The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-08-07
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Kelley. lY- last week and bad ~ big
time and lots Of fun Cor good
dinner and had my horse fed got
several good laughs and came away
happy Mr. Kelly is an old timer and
you know they are The salt Of the
earth, for they made our county
what IT is He went 20 tho var ia
Parsons brigade under Capt VIM
Stokes. then later under Capt EN-.
Hawkins He loves his old command
or and his comrades in arms and has
been 10 twenty-five reunions in sue
cession and says be will continue 10
go as long as he lives. He has seen
our county in all its periods OF de-
velopment In 1867 he heard Carey
White offer the White League. T.
s2s acres, for $4,000. aud offered to
give 100 acres to any four young
men who would settle on it, Mr.
Kelly is a Tennessean and knew the
famous Parson Brownlow well He
once heard the parson denounce his
enemies as drunken Irish. bad dis
posed Germans. insolent niggers.
and few better disposed white
scoundrels." Our statesmen OF later
days don't handle language so glib
ly Mr.. Kelly is interesting to talk
TO, for his fund of "reminiscences
are inexhaustible. His son, Bill Kel-
ly, has the finest mare in all the
country round. You can always tell
how Bill and his girl are getting on
by what he has to say about this
mare. If he wants to sell her, Bits
love affairs are below par, if he
don't want to sell her his affairs of
the heart are worth 100 cents or
more on the dollar.
T. B. McAlister wasn't at home,
but | met him driving 14-months-
old Brooks filly She is a beauty and
her she will make her mark. Mr.
McAlister has pure bred Chester
white and red Duroc Jersey hogs.
Everything looks pleasant at his
home for | saw croquet set in the
front yard and that means pleasure
and happiness in that good family.
H. A. Tomson lives close and he has
16months-old Enmine horse that
goes all the gaits and is Is hands
nigh. / saw him in Waxahachie Mon
low ND
pronounce him fine young animal
He took the $40 premium last fail,
and Mr.. Tomson has been offered
$3.50 for him.
J. p. Wilson has just come back
from sanitarium at Dallas where
he submitted 10 an operation for ear
trouble. The operation was success
full and Mr. Wilson is doing nicely.
| got dinner there and while ! was
there an officer came in quest of
some "ebony-hued bone tossers." He
found one of the SenogamEians sit
ting on Mr. Wilson's porch. Is that
YOU. jack" says the officer. Yes
sah | specks / is, replied Jack, II
have a warrant for YOU Jack, can
YOU make bond?" says the emissary
OF the law. Il shore can. for | won't
run away" and he handed the bond
TO Mr.. Wilson. Il never hired YOU,
Jack. these boys hired YOU and are
responsible for you,' says Mr. VII
son Yes sab. I kIows al that but
ia rather have your name ON ms
bond. aud Jack showed his white
teelb. But Mr. Wilson signed The
bond aud SAYS. Sow lack, YOU he-
loug TO me. dout yopF' Yes sab.
but ! tout sl die in tu consideration
before sent into dis business bot
Guess . bad better sear up and $50.
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