The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-11-25

j. w. Stacks said she would have
chicken for dinner and asked me to
stay but l could not as it was some
distance home. On Palmer No. 2 /
found T. B. Bayless at home and
! ready with his dollar Mrs. Jim
Wadley was at the mail box for the
mail as l passed. D. R. Bell has not
been very well for some time, having
spent some time in a sanitarium at
Dallas. G. A. Grover was papering
his house, w. P. Stedman, near
Rocket said he did not know where
he would live next year. l hope he
will find a good place. At Rocketr
/ stopped a while and eheered the
brethren for while and then drove
over to the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Watson. where B. B. had been
for about month. ] had to lead
him home. Before l left Mrs. Wat
son permitted me to go into the din
ing room. They had killed a hog
There were sweet potatoes, friea
pies and butter milk You can
guess the rest. On my way home
I came to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Charley VerheydenT on Grove creek
were l spent the night. They HAD
butchered swine and | left there
grunting and about ready to root
Charley gave me side of ribs and
We have been feasting ever since. If
any of my parishoiners have any
fear of their ribs, backbones. heads,
feet or any portion of the hog spoil
ing | am not bit stuck up.
Saturday morning / met F. j. K.
Davenport who had saved a dollar
for me. Flave is a good fellow any
way; a good farmer, hearty eater,
has plenty, likes his friends, hospi-
table host, enjoys life, has about as
much native wit and can remember
and tell a yarn about as we'll as any
one of my acquaintance. ]. l..
Glen on Waxahachie 6 has been
trying doing without the Enter
prise few weeks, and could not
stand it any longer. He said he
missed it very much. That reminds
me. / don't wish to be set down as
boasting, but ! must relate very
touching incident / witnessed last
week. Last Friday while passing
through a community l stopped at
several houses and noted that there
was evidence of gloom settled down
upon those / had always found
cheerful and optomistic, finally at
one place there was a regular com
motion and I inquired the causes,
when one of the family, between
sobs, told me the Enterprise had
failed to come on time. This only
shows what evil results may follow
a little carelessness on the part OF
the railway mail clerks, for I am
almost sure they are to blame for
the delay.
James Vincent tells me that he
and family will leave soon for Lee
wood, Florida. l join many friends
in regretting the departure of thi
most estimate family for they hav'
been very popular wherever the,
have lived. M. M. Fondren, win
carried some OF the mud to make
this country and who lived many
years near to and at Maypear1 whore
he once held the office of justice OF
the peace, has moved to Waxahachie
and lives at 305 Briggs street. j..
v. Harder from Midlothian was in
town Saturday. r. l.. Kuykendali
from Waxahachie said he would
move, | believe to Hunt county. /
cannot see why, for he seems to fit
this community all right. However
piness, and prosperity. J B. Gas
ton from Waxahachie l gave his
Oaper another year to run. j. Il.
Hickman from Waxahachie a was
here, but as he lives close and comes
often, while I like him | doubt if |
would have thought to mention his
visit had he not handed me dollar
8. F. Everette from Waxahachie l.
one of our much appreciated re-
cruits. r. H. Burgess from WaXa-
hachie had seen the rayages of the
man with the blue pencil and re-
moved the stains. A. j. Curleo,
who is doing some good road grad
ing between Italy and Milford,
comes In Saturday. ] have not
seen the work but | know what kind
A. j. does. Mrs. Jennie l.. Page
has gone to Yazoo City, Miss. 10
visit her son, w r. Page, for
while.
More anon or soon thereafter
BILL COX