The Waxahachie Daily Light from Waxahachie, Texas • Page 3

FROM THE HELD. An child of a poor widow on a poor little farm in one of the New England states, when he crossed over the line dividing boyhood and manhood, bade his mother a tearful good bye and went out into the world to seek fortune for himself and to pay off the mortgage on the little homestead. We will not attempt to follow him in his wanderings, his successes and failures, his joys and his sorrows, the comedies and tragedies of his career, nor is it necessary for the purpose of this story to describe his appearance or analyze his traits of character, for there is a sameness in human nature almost monotonous, the only notable exceptions being the imaginary heroes of fiction and the partiality of the hero worshiping biographers ol the supposed great actors in the building of the world's history. Suffice it to say that Joe Baxter on one afternoon, whether in a slow driving storm ol winter or when the bees were sifv ping nectar from tlie fragrant flowers of May my informant does not say, unheralded made his appearance at a little mining town in the great fresh west. No one knew from whence he came or whether he had any antecedents.

He announced that he was and obtained employment as a bookkeeper at the leading store, lie made no friends nor did he give or ask any confidence. Was attentive to ltis duties, but by the hectic flush of his cheeks it was seen the great leveler had marked him for his own. One morning he was late in arriving at his post of duty and explained that he was not well, in a day or two he was better. Again was late and it took him longer to rally, gradually grew weaker until he resigned his position because unable to do the work. He took lighter work in another store- and finally had to give up.

Unable to do any labor and with no home he sold his watch and ring and wooed the goddess of fortune at the card table. Night after night his little all dwindled away until one night when he drew to his hand, seeing a discard was what he needed fumbled over the card dealt him and took the discard. He showed four aces and reached for the stack of chips but the player who discarded tlio ace he got reported. Joe reached for his pocket and coughed slightly. His antagonist thinking it a move for a gun shot him in the forehead.

Examination revealed the fact that he no gun but was reaching for his medicine. A letter full of motherly confidence was found ill his pocket, it showed that he had been game to the last, having reported good health and prosperous business, but revealed the fact that the interest on the mortgage on the little home must be paid soon or a toil bent old mother would be forced out into the cold, unfeeling world. When i his out-pouring from a mother heart was read over the ad body of her boy it was more eloquent aud moved the hearts of those rough miners and gamblers more than oration over the of Caesar. The slayer of her boy contributed all had and added to it until they made up a neat little sum and this is the letter they posted with the draft they sent her: Dear Mistress Baxter: As yore executioners, we hereby is you the sumb of $2,194.75 which is his estate to date. We wants to brake the noos to you gentle so we hereby tells you your sun is ded.

He was the most universal loved gent in this beer community and he dies most heroick, saving of the lives of 3 females fore kids in a terrible fire what devastated the latgest saloone in our sitty. We has planted him with the honors of war we drinkg to him an' to you most respectfully every evenin' arter the mines is closed. We hereby yer further that yer sun has money invested here wicb will amount to sumb fifteen or thirty dollars a wreke wich will send yer accordin to yer instructions. is well egcept for a bad drout hope you is enjoyln the same grate blessins so no more at present from yours trooly, Compare the above letter with the following: Mrs. Sallie Baxter, Dear Madam: A our son came here a few months ago and obtained employment as a bookkeeper for one of our leading mercantile houses.

For a time he was attentive to business and seemed to be conducting himself at least as a good business man. After awhile he left the employ of the store and worked occasionally in a small store, but lately has been doing nothing. I am informed that he had to quit his first employment on account of drinking and gambling at night. I have heard he sold bit watch to make up his shortage with the firm but I do not know for he seemed to be of a distant retiring nature and would never give me a satisfactory answer to thing asked him. It grieves nn to tell you things for 1 know your mother heart bled many times because I of his way ward ness and 1 am pray- for Madam I scarcely know how to tell you what I began to relate Lust night at gambling hell the game was exciting and rumor says your son cheated in a of cards.

One of our hading citizens being in the game took a motion of your son for an attempt to draw a pistol shot him in the forehead and he expired im- mediately. He nan no money or otii- jor property. A collection was taken to defray tin expenses of his burial. Hoping, dear madam, that if you are not already a faithful follower of the lowly Jesus that this great affliction may cause you to cast yourself at the foot the cross. 1 am yours truly.

Tin- facts in the case do not. justify all the statements in cither letter, in they are both lies or at least the author ol the last one 'could learned that he was misdating the facts by a little hom-st in- Iquiry. Evidently was one of those individuals, ho only hunt for the i worst feature of a case and would not believe anything in mitigation (if a bad State of affairs. God bless those miners and gamblers who lied so beautifully to that grief stricken old mother and caused her to carry I with her to the grave the impression her unfortunate son died the death of a hero and fully provided for her old age and may author of the other letter yet be rejuvenated to that extent that he may learn the only true follower of the Nazarene is one who binds bleeding hearts and scatters seeds of kiudnes- in this esc world. Pardon my preaching much.

