History of Montague County Page: 71
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HISTORY OF MONTAGUE COUNTY. 71
around a tree. He had some difficulty in approach-
ing the horse because the rope had the scent of In-
dians on it. By persistent patting and coaxing he
finally managed to reassure "Old Tip" that he was
in the hands of friends. His master said: "Old fel-
low, you have made good your escape from the In-
dians again, and as long as I own you, you shall
never wear hobbles again." And "Old Tip." was
exempt from hobbles from that day.
INDIANS DISTURB PREACHING SERVICE.
Rev. Joe Weaver was holding a protracted meet-
ing at Hegler's Store (now called Forrestburg).
Most of the people of the settlement had availed
themselves of the opportunity to attend these ser-
vices. Mrs. McCracken, a good pioneer Christian
woman of the neighborhood, had not been situated
so that she could attend the meeting, so she sent
word to the minister to announce that if he would
come and hold one service at her home on Sunday
she would prepare dinner for all who would come.
Quite a number accepted the invitation. After the
service was over and dinner had been served the
people began to leave. The minister was one of the
first to go, as he had announced services for that
afternoon. Some of the party lingered for a while,
going on later to the meeting. On their way they
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Potter, Mrs. W. R. History of Montague County, book, 1913; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth91044/m1/83/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .