The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-11
A CROSS ROADS STORE.
TALE FnoM A SCENE IN THE STATE
otr GEORGIA..
betsy Hamilton Describes TRIP 20
Happy spot-Lots OF Finn on
sad-dny Interest In the
DOG FiRhts.

uroway, peaceful valley whore Tor many
years ntue old crossroads store has
been kept by a Attle CID man and his
family, fathers and sons FOR se,er.u gsn-
ctatops-a family 20 thoroughly Identified
with the valley lha, it seems as much a
landmark there az amy one OF the ever.
lasting mills in Wow.
\ The atorthuugo WAS erected away back
IN the century, when woodQn pegs were
/ uspd TO fNstun the boards on tnV root,
aud when such u thing as u glass window
was unknown ia that seeiion. 80 much
/ respect has been shown the Original buha-
\ er ana architect that thiS house remains
/ today substantially as 4 was irst huiit
/ 1t ie constructed of Wen hewn poplar logs
defuy nttua tcgctiet a, the corners, soma
| modern Innovations IN the way OF dressed
/ eeilins and the small glass window have
Tho house Is Icing and narrow, with n
/ door at the mont Eablcfend, and another
aoyy, his broad nselNaee, amt q small
\ ~ the other gaple-end The doors mud the
! little window gtand wide Upcn Summer
I ana winter 70 admlt saniolent llHht tor
/ aieplaSins the rvt,'it rtpt.S - goods and
| Efocetius-u stock which never HcemA
| 70 grow much freater nor much lcsa. This
| Is said 70 be ewing 10 the fact that the
| boring town 10 reproduced whenever thare
| Is q demand,
Ont 10 one side stands a connections
| shed room for the storage OF coon skins
| beeaWHN and such other country produce
az the traffic OF the region brings into
| barter and eNchan.el-a aystera sim nan.
| orpd IA TINT reFi1a.
| II Was into this picturesque valley ana
/ ihaf Retsv Iiennntn1 onct mia n vfsif
/ nu nsro,,nf ~ ,,yi,i,sb ~, ,-,k,s ~, ,,,,,ssl
! / hnin't mover fold you tuns nb6ut me
| and NM md CaiedenV n.,.,s,tsn ta No,tb
| Ca'sitng 10 ses Ifncie Es.lse Ita,nii,o,,,s
! foiks n4ef thar
They 1--we RIGHT thar in sight o. the Cross
4 tyi1of tbe reads erfs., = ,t ,,,,, r., ,.,,,tsfl
Vne-Tn,yi AMI lISt,i il,,,s,.f,, ,t5,,, n,,a,,.
nigga " On tRe sac q ths mountain
5trrils lesd ~ tbn Trnss $500 49,, q, ~,
! fetohes right smart ehanee 81 tpad. AN IN
,rbSt, ~, "a, ~ :, Y, a.. A.. !. ~, -.
daV aS w n,, WI ~ ~ tnAr most any
aalaen. Iii ,5Sn xt,tiss, ,,.,i., VIZ ~ N
cbaer Z, ia,,t,,i t ,' ~, Ns,edu'n "a ile
N,,1 ~, ',7'e ~ si-eni we duor, an sam
cnts,s. N"t Pileh up on the goods hpA
Jbav I,cen a nan. .-,,,.,., q, ..,.
tail fee Ia ,l, i,
~ M, " MHhg en- up wiinIi ~ sees 2
,,,i,s Ne - W pi'lli i falh y aihlpa up ana
e1r fiid sof5ee s,ts ~ 1 I'M, iitlle sn
nia c.H ~ on truck ana t,2ther, 100 some
o,,a, t.iS l." NY I'm. ~ q itue ,wtliet .,lnk
the mounfain Syith bis Nam, dl, 49, ~
~, a., ., ~ ~ =. i,yn sum ne Fnlies W
sieep' ,shen mSNhn 3ha IN goes a Duck lii W
So, 49," 49, " np t,,., 49,,
,,,r 2si9, wen ne ain asleep, sperla right
cheosers WIN Jat,n I'M a,playit OF
saif,,. tbhr" H. ;s anpiiiI,a9h WHen ne
ta,,,er YIN 'ni NINA hsepln Gus.
