The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-04-28
STOR Is AND LEGENDS
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Nheatly Springs is mla on two
south of town aud years ago II was
noted place being camping
ground for big meetings, pienies, etc.
Now it is enclosed In q pasture and
one would never think of stopping
there unless some old timer should
call attention TO IL. was out there
last week and talked with some of
the men who lived close by. c. II.
Kelly. ST, A. O Fudge, c. c. Banks,
Mr. Stephenson and some more Non
whose names can not recall |
found and they told me some of the
stories and legends of the once fa-
nous watering place Once ranch
man lived just upon the hin with
his only daughter One day she
went to the spring for a pail of water
but never returned She was de-
youred ny three bears and all that
was ever found OF her was fragments
of her clothes. Another time an In
dian chief and his wife and twin
sons. little fellows, We're camped
there when a scout came upon them.
The mother was bathing the two
boys in the spring and the father
was leaning against tree smoking
his pipe. The scout looked upon
the family but never let them know
he was there, for he said he thought
of his own family and how it would
grieve his little ones should he be
killed before their very eyes. Many
many other stories could be told Of
this place but enough. Go there
some time shut your eyes. go back
fifty or a hundred years and do your
own dreaming.
The first man | found on this
trip was ]. d. Freeman and he was
sick in bed His wife invited me in
to cheer him up but he cheered me
by taking my paper | don't think
he was much sick and | guess he
is well now Tom Tapp is his
father-in-law and was little ways
from the house fixing fence by
tearing it down and rolling up the
wire. | have been to Mr. Tapp's
home several times before but al
ways found him away He was
lar He says, Il have been out OF
the Enterprise for a month or two
and am tired of having TO plead ig-
norance on everything that is going
on" w. T. Park lives on Fred Will
sons place and they do say he is a
worker He was not at home but his
wife took the paper You see we
No to IN DO
pend on our wives for the
news My wife reads the papers,
advertisements and all, and then tells
me what she thinks I ought to know
and ram generally pretty we'll post
ed, too.
Mrs Y. e. Castleman always
takes the Enterprise and when
was there she and her daughter were
looking after the chickens and tur-
keys She has the Barred Rocl
chickens nnsa ssss, ssronza- tur
keys and says she sells a great dea
of poultry. Mrs Castleman is
kindly lady and meets you just a.
you would like to be met She said
she knew me and Dragged on my
work, and you know If there is any
thing that does fellow good II is
to be praised by noble lady.
j. p. Wilson lives among the cot
tonwoods. These stately trees are
around his house and YOU can see
them from a long ways. Mr.. Wilson
lives with his children. two sons and
a daughter. his wife having died last
winter. A few weeks ago the daugh-
ter was married to Prof Kelly who
teaches the South Prong school
Mrs Kelly is reviewing her studies
and will assist her husband in his
work the coming school year Prof
Kelly has taught at South Prong five
years and is considered one of the
best teachers in the county | staid
a night with Mr. Wilson and his hos
pitaltv is unboundede.
saw many of our stand patters
ON this trip. The Moses, Marks.
Barlow, Whitefields. Uncle Heck
Cheatham. and had talk and big
time with r. II Atkins. one of my
old friends who always invites me
to come Ia see him I wound up
this trip az J. W Mokoys with a
good dinner and barrel OF fun. MI
Mekoy has fine orchard. chickens.
geese children, and himself, and
think be Is one OF the best fellows
tn the world when ! was there he
took a load of scrap iron 20 FoFres-
ton While he was unloading it
red headed Jew drummer stepped up
In the presence 90 big crowd and
To be- smart and make Mr. Nckoy
feal like go cents says alne frin,
var does you get tor dose irons
Mr. Mskoy calmh told him that he
$50, 80 cents hundred uat lsh
son shame SAG. u Sou had dat Irons
Va New Noft you ruald ~rf f~o ael.
lars IL hundfed for &C. yes saya
Mr. Wskoy aud ne tou were TEA bell
sad had a jess of uafsf SOFA could
Esf ttss aatisfs si#*= tef Be Too
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