The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-12-12
A Pioneer Mothers Experiences
in Texas in the Early Days

Gently published IN Fort Worth
newspaper:
How people used to go to Church
in Brown County IN the early Cos,
carrying guns and plenty of ammuni-
ton for protection from the Indians.
how a minister made his semi-monih-
~ trip to Church mounted on fast
horse SO he could evsde the sayages,
and many other interesting phases Of
carly Texas history were told me by
Mrs Martha A Rogers. Of Wheeler,
at the annual session Of she North
west Texas Conference Of the Mesh-
odist Episcopal Church. South, held
at Clarendon.
Il was born in Choctaw County,
Mississippi. June rs. 1872" said Mrs.
Rogers. I'm 1850 ! came with my
father. Edward knight, to Jackson
vile. | went TO school only long
enough to 90 through the biue-back
speher bat improved my time and
/ can read very well. and It Is a great
comfort 20 me in my old age My
father could not read The Bible was
the first book | ever undertook %
read, and / finally read il through
II has been my daily reading Tor over
sixty years was received into the
Church IN 1884 hy Rev Enos Fisher
on my birthday in 1857 became the
wife Of r II Rogers He was a far
mer When girl / caried cotton,
spun thread and wove cloth for max
ing clothing In those days the hum
Of spinning wheel and the rattle Of
the loom we're familiar sounds IN al
most every Texas home. Many a
foung man had 10 court his girl while
she was making the old spinning
wheel fairly hum have also done
many a day Of hard work in the field
hoeing and picking cotton.
In the fall d 1859 left NY dear
old Christian home. goiHg to Erath /
County and settling abou, eight
miles from Siepkenville Going gu,
m that country. then on the frontier
involved dangers and required the 4
undergoing 81 many privat.ons and .
the making Of so many sacrifices 4
Those who nave never had a taste of .
frontier he can never know the cos,
IN suffering. hrartachcs and valuable
treasure Of redeeminr and making
me wilderness end waste places bloom
and flourish as the rose Even the
sites Of some our prosperous towns
end cities and ,hc soil 10 some Of our
bess communities have been stained
with human blood. for be- Il remen-
bered the pioneers had 10 struggle
against the savage Indian and fhe
heartlcss outlaw
But with love for my husband
baby. and Church. I was willing 20 90
10 my frontier home and make any
sacrifices necessary. II by doing 50 !
could assis; in opening the way for
posterity to follow and rear a higher
Christian civilization upon the fonn- ,
dation We mad laid We had "a live
about yea- in small log House. I
iaubed inside and out with red clay /,
The floor was dirt ! had 10 cook in {
an old style fireplace. but the Lord 7
blessed us with plenty to eat. "
while living in this frontier man G
lion my husband went in his Wagon \
o Fort Worth, nearly one hundred +
niles. and brought back sack Of +
alt and bread to last US a year The /
rip was made with an OK team. and 3,
{ took three weeks to 20 and return r
Three men went. with him to bring {
Jack supplies for the settlement G
When the bread and salt came we 7
wed sumptdously. Our meat was
turkey fish and deer aud antelope r
teak We could get any Of these
heats in abundance any time OF the n
ear. We also had a plentiful supply I,
Z wild honey always on hand While Il
~ husband was gone for the bread q
nd salt ! found a bee tree in hol--
Nv postoak. which gave us two buck nj
tfuIs Of excellent sealed honey. r
ncugh to last US all the winter That Il
'as all the sweetening we had in the a,
ONE. With honey and butter / ri
'ould make what seemed 10 me the "a
est ten cakes ! ever tasted When a
'e wanted a change in mea, the men n.
'ould 20 on hunt TO Jones County $,
nd bring back an abundant supply ~
Z buffalo and bear meat. te
In February, 1850. our indian in
'oublsa beenn They mided the
,untry, passing between our house ~
nj Stephenv'lle, They captured and 4,
srried away Mrs. Woods. another "A,
dy and two girls who we're taken n
~ mIles east Of town, where tho Ia
w vemsn vere killed and the girls ,