The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1905-10-20
INTERESTING Speech
BY DIR. T. A. FRAZER.
Made Recently al The Reunion Of
The Travis Family.

WI Nii"i Hihiit ishhl'n anu bfnllfHlfUs
have been asked to address this
meeting today. and just here ! wish to
thank the parties who selected me ms
one Of the speakers on this notable
occasion, but | wish TO say do not
know from what motive ! was selected.
The first impressions were that some
enemy Of the Travis family had made
the selection h. a means Of punishment
both TO myself and the audience. but.
after thinking the matter over ! con-
cluded the Travis family had no enemies
and. therefore, ! reached the conclus-
ion that the parties making the select
ion had either made a mistake or else
they had this punishment In store for
me. But let that be as II may. wish
10 thank you for the honor conferred on
me for indeed il is an honor 10 address
such an audience as this.
have been asked To speak on the
Characteristics Of the Travis Family"
collectively and individually, and there
fore II ! say something personal Il
will only be TO illustrate some ehArae-
teristic
This subject Is peculiar In many
respects. First. the subject Of this
address Is peculiar people. There is
something about this family. know
not what. that distinguishes them from
other people and a person well ae-
qnain,cd with this family will recog.
niIe Travis II he meets him In the
Sulu Islands. This peculiar something
does not only apply 10 general appear
ancc but ., apply Ia a certain extent
10 the character Of this people.
!, has been my good fortune 20
know this family Tor fifteen years.
that Ia a part Of them Tor no person
knows them all, they are too numcsus
say In al sincerely that ! believe
am a better man 10 day than would
hsyo been had ! never known this
family. believe We should say good
things u one another while We live
and not wait until the death angel has
closed our friends eyes In that sleep
that knows no waking before we say
any good thing Of them.
would not care 90 have n person
place a wreath u flowers on my silcn,
bier who had not placed roses In my
pathway while ! live.
A. have remarked before. the
Travis family Is peculiar people and
a characteristic u this family u their
iongcvity LIE Insurance Companys
who know them. will give them a
chccpcr rate Of insurance than other
people because Travis hardly ever
dies. and when they DO. Il Is generally
frum old age.
A Few days ago was sitting In my
office. making few notes Tor the
Travis Reunion. when heard the
clang ~ steel against the floor. ! turn.
cd 20 see what was approaching and |
discovered Uncle Lindsey stepping
glihly In my door with his oldfashioned
spur hucklcd 10 his shoe. lie looked
fresh and fine after riding eleven miles
through the mud 10 town. Now,
uncle Lindsey is not 10 old anyway. he
Is not ~ old. cighty.dyc. Uncle Lins.
cy's elder brother IL often on the
streets Of Marion looking hale and
hearty and Il thrills my heart with JOY
10 shake uncle Harcy's hand and have
him say God bless you. sou. am
glad TO see you. How are the madam
and the habicsl"
This family cmigratcd from England
10 the Carolnas during the 18th. cen
fury and from thence 10 this county
and they have fulfilled the Biblical
command go forth and multiply" I'LL.
at this good hour Is estimated that ten
per cent Of the people In Criitcndcn
county have Travis blood In their veins.
These people are generally small in
stature. fair complexion. curly hair
and blue eyes. which is a psychologist
Characteristic u sociabiliiy. and there
wAs never a better demonstration Of a
psyehologic fact than Is furnished In
this family Tor Il matters not where
YOU see them they have that some
happy smile and friendly greeting Tor
you which drives away the gloom of
despair and makes life a. bright a. the
MONDAY sun and makes the whole Of
mankind akin.
The Travis family Ia a law abiding
people, they are always willing TO yield
10 the strong arm Of the law and help
hold up the hands Of the officer whose
duty Il Ia 10 enforce the law, and as
far as the records show. there never
has been member Of this vast family
In any serious trouble. II all the poo
pie were a. law.sbiding our jails would
stand empty and instead Of being a
home for the criminals Il would be In.
habited by the bats and owls. Except
for one Travis who has been In jail for
the past four. years and wants to stay
four more. have never heard Of a
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