The Brandon news., 1907-01-10
BeIton, Texas.

| Editor Brandon News: Well, to
let The News and my friends back in
old Rankin know remember them, 7
will give few disconnected sketches
Of my trip out to Bolton, Texas.
We had thought for some time past
we would make our relatives st this
place visit, so hearing that our
sister, Mrs. Lee, and daughter, OF
Legget, Texas. would be there for the
Christmas holidays, we decided to
surprise them all. We left Brandon
the morning of the 10th of December;
had q pleasant but uneventful trip,
and arrived in Bolton the night OF the
20th. 1t being night when we ar
rived at Bolton. we put up at the
Berry hotel until morning, and was
surprised on being hailed as Mr..
Mulhollan by strangers next morning.
They took me for my brother, but of
course soon found they were mistaken
--as am so much better looking.
They gave us a hearty welcome and
handshake though strangers. We then
got conveyance and went two miles
out to brother Georges and gave them
q complete surprise. We spent several
days very pleasantly with them and
Mr.. Pierce's family; visited Belton
again in the meantime and met large
number Of her business men and again
welcomed in their midst, and it wasn't
long before it was 'Uncle Dock to
a good many. We took flying trip
over to Temple on the trolly line,
which has been built in the last two
years and connects the two towns
Temple is much larger town than
Belton and we expect to visit it again
and see more of it as we have relatives
there, before returning.
Well, we found ourselves on Christ
mas day with our brother, john, and
his family some six miles from Belton,
in their pleasant prairie home, to-
gether with q host of other kinsmen.
We were treated to good old fashion
Christmas dinner, . table the whole
length Of spacious dining room,
loaded with the good things Of an up
to-date Texas farm. This, with q
hunt In the afternoon and shot at q
mule cared rabbit, made us realize we
were away out here in Texas; having
the time of our lives-''Sis and I. =
Here we spent few more days very
pleasantly seeing their fine prairie
crops, and then we were whirled back
among other folks. In company with
our nephew, Charlie Phillips, who
furnished jokes as good rs any circus
clown, and neighbor, Mr.. Parker,
who knows all about seines, Trammell
nets and trot lines. we took in the
Leon river. We won't tell any fish
stories, this not being q good time of
the season to fish-but we did have
plenty to eat while they lasted"
Our sister, Mrs Lee, and daughter,
arrived about this time from Legget,
and we had another family reunion at
the home OF our brother, George, and
a spread that had to be seen and par
taken of to be appreciated. We now
find ourselves on the eve of attending
first Monday, or ''stray sale day.
which has been in practice for many
years. People from all over the
county and adjoining counties meet to
trade and swap horses. | am told that
will see Texas in all it's variety to-
morrow, as we'll as its fine stock. We
expect to take the trolley from there
to Temple, stay over one night, take
the morning train for Ft. Worth so see
still more OF our relatives; visit with
them few days and then out for
home, old Brandon, where will tell
you all have seen and heard in
Texas. B. f. MULHOLLAN.
| Belton, Texas, Jan. z, 1907.
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