Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1858-11-17
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Fer the Dallas Herald,
Giraffe Line,
Day and date lost, year. 1903,
Mr.. Editor We are bound Tor home, and
our travelling is delightful. We have exhaust
ed every topic, religious, political and literary,
un snutchad our chapter from the only acces'
sable book We have drawn largely upon the
wit OF our two.seed brother, and surieited up.
on the rich stories Of our geotic friend; and
sill, we are nine miles from the next "stand."
In this inextrcuble difficulty, shall endcavor
10 kill time BY writing you line. to let you
know how we are getting along.
This is emphatically the travelling line OF
Texas: and from it, innumemble blessings are
showered upon the heads of Sawyer and Rish.
er. No more dissatisfaction about old stages,
poor horses, and drunken drivers: passengers
talk, read, write and sleep with as much con,
vcnience as if they were on n stearpboat; and
il they will only make arrangements Tor eating
on board, it will be almost the same. Indeed
it is about equal TO it. The islands" are so
convenient and everything to eat that heart
could wish, (and it's all nonsense consulting
the palate or the stomach barring accidents
they would fare most sumptuously And what's
the use Of selecting dishes for stage passen'
gers! Those who travel all night between
nod, doze, Jolt wide-awake and jiggled slum-
her are just prepared to guIp down anything
for breakfast fifteen minutes before daylight.
And why nots They only pay fifty cents for
il; and those good citizens ought not to be dis
turbed and hurried, about preparinga meal tor
stage full OF lmpertlnent tr2y.IeEs 'or fNa'
3am. They are compelled TO hold themselves
IA readiness without any certainty OF VINO O.
how many may be in the stage, and '' rs ger
,ainy poor pay; and besides this. they ore lis
appointed from time e time until a,eSD4iJG.o ~
oi }urghe, niri ,5 L -" ., tlc bost
nom those who butcher, turn out tic calves
und drise ,la cattle 10 the range, so that pas.
sencafs should JUS, take anything they car get.
AnytaGs Is good enough .ol ~. mopey
they pay, and stand all their grumbing and
abuse; and that too after they are told exactly
the reason why all these things are not on
hand. Indeed it would be fine thing if they
could find market for "pies," for that article
is "fruitful' source ofmany ridiculous scenes;
being good article for preserration,, they are
kept on hand and sometimes until they are
petrifed. AT least we saw our presbyterian
brother expand the force of divers metallic i'm
plements upon lot, without eftecting the
slightest impression, and our two-sced brother
pronounced them impregnable.
Those PIES become characteristics of the diff
fercnt stands. Our "hybrld" brother who had
not been on the route fer twelve months, kept
us accurately advised of the form and consis'
tency of those at the next stand, and all through
they were there, as if his prophecy had been
law; they were equally stumbling block to
"stage passengers" 1t is shame that stage
passengers should be so inconsiderate; bu there
is a remedy. Let them take their meals on
board, it will unhinge things. The "stands"
depend upon the stage, their arrangements are
made with the contractor or driver, and they
regard tas "dead thing" upon the passengers
Satisfied or dissatisfied, they never expect to
see them again, and fifty cents piece quits
their conscience, if they have any. Another
remedy might succeed let those Inn keepers
travel; travel will greatly ameliorate their in
stincts, they will both see and feel the advan'
tages of proper respect for passengers, and il
they are not prepared for a long journey let
them just pay visit to Capt. Smith of Waco,
or Col. E. S. c. Robertson on the Lampasas
where they will be accommodated with level
bed and sheets that smell oil the smoothing
iron, a clean tuble-cloth and a variety Of pala-
table dishes, beside every attention that the
comfort of weary way'worn traveller demands
The humblest citizen may gratify, and satisfy
the most exquisite epicurean if he has the DIS
position to do so, but the absence OF that dis
position is easily detected and instantly damns.
Warm corn bread, fresh butter, and bowl OF
milk on clean cloth, is homey, but with
ninety-nine hundredths it is the sumnunr bonxm
of al dieting. They offer an ample excuse
for every delicacy, and remove every necessi-
ty for an "apoogy." Between such board
though humble, and ffty-cents, no passenger
would hesitate for a moment; but they will hes
ifats long, before paying that sum for stereo-
typed set of apologies, over badly prepared
dinner Aye, before doing SO they will follow
our example; secure loaf and few crackers,
4 variety of little fishes, condiments, etceteras,
and dine upon their own hook, greatly to the
great annoyance and disappointment OF the
apologists, and to their own qualification and
amusement, unless their charity shall exceed
that of our Methodist brother; whose sympa-
thy inclined him to patronize the islands" un-
ill he discovered the true lineage of one tribe
of the little fishes; and being satisfied that they
were part of that fragment of the feast oi
five thousand, his affection fer them knew no
bounds.
Messrs. Sawyer and Risher, have selected
sober, gentlemanly, and skilliul drivers. They
have put upon the route very connections and
comfortable coaches, and their stock is well
kept, are in good order and look fine. Moth
ing but impossible waters can break their con-
nections or cause failure in the performance
Of their stipulated trips. By reference to the
schedule Of the route it will be seen that they
are compelled to drive the rise Of two miles pei
hour in order to make the designated points in