Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-03-16
tconpEsPoxpExcE OF THE FREE PRESS.
4 Letter from Texas.

PRAIRIE COTTAGE, Texas, Feb IL, 1865.
And Texas too, echoes the call of your Florida
Correspondent. ''IIo We Vernontcrs How can We
longer live up there amid the bowling wind, and the
cidyrg snow storm How can We remain longer
the subjects of the king Of terrors the cold the
cold, the biting frost, the singing cold - May
God and man keep the poor, who arc suffering from
its soul-cliling effects
Those persons who were born and raised amidst
the snow storms of New England, are but poorly
qualified to judge of the advantages and real
forts Ito say nothing of total exemption from
we're sufering) which Texas, this FL Dorado of the
Onion, holds out to the welcome Immigrant. There
arc thousands and tens Of thousands of honest, en-
crgetic, harl-working men and wom,n in New Eng
land, who, after taxing their utmost efforts, fail at
last Of deriving from their labors comfortable sup
port. What enormous tax does the stern rigor
Of winter impose upon the inhabitants Of New Eng
land. Estimate ifyou bic the Immense amount
of labor and expense requisite to prepare for the
reception of a Northern winter. The farmer and
stock raiser devote nearly six months Of the year to
making provision for their stock for tho next six
months. On" horses. cattle, sheep and hogs roam
the vast prairie, and procure their subsistence
and where peculiar kind OF grass (tho muskeeD
abouuds, they show themselves rolling fat in the
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"'' '"''' - INC eoah CROP shoulu al our lesl-
''""'' e''P' h''i iFsh any unforeseen cause, VIII
frequently !iela the poor man with a large family,
4oih n'e hundred TO one thousand dollars for some
SIX Weeks iaoor In the gathering And here is an
w" saying iler"ly 'erihed' that "chlIdren are
P'o' n'" o''s''ns Ill TINS business they are MS
STOCK III traue' Ana TINS fecan Jubilee Is not con-
n"eo TO those "hom poverty c'mpt!s thus to labor
Out All Classes plrtaHe moro or less IN TINS health
iu' pleasure seeking money-making business. 10th
young ana Old, rich and poor, prepare for months
campaign IN inc forest rents and bedding, and
all necessary furniture and provisions, are sent out
the unerrng rifle never forgotten, by which veni
son. the prairie hen and partridge can be supplied
In aounaan'e' Oft times ahoTdins feast for gour-
mand \ pecan grove is sought for, (uot unlike in |
appearance the sugar orchards OF Nermont and here
several families from the same neighboFnood will
encahp t'setAer' forming n social community, I'M
uer the "ldo-Spfe"dng trees OF the Forest forming
P'''"'' 81 frontier NE III immature our climate Is
~ pure anu o''''"F' ''"' one "o'' not th'HN oil
''''s' coughs, ana from any exposure
NV II, '''' ''DP' yer! reverse o'
'n'' j. tue '"''' MANY scores OF persons win con-
,''u''oHS utmost h'io'e'''y impaired nave been
'"''S '''''''" 10 h'a''A ny residence here otirom
N I" ,Wt.' mrhtn' ana mat t'"' without me ava
f'''''' va" "''' III MS
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,ressly for his, or by u,,, in unlimited quantities.
md held at the same moderate price which God in
MS 6ene'olene' puts upon all his choice blessings
mere appears TO rest upon the minds OF many'a
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cry unfrcqrent We have had but one of thi. de. ,
cription so far, this winter The two last days Of
an were "dry snortcrs," not 50 very cold, for we
ad out 'h'n i'o' but wind OF the most searching
aI,.r,ci w 'a'' '"'s present m0"'h mas been
navy ''J'Se' your '''"y ar oil