I am a natural born and 1 feel like it is woes is me if 1 preached not this gospel. Last Monday J. B. Baker invited me to sit with him in a buggy in the shade on the street. While there 1 hold him of his standing on my list and proceeded to get right.

W. jW. Creoeliug was at home on Forreston 3 looking out over his crop. Judge J. Eagle, ex-justice of the peace, Oak, I mot on my way out of town Thursday morning.

But to go back a day or two, 1 was at home Wednesday and saw the country's defenders, 1 mean defenders from their sweat-earned dollars. II would rather like to say some thing he spirit of militaryism prevailing country over but will not have 1 space tliis time, beside I doubt if lie Enterprise would print it if I should say all I think on the subject Wednesday afternoon I journ- from Forrestou even into VVax- jahaehie. Thursday morning 1 was (taken up by R. N. son and delivered at where I shook hands with a few of the boys and sinned for Rockett.

I found the boys J. J. West gathering cotton and gui a renewal Allen was picking cotton. 1 found Tom Yates atici 81ay- jden at Hie residence of Joe Slayden, also a good dinner prepared by Mrs. Slayden.

1 got to Rockett and talked awhile and followed a hay wagon down the creek, when I overtook it ii proved to be in the possession of Rupert Rutherford and Will Kelly. -They invited me to ride with them and I accepted. We soon drove tip to Mack Rutherford's where he vvasi pulling at his pipe and enjoying life. 1 remained all night and had a good time. Mrs knows how to cook, is a pleasant, hostess and every one knows that Mack is a live wdre.

Friday morning Mack's little boy took me in a buggy back to Rockett. Rev. Will Far far came along soon land I rode with him to the home of SCHOOL SUITS 40 40 40 4040 40 40 40 -40 4t 40 44 44 44 41 4 44 41 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 Cj The music of the school bell will soon be heard again. Boys' School Suits are now in order and of course you expect us to have ready everything wanted in Clothing for the boy. We re well schooled in the art of School Clothes and know' exactly what the strenuous School boy wants.

left no loophole disappointment in materials, styles or prices. The patterns are attractive this Fall and embrace a wide range in colorings. Bring the Bov here his School Clothes and Toggery. please the Boys and save money by doing it Knickerbocker Suits, ages 8 to 16, 2.50, 3.50. 5.00 and up to 10.00 Knickerbocker or plain extra Trousers 50c, 75c.

1.00 up to 1.50 School or dress-up Shoes, patent, gun metal, box calf 2 00. 2.50. 3.00, 3.50 Full line of School Caps to match Suits 50c, 75c. 1.00 Exceptional showing of Boys Fall Hats in the new colors. 1.00, 1.25, 1.50 a nd 2.00 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 Ladies Suit Department The new Tailored Suits and Skirts are coming every day now and we are anxious to show tnem.

We will put our time against yours, whether you are ready to buy or not. It will pay you to visit this department and see some of the new ideas for Fall. 44 44 44 44 44 41 44 41 41 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 his father, T. H. Farrar.

From there Mr. Taylor took me up and conveyed me to Ferris where 1 met aud renewed W. I). Duff. Davis and I were premium takers as singers in 1878, but have neglected our music since until there are others who sing as well as we.

From Ferris 1 started back on Ferris 3, ate dinner with T. H. Farrar and family. From there I went to the home of E. F.

Hamm, whom I found taking his wagon to the field for cotton. At the residence of E. H. Burns 1 watered my team and learned that J. H.

Jeffries was very low from pneumonia brought on by a hurt he received some time ago when his horse shied at something in the road. Crossing fields I arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. A.

Gamble near Trumbull. I found them all cheerful and not at all uneasy about starvation. Turning back on Ferris 3 I met and conquered G. O. Ford.

B. B. Reasonover was in the cotton field not far from where I held him up last year. S. R.

Ross on Palmer 2 has been building and adding considerably to the comfort and appearance of his home. At the home of D. B. Huneysuckle 1 found a nice house, a good farm and about an acre of laud in farming tools. On the way back to Rockett 1 met him coining from Waxahachie where he had marketed cotton.

About dark I drovo up to the borne of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Jarratt on Cottonwood and remained till morning.

Now go over the work and see if you think traveled any hardly. Saturday morning i hot-footed mostly to town where I mot and conquered the lolloping persons: Dolph Giit.in, who is at the conn farm os a guard, G. Lindop, a farmer on Waxahachie 5, H. A Wilson i om Waxahachie I ami with whom I rode in ids auto a short distance becoming stuck up that 1 forgot to opt the gate for him when lie got to his home and lie was so well bred in got out and nod it instead of me down. char.

