Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-21

ro@s,hins Aben, che s,asay Founders Of
We oity faih'aH ~ the students,
10 ne hdilot Of hs uAs.,lei
nnDoN, Tx, OCT, l7..whlo ia
Temple this week, duturminod 10 visit
nelton, and meeting citizen " the Tor.
mef place, ! inquired the Distance, when
he stopped, etudlod moment, hcfalohod
HIS head aud said
"bellon ualion iet me 200, Oh yef.
Wat " nltlr station on tho GUT, Col.
ufhdn Santa 10 thilrOnd, aud ! believe
they call u eight or ton milea"
! hphfdrd The lampAraH and Brown
wood Train, aud In iitteen lniauirH tbs
breakmah yelled Hn.e.,tahn Ia yoiua
that made The car window rattle, and act
every body on tho train ~ fun chorus
mounted !. w. roay'H elegant bus i0f the
city, which Ia situated Ia another pprt OF
the county, on tho waters vt Nolan
creek, You traverse ono of tho laylieht
portions OF BELL county 10 going from Tho
Santa Nc depot ~ Bolton, Tho country Ia
thlekly settled all tho way, aud you
pane many handsome homes on he route
AZ last tho tail reservoir oi tho water
works, The aplfeh ~ the churches aud tho
half.clad Goddpaa Of juetioa on the court.
honse tells tho traveller no 10 nearing the
metropolis, ana on turning an abrupt
bend " tho road the hOuy town hurnin
upon hla gaze, aud hu realizes that he Ia
Ia Tho famous city OF
hkLroN,
This II nm old town, aud waa settled
about the year 1877 AZ that time tho In.
dlnnH were very numerous and social,
coming boldly Into tho town on moon
lastl t.tsFhta
ana acAlpa ~ tho inhabitants, and never
returning them unless Invited % do so nj
tho "aCHty cndh " ride, Tho noltOnltra
never failad 10 resent this familiarity ON
thos part ~ 10, and when tho alarm
OF "lndlanan was aounded you could 400
tho sturdy men and brawny buyA awArm.
Ing from The loR honHeB, dressed Ia buck.
skin garments, armed with old, long,
black rlnea that soornod 70 mina
the oWnur'a attn, aud no blood.
hound wan over truer ~ The trail
chan these bold border ridatn,
When the redskins were oyoftakcn, there
was no lengthy council Of war, but
dash, yell, n crash ot u0efrlng ilra,arma,
and the whites were almoht universally
victorious, In fact, II finally grew no had
tho poor indian couldn't make an hnneal
living stealing horaou In hell county, and
on leaving thulr villages In the west for
raid on Bolton, the warriors were ~ tho
habit Of taking out extra life insurance
policies, bidding their hquawA an nffeo,
ti0uate adleu, and leaving them u lock Of
hair ~ k0epnako, Tor tho chances OF
handing IN their Tickets, or coming back
bald'haaded were largely In tho majority
ca May I, 1908, Nolan'a creek, which
runs within soyenly'Aye yards VI the pres
ont courthouse got on n bender and
washed out Bolton M clean M one OF A,
j And0fHnn'a reaohsloading nhOtgunB.
MY worthy anooatufH unfortunately wora
reading IN tho city a. that time, aud
waded rapidly 20 the highlands nt mid,
night, arrayed In garmentn corresponding
70 tho hour, aud by the vivid
ilaahos Of lighting they aaw houses
and lots Washed away In tho angry Hood,
Next morning all their worldly poaaee
Hions oonehlod OF one lama rooster
aud n mule that was too old 10 kick This
dlaguated the average noltoulte With wa
tor, prejudice that ntlll eXlata TO nos
ilo0hhle extent, Hut, what cared those
carly Texans for tho loss Of their rude
houses and homemade turnlturci They
were baud OF brethren, living IN honest
simplicity among thehe fertile yalleyH,and
80 long ~ ono family had bread 20 cat no
one went hungry, Tho woods were full
OF deer and turkey, and thu pfalrlea were
nWarming with fat alerk cattle. aud tho
sound Of the politician wan never heard
In tho land, N didn't matter cont
Mental euHe who waH elected nfeadent OF
tho United States, mud tho Dark Lantern
party waa never dreamed Of Health aud
happlneaa felgndd nupreme, aud on Sab
bath day when the people gathered In the
old log church thuy meant hnalnenu, ana
woe unto tho luGklean youth who 40 far
forgot himself m 20 disturb these honeht
worahipefH. This overflow Of 1859 wan
c,uaed by tha bursting Of a
water spout among tho noun
ttlna wnht OF town, which
form q perfect watershed 10 this part of
BELL county aud tho muddy toffdntu
came ruahing down Nolan creek and
struck llelton Ike Democratic majority,
hweeplng everything before w.
Tho young ladlea Of
BAYLOR rHMAtH uoLLtun
turned out 10 full droHH parade Tho even
Ing came Ia town, aud County Attorney
John NJ fnrmRn aupguHtnl thai probably
N was in honor OF The arrival ~ Tits GA
fnfTF man, got 10 thinking over the
matter that night and determined 10
show my appreciation 81 their eirora
aud wi h great labor and expense ! pre-
pared ana mem1flaed all lmpi0mniu AL
drphs which | determined 10 deliver 10
this walking boauat Of Intelligent female
loyrhneHH a. tho nfai opportunity,
Next evening wan standing Ia
front Of Post iGllip' Htore, eNtolllhH the
virtues Of Tim WnRHir uAsFffn 10 q
horny. listed pohsof.agln, when ! heard
The tramp ~ dainty feet upon tho hldes
walk aud hehpld the baylor glfls Ia full
dress uniform, coming directly toward
me-. | east my old baoknum1et straw
hat on tho pavement, mounted n hydtAnt,
aud making al low a buw as was e0nalH
tent with my equilibrium, ! said
ursdiea aud fellow liaflora, II effords
me extreme pleasure 10 witness THE pub
10 demonstration " your unparalleled
Appreciation of my recent visitation to|
your beautiful ha6ilatlen aud ! would
remark that the lr0nl wonih GAZETTE
ID the - was interrupted by Marshal
Henry Kafpep who lifted mo tendefly