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Runaway ScrapeWhile the Rev. Rogers was in service, his wife Lucindia became seriously ill. But she was well taken care of by Dr. Williams and Mrs. Sally Heard at the present Egypt. There his wife had to stay till well enough to be moved.This was in October 1836. They were .glad to be home “though we did not have a mouthful of bread, and the only thing to depend on was an old British musket that I got when Goliad was taken. I still remember the first deer that I killed with it. You have heard about kicking guns and perhaps you have had some experience”. This gun was a real kicker.Rev. Rogers also mentioned the Run-A-Way Scrape. “We were all taken sick. Can you imagine a worse condition? Scarcely anything to eat, only venison and often too unwell to obtain that. No medicine, with nothing to nourish the sick, not a cup of coffee or spoonful of sugar. How often did I think I was a God forsaken creature and how long did I travel under the shadow of the dark sorrow?”After serving three months in the army of 1836, Rev. Rogers was given a land certificate for a 120 acres, which he sold for $50. So cheap was the land, its
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Yoakum Herald Times
Yoakum, Texas, US
Fri, Jun 17, 1960
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