Velasco Daily Times (Velasco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1891 Page: 1 of 4
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"Deep Water a Faot-^-Not a Promise*"
VOLUME 1.
VKL VSC'O, TEXAS. FIUDAV MORNTSTG, DECEMBER 25,18} !.
NUM1ÍER 17
Racellsotloas *f Dtile.
SEE TH E OLD PLAN I
tallón on th* dart1
Ked river bank;
Tbe Ileitis of cotlou
sulks and stubblo
cunt*,
And tiieioUon WKii«f*
lull
All :ilung the leve
w>U,
l ti <■ negro csbint
And
tlo>* ii the
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•. u i! il i' r
Ihti' i'ii "white folks
house,' with it;
wlf.e v i' r t n d u i
Hp.iiHl
Lilii' i. rtr-.it big urnn
of wi.komf to ihi
tfiii t.
Let him eomp when«M r in* will.
When his fih>t strike* tlwt door-sill
He ts partner of Its l.ouuty and tut best.
I see the old pin-houso, with its broken win low
liuii is.
And while lint scutt. red nil about the door:
Anil 1 hour lis cri -jklns noise,
Ai.il the rleiir luii-e of "the boys"
Sinfín,r Uiuici y s..!i|is 1 i 1 love fore,-cr more
I sec thi ! i ii bluek kettle on the roaring iireen
V ' I ill 1! IV.
And the si'i.lTold where the I utohered dik* ui'i
iuul:
ll is now "hiiK' killin' time,"
llarki y fun is in its prime,
Chris mus tiludderü, blown up, ripen in thi
shade.
>*>& !Mym
!■ )t
In ouch <• 11 in is u sack full of pc' ten l'.K'k'ry
tuns,
Walnuts, i.r | • <?urw so slc^U tud r.issut
liru\. a:
t!i-' .il }• 's .,f i•« rdnimon teer.
N- i 1 'm -. i v -vareo am> "4"nr."
All t ¡t¡.di lor < '..i l uius K>"'r>dleb up in
town."
1 catch the mi llov. strumiulut: of a Uiujauii the i
urr.
i sm< il the s¡/:'ii ri'.is in r c fryliiR-puu!
"(':H'is'ni's <• • ■ n< s ! net a yi <ir,
I .\ i i' I ■ i r .n::t' . in. re,
So koikM yi i si' n to see my Mury i
Ann! "
So the Ion;.', l.rijilit. winter il.-.y fudes togrny
U.isl: in tin' wi st.
While tin' stars come out unil twinkle in the
sky:
i 'Il the frosty Holds they beam,
( n the dark old bloody stream—
***.*•«
I'm so homesick -1 must slop and liavo a
cry:
Uri.Li! 1 i r NT.
THE OLI PLANTATION.
A Clirir t (lias story.
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A CHRISTMAS EVE DREAM.
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Ultl 1' I lit1'
eager
lie wat
the In air
figure i "
it 1(11)1; 111' i
pi mil ry
I'lllls
IIK t.OEDEN S UN-
light. - p:i r 1:1 « m on
Ihi' river and shines '
on the groen slope
v 'if lawn leu din#
d<>wn lii its bunks:
, for. tin >itgh t his is
fj I ee. t lie 'í II h. 1 H't'.K
'/ the MJiooth-cilt
jínus !ia - not yet
t urned luv i\\ n. ( htl
i. i llie law n bv t Lie
a i; ., • i i i i ! htnnus, in
'.ii. Iilaelf (Ipnre.
¡ini:111. !.:• «ve slowly -
u"i'inh 1.i li ¡ni tin hi nd
ii minutes ten tuiti -
will !t never reiieh
' il !' ,;s just oil the
!i 'i.. \\: li ¡i shout and
sill:, just overlie:: d. he
the luwii. p:isi tlie
Lv "I in■ ehi Idren s
tiiihemi i i .ur of 111:
dimites, Hreiithless,
irns where hand's I he
tell, ljoldiu# the í'i i
is iK.w - i
"yovhc fy ©i *.ua tfieof m
a ad awaiting him. htands (Sam, who is
— tfnder the ma tor himself the ruler
of this little wurld.
This, the day before ChrUtaiM, in a
half-holiday, and bajrins for every soul
Mi the plantation a wMk of carelau
mfjriment.
'Hie old it rvs'vri i* in festival attire.
Th« tre«Mtrv,v uf the bouthern woods,
W&priur (tat and twrriia. «ad «vea
winter nntvift. navr- iieen used m
ailorninn1 the great din!mi;-hull and par-
lors. while ver y hed-rnoui has its
wreaths of i iM.-nii y.,)nn and lovely
holly tw-isted and fastened with tfray,
drooping iiioks. Above the front
entraner glows a "Weloome!" standing
nut in hold relief the letters formed
of orange ami n-r rlei berries against a
background of mill green, wood-ferns.
'There is a in.Try • i ..f viii'*«B ai the
doors swiimr ojien ;• I gay eM.-iimny
of young men ;. 11. J g irif.pin. 'i'liey
ernwd into : ¡ . ...r. llwiwing oil'
wraps and I. : •• :r-y < true, and
grouping ;.!••. t: re. jos' le each
other g'.i li na'.'i r| Hilenvorlng
to Spi•.. • .■ t■ > i ho:-'e
pretty, t :a.d i.¡- tr m, iooMrig as
t ■ M11:r ¡IS her |)\\ Il '"U I'S.
"llave . I >.■ li ' ! '■it- :. rid Mr llod-
uey, Mr- 1 .. -Till. -he s!arte<l e, ith
Us on i'i:r v. . end i,e , : mise ! 1 oj.tin
le. a t I h • ': ' t lie j;:i st ure feu e.
but he nevi r ■ apjiear.'tnce, and
101 sie \ ::i:is':,.-: , ,we passed by
I edar < if' !Ve
"It \va! 11 •.); rung.* t thing." put in
lit 11 < Ih'.'iest I river-. "I j 11 Ml luftjier
■i ni' .11ei ' t># t:.;..' a iirier from .Milh
\un: !. <.i- •' I:, . . ! u in o I • in1 baeh
she \v;il I ■ g >n¡ !
"N'i 1 i:. the v nth!" t a id billy ('iiever-
ill in the saino duiel'm i"t I he
best |i:irl oí it w:.\ ,"i Mor. I am ¡,er-
feetly certain tba" • '. I m,,'
of t 111' bi" ceil r '' ■ g>. V! Kilt" 1 \\ •
lib - "ill v. .-In b i II 1 a bit 111 use
f'T I ' • and il" ' lOV. , i! : yet lie w.:l
i i il'on ii i In i' '
" I ,r. ti 'li is r •:111 v. \ ii i !:nl! s: won t
you ■ e fix ¡ ■ the girl asked, i s
she 1 yi! t lio j,y
'¡lie. ; ■ • ■ \*.'i ■( 1 her to their se veril 1
iiprirtiui mi- ull lint the elde-t daugh-
ter.
As the last one left the room Mr>
Chevevi 11 buid:
"I wish Elsie would eonie in: voii
know I do not approve of «tingle couples
wandering away by themselves in t.hn
Woixih."
"The truth is, mother, Mr. Rodney
and El Hie became en^fiiged this day. a
year ago. Throe montlMi after, they
quarreled about a mere trifle, and ilnci
then they have not been on speaking
terrmt. It was something of a shock to
both when they met here."
"They would make auch a nioe couple;
it is a pity," said Mrs. C'hsverill, ymps-
•unn ■■ na li x t ii 11 \ now. i ii'ii' i* nl
atiiin pliereabi.uv that place perfectly
irretMslible to y--ui:g loTem."
'I fie mtial ]ini;. resses gaily, and the
j illy h.' t has just aski'd: "What" has
become uf IClsie? ' when flu* door opens
i and. looking very tbihlied. a little con-
h'iotis. and i%'In/i 1 v br<iathle*>s troin fast
wulking. she Mini l'o'inev appear. lie
i ríes his gun and empty game-bug,
v. hi '![ lili' butler U:kv from ll I in wi I li a
s] 'ir'ntly ilopre a ting air v. 'o.ile Nellie
rem- >v« Mb s Stewart's v. rap'-, and Mrs.
( 11 > ■. ei i ¡ i insists that she shall sit4 right
li e,', ,| and leave her toil"! uiiiil after
'i'1 h. Si i 1 hey taki tin ir ehaiis and
: ' • lioiv <iV eating, but really ae-
< .. j.! h ¡ni!, lilt If ill I III: I li lie.
1 v u.-i' > . I y : '.mused glance .
11; ' . i :■ i i lie ' i-y ' i nseii up pair. but.
li. ' • i... r . ; ii ni i ■: id and
ill ' "I at ', il' " !. I • lice. IIII : il t lie
i i'i i i: . i , , e i Ml a b lli"-t of
I ^ ■ '• in : i . :.n : ! .
• .!n . era •!.'! Even fntin
• i. on r ; ,'. inifat hers. Say.
i. e did you stop al 'Engagement
11,■'
/ i I then, lo cover tlieyoung couple
eoi:l'u-ioli. tile gracious lioslcs
arises and in the general moveineir
! ' • '- '-e;i pes t o her r<)oni.
i i: r i -tinas Eve! The negro quart "rs
are a Ii\ e wi¡ h Iight and joy and dance
l i rea I pih of ji: t :■ -k-Iiots bla/.e on the
In' s am! oar: In n stands which nr.
pi 'Hi] one in front of each iicgro-hi ii-••
Not rough cabins these, but comforta-
ble frame buildings with huge i him-
i,i . in which bnrn ffrand flros of oak,
ir.yrtlu und pine. In a large, long room,
built for the purpose, with a deep chim
ncy ut either end La which the pins-
knots are piled two feet high, are con-
gregated all ths young negroeo of tiui
plantation, dancing merrily to the music
of t lie fiddle.
In the parlors of the "big house" all
is life and liirht
th i singly.
"Don't
sigh over it, roather. I'll
Watrer that if theA- r>et. Ui amnt*
/t'vf. * i^y R • or ma}
and light ami joy.
elders have formed wln-.t parties or
quletly conversing. 1 tie young people
da n "<•
i'lito ;i ill-i-.v wall /, mi loll V )in«i' (ill
And rls' of .'.nji'iifi* ry itnii n i I iuul si.' ■ '.
Ilokis in ¡i .| -i i tin i r i.'i';ivi f : tii<'..n;:f '
The lamps glow benealli the sol'e:
ing tint of their crii. -mi - hades, 'i
lire light da in i - and •• I. ace over ! i
iva rill' Ii tl I i • : I ¡-1 1... , 11 I lij' up I lie li. ' i
cate lint of t he "... ¡ r 11 I i ;i;r ¡1 .
i n si I ver a nd : a ' d iii.iliing m 1
ruddy t lie IM it - I. Iy ami yap i
above tin' I'.' 11 at t'-. Oil lll'eh :ig limn ■
Ni i i iiie he!' i ■ tie \ 11, be;: t. ol In tr '
feet upon the hi.r.l i oí' I he. br . I
11 Ve l lile. N o one . . . , llie pa i I' O f J. I. ' I ' I !
a ni nía : w, n Mi r t: . ridi r . a ■ : n> y
ea liter i ai ¡ In of the ,i i.p
to the gnrdi n . gat -, and, h: 11 hill;.'
tlieir bridh to the fence. Mil I ii sh .
up the path to tie- (treat front do.,
closed it is true. bu!, with its glov. i
web ome show ing out boldly in * tie
niooiibght. anil '.villi ruddy gleam
sh i ll i ng t h rough I lie w ide t ra n - on .11 iovc
it. 'I In . t.. • :, ni; . ha nds, a nd
the girl smili . wn ' . • .' 'i" in., n I, in ii
bold I', comma in I . . . a l tiled . n
The gra.v hair d butler iinsi,i r.-, t!"-
suininom
"Who ' ball I say, sab?' he asks, ush-
ering them into a small ante-room.
