. In the bosom of the Comanches;. rs, and we lived as neighbors until after the Civil War. (^^„^;^r- And after the war the Indians were troublesome on the frontier and in the fall of they went to the home of Mr. J. b. Babb lid murdered Mrs. Babb and left Margie, infant, in the houseandToorffot, Bankuella, and a widow lady by the name ofRoberts with them and kept them for several months. At thetime of the killing of Mrs. Babb, Mr. Babb and his son H. C,wSe on their road to Arkansas with a bunch of cattle and horses ^° When Mr. Babb returned to this Co. he found his wife killed,his home destroye
. In the bosom of the Comanches;. rs, and we lived as neighbors until after the Civil War. (^^„^;^r- And after the war the Indians were troublesome on the frontier and in the fall of they went to the home of Mr. J. b. Babb lid murdered Mrs. Babb and left Margie, infant, in the houseandToorffot, Bankuella, and a widow lady by the name ofRoberts with them and kept them for several months. At thetime of the killing of Mrs. Babb, Mr. Babb and his son H. C,wSe on their road to Arkansas with a bunch of cattle and horses ^° When Mr. Babb returned to this Co. he found his wife killed,his home destroyed and his children carried off by the savages. HeTeft H C. at my fathers home and started to Ft. Sill, wherehe found his children living with the Indians. T^-^r,o He succeeded in getting his children away from the Indiansand brought them bick to Wise Co., where they lived several ^^ Dot soon became a man and married Miss Pattie Graham, andmoved West, and is now living at AmariUo. ^^^^^ Booth. In the Bosom of the Comaj NCHES 67. RUFUS BOOTH 58 In the Bosom or the Comanches decided that the army post should be further out andabandoned the project at Buffalo Springs. Instead theyestabhshed Fort Richardson at Jacksboro, Texas, and wemoved thither. Father continued in the service of thegovernment for some months and I and the children kepthouse for him. We had a few cattle scattered over theran-e and looked after by my brother, who worked for theEarharts. In the spring of 1868 father arranged withGeorge Stephens, who lived near Decatur, to take mysisters into his home, and that released me to engage mwork for myself. I began work with my brother and Baus Baker, andshortly thereafter we commenced gathering cattle for adrive to Kansas markets. As the cattle were gatheredthey were driven to and held herded on Hog Eye prairiein Jack county. Here we accumulated many cattle andmoved them to a range below Decatur, and held themthere until completion of the herd. Assisted by Jim Hallthe
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