The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1922-08-25
A TRIP TO MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

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In company with my fathr, T. 7.
Edwards, and Grandfather, J. T. Ed
wards and Uncle "Doc" Edwards and
little son, Bopney, we made trip to
Middle Tennessee, about 25 reiee
East Of Pulaski, to visit our folks, all
of whom ] had never seen, except enc.
We started from our home in a Ford,
crossing the counties Of Henderson.
Hardin, Decatur, Wayne, Lawrence,
Giles and touching Lincoln into Mar
shall where our folks on Thursday Of
last week met us in their homes.
with all the hospitality we could wish.
Around these homes in Middle Ten.
nessee was where T. L. and j. F. Ed
wards was born and reared to man
hood.
On Saturday we viewed the old
house site where these two old men
were born, where j. F. was married,
where he learned his blacksmith
trade he since has followed. We also
saw where 7. L. swung on a grape
vine swing around very deep hollow.
We went to the graveyard where T.
LIS. father and others of the family
are buried. We ate dinner Saturday
with as others at Uncle David Ed
wards and spent an equal portion of
time with Uncle Ben and the other
brother of 7. L., whose two homes we
especially went to visit. Their chill
dren, grandchildren, great grandchil-
dren, neices and nephews all came to
see us. They showed us hill with only
one row of corn. Also hill that re-
sembles an ash hopper; also wall of
rock,supposedly built by indians on an
old road as hiding place.
On our return we saw the monu-
ment of Sam Davis, at Pulaski,
where he was killed by the Union
army as spy.
We saw some Of the best roads in
Lawrence county that we ever saw
and there had the only car trouble Of
our trip-a blowout.
We saw the old military ground in
Marshall county where the boys
drilled to fight in the Civil war, for
the Southern cause; saw the old house
where the KuKlux were organized in
Pulaski; saw the old brick church
built before the Civil war, with its
springs and campgrounds surround
ing and some 200 graves, with some
of the best monuments in the South
land.
/ saw my first toll gate; crossed
one creek 19 times; saw the old
Wayne furnace where pig iron was
melted long ago-in the famous old
colon.
believe Pa Edwards and my faith
er enjoyed their trip as well as any
old men could and as for my little boy
one of the cousins gave him a natural
muly billy goat kid, Of which he was
very proud.
Speaking for myself Though hav-
ing driven the entire trip of 142
miles) ] saw the great sights Of the
trip and while there enjoyed the three
days with our kinfolks whom | had
never seen. II is needless to say,
through their koindness and iovialness
although we were away from part of
our little family, we spent these three
days of eating and drinking and see
ing the sights. Three Of the families
prepared a lunch. enough to last a
touring party a week, when we start
ed home. A party of our nearest
folks came with US, with two cars, to
little town where our little visit of
cheer was over with the hand-shake
to depart. feel like il was through
my own efforts that put together
these families Of four brothers and
their lovingness and untiring service
to me was very kindly felt, BY myself
when we started upon our return
home.
L. o. EDWARDS.