Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-04-08
INTERESTING LETTxgH

INTERESTING LErT2gA
Mr.. B. r. Cauthorn. Mexico, Mo.
GARvIN, Texas, March 20.-You +
ask how far am I from Baird or .
Abilene; about $50 miles from Abi-
lene Baird is 80 miles this side.
Abilene is finely located; you will
like it. How the old settlers are ,
growing less as the years pass, and
how swiftly they go; the time was
when the years seemed shod with
leaden boots now they pass as rapid
lv as they seemed to lag. Will
ever forget the rage Uncle" Billy
was int l never remember a joke
that was clinched closer. and by ac-
cilent, than that one was. He had
fine sense of humor aud was hard
to beat OIL a juke. l remember of
hearing one of his during the freight
ing days from Louisiana. A lot of
them put up at Fagan's (not T"m)
and there was company long table |
full among the good things for sup
per was buckwheat cakes. Billy,
unfortunately, was near the foot,
and consequently the cakes were out
before they reached him; l think l
bear his sharp, cracked voice as he
said: Madam, are those seats up
there always engaged, (before she
replies) if not, the next time come
here want one of them SD l will be
in huckwheat range. This to you,
. who knew his voice, and still can be
appreciated even in print.
have not seen Mexico paper
, for year. | would like TO see Bob
Whites January number containing
= the deaths and marriages for 1885.
i am taking the Louisville Courier
Journal and get the worth of tue
4 subscription price in ''Laroyard," the
Washington correspondent. I also
:. get all that Beck says on any ques'
ton. The longest headed, bigges,
a Drained man in the Senate is Beck
10 That old settler in Washington
70 Territory must have been some con
70 nection of Col. McGruder, of Texas
Sometimes the old settler thinks b,
n has squatter's right, not only tt
70 the land, but claim the right tx
no ornament and embeIish any state
g ment that they may make, never hav
ing read of the fate of Ananias ant
he Sapphira.
If The big crop of oats and whea
of may be legendary, handed down fror
90, father to son, or from one to another
g and if one could trace to the begin
:, ming would be like the "three blac
nd crows"
70 What will be the result of th
ou labor striker l am of the opinio
,o that there has long been needed
:, combination OF tue laboring clas
Farmers aud mechanics, l am
,h, sympathy with the object Of til
., movement, but not in the manner
of 1t beng done. This organization
An ike great big hearty man who IacI
:, brains it has grown beyond the CO
cuIatiuns of its leaders-an unwiels
uvergrown elephant. believe TIL
,m, it will have good result in anoth
t 1 direction. 1t will open the eyes
we the Gould men to thus fact that wh'
-, the masses are aroused they are
power in the land.
1o' 1 contemplate planting so acres
him cotton, aud if 1 do as we'll as Ii
the wear will make 25 bales. l have
..rv good cotton farm. Wheat, oats a
:..; corn do well melons, sweet potato'
' goobeis and peas also thrive. ,
$ ID working some at nv trade now; ,
the building house four miles frt
So home. Will then go to SpringtoN
;6 al Parker county, six miles from hon
To build a church; have done CT
VIM siderable work since the cottun y
ared got out: we did not get throu
ga; picking cotton until the 23' d of D
rails IT you go to Abilene you Can
low; me know when you will be in +
Worth, and if can arrange it wo
all like to see you. | wish you wo
pirrt come and see me; 1 could show ,
wa> fine farming country.
was Give my respects to all old friel
rial, anu o'i'e'e N w T,,o,,so<