The Florida agriculturist., 1884-08-27
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.

fire and nerve which he showed he had
still left after years of later life in this
more peaceful section of the country.
ooh | could tell you stories like that
all the afternoon. / get all worked up
thinking Of the old time and the boys /
used to be with.
E'I used to have fellow with me.
named Texas. BY George he was a.
tearer, and the ugliest looking sinner
YOU ever saw. Yet Texas was good
fellow. Why that fellow had a scar on
his face extending from his right eye
diagonally across his face, cutting right
through his lips and chin. And when
he was mad he looked lightning. There
was girl out there the boys knew as
Sib, and you can be assured she wasn't
afraid of anyone. She and her old man
came out there from st. Louis, where
he had murdered some one and was OBJ
liged to get out. The old fellow ran a
ranch there and sold little of every
thing in the liquor line as well as in 9TH
er lines. He didn't dare move out of the
house very far without running great
risk of being shot by some one, or ar
rested, so Sib used to go to Frisco and
provide things when it was necessary.
Well, one time when Sib went to an ad-
joining town, there happened to be ball
in progress. Texas and myself, of course,
took it in, and Sib was there. At that
time didn't know her, but it seemed
that Texas had heard of her and she Of
him, although they were not acquainted.
There were a good many stranger boys
at the ball, who made themselves rather
conspicuous and annoying to Sib FL
nally, getting little tired Of the sport
they were enjoying at her hands, she
walked up to one of them and said she
would make it hot for them if they per-
sisted in, that sort OF business. Texas,
in the meantime, had watched the pro-
gress of the affair, and, seeing that Sib
was good deal annoyed at their proceed
ings, so much so that she had spoken
to them, he walked up to her and says,
'Sib, you are right about these fellows;
l will back you up. Let me take care of
these fellows With that he walked
away with the girl, and in a few moments
returned to where the strangers were
standing, having his six shooter in one
hand and his fourteen-inch bowie knife
in the other. After looking them all
over he quickly but business-like re-
marked: you fellows had better get out
of here just as soon as your legs will
carry you. Do you Sabe? Well, with
a six-shooter pointed at their heads and
a bowie brandished in front of their fa-
ces, they were not very long in getting
out of the way. Sib had always said
that she wouldn't marry man who
had mt killed his man at some time or
other, but as Texas had done that time |
and again there could be no objection to |
him from that quarter. From that time |
they took a fancy to each other How |
sh4 xpuld ever fancy sue Lkan ugly look
ss,a( y sls er ccdfd ,Etel ses4;
.La4if SO f5Sa a@ffGsslfe " he woufd De~grs
pecalniory advantage. It would bring
to this people large sum Of money each
year. Suppose 200 pupils from abroad
be drawn here they will spend not less
than $3.50 each year, making total
annual expenditure of $4,000. This
would be permanent, for educational in
stitutions are fixtures. 1t would enable
those residing here to educate their
daughters without sending them away
from home. 1t would attract to our
community a large number of persons
who would be drawn here by these in
creased educational advantages. 1t
would contribute directly to the social
character Of the place.
1t seems perfectly feasible that those
living in DeLand, and those interested
in its growth and welfare should raise
$4,000. The amount need not be con-
tributed in cash. Good real estate can
easily be converted into money by the
time funds will be needed.
/ make this public statement that all
may look the matter over and decide
how much they can contribute toward
raising the required amount.
l do not regard this as an appeal of
charity, but as business enterprise,
and the only motives that urge me to
it are the interests of christian educa-
ton and the welfare of our community.
j. H. GRIFFITH.
DeLand, August @5th, 'S4