n eaf,,s a1d M ~ ~ .es us 9, pItglh
waitiT for 10 wv aot lliiia
g,i,,s, IN M ~ a,,, h9sea awatehin 81 tne
thaf sattlotaa,t ,,,,, ~ y, , hltty' Nopppay ~
they nre a-swi.,n arta, XXX i,%1 sN9n y
All a,,d III, TX. ~, ~ a,ytnlns eise
,r,, ~ ~, "A a - q l'Ntlg ai,y ~ the Afcsa-
he dog an S a wido nv Nh 'he y co o ana
,, tie ,s5l', VIZ, q thaEl actllelngnt Gut
tna cgnss, saiAe h9 ,i y hplld@y ~
~ -ass Nj .tYa htofN, Ihey come Tor
,,, ~ 70 .sMlbsin lInls out IN the wopaa
fhe AZ, VA ~ WNhinh anu ieteh
I,yery u,anfa tn,s fniisrs ~, ~,
,tera, ,,,i va. Nvb Ag ,TA nun 70 tle
iis wei when snd.a, ec,,,ess hnoMn wv
10 trota o,''ia,,,, ~, v ,i ~ sen 90.
t-Ita u, s,,,t, 81 ., nltieI tle warm III he
y 6ytat, w ~ s ~ sne ft9qir ihen ne Wakes
lnto a ffht n.foro bi 9,iIJs. J ,,s III tlte
i,5,d bo,sii5 i,,,, W's s,. ils!a son barkin
ne peHih ~ oh your
seyervtodv r,,na 10 esa ~. saa a.,
Although h hanpers ra,.iio, 800, %ss ,ifi, ,.
a,'d rf.st ~ a l'e W. tfs Ut ever SAn-aEi |
me Week ~ 'beayg y y. ~ ti ~ tnfoubie !
they never soed Il a. to re =" Tbe % ,ve 81
atiek rl,lbt pbiio s hni he utaps NV ygId- |
r9ilro f,sntis ~. te -. 1870 w ~ ulL . |
Ia adj f-t.ltnls ,,,t a.. 49,. rt ~ ~ |
mn ts ' XXI " sse lnS run,
h,t1d's H. n,eir b,i5,t o Jul, WIN Iiiiiet |
nt.,.r iaiteti,,i istd iN,e ;hNit nHilliit l
,,f tha ILL.,, 49," ~ M,i9gPitl ana hoietln
I,otbers fryib, ~ "a ~ 4 w ~ 20 u6nt, |
ma sl,aSei bar y ~ w sg!if Wglan
~ fhs aesl,t. tbs 5s N io 1-gl n, n we MuSl
"a deatii .e,,,,,a,,.ii,,s -, ~ ske5ien hail
ba.,is thn ,n,ti.a 4, H., LIN Jnnn W uies ~,
i' s,.,l 4, NJ s'Tp2rayiN and a-9rfaiin
grsbs pie dddit ~, Z iiDilpS5on ~ ilnout ne
Win the tHrifef nv ~ =. Mssp ulnts
when he piays fhe nonissg - pun sirni
fis ioas tbS eAdit iDvnsfg ~ y froWd-
dn,,,,,,i' 'co,,r st,,eifini ~ ~ hl}H l1tAh,
Si,,,lst, ,aa grdiIrs n, ~ t'ttus pailiii ing
III, 800 ~, aett h.'N Z, fseuethtnl;
~ 49, $500 si'is WIN nv tgot ana cnlls
M, ' Mn, ea.l biags 70 i9hn .y9u eHn
,s,a ,,t. .1 it.N - t' - y Inlies wv yer
~, = 49, ,yr - W. \ s,kliiny reel. linnH
: 80 p s,f ~ II s.t hsiili w COUPE lenu
~ r1,d N e6rts ~ ii ". ~ nuts Wy sAnnl
X. ~ .y,ar, XXI , ,,'tA auM1 vBhlb yer
he ~ VA ts ~. Mronn sung uefn
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~, =, is ~ x tis" IN tns ti9l. ilHht
'..i1 - ~ ~, ~ ~ talie. hha uonl ptAr &
-. n ~ ~ lNf ~ YuAilers q MS own,
~ $500 ~ -! ir VII Nant none ~
:, ~ taiM'igs telu5 ~ help any oqdY that
80 a ltfyF q Htnnf. una non expect % :
'lt n9 pay TT ~ ilVliliit ne does, don seem
= ~ w. ~ ~ ,. moniF 20 ignsn ln9i