History of Texas, from its discovery and settlement, with a description of its principal cities and counties, and the agricultural, mineral, and material resources of the state . day in May. I crossed tlie East River on a tread-mill boat, worked by a mule in Harness. ^ Yes, saidDr. Quackenbos, there was not a steam-vessel on thewater. I went over in a periauger. I went over on a raft, said Tom Ochiltree, ofTexas. I had to run off from school to see the has changed very much since. You, said all, why, how old are you, Tom ? ^ Threescore and ten, exclaimed the United Statesmarshal i
History of Texas, from its discovery and settlement, with a description of its principal cities and counties, and the agricultural, mineral, and material resources of the state . day in May. I crossed tlie East River on a tread-mill boat, worked by a mule in Harness. ^ Yes, saidDr. Quackenbos, there was not a steam-vessel on thewater. I went over in a periauger. I went over on a raft, said Tom Ochiltree, ofTexas. I had to run off from school to see the has changed very much since. You, said all, why, how old are you, Tom ? ^ Threescore and ten, exclaimed the United Statesmarshal in question. Valentine drew a long sigh. Well, said he, look-ing at Tom profoundly, Im afraid I wasnt there. For the information of parents and guardians whomay wish to cure their children and wards of stretchingthe blanket too thin, I will relate how Mrs. Grraves, avenerable Christian mother, who lived twenty milesfrom Marshall, on the road to Shreveport, cured herson Sam. After Sam married and had become the father ofthree or four children, he took up his gun one day,and going through the woods, a mile or two from hisresidence, to his fathers house, killed several squir-. HISTORY OF TEXAS. 493 rels, and, in giving an account of Ms liunt to hismother, said that he had seen at least one hundredsquirrels upon one tree. After dinner Sam retired to his old dormitory, andwas soon sound asleep, when his mother came in withropes and very gently, but unbeknowenst to Sammy,tied both hands and feet to the bed-posts; then witha whip she came down on Sam with all her might. Sam begged and implored, but his mother kept onwhipping him, once in a while exclaiming : A hun-dred squirrels upon one tree, Sammy ! Fore God, mother, there were at least fifty ! Too many my son ! exclaimed Mrs. Graves, as shecontinued the flogging. Sam next fell to twenty-five. Too many, my boy ! said his mother, and her castigation continued untilSamivel came down to at least three or four, mother,when she stopped an
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