The Quarterly of the Texas State Historical Association, Volume 6, July 1902 - April, 1903 Page: 321
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Reminiscences of -Early Texans.
families from Arkansas had already settled on the Colorado. Here
Williams, assisted by Ingram cleared a piece of land and planted
corn. They raised about ten bushels to the acre-- But before
the corn had matured, to wit, in the month of June, young Ingram,
mindful of his promise to his guardian, returned to Arkansas,
hoping he would be able to induce the old man to move to Texas.
He found him, however, entirely indisposed to emigrate, nor would
he consent that his ward should return. But our young pioneer
was not to be with held by a mere dictum- In the year 1823,
William Rabb and James Gilleland--with whom Ingram was
acquainted-emigrated from Arkansas to Austin's colony. Ingram
secretly withdrew from the house of his guardian and joined these
emigrants. In a few weeks he was again on the banks of the Colo-
rado.
In the winter of 1823-4, Ingram assisted the Rabbs to clear
land in the Colorado bottom, on the west side of the river,
eight or nine miles above the present town of La Grange.
Near the close of the winter, the Indians (probably Wacoes) stole
nearly all the horses belonging to the Rabbs. This they effected
during a dark night by building a pen in the clearing into which
they drove the horses and caught them. Shortly afterwards John
Rabb moved to the Brazos near the infant town of San Felipe.
The Indians continued troublesome and about the beginning of
spring the rest of, the Rabbs resolved to move to a place of greater
security. Their wagons were loaded, cattle and hogs collected, and
nearly every other preliminary accomplished for departure, when,
at the distance of about four hundred yards in the prairie, they
discovered about thirty mounted Indians in the act of stringing
their bows. They rode briskly towards the house, the inmates of
which made hasty preparations for defence. When the Indians
got near the house they made signs of friendship. They said they
were Wacoes. At this moment the hogs ran into the bottom and
Ingram pursued and drove them back to the house. He was
absent but a few minutes, but when he returned, the numbers of the
Indians had increased to two hundred-all mounted warriors. The
Rabbs had unloaded the wagon and shut themselves up in the house.
The Indians crowded around Ingram and were clamorous for corn.
Ingram told them he would get some for them. He rode close to
the cabin and asked for a bag--Mrs Andrew Rabb thrust a sheet321
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