The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25
"a LETTERs FROM TExAs.
Mr.. j. M. Crosson, q tFosmer Citizen OF
Newberry, writes an. Interesting Letter
~. About old Times.in Nswberry.

HOW soon ndIn Illue,' VIC SGcIle thtei
OF youth, -.
Stolen on his wing, my three and Sow
entteth year," t..
1t seems but yesterday that we
left Newberry.s, How.time slips away!
Here sit wife and l, looking out of tho
western, windows" of life; she, with
hair slightly sprinkled with gray, but
cheerful, lively and looking young
for her ages years. I, slightly
bald, with hair and beard perfectly
silvered, If wo live until the 10Th
of April next, we will have ''our'golden
wedding. AS I am now informed
only one of my schoolmates-that
neutrality-suspicious., Silas Johnstone,
lives in Newberry, and wife says only
ono of hers---that accomplished lady,
Mrs Fannie Baxter.
waited with Miss Puss Wilson
upon Burr J. Rsmage when he was
married, and I suppose I am the sole
survivor of those who were present.
g., "Along the river of Time we glide
and soon will be floating out on
the sea sof eternity. We havo
Pilot that will land us safely in that
haven Of eternal rest"
Time nor distance can efface our
love for Newborry. The good old
place has been much in our thoughts
of late Have seen so many from
there lately and have just read the
"Annals" that I feel like writing to
YOU ~.
On September :1st, 1857, I landed
in Texas, and the first man saw
was Dr.. John I. Schumpert. The
next Newberrian I met was the late
W. O. Wilson, a splendid gentleman
and fine lawyer. He was tho son of
that humorous and good old man,
Elder Jimmie Wilson. Here I may
relate a prayer he got off on quaint
and pious old gentleman. He re-
lated that while he was at his family
'devotions, after thanking the Lord
for his manifold mercies, he added:
"But,guid Laird, there's one thing We
hae to lay to your CHARGE! Ye gi'
the fat lands to the id Quakers
on Bush creek and left your ain
people gang wantin' wi these puir
hillsI" ,.,ri
Judge W. H. Wilson, grandson of
Elder Jimmie, has made fine repu-
tation rs lawyer, and is now Judge
in the city Of Houston Of the 55th
judicial District. He is very genial
and pleasant and makes an able.and
dignided judge. I met him on the
bench few days since.
Wife and I attended the Mid
Winter Fruit and Flower Show, in
Houston, where I met many Now
berriaps and their descendants. AS
was' walking down a street. man
behind me patted me on the shoulder,
saying: "Heilo, Jim Crosson. Stop
I know you by your walk" His face
was familiar to me, but / could not
name him. It was Housen C. Ken
ner, whom I had not seen since
1857. We enjoyed talking oyer old
times. Hell the Same genial, pleas
ant fellow he e:;;was in the long ago,
and lives in comfortable cottage in
the o,ty.s ! met his wife, who was a
Miss Sims, a cousin Of the late John
Coates wife, and went to school in
Newbefsy in 1852 Their daughter
siaa remarkably. fine looking young
Woman. TbsNh haye two sons doing
veil. In fact;alfsthe Newberrians I
met are doing well!S
Here, too, met my kinsman, j.
aG Martin, who is praetioing law
and and doing better, he says, ~than at
ANY time since he has been ihSyTexas
SRe sj3s, has two sons doing we'll; sepe q
ma the other, Tom, clerRipg
in Tusten's store. Tusten is from Ab-
neville and I had quite an interest
ling talk with him about my old
classmates, Rev. r. A. Fair, Haddon
Lindsey, and others.
D n. A. Welch, an ac;ive, energetic,
telligent business man, placed me
der obligations by his personal at
tenbion, pointing out to me the sev-
eral }Newberrians in Houston. He is
o worthy descendant of that true
man, VIM. Weich, and the grand old