L.O.L. Or at least DON'T WEAR RED!!! Climbed a few fences my self while roaming cemetaries in Ky. this past May Loved the story. Twana >From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [DC] Slaves >Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2000 10:13:34 EDT > >I believe it was still very rural back then, with lots of poor people, and >middle class. I know my Wallace's must have had some Money around the Civil >War, as that Picture of Axium Green Wallace that Gene Wallace posted on the >Stewart County website, shows everyone well dressed, and wearing SHOES. >Looks >like Axium was pretty well off. About the slaves, well I know that Ethelred >Wallace had some, because he was parting them out in his Will. >Funny story...I was 16 and visiting my Grandparents when they were living >in >Trigg County. There was a few cemeteries down the road, and I decided to >check it out. So im looking through this cemetery, and I noticed there was >a >slave cemetery, right over the fence next to me, in a cow pasture. The cows >looked pretty docile so I hopped the fence for a quick look (hey I was a >teen, what's trespassing LMAO). >So I was absorbed in dates and what not and all of a sudden I heard a loud >snort behind me. I turned around and LO and BEHOLD A GIGANTIC BLACK BULL >was >about 10 feet away from me, tail sticking straight up in the air and and >boy >he had some big horns. Naturally I was wearing a red Jumpsuit. >He Charged. I dove through the fence and ran ran ran. >Taught me a lesson, always ask for permission before you go snooping!!! > >much love to everyone > >Erika > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!! > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.