Genu, formerly of Forrestou but now of has not moved but lias moved his mail box and P. Watson from Ennis 8, who Isas told me he would not renew till 1 came to see him but changed his motion alter talking to some who had fed me. Saturday there came to the express office a braud new bicy- for me. never had had any experience with one but thought 1 could get on and ride it to a finish and I did to my own finish. I got two very handsome falls trying to show the fool thing the way to Forreston and finally concluded to lead it in.

A negro boy overtook me and took me and the critter up in his buggy and hauled us to the Jones place. I took an other fall and led the critter some more and rode with a farmer: awhile about night I got to the home of that widow a sadder and I hope a wiser man for I had lost conceit enough to supply a United States senator. After having Sunday in which to meditate the critter behaved some better and only threw me once in coming half way to town this morning. If my carcass holds out I shall continue to try to gentle the darned thing and shall make it my constant companion in my rambles. If cannot ride it it will at least be good company.

Today was first Monday but it is useless to tell anything about it for most of the people were here and they will tell the balance. M. S. Garrett, a good farmer on Waxahachie 1, was here today and made me feel good. J.

M. Curry was in from his home near Midlothian. 1). N. Oliver from Waxahachie No.

1 w'as in from the farm. R. E. Satterfield, rustling young cottoi raiser from Forreston No. 1, gave me a dollar.

J. W. McCoy of Forreston 1 renewed the paper for Mrs. Lula Murphy of Buhceton, Mo. J.

A. Odora of Milford is an old friend of the Enterprise but had bet off the! list for a few mouths. got back today W. N. Colston of Palmer told he had quit cotton patch and gone to selling hooks.

One i most industrious rustling is of Italy community is A Dudley and he will now read the paper anon or other i TlILL ON. Here From Mexico. V. a xabarhie. Texas, Sept.

7. Te V. ho in This May Interest: I an hist Sunday night, days later than i intended, on of washouts between here and home could not get here any oouer 1 am to see it so dry and crops so short, but I believe there is a way for as good people at Ellis county has to tide a short crop. I would like to interest of you people in Old Mexico, where we have a most pleasant and healthful climate, where you can buy rich land at a bargain; where you can raise all kinds of tropical fruits such as oranges, pineapples, lemons, limes, bananas, cocoauuts aud many others; where you can have roasting ears and all kinds of vegetables any and all times of the year. Remember the health is as good as can be found and the climate is as pleasant could be wished for.

1 also have in the same neighborhood three tracts of land; part jungle and part prairie, that can be bought for $10 per acre. If this should lead anyone to become interested in these lands and shojld you wish more information in regard to said land you can see me in Waxahachie any time between now and the 20th of this month. About the 20th there will be an excursion to that country. Cheap rates. I want you to go home with me, see the country and we will go hunting.

1 have some landc there which I will sell you at a bargain. This land is located In an American neighborhood, in reach of school, in six or eight miles of a railroad now in operation and in one mile of a railroad survey, and will be built in a short time. I have one four hundred acre tract of good land; this is all jungle land; has 36 or 40 acres cleared and ready to plant; has one new house built of lumber; four pole houses; well of good water, Prioe $11.00 per acre One tract of land 250 acres, all under new barbed wire fence, two pole houses, mating well ot good water, 50 acres of this land is Jungle land, in prairie land, with fine grass: on Hiis place Is a piece of corn planted with a stick 1 making a hole lu the ground, dropping the corn, then '1, with loose rail. It is now eight or ten feet high, in siik and tassel, looks like it will make 30 bushels per acre this land can be bought for $12.50 per acre. me at Waxahachie for next W.

T. MORRIS. This offer one hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Catarrh Cure. F. J.

Cheney Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walwing, Kinnan Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.

Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Ilail Family Pills fcr constipation.

Circus Men Protest. NYw York. Sept. Circus men today held a meeting and decided to begin an active protest against that phase of the new tarifi law which prevents them front inking thqir on foreign tours Under Hie Dingley law it was pos to take all animals to foreign countries and bring them bach without the payment of but under the Payne bill all domestic animals xported must pay regular duty when they are brought hack The sv makes an option in the case of animals serif abroad for purposes of exhibition at fairs or expositions, but these are not held ty include circuses. Cnpudine for "Thar TTeaflacTje Out last night? Headache and nervous this morning? Cap- udine just the thing to fit you for business.

Clears the head the nerves. Try it. At drug stores alt The classes, A and of the Baptist Sunday school, will meet with Mrs. King, 111 McMillan Friday afternoon at 4 A full attendance is desired. Use our Long Distance Lines Ellis Co.

Independent F. S. EATON, Mgr quicker- better by To St. Leals, Kansas Ciiv 9 the North i wpN.