| In 1998 people in Texas celebrated
the 200th birthday of the woman called "The Mother of Texas." Texas is
big on celebration of such things! |
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Someone has said that when the
going gets tough, the tough get going. Who would have guessed such a thing
would be true of a beautiful, headstrong, wealthy, spoiled young woman. |
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| Against her family's wishes, Jane
Wilkinson married James Long at a very young age. Stubbornness of that kind
probably helped her face difficult situations that came soon and often. |
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After her husband's death, she
charmed her boarding house guests. In a day when women were not supposed to know
much except how to take care of a family, she could talk with anyone. One of her
guests commented on her ability to converse equally with fools and learned men.
During her long life, she never lost that spark. |
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| Sometimes ordinary people do
extraordinary things. I admired Jane Long's spunk. |
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