Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

This is a family story, often repeated and handed down to my wife, Jean by her grandmother who related it to her. It seems that Jean’s great grandmother and her family were early settlers in Texas and were living somewhere around the present location of Austin, Texas. They were farmers and had planted a corn crop which was absolutely an essential crop both for feeding their livestock and for their own survival.

The great grand mother was constantly after her husband and boys to get out in the crop and thin it. Without the necessary thinning of the corn plants, there would be no suitable harvest of the corn they desperately needed. The husband kept saying he would get to it, but always had other more pressing chores.

One early morning, he and the older sons saddled up and rode off to round up some of their stray cattle. Probably the last thing the great grand mother said to them, “don’t forget you have got to thin the corn” as they rode off. Sometime later, either that, or in the following days, one of the younger boys, while outdoors tending to his chores, came running back into their cabin and yelled, “there is a band of Indians coming!”

The great grandmother had not choice for her and her small children but to run out the back of their cabin and go out and hide in the corn field. They stayed hidden there until the Indians left their property. The great grandmother was quoted as saying “the corn field never seemed so thin as when they were hiding from the Indians.” One never knows when a change in circumstances can radically change one’s point of view. Just Sayin…RJS

Able Man Loc: North Coast (Cleveland, Ohio)

Perhaps he was "kept busy" at other tasks, by "Providence"! (On the other hand; I don't HARDLY need new excuses, for "putting things off"!!!) {Not that I'm expecting "an Indian attack", unless I go downtown, to "Progressive Field"!!}

Mike-1000 Loc: SE Mn. Between Winona Mn. and LaCrosse Wi.

Do you have carp in Texas? If so they could have been thinning the corn Two kernels at a time, yuk yuk

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

Wise words RJ

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Good story Robert, thanks for sharing. Amazing how one’s perspective changes in the heat of the moment.

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

That’s why I tell my wife. I’ll get it done when I’m supposed to”😂

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

That’s funny, Able !! 😂

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Good story Robert.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Yes, no early Texas Settler wanted a Comanche haircut! Just Sayin...RJS

TXmudbug Loc: Houston TX

Another great story RJS. Like you said, one never knows when circumstances will change your point of view. Have had some harrowing hand-me-down stories about my wife’s early relatives who led an early Oregon Trail wagon train. Indians, Indians. Indians; I don’t know how they survived the treacherous ordeal. Just goes to show the determination and will of people. Keep them thar stories coming. Thanks.