Category Archives: Page 2 The Excitement

Based on actual events occurring December 5th, 1856 in Dover, Tennessee. The following portrayals would have been very hard to photograph. THE EXCITEMENT Chapter 1 “Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will, to Isaiah 1:15 and follow in … Continue reading →

Chapter 2 THE MONKEY AND THE IGUANA When we reached the house Drew went by the fireplace to sit.  Once there, he soon fell asleep.  Mama went about her regular Sunday after Church routine of helping Miss Elly with the … Continue reading →

Chapter 3 Great Western Days Proverbs 14:4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. July 1854 “Miss Eleanor, you and Samuel get ready to come with me, if you … Continue reading →

Chapter 4 Riverboat Days Proverbs 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength and the beauty of old men is the gray head. Monday morning and fifty Monday mornings came and went.  The men worked hard and the Great … Continue reading →