The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-07
husband. But when all eyes were turned in
another direction, she whispered in his ear
sDid the children hehaye pood2'

husband But when all eyes were turned in
another direction, she whispered in his ear
Did the children behave good?'
Cant you go home pretty soon, Susan?' was
the reply, 1 have something to say to YOU
At first Mrs. Easy felt alarmed, and then she
thought it could not be anything serious, or he
would not be there But Mr.. Easy seemed so
different from what he generally was, she was
puzzled as we'll as pleased. He was SO polite
and gentlemanly, and he had SO many new ideas
to advance, she thought he hadn't read SO many
newspapers for nothing, and she really eltproud
of him, and wondered if the fault hadn't al
ways been hers; and she resolved not to scold
so much in future, nor try to convince him of
her superiority, but on the other hand make
him believe he was somebody and she was his
wife. .@'@
AS soon as etiquette would allow, Mr.. and
Mrs. Easy took their way home. . r.a a
Come to your chamber, Susan said the hus-
band, as he saw her place her hand on the knob
ofthe parlor door and he remembered the scenes
ofthe afternoon. / wish to tell you something
and he led the way to their room, while the
wife maryeed more than ever what it could all
mean. e.... ...ss --.-.r. u, Ed. ...,......-..- g
Susan he began, I want to talk to you, if
you will listen 7
She bowed assent and then placed the lamp
she had lighted on the table. Mr.. Easy had
the next twenty minutes conversation without
interruption from her. At the end of that time
Susan did not know whether to shed tears Of
Joy or sorrow, whether to speak no word of re-
proach or to so far unsex herself as to curse him
for the loss of her carpets and for the ruin and
chaos that met her vision when she looked
around on her suite of rooms. A few moments
Of silence, and she obeyed the better voice with
in, and only put her arm around her hsband's
neck, laid her head upon his shoulder, and said,
weeping: tw5& --5 =E-1.E ..
i will believe you and trust this afternoons s
experience will prove no loss. If you will but
become industrious and energetic, tbs all | ask;
I shallthen be ableto have leisure time to teach
the children in such manner they will remem-
Der the lessons when am not here to enforce
them ..-. s.-... H..
Mr.. Easy was up with the sun the next morn
ing, and away to his business; and when some
neighbors entered after dinner, they were sur
prised not to find him on the lounge as usual,
but frown from his wife put stop to all in
quiries, and so the matter dropped.
In a few years Mr.. Easy became landlord
instead Of a tenant; but to this day the neigh
bors have not discovered the secret of his re-
form, and she wouldn't tell even me; but over
heard them talking about it the other evening,
and discussing the expediency of getting their
now meaningless surname changed. How ridi-
culous in her not to tell all she knows; and now
l have found it out I'll put it in the paper out
,f WI 1c ho off al
way ofinforming all my friends Of the cause OF
the rise and progress of the Easy family. Mrs.
Easy, of course, resigned her high Office in the
ladies society, deferring the public duties to her
domestic ones.) ......5 .....
NORTHERN TExAs.-Perhaps no portion oi
Texas has been so much overlooked, and per-
haps underrated by our people in this section,
than the counties known as the northern or up
per Trinity counties; and yet these counties are
destined at no distant period, to claim and gair
the precedence over all others as productive
counties. The popularity of these counties is
that while they are capable equally with oul
best river lands to produce the great staple Of
the south, cotton, that tthey are eminently adap-
ted to the produce of all small grain. All
the produce of the lower counties can be sue
cessfully grown, Except sugar) while they can
equally compete with any country in the Uni
ted States in the growth of wheat, oats, rye,
barley and buckwheat. At present the ex-
pense of getting to market prevents the produce
of cotton. Wheat and other cereal grain is,
therefore, the product. -.,....-@.
We have travelled over this entire section OF
country, and have been struck with the great
and rapid increase evident every where -
The county of Dallas, for instance, which but a
few years ago, was held, as it were, in def
ance of the prowing sayages by the unceas-
ing vigilance Of its few frontier citizens, now
has a voting population of nearly one thou
sand, and nearly all farmers. The estimated
amount of land now in cultivation is about forty
thousand acres, one-thrd Of which is in wheat,
producing on an average from 90 to 25 bush
els per acre. The extent Of this county is
about 900 square miles, equal to 900 sections
of64O acres of land each. Two-thirds, or three
fourths of this land is tillable. At two-thirds,
we have 1874 900 acres; one half of this in wheat,
yielding the low estimated average of 90 bush
els per acre, shows yield of 3,84O, 900 bush
els, equal to about SAC, 900 barrels of -four
Of course we are only speculating when we
undertake to show what this one county can
be made to yield. But we hesitate not to say
that, with railroad facilities, our speculatons
must fall short of the reality. .g5 -.--.........
Well, we have 100000 barrels Of flour, the
product of one county. Wheat, it is we'll ascer
tanned, rpcns by the 1st of May, full six weeks
earlier than in other wheat growing States, thus
giving an advance market throughout the great
er part of the south and west over all others. '
1t is estimated that in the county of Dallas
alone, the past year, there was raised equal in
amount to $4,000 barrels Of flour, averaging
$40 per barrel, leaving two-thirds Of the cult
waited lands for corn and other grain. This year,
double the yield is expected, Notwithstanding
a partial failure of the crop is certain.
We have cited the county of Dallas not that
it is the best, or that it has been most success
full, but because her statistics are more full and
reliable. Our observation while passing through
the counties O. the upper Trinity is that, while
all are equal to Dallas, yet the counties Of Col
lin, Grayson and Fannin are much more desira-
bic. Collin perhaps possesses more good land
than any county in the State. Grayson is next,
with superior advantages in both water and
timber f@ + 5 +s-*# -z- 5-