The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-09
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tics but who are such enthusiastic
lovers of nature that they will aot
so much as kill weed. 1t is said of
one of these that he bitches to his
buggy and takes his family to the
cotton field, returns home and
spends Tuesday quietly until time to
goes after them again. The other
drives over the field in his buggy and
cares for the baby while his wife
picks cotton.
The parties who told me of this
seemed inclined to censure them but
| think they are wrong. II man has
nothing else to do it is very kind Of
him to protect his family from the
cold dew of the early morn and to
save them of weary tramp after
the labors of the day are over aud
there are many hard worked moth
ers who would be very glad to have
a kind-hearted husband to take care
of the baby while she labors for the
daily bread for the family.
Just think of the mean things
these men could do. They could get
drunk and beat their families. They
could go to the field with them and
eat up their dinner. They could
scold them for not doing more. They
could go off and be gone for months
at time. They could pull the cover
OFF the children and cause them to
takels cold. There are worse men in
the world, SO let US give every one
credit for all the good he does.
Last Monday morning | left For
reston for Waxahachie. On theeDa
farm found Sam Beaufort eating
his breakfast. He rustled q dollar
and l went on my way rejoicing. At
Waxahaehie ] met my old friend, w.
J. Pollock, from Midlothian and re
instated him. J. II. Lightsey is asfar-
mer In the Boyce community but
gets his Enterprise on Ennis 3. F. l..
Gross, former Waxahachian. but
now lives at Midlothian. H. M. Ma
honey was In from the farm on Mid
lothian A. j. A. Wilburn on Waxa-
hachie / will move west soon but the
Enterprise will follow him to his new
home j. D. Gruce, the genial whole
souled fellow, was in from Waxaha-
chic s. j. o. Ray, whom everybody
knows, is clerking for the Durham
Dry Goods company and when ne
goes home to 615 Dunn street, reads
the Enterprise. c. S. Kitchens was
in from Bardwell but will live on En-
mis- No soon. B. M. Venable was
in from Bardwen j.
At Midlothian ! spent the night
with d. c. Colston and wife. Mrs. Z.
happened to the sad misfortune 10
become my aunt about 81 years ago
and has never recovered. AT the post
office Tuesday morning the postmas-
ter, Mr. McEldowney, handed me
sub for Mrs D. J Taulby on Midlo-
THAN 2 and Buck Brown. the clever
and genial editor of the Argus. gave
me a sub for Mrs. M. j. Harris on
Midlothian a. G. j. Jackson llyes on
the Kimmel farm out on Midlothian
5. He told me he had made gooo
crop and was about to get his heao
above water. The twin babies were
doing we'll Mrs. Murphy was IN ped
Ill but her son-in-law, Joe Jackson
and daughter. Mrs. Madge Jackson,
vere At home and will now read the
Enterprise.
Mrs. d. H. Rutledge lives at the
old home and her son who is teach-
ing tho Wyatt school and his wife
live with her. /. G. Rutledge has
nice new CO .tage home on Midlothian
and was needing some cotton pick
ers.. 10. Shutz and wife were at
home getting ready for hog killing.
I took dinner with them eating some
al the same peaches they were can
ming when l was there In the sum-
rner. Down toward Wyatt l found E.
C. VIM cheerful and busy getting
out his cotton w. c. sHaney and
family were at home and were butch
ering some fine porkers. j. w. Mil
lion has erected a dne dwelling on
his farm. Mrs. N. D. Pearson was
having another story put on her resi-
dence. On my way to spend the night
with my friend, Mr. and Mrs. r. B.
Reeves, l found G. ]. Hendrix cut
ting wood. A man who will keep
plenty OF good wood for the place Is
not tar from right / found Robert
Reeves, Jr., having a hard tussle
with the whooping cough. On the
way back to Midlothian next morn
ing w. M. Mcclellan took me In his
buggy and trotted to town. Stopping
at the farm house Of D. G. Smith, !
found him huty as bee ! saw 1ou
head OF iine sheep, about JbO mead
OF beef cattle and hogs as thick IN
the pen Is sardines In box le0
my team at Midlot hian and started
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