Sixty years in Texas Page: 306 of 398
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292 SIXTY YEARS IN TEXAS.
going at great speed through beautiful Devonshire,
passing numerous fields, from 1 to 5 acres in size,
mostly in clover and fine grass. Some of the fields
had sheep in them that had recently lost their coats;
other fields had fine, fat, lazy-looking cattle, in clover
knee deep; other fields were in cultivation. These
fields were all enclosed with hedges, with nice shrubbery
growing on top and beautiful wild flowers on
the sides. Sometimes we would dash into a forest
almost like the jungles of Africa, and the next moment
we could see delightful and attractive scenery.
I arrived at Lustleigh and was met at the station by
Mrs. Amery, my cousin, Mrs. Dodd's daughter. They
had a very comfortable place and made me feel at
home.
Twenty-first day: I visited our old home. I
hired a trap, and Mrs. Dodd, my cousin, and I went
to Blackenstone Rock, and I made my way to the top
of it. The steep part had stone steps and iron railing.
I looked with pleasure at the beautiful scenes;
the hills and valleys of old Devonshire seemed to be
at their best. I was charmed with the view from
every quarter, and was ready to exclaim in the language
of the poet:
"How dear to my heart are the scenes of my
childhood,
As fond recollections present them to view;
The orchard, the meadow, the deep-tangled
wildwood,
And all the loved spots that my infancy knew."
We went to Moreton and I went through the
White Hart Inn, and went to Wray Barton, where
I was born and my father and my grandfather and
my great-grandfather were buried from that place
July 4, 1804, and Barn Court. We had a very pleas-
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Jackson, George. Sixty years in Texas, book, 1908; Dallas, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20205/m1/306/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.