The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 6, July 1902 - April, 1903 Page: 129
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Reminiscences of C. C. Cox.
many years now has gaurded our State Treasury. Col Morgan
introduced the first Durham Bull, that I ever saw in the state.
Mr. Sherman brought on some fine Horse stock-but that part of
the state was not favorable to the propigation of fine stock-too
many Ticks flies and musquitoes- the grass is coarse, and fresh
water often scarce....
About 'this time, say 1841, my sister made a visit to Ky-and
on her return, brought with her our Sister Caroline....
Nations are sometimes brought into friendlier and closer rela-
tions by matrimonial alliances, so in time the Houses of Morgan
and Sherman were united by the union of this Sister with Mr Kas
Morgan, only son of the Col. Mr Kas was a college graduate, a
very fine performer of the Piano, a genial pleasant gentleman, and
fond of society and its pleasures--and a devotee of the water, either
as sailing upon its bosom-or hunting the feathered tribes along
its margin.
I remember one diversion we had during a Sept gale. A
steamer loaded with cotton was sunk near Red Fish Bar- the
Cargo was set afloat on the Bay-and a great many Bales drifted
up on the Beach just South of the Cols place. Mr Kas and myself
rescued a lot of those Bales from their watery berth-and thereby
made a good many dollars as salvage.
A great many interesting and amusing incidents Occurred dur-
ing all these years of my life on the Bay, but I cannot pretend to
anything like a general history of those times and I am at a loss
for method to just summarize the whole.
Spillmans Island was just in front of our place. It was the
home of an old sea Captain from whom the Island took its name.
It was a landing place for steamers passing up & down between
Houston and Galveston. It was a famous hunting ground for
Ducks & geese in the winter, 'the place was also an occasional resort
for "Old Sam"-as he was at that time familiarly called....
The Bay had some rare characters. This Capt Spillman, Dave
Harris and John Morris, these 3 entered into a compact that when
one died the other two should gather around his bier, and with
music & wine, sing "Old Rosin the Bow"-and drink and make
glad the exit of the departed. Capt Hannah was the Chesterfield
of the neighborhood. He was the only man among us who wore129
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