Vicksburg weekly herald., 1870-05-14
FLORENCE, WILLIAMSON Co., !
VLNAs, April -, 1870 /


DEAR HERALD.
Time La, Aurric,i on w.;h re-
sisticss, unremitting ,trclHI," III
sixteen months have g,idcd swiftly
! by, since biIe adicg 10 the Ci,y
Oi the lllls, the home Of ny bny.
hood. Since my arrival in iAi-
/ STAT, nave Travelled owe, a greA'
| portion ot il,and pre,alne, a. your
Ircgicrs trc Interested IN the pros
Ip,rily Of ,hc Lone star o,atc, J
may uG alt" to give some ..ein, Jf
Interest, | suppose you arc aw .rc
HAT Texas !, again ~ the Union.
lind the people Of Tgxa., gencg.
I&'ly, h0spIlah.c, charitable, NOR.
and intelligent. lue -oi! j, rich,
aud Yields well, and land in mo-,
| portions OF the State j, selling a. e
moderate price, wi,hin the reach Of
almost any who desire to parcha.e.
\ 'iJe piece Of uniuproycd prairie
Inud WAS bought last Year a. one
dollar and tify cent, per acre.
Iimbered lands ar well watercd
but are not 80 healthy. "A, tbs
prairie. Numerous streams abound.
wnich, though small, when swollen
by rains, overflow tNeir banks, and
are very desl uctiYe 10 properly.
As an Illustration Of this, need
only cite you TO the destructive
4 I'm a fipa, 80 an 0I,. in,,,l. kn,t...
ing the Colorado river, which
Q ream ut low water mark is scarce
"a quarter OF mile in width. lnI
these streams great quantities of
fish make their homCs, which IN this
portion Of country, are eatable du-
ring the entire year. The inhabi-
tants use either cisiern, well or
spring water, all being equally
healthy and palstable. Itis u splen-
did country Tor game OF nearly
every variety. Williamson is gem
orally admitted to be the most
healthy aud beautiful county in the
State. Imust say am highly de.
lighted with its varied scenery: It's !
limpid streams, It's rich valleys, It's |
picturesque mountains, and It's roll. /,
ing prairiee. The people manifest
unabating interest In the cause Of
education, aud line school buildings /
are being erected throughout the .
State, which js u good index OF
the character Of the population. /
At SAlado, u very pleasant little
town IN Bell county twenty miles
distant, they have a college in
hourishiug condition. having at
present two hundred and thirty
pupils. They have also erected BY
ther own eXertions a beautiful
wire suspension bridge over the
oalado river, for the accommoda-
tion OF pedestrians.
At Round Rock, in this county,
the Greenwood Masonic Institute
is located, which although in exist
ence ouly three months, has in 1t.
tendance one hundred pupils. The
college building was erected by the
citizens Of the country al jacent to
it. II is q fine stone editce, three
stories in height, situated in a
beautiful grove, and is used for
school and Masonic purposes.
Rev. James Young, the great tenn
peiance lecturer, has been waking
up the people OF Texas upon the
important subject of temperance :
Since his arrival in this State about
four months prior to the date OF
ibis communication, he has organ
zed for.y.four Councils of the
Friends OF Temperance ., Intem-
Derance thou art cursing our land,
breaking many hearts, filling many I
,ells aud many graves! q, that this
and could be freed from the gall
ng chains ofthis tyranll May the
Jar of Temperance onward roll
rom cline to CLINE, till ell Nature
'hall unite with man in q uniyer-
'al anthem ofpraise to All Mighty v
sod for their deliveTance from In.
emperancei More anon.
Yours truly,