Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-26

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How Texan " WITH Et"ny Herds i.ivc'
"A Night All COff~e's Rancho.
Ero,n tkn Sintn Juu,,,)

From tho SlatC journal.
The Ell p,so stage was hingins tho ma't
on its up trip, several hours behind tim"E
delayed by the heavy rains. WAS on TING
box with Charlie, the driver. who wnH nrA'
ing the mules to their utmost, thai we
might reach and cross the Gu,laloups lty
"hy" in tho morning.;
Just ut dark We reached toil;'r's Hanch'f>
ON it's bank and were greeted with tht'
pleasant information that the river VI .
"hcnninE ten feet past t"r'hn", SO th'rH
was nothing to do hut put the mail >nv'
hagcarc in the house, build IL pen ashund
tho sta,.c t. keep the c,stl,. and goats; rr"u
it, and resign ourselves to the ''','Erc' OF
fate Wit as much patr''c H.; y 2s~''h'".
The old woman u;\>,l r,,s!h I" set sup
pcr, while engaged with The head ct t.'r
family in conversation With Ni,w IL TIN
ru,s,lit of knnwltlG".
GLOW many cate have YOU sn., Mr..
Cotlrr?"
wal. don't hnow; there's five or six
hundred COWS COMING; up eTr'y nn"ht.
allow there must hr three or t,,r, tinu>;,nl
| head in the i1rnsh.
"ou must make good deal o, l"'ttrr
| from SO many COWS.
"Nn, W" stinrrally gifts onr lnti'r from
the Dutch settlement, (comtorN ever here,
but we're out now
"Whv don't you make lntt'l for the mar
kct? You might turn OF 4 t"us''h
pounds n month, if yn,t tried, and 1t Is
worth fifty cents in San Ant"ni" % miles
distant"
Its too mich trouble. stranger You
etIl>les no one bnt nc anu the Toys,
thrcc or four, men grown, luai;,'!t olnut>,
and somehow we never kccrvl about it..
"Got many horSt%?'
"lTal right smart along back. but tho
lnjins have been Gittin en-, end don't
reckon we've got mOrv'n q h,nllrru lrtt.'
"How much corn and garden stuff have
you this Year,
Don't raise no crops The hogs alters
| gifts in, and faint no use; too mnri, trouble.
GLOW many hogs have YOU
"Don't know. I 50 ont III the hru III and
blow IA buglc) tur en-, and there's so
darnca many comes 'taint no use to try and
count 'cm."
The old woman puts in and says, "snp
per's ready, set by. stranger ana Charlie
draws up a nail 1cg, while find II scat on
n section sawn of log. The tnbl" is
without cloth, and is decidedly short Of
civilized fec ding tools, and tho fare consists
of goat meat fried in fat To- corn bread
and river water. 1 WAS rot Very hnnGry.
The lady of the house (ncnr l'y, for the
table WAS spread ont of doors under Il tree:
and lighted by u rag in q tin cup of grcase>
made the customary excuses fer the poor
ness of the fare, that you may hear at al
most every table-hoWevcr bountltnlly sup
plied-anywhere in the Union, from the
st. Johns to tho Rio Grande, not even
skipping the servant question, for since
her niggcrs left, she'd had 10 pu! mp with
! Jo;, g., s,o
Of cook no way"
Supper ont of the way she told one of
her sboys" to 'drivo out that old SOW and
pigs from under the bed, for :lc lowed
the strangers were tired" the boy did as
he was hidden, but remarked "twant no
use, fur it was gwinc to rain, and she (tle
sow would be right peart to git in again.
Charlie aud went to bed and the Hoas
commenced operations. We rolled, fought
| fleas and tried to sleep, but it Was no use,
a hundred fresh and hungry ones came to
the funeral Of every one killed: at laat We
! were forced to get up and strike q light,
| when we saw that our Sims were COW
| cred so thick as to be actually hlacli: VIC
started for the stage, taking our cloth, s
with us. Inside the stage, | pat my
| ordinary undcr and over clothing upon
| the top of the coach, and then wrapped
up IN my great coat; IN fifteen NM
utes that was full Of ieas, and 1 threw it
out and put on my other clothes. Texas
tleas arc good travellers, and a very few
minutes was time enough for the last one
of them TO find the way from the inside of
the great coat to the inside of my SHIRT;
then another change, Charlie meanwhile
fighting the other wing, and swearing. We
were not allowed to close our eyes the
! ~ ,;c<1,& 1e,,n r1,,
clothes thirty times each.
We asked Old Coffee whether the ileas
we're always troublesome; he said "no,
they're most all gone non, but long back
there was a right smart of Them here"
More goat meat and com bread for break
fast, ut the very reasonable price Of two
bits o meal, and, the river having fallen
during the night, We hitched UP our mules
and 'got' GEO. T.. 4iIEEE