The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-10-17
STORY OF THE
Hulk TRIPLETS
John Isaac Cox Is the Lad Which
Must Bring Home the
Cows


The following story will be OF inter
est TO Cooke Countians.
AT the breakfast table of a well
known East Tennessee hcstelry an in
teresting conversation between former
Governor John l. Cox and a CONNER.
cial traveller was recently overheard.
The latter's duties on the road take
him over much of East Tennessee, and
he is familiar with the habits and Gus
toms of many of the people in botn the
valleys and mountains.
"Governor, said the drummer, II
was at Del Rio, in Cooke county, yes
terday and saw two of the Hux trip
lets.n
Remembering that one of these trip
let's had been named for him, the gov
ernor inquired: "Well. that is inter-
esting; how are they getting along?"
"Well," replied the drummer, 81
saw two bright little boys on the street
that attracted my attention, and
thinking they might be twins, as they
very much resembled each other, in
quired of them if they were not twins.
One of the two replied, ayes sir, we
are two of the Hux triplets."
This was interesting to the former
governor, and recalled some of the
most strenuous experiences i'm his life
i'm one of the most memorable cam
paignsof recent years.
/. eyes, responded the ex-governor.
at is all fresh in my mind now. Dur
ing the strenuous campaign of 1866,
these triplets were born and were
named by their parents, Robert Love
Taylor Hux, Edward Ward Garmack
Hux and John Issac Cox Hux."
~ remembered this, ,'~Was the drum
mer's reply;"an asked the one near
est me what his name was, and he re-
piled, Robert Love Taylor Turning
then to The other, ] inquired his name,
and he replied, Edward Ward Car
mack Hux.' | then inquired, seeing
that the third one was absent, but
where is John Issac Cox Hux:'
John Issac has gone TO fetch the
cow replied Robert Love-"
~ am glad," said the ex-governor,
with anexpression thatshowed keen
interest, ''that you bring me this evil
dence that my namesake is hustling.
But this incident reminds me of story
told by the Rev. John i. Nafi OF these
children during Mr.. Nafl's ministry
rs presiding elder in thar1.istrict.
"Relating ii, the minister said: .One
Saturday afternoon as ] WAS crossing
the mountain TO the eastern portion of
Cooke county, met a wagon party in
the road, consisting of the driver and
two women, ene with two babies and
the other with one. l., signaled the
driver, ard he pulled OH the lines and
stopped his team. Inquiringly adj
dressed the woman with two babies in
her arms, Madam, presume you are
the mother of wins? If this be true
wish TO extend my congratulations,
if may have your permission
stranger, replied the woman, |
am happy TO inform You that l am the
proud mother of triplets. The baby
which the lady with me has islikewise
nine
"She then told me the story of their
christening. Just then man came
up leading a Jersey COW, by halter.
TO him | said, Il have just been con-
graduating this good woman upon the
fact that she is the mother of triplets.
And | am happy he replied, 10
inform you that | am the father, ]
Congratulated him also, and inquired
what means this interesting caravan
III ttieoe I1ictuicsiNc biouhtahiS' He
scenery was beautiful, and as the sun
wended its way down the western
slopes. its tents of gold falling through
the changing coiors of the foliage up.
on the faces of the little ones and tbeiI
interesting mother, made beautiful
scene. L was deeply impressed with
it. To my inquiry. the father replied
/ am The commissary general of sub
sistence, You see, that little woman
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