This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Horse and Buggy Daze recollection of a piano trade
The piece recalls A B Rogers furniture store in San Marcos and a cotton era trade where a blind horse tied to a hackberry tree was exchanged for a piano. Oscar doubts the deal as the farmer overpaid, and the tale ends with a funny note about wagers and old racing days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Cotton
A.B. Roger
San Marcos
A.B
Mr. A.B
Oscar
Ose’ Rby
Arther
Hoss
John E. Parks
A.B. Rogers
John
Dane
Parks
Po Baby
Bear Pondexter
Bartlett
Bear
Jim McCrocklin
Texas
Guadalupe