The man hesita tes, but the girl re-
plies:
"Say belated travelers who would
like to S ' ' Mr.. < hcvci'ill."
The host, half unwillingly, lays down
bis band < t lebl.st, and. excusing him- .
helf. answers the suifiraons.
As he enters the riVnti he fceogtlfzes .
the girl as the daughter of an old friend
—a fellow planter who lives thirty '
miles away.
"Why, my dear Misa Duncan, what
is the meaning of this—almost mid-
night, and you here?"
The girl lays her hand in his proffered
one, and says simply
"I am Mrs. Koinrison now, and this
gentleman is my husband."
(q W CVtT*IJ.U
rTTuiffi uiAnn hut 111 ill.'' fi'lt'lKl,
and hardens immediately. Dropping
the girl's hand, lis says, shortly, "Im
possible!" und awaits their uxplanatioti.
His tone stiugs the young man.
"It is a fact, Mr. t heverill," lie be
gins impetuously. "I courted Miss Dun-
can openly and honorably, but her
father laughed me to scorn and bid me
nay my court to one in my'own splien
VVe kept apart then. 1 attcuding to my
duties, and hoping time would soften
him. At lust I went to him again and
asked his consent to the riun ival of my
attentions lie hooted at t h s cry ide.:
of such a thing, mid bid me ivmeiitbe.
that planters i h. 11 o •,' r. d" i -t i.i:r.
their father'-' • v"r-m r- 1 t nic t
I told him I honhi i ■ lino
spitc of liiln. luid i. ii , 11 i,i
an idle In>iist allow d i. ■ !o
and so
"You abused his conudi-m
\ I 111 tell me, sil v. |-y y iii . ..I ••• W
this to iii '*-*1
"O NÍ r. f "heveri 11. ! i tcji to
ple.'idi d t lie girl I lo-,. • I |,n
could ll"t. lie;, r I g . ill ll • I
l\ anted to gii a v. - . 1 '.'i'i I:
wus not right to r ■ _ ,r t,, 1 -. n
t loll. but Illy 1 r.TolV a
came his resolutions, . i '.c
"Ran nway and murri' I
two fools!" put in 11 Mauler, u ;i I ,
What do you • <> f i o i |'
it? I don't appi'i it a t, a ' I, I c .. i
tell you. Von J !• >.! tin- station on
have held a si liuncan you nun
only rank as Mrs, liobii.-on, now a ml
hem efi>rth."
"J know it." .'he said, quietly, Mil
looked up smiling in Iht husband' - ta.'o.
' ■>' ill Ii; . appeal i !•; !y « ' t lu-
is our ■
' 1. r.. I. und I
' iki r. tier t.
with • iii-iii -. ll tin
ii g night. Mr.
not a place t.o
drove us away
loll; lit of you
th you might g w me employment."'
• nit Irom tLf inner room comes a
bi r t of muvic ai.d gay voices. The
g!r trembles unil looks longingly at
i.. i t it and wnrin:h within.
1 \ iticv {visition you would put mv
III, '^i' .^'},ts ily I 'iieverill. "By em
pfoyitii' ion,I wi.u d give a seeming in-
dof i ii.V'iit Wyirifr'/oiuluct which I do
not in i ha le^at f«el--riitifl s.ijffi*r against
m« i. y gotxl ami iiTi) 'friend, your
fatlxir.' ' ' ' ''-'I'"
"Hut I am sn tired, and it Is so late,."
muriinirs the girl.
"'i.oniirht von sb-Ml hare rest an<(
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Steadman, W. H. Velasco Daily Times (Velasco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, December 25, 1891, newspaper, December 25, 1891; Velasco, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth185163/m1/1/: accessed June 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .