The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-19
"OuR OWN FOLKS"


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Mrs Montague was the mother Of
thirteen children. all grown up tx.
cepiing the two youngest. and uar-
ried and settled within visiting dis.
lance Of the old homestead M dln-
tague seemed Ike one u the ia pairl
archs when ih' chlldrca and grand mil.
dren all came home 10 Thank giving.
aud Mrs Montague was addressed by
tue minister when he ca lcd as -
mother ln Israel"
The honmgurs we're very well On
now. Mr. Montague had Tor years
been adding acre 10 acre and field 10
fcld' but he aud his wife had begun
poor. and there was as much differ.
ence IN the bringing up ~ their oldest
son aud their youngest one as " they
had belonged 10 different families
There were three sons born before
there was a daughter In the house:
consequently the oldest boy from his
~rlgmhrance had been kept ~ work
10 doors aud out when be Was
pnh three years old" his mother said.
Il used 90 tic Nelson into n little low
rocking chair and give him the baby
60 hold. Tie ohecrily sang DO RI do
"a aud was a happy child nut his
strong healthy parents little realized
how the child Nelson dreamed al night
OF rocking the baby and was st.ll at
work cYcr~s..uh De slept ll.s par
cnts ueycg seenod to naliEc thai hI1
4luic legs could get tired. running here
aud theio o9 err1nls an over tnc farm
and all oyer he house There was al-
wayn 81 t1rch io hc done oH q New
England farm
Mr. aud Mns Moni1sic were always
up early gud late rherr wore the
cows to mI'k. the butter anl cheese
60 br made blowing plauurs hl! .ng.
mar, rsitii. itrH .hcn v,alrr came
though ifrr' wrrr picnty NJ tpplcs
ard potatoes in the cellar. vih corn
aud nuts in the attic. thor, Wa plenty
Of work sim The wood o. uc got ~
and chopped the apples 10 uc pared
and tried. spinning % ic dom. end q
pile ~ stockings tn be- Knit fDF the
many little feet thai sept c.mlng %
their home
A. one OF thr girls atl long after.
wari when rlauns 1n incident NJ
- tiiMn1d. Il went o. our rcigh.
- u blossoms and took Ur nhy with
M, M not remember vril. there
always WIS one" She met young
man at This uclghblrs's house " boz ac.
complnird her part " The way Omr
aud carried the baby That y iuug nan
she afietward married Aud his TART
~ The story was Ethel iloi ga nj
mlirpuly with that sweet child her
arms that l wanted a. propose nj
, once
Little Nelson had none NJ he l'isurs
moments that generally mis " his
age enjoy The farm 1nusc vas by
no means furnished with modern cnn
vonicnccs Nelson had wood and va
Ter ~ bring from distance for his
mother who not only lid the house
work FOR all the family. hut Also cut
and made by hand all he eal rents
that were worn by them; though she
did not spin aud weave anl dive the
cloth. rs her mother mad done. and ~
her tasks were. accordingly. tnnsider
81 light by contrast IN those days
there We're no sewing riacnlncs heard
~. Thus the winter 'veni lgs as wei
as the summer days witnessed no idl,
moments
n Eary IN bis young hfc there was Z
IT, rake provided for Nelson. whS
#nght u very manly a. rake aftel
cart. and his father hoaHted thai
liitir boy saved him ~ cents pei
E.. a.. 49, Ia N
ils VAS that their oldest SOn grew
uly aud tough, though lis growth
checked by ovcrwork His par
saw too late that they had Rep
when almost a baby. turning ih'
stonc. picking mp apples and po
aud whiic yet growing lat
NXpcctcd q mans constant han
Nmm him. their hTsi-hoUn. hu
4hcir industrious habits aud am
no get on In the world they ha,
|,alized that the uuCnmplaininl
Twas being stunicd iu his growth
80 it was Gar different with hil
youngest brother, who was moro than
twenty years his Junior Little Ehc'
had no younger brother to care for q
home and at school HIS evening
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cations that were ahundan,ly supplied
and plenty OF such books as never ON
tered the house while Nelson was a
home. Tor Nelson had married Young
and had now a home of his own. hu
was silll q Woodworking man, Laugh
ingly he often said. Il must hav
been horn on Saturday To work har
Tor a living has been my lot
Later, Eben. che youngest. was sen
to college. After having had the ben
ehtlof a classical education he s;udie'
fora profession. but ultimately be
came teacher In high school wher
his life work was appreciated by pai
ents and pupils. Nelson waS,proud O
OF hlu young brother. aud M er man
Tested a particle Of euvS that o
much more had been done for EheI
shan fOs himself Memprls twere All