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294 SIXTY YEARS IN TEXAS.
morning, and in the evening took a boat ride on
the River Teign with Mr. John Furneaux and Mr.
Toop. We went up the river with the rising tide and
came back with the outgoing tide.
Twenty-sixth, Sunday: Went to the Congregational
Church in the morning and the Baptist ill
the evening, and went to two open air services.
Twenty-seventh day: Went to Newton Abbott in
the morning with Mr. Toop and daughter, and went
with a coaching party in the evening, leaving Newton
at 12 o'clock. We had twelve in the party, one
lady from St. Louis, and our driver with four-inhand,
and our footman blowing his horrn. A jolly
party left Newton for a trip over the Moor. We passed
beautiful gardens and fields, and fine mansions,
and many less pretentious houses nestled away
among the hills, surrounded by beautiful flower gardens,
and I certainly think that that country deserves
the name of the Flowery Kingdom. We soon
reached Haytor and stopped for an hour and fifteen
minutes, and most of us with some difficulty ascended
the Haytor Rock, where we could see for many
miles around. It was a beautiful scene, the like I
never expect to see again after I leave Devonshire.
We took our lunch here, which our sharp appetites
relished. Our coach was ready, and with step-ladder
our party ascended to their elevated, positions, and
off we drove with horn blowing across the moor, and
down zig-zag lanes, into deep gorges, passing stone
houses covered with thatch. Soon we reached the
River Dart and crossed over an ancient stone bridge,
and for its appearance I think it will be standing a
thousand years hence. We stopped at a beautiful
little cottage home and took tea, bread, butter and
cake, with Devonshire Cream, that all seemed to enjoy.
We again ascended our lofty perch and drove
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Jackson, George. Sixty years in Texas, book, 1908; Dallas, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth20205/m1/308/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .