The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-04-09


I'd boy on a plantation near Hunts
vile. Texas. in Walker, county, 30
wears ago. he formed a mighty reso-
luton. that. upon reaching manhoods
estate he would do these things;
Have all the ammunition he needed
IN hunt rabbits. never allow a sec
ond table" for the children at MS
hous.. and serve peach cobbler three
times each day: ride mustang ponies
and mules to mis- hearts content-and
be a great lawyer
In the main. Col. Ball mas accom-
pnshed those ambitions. to say no'h
ing Of being the only man in Texas
that the prohibitionists have ever
agreed upon for Governor--or any
thing else. II is true that peach COB
bier and rabbit hunting and riding
mustang ponies and mules are not
viewed bv Col Bail with that CLAM
our they possessed for boyish vision
but everybody admits that ne
-some pumpkins" as lawyer. And
I. he desired. he could realize he
o,her boyhood dreams a. well. and
have an arsenal OF ammunition. ana
n restaurant full OF peach coobler' or
ride a whole herd OF mules and mus
,arv ,onies II he wanted but his
doesn't want TO.
The fact is that rabbit hunting mas
resolved It's lust deserts A certain
resoubtable Colonel put lion hunting
on the map. 20 10 speak. but the rao-
nj, hunting somehow or other doesn't
...n IN have come IN for its share
os attention. for Bali long ago aban-
doned that idea Of becoming a great
rabbit hunter. hnding perhaps that II
would interfere somewhat With MS
pian for becoming great lawyer :
bu, n Is certain nevertheless. mat
The barefoot Walker county rabbit
hunter learned lesson that through
out life has been a guiding star to
the man.
BE Sure You Are Right" Ete.
n ras hke this. These things
happened JUST aftrr the var. YOU IN
derstand. and money and ammunition
we're mighty scarce. Young Tom Bal
vent To school all week and worked
In a grist mill each saturday after
noon. receiving two-bits for that serv
ice with this money ne bought pow
der and shot wherewi,h to feed ms
murrle.load.r and down the nimh''
rabbit the following saturday morn
fnx That was his program schoo
All week. hunt rabbits saturday morn
ing and work all Saturday Afternoon
10 provide ammunition for the follow
ing saturday
Vow. IN certain blackjack groN'
plantation about ave miles from
huntsville Tom snd his faithful dog
watch. could always scare up
few rabbits But ammunition wal
mighty scarce and quarters where
with 10 purchase ammunition cam
hard. ~ he learned TO conserve M
supply. Young Rail- never wasted
~hot. He didn't monkey around am
blaze about promlscously. When N
old muzrle-losder cracked down yo
could be pretty sure that he had
bead on rabbit
And this circumstance OF youti
mayed a considerable part In fcrmin
tho character Of the man Who IN
been named a. Ne progressive ~
h,bifion Democratic choice for To'
eruor OF rexss all hts life he hs
been avoiding waste OF ammunition
He never shoots until the ZANE 10
sixht 49, M
N the Dollar c'sss
Ths grist mai where Tom works
on saturday Afternoons was run
Boo roAnum. son Of Henderss
Ycskum. tho hirorian. There q
Ilmssnsions attendant upcn weehl
income os Is csats. and sccerdinsi
Tom was Efsatiy sIated when y
Yoakum annbunced that no ezpeats
TO 40 s~ASf for day pretty 500
sad that ID would leave the boy
charxe OF the min and puy him
whole round dollar for his serv'ce'
Tue date was inaeanits. but To
accepted the proposition heartily.
Absut this tins the Information
4 Great Northern railroad was bu
inso Huntsvslle. and preparations we
made for 1 big Saturday picnic. y
far from town. An excursion was
he run on the new road. Ten n
never ridden on railroad train. al
Cor wesks he lay awake At night. u
ing TO imagine the experience Al