Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-02-14
From the N. o. True Delta
Austin (Texns) Correspondence.

AUSTIN, Texas Jan H. 1851.
Austin is improving rapidly, and bids fair, in a
few years. to be city as is cityn The vast
number of emigrants who are coming into the Colo
RADIO valley this season. together with the high pri-
of the agricultural products serve to make Aus
at this time, anything else but range for the
buffalo and hunting ground for the INDIAN as
once predicted by an evil prophet. The dark, soul
Responding, body-racking era has passed away, and
that day of the brightest prosperity has dawn
ed upon the Colorado valley those who suffered in
the cause basking in the cheering warmth of its
sunlight. Apropos of the suerings and wants of the
settlers during the dark age will ''narrate" in
stance or two, rs related and vouched for by gem
tleman of the highest rank for credbty:
He once had occasion to make journey of some
thirty forty miles, and his wife having prepared
his provisions in he should have to camp out
amongst which some nicely baked salaratus
biscuits-she having by some chance obtained a
small supply of -four and retained sufficient recollec-
ton of the Injuries of former days to enable her to
" do them up brown he started very early, and
the way being lonesome he rode fast for some time
until he emerged into large prairie, when he OBJ
served some person on horseback mile two ahead
He spurred up his horse to overtake the traveller
keeping his eye upon him all the time, when he saw
him 60 down into the bottom of small creek at the
| crossing. He rode on very quietly expecting each
moment to the travellers head appear above the
horizon until more than sufficient time had elapsed
for him to emerge from the bottom, when friend
became alarmed, lest the Indians had shot him with
d
lance above making his way very cautiously, gun
in hand AS he crossing the creek, he observed
the travellers horse tied to bush in the bottom but
as he could nothing of the owner he concluded
to make tracks fast as possible when, as he rode
up the opposite bank, he was hailed with
:" Hello stranger held on few minutes; I'm going
that way myself directly"
Thereupon friend stopped, and looking closely
in the direction of the voice, discovered its owner
laying with his feet up the slope of the bank at On
nnIa of Il viii 1o had
the water but small portion of his phiz being per-
ceptible.
s'What the ID are you doing there % enqui-
red our friend
Why. I'm soaking my head to get this Internal
raw-hide cap off the sun has drawn it tight that
it won't off, and it makes my head ache dread
! full"
After the stranger had eased his aching temples
by the removal of his hide cap the two Journey
ed on for miles, when the traveller branched
off and our friend logged solitary and alone until
he arrived at his destination short time before sun
down. Being an old acquaintance, every one was
glad to see him. The children came in, and after
shaking hands with them all he went to his saddle
bags and taking out of his biscuits gave them
all one apiece; we'll knowing that it seldom they
| ever such Injuries.
After sitting while in the house. in conversation
with the old folks he heard the children making
considerable noise something in the yard, and
being seated the door where he could look out
and observe them he turned around to what they
were at. One of the children was between him and
the objects of their sport its moving its position
he saw that they had of the biscuits on the
ground with coal of fire on the top crust, one Of
the boys on his knees before it, and the remainder
watching with the most intense interest for some
event, which he could not divine, until one of the
boys exclaimed
BLOW little harder, Jim, d-n him, he'll stick
his head out directly !"
] Our friend tainted. He was aware that biscuits
article but seldom at that time, but that
grown children should mistake Clean nice done
brown biscuit for highland terrapins, too great
q shock for his nerves to withstand E5PY&Y.
POPULATION THE U. S.-Number Of Representa-
census of 1850, the N. Y Herald estimates the ag-
gregate population fthe several States and Terrific
ries follows:
Total in 1850 23,6 445O7
do. in 1910. ....... ........... II, 063,3
The Herald is of opinion that the representation
of the several States in the House will he as follows