The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-01-21
FROM THE FIELD.



Some men whom | ask to become
members of the Enterprise band tell
me they never read and care nothing
for paper. sometimes they say
their wives and children enjoy read
ing, but they refuse to supply them.
When such people take upon them
selves the sacred obligations OF the
head of a family they remind me Of
our boy on his mothers birthday.
We were not then as wealthy as we
would be now If we had plenty of
money, but | managed to give him
a nickle to buy his mother pres
ent. He went to town and got a
slate, remarking when he got home
him more good than any thing else.
Some men are so selfish they ought
not ever to be blessed with wife and
children. But such lectures as this
are thrown away for the biped swine
will never see it.
l have never been able to under
stand why crops were not so we'll
cultivated near town as further out
in the country, I understand it now.
l solicited subscriptions a few days
ago near town and was told that
they lived near enough town to get
the news. That is right, gentlemen,
save a dollar even if you lose crop
gathering the news.
Monday | spent in Waxahachie
and got tailored. Tuesday the farm
ers came to Forreston with turkeys
and | met and was made happy by
w. ID. Cabaniss who came in from
Route 1 after coal. j. w. Huckabee
from No. and George Hawkins
from No. 3. Wednesday morning /
met j. f. bearing from No. 3 and
set him a year a head. At noon |
rested my ponies and took dinner
with Mrs. Pauline Piper, Italy 2.
That afternoon | met and captured
j. G. Williams, who | am sorry to
state, is in bad health. c. w. Tapp,
who was leading home fine $50
Jersey COW, R. H. Cummins, new
conner from Kentucky, he was run
ming buster like he had always
been accustomed to such work, A
W, Mcfarland, who will be so years
old this month, but is healthy and
hearty and looks much younger. and
R. B. Mitchell who was preparing
his land for another crop.
Night overlook me and | overlook
at Mrs. j. P. Darden's boarding
house. R. A. Greenhaw has a fine
Duroc Jersey gilt, Mrs. Greenhaw
has some fine White Plymouth
Rock chickens and | got a good din
ner. Thursday morning A. w. Mil
Ter of the firm of Petty & Miller
handed me a wheel. This enterpris-
ing firm have recently enlarged their
store house and have as nice a coun-
try store as one will often see. c. c.
Gray was knocking down corn stalks
and said he had incurred consider
able expense in improvements but
gave me a dollar. W. ]. Rodnew was
burning stalks but went with me to
the house after the price.
At Rankin / met p Land, N. c..
Goodwin, old time merchants and
presume they are doing well for they
each responded very cheerfully, so
did S. N. Jackson, a good farmer in
the community. | found w. M. Hol-
lum at home. Night again and a good
supper, bed and breakfast at Mrs.
Dukes. She has within the past 20
years, with family of small chill
dren to start with, paid for and i'm
proved good farm. Her son. Tom,
paid me for the paper. Friday on my
way to Bardwell I met j. B. Robert
son, D. S. Robertson, E. Carter and
s. F. Robertson. Friday night l
spent at the new Bardwell hotel,
conducted by w. c. Roock. Saturday
morning l met M. M. Prime, the
Bardwel1 carpenter. In the country
e. A. Howard was busy hanging his