History of Montague County Page: 35
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HISTORY OF MONTAGUE COUNTY. 35
of Indians crossed into Cooke County, about two
miles from the Montague County line. It was a
clear, bright morning, such as nature often permits
her Texas children to enjoy, even in the month of
January. On this particular morning Mrs. Shegog,
whose home was on Clear Creek, in the Roston
neighborhood, was at home alone, with the exception
of her baby, the two Menasco children and a little
negro boy. We can imagine the children at play in
the sunshine, while the good housewife, with a
smile in her eye and snatches of song on her lips,
is attending to her simple household duties. The
baby laughs and crows, as only a dear little baby
can. Everything looks peaceful and serene. Sud-
denly, without warning, the fiendish savages, with
their dreaded war whoop, attack this lonely fron-
tier home. They killed Mrs. Shegog's poor little
baby in the most brutal manner in spite of the en-
treaties of the grief-stricken, terror-stricken mother.
They then took Mrs. Shegog, the two MIenasco chil-
dren and the negro boy captive, and again started
on their way. Mr. Menasco, Mrs. Shegog's father,
had heard of the coming of the Indians, and was on
his way to protect his daughter and grandchildren,
when he, too, was killed by this same band.
As has been said before, it was a nice warm day,
but with the sudden change peculiar to our Texas
climate, it became bitterly cold toward night, and by
midnight one of the worst blizzards known to this
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Potter, Mrs. W. R. History of Montague County, book, 1913; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91044/m1/47/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .