, he sees the advantage of an
Patton, and is giving his children
benefit of schooling. The story is
lc one, and shows what can be
right here in Georgia by pluck
industry. The old adage is true:
ere is more in the man than there
the land.'n