The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-10-07
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM TEXAS.
A Union County Girl in the Lone
Star State Tells Of Her Trip.
Coppell, Texas. Sept. 1904.


l have often been asked to write and
give an outline of my visit while out
here, but kept putting it off for a more
convenient time and was interested in
going somewhere and meeting new ac-
quaintances every day.
l will proceed although do not know
where to begin, but know where / start
ed from. Writing is not anything COM
pared to seeing and can only give an
idea Of the differences of the customs OF
the people out here.
left Union the 10th of February on
the 9 O'Clock train and arrived in Dallas
the 18th, about O'Clock p. m. 1 was
delayed twelve hours in coming. A
trestle was burned ahead of us, near
Holly Springs, Miss, and caused me to
miss my train at Memphis. Yes, i
walked part of the way to Texas. We
had to walk across where this trestle was
burned to meet train that was sent for
US. met number of pleasant friends
on my way, whom l will never forget
and may never see again. Several OF
them were from Georgia and Alabama
and were coming TO. different part, ,,f8}f f8}f
twenty-three homes of uncles, aunts anG
first-cousins to visit. Well, must has
ten to my destination. ordered my
ticket on the Cotton Belt but thew sent
me on Iron Mountain and of course tha,
put me off at the II. 81 z. depot instead
OF the Cotton Belt, and my uncle was to
meet me at the latter. 1t was stormy on
us from Little Rock, Ark. until iust he.
fore we reached Dallas. Well. not
Knowing exactly what time we would
get to Dallas and knowing nv uncle
would meet me at the other DEPOT T teIe-
graphed them to meet me at the r. .& p
Here l was met by two fine LOOKING
young men. Zone lawyer of Dallas
The other pupil of the business college
who has since completed and gone into
Dusineess. These were two of INV cous.
ms, but do not favor me at all IfaiIino
to say which depot. as there wete two on
Che line came In on, / would get off at.
thoughtedly one of them went to one
and the other to the other. We had
never seen each other, SO the LAWYER he
ing the one at the depot l got off at.
guessed at me and asked if I was from
south Carolina. We waited here until
the otler-bQy came, who was not ouits
on time and slipped on by the depot he
was at. Oh! you can not imaeine INV
feellngs 80 far away from home and with
strangers 30 near to me. The lawyer
had to go back to bis Office, so I went
nome with the other boy. We had to
go Ihree miles on the car to the part of
dallas called Oak Cliff. was met there
oy sweet aunt and number of fine
looking cousins. (Uncle was not at
home at presently But do not look at
me as presume L was looking like a
chimney sweep and feeling like drunk
man. could scarcely tell when the
train had stopped, l had passed so MANY
trains and car boxes. spent five weeks
IN Oak Cliff. During this time one of
my cousins was married and I took
measles, which think / captured in
Memphis as 1 came through. 1 had to
wait those twelve hours there and there
was sick child at the boarding house /
stopped at. Measles took hold of me in
about two weeks after my arrival, and
Kept me in about that long, but have
not lost any time since. Let me saw
here that all of my uncle's family had
had it and / could not have been treated
any kinder or any more attention given
TO me If L had been at home. i will
never forget where 81 had measles -
While here L went to two different
churches in Oak Cliff and twice to the
First Baptist in Dallas. At the latter |
heard Rev. Truitt, who is considered the
finest minister in Texas They seem to
have revival every Sunday and add |
new members. They have a grand o.
gan and choir. 1t is a large church and |
the aisles were crowded with extra chairs |
TO seat the congregations. | was there |
The 4th Sunday night in February and IL |
was warm enough to use fans and have
The windows raised, also to have the ICE
'ream parlors open on the streets. This
church has something over eleven hun
ired members. Well Dallas is a very
arge busy city. 1t certainly has a num-
'er or large stores which are furnished
With all conveniences such as elevators.
'ozy corners to rest in, lunch rooms, soda
ountains and electric fans, etc,
From here, In company with two
ousins l came to Coppell, which they