[Letters from A. C. Abercrombie, Jr., 1885-1897] Page: 39 of 82
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window to get to table first. louis went over they bed stids.
Lulur was in they yard and he put through under they house and
come up in they back yard at they Ki tching Doore and mashed my
cats tail flat rite the (may be a page missing here)
Wel 1 Jo, I have Spoke of Pas cane before tho i t is finer than I
ever saw in my life. I measured one Stalk day before yesterday.
It was 6 1/2 feet long and Some is longer than that. it had 25
Joints. that will make good Sweete Juce. I wish you was up here
and we would grow fat on i t. we will comence to grind up next
weeke. Bob Childress will grind it. he makes for they Sixth and
that is cheap. we Sold our Mi ll 3 or 4 years ago.
Well I guess William Spoke of Bill Sittons and Quiete Mills
f i te. they had and f i te yester or nite before last was a week a
go. Quiete Mills cut Sitton on they arm and hans. Si tton never
got to hit Mi ll s at tall . was in they Dusk and Bill could not
See. they knife untill he was cut. Bill Sitton is big as two of
Mills. fell out bout cutting Some Saddles up a church one ni te.
Mills is young and a fool with it. he is a boy Poter Cornelison
Raised. Poters 2 girls will marrie be fore long So I heare. he
has two all Reddy married.
tell Bud Landrum to come on up and I can tell him more lies
than he can Shake of in three years or more. I have a good
fiddle and a Deck of cards and marbles to play and that man dont
pas by here can beat me at nothing. we will be glad to See him
Enney time all of you.
Daniel has gon to henderson this morning. he made 2, or hardly
2, i ite bails of cotton.
Jo, tell them boys all to vote for bob Wiggins for Serriff. he
is a Boolley boy and a farmer two and comidating besides. dont
for get it. he is 28 years old, young widow.
P.S. I am Runing for President of United States. dont for get
that two. I dont want none of these I little offices. I may not
get it this time tho I will next.
tell Parlee Homes and Mandy to let me no when they marrie and I
wi 1 1l try and come if I can. tell them to watch Luler. and Luis
and take care of them when Dinner is called. run the Logs and
out of they way or they w i I I be hurt Shore and I no Par l ee th i nks
lots of that cat and they would Smash it.
Well, Jo they is no Whiskey Sold in Troupe now. it is all
voted out. Troupe is Ded.
Ander Ford and Sam Bird had a fite they: other Day and they was
parted and never hurt one another. I got a letter from Rufus
Ford they other day and he Sais he has they consumtion and had- 2 -
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Abercrombie, A. C., Jr. [Letters from A. C. Abercrombie, Jr., 1885-1897], letter, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth389513/m1/39/?q=%22~1%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.