Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-01-18
LIFE INTEXAS.

AS many ofyour readers would like
TO know more about Texas and Tex
ia u.s. have taken my seat 10 give you
a candid and impartial account of the
dignitaries Of that noted land.--As soon
as the first gun was fired | left the
shores of Carolina to join those & a
triots.'' as they were termed. On my
arrival at the sGreeent City, / found
the sch. Brutus fitting out for Mata-
gorda: in her | took passage, and in
few DAYS reached the mouth of the bay.
The town is 40 miles from entrance,
so that you have 10 proceed up to it in
lighters. | embarked in one, and was
soon landed in Matagorda. The town
is built on a prairie, the houses of
wood: il is not laid out in streets, but
the buildings are located where fancy
dictates. SulIivsn's Island, or rather
+Moultrieyille, is Queen City TO if, so
you may form an idea what Matagorda
is. 1t has one tolcruHe boarding
house, and one most intolerdJLe "grog-
cry" which is kept by the deputy sher-
if. This IS the only place Of resort
for the citizens, and the way old Mo-
nongehala suffers death or worse pun
! ishment, is a caution. About 500
yards from this is the billiard room
which consists of rude shanty, and
the table stands on our mother earth,
the proprietor, l presume, thinking
that a wooden floor was quite useless,
at least in Texas.) Nine tenths Of the
men are armed with bowie knives,
which they wear openly, 50 that should
you get into quarrel, you know wha
to expect. Gard playing and liquori
zing ii carried on TO great extent, and
the man who can't play poker, or re-
duce quart Of brandy TO a pint before
breakfast, is looked upon as an Gun
finished gentleman. At breakfast [
noticed an elderly gentleman of grave
countenance, and swarthy complexion,
curly black hair, slightly tinged with
grey, dressed in one OF those plain
kensucky hoosier overcoats. He at
tracted my attention particularly, and
as soon as he left the table, curiosity
prompted me to inquire who he was.
My friend replied that old cock
Why, that is old Charley Wilson, the
sun flower Of Texas, he's man in a
thousand, quite an original-come III
introduce you, and | will lay wager
you'll find him in the GROCERY" And
sure enough, there was indeed old
Charley. mir. Wilson allow me to
, introduce you to my friend Mr. r. from
Carolina" "What part of Carolina
are you from:" South Carolina, SIR
"Ha! ha! ha! give US your paw, you
young cub, and I'm from old Nortf
Carolina! give US something to drink
: and be did to you'll, Now, as OLE
) Charley is to be the hero Of the piece
keep him in your minds eye, for he il
I to act no ordinary part in the drama.
n He was as ignorant of the English Ian
Il guage as one ofour Wassmasaw stunt
: orators, and the complete butt of tn
Il youngsters vain as peacock, yol
d could make him believes that at no dis
tant day the wand of the executiv
I, would be welded by him. An cleo
lie ton for members of the convention wa
: TO take place shortly, the only candi
lie date in the field was judge Fisher,
IS gentleman Of education and talent.
le A cancus was held al the groggery
b. and II was resolved 70 start Charley a
at the opposition horselout Of sport {