The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-05-03
4 STRANGE CASE.

hey cool,ns lemonade. The phy-
axe " ,a ard they were soon seated
'e''" ''. H. table in quiet corner unacr al,
..'o ,an After the physician ha' paia
is'"' ,,,,onaae, the reporter 'urhea inc
"' 49,, unon his practice, and asker
Ss did ne, meet with some strange ''SeS
a's ,rseea" said the doctor; many
:. .' ,rofesslonal etiquette Will not allow
~, - : mention, and others that involve no
~, secrecy. but are quite as curious
ov had one case only few
' ,ro that considered very unusual
w." .,,sop, giving names. think can
%" =, mems do So" said the reporter,
md while you are telling IT. let us nave
,c,hsr lemonade
~. youur physician looked serious at
NJ proposition. but after searching IN ms
~, and finding another quarter ne as
N.Y. week ago." he began, II was
..'.c IN my office, hoping for pa''en.
'us ss,s In, when heard footsteps, ana
.s sv I'm. saw beautiful young iany
-. ,he room she advanced nj me n'os'
..,a,s chi, ever hehcld In one go charH,
cha staggered from side TO side ana
ss,,sa oue way and another. succeeding
~ hv a supreme effort IN renchifS the
~, / nlacei for her. Her face was very
rs,v hut showed Signs of sadness anos
eancholy, ,oo. Wv,
,ra.ful voice. 4 want to consult You
an, nv condition. ami as 1t Is most
pusnal affection. VIII have to uonnie
N 10 listen to no doubt tedious as
surss upon my family history
"W,dam said /, my time IS yours.
,r,Snr YOU have to say that will throw
=, upon your trouble VIII. OF course.
,nsst me IN my diagnosis.
a:bs thanked me with smile that for
moment erased the SAD lines from her
swy father she saiA was ono OF the
Samses Of Eastern Texas, You have
ub,less heard Of the family
.perhaps So replied. but there are
many families by the name of Adams
at
III is Of no consequence she continued
Nm little wave Of her hand. FIFTY
lars aeo violent fcri broke ont he
keen my grandfathor's family and an
her family of old Texas settlers named
elnon1 The h'oohihei aud inhnmani-
h exchanged between tho people OF each
h would fill volumes. The horrors of the
a Kentucky and West virginia ieuds
ere repeated by thew An Adams woul'l
loot Redmond from behind fence. ~
/ table while eating: In church. or
rvvbera ar,, Redmond would murder
Adams in like manner The most VIC
hi hatred imaginable existed between
en-. They poisoned each others wells,
Icy killed each others stock. and If an
dams met Redmond. only one would
ave the spot The children Of each fam
were taught 10 hate the others from
% time they could speak, and so the
Eaey Of antipathy was hanao" lown from
h.r to son and from mother to daugh-
b. For thirty years this battle RACED
tween them and ono by ,re the doath-
(,l.ns rife and revolver thinued the fam
Z, until one day just twenty years ago
l,re remained hu, single representa-
Re OF each family. I.emuel Adams ard
pasa Redmond They We're both young
p handsome, and at their first moet,us
-sc, the ancient feud Of Their families
loved each other, They married n
q, and thus ended the great Ada'ne-
imond feud But, alas. sir. the inner
alseo'd and hatred az g. many years
Foseai victim
,r ia''' A. anp ,l He'II'9N" ,9oa won!d MOI
d was even considered n,usually pro
Il can well believe Emit madam, i,-