Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-05-20
The ola charm sim Potent,

twenty years ago, We might give
precise date aud in all that time
elapsed, We have noted that few
people ever move out Of Texas, and
are able 10 stay out,
In the early days Of tho l'epub'
Tic, IL was not une0mmon for people
tird OF hard living, 20 make saeri'
Uses, and "g0 back home" parllc'
ularly ifthore was II lady member
OF the family accustomed Ia some OF
the elsgancies of liie id early youth,
wl 0 missed the social charm OF
dress aud stylish eonvivial gather,
ings, and city entertainments Of
Theatre aud Concert or public PAR
AIDES.
But although II was not rhcom.
mon 10 leave cursing tho country,
almost invariably they returned.
Their stay at tho old home, might
bo one. two or throe years, Pride
Of consistency or recollection OF
pettish declarations might extend
it-but seldom tho period Of with.
drawal from the new land exceeded
.he last named period.--U.ually
one year satisfied tho wanderor that
what Texas lacked in display and
amusemonts, in style and parade, it
made up in the charm Of Freedom
and marked independence of tho
worlds tran, mels. IL was rough.
Tho country was unimprovcd, tho
the people had q rough free way of
saying Just what they thought. As
Rusk used 10 say often, in substance,
that whoever took their rough OK.
terror for evidence Of want Of mind
was sadly mistaken; they were the
sharpest people in the United States
in estimating all things political or
moral at their real worth.
This roughntss, this reality, this
pure mental freedom Of the old set
tlets coupled with the great nation,
al beauty of scenery, richness, and
natural advantages OF the land, drew
nearly all the exilGs back agaih-
to stay. i.
that John Henry Brown, an old
settler of South Western Texas, for
long years connected with the Press,
first at Victoria or La Vaca, wo be-
liove, then with Tie Galveston Ci-
velian thon'a member of tho Con-
fedctate Convention at Austin, after
ward on McCIllochs staff at Bon
ham during the war, migrated after
the surrender, to TuTpan in Mexico,
and elaboratcly set himself TO work
to eulogise the New Mexico, and
free an American Colony in that
misgovcrned land. lie laborod and
wrote with energy and attractive
ness-he shipped tropical fruits
from the new colony to Galveston,
and induced the establishment of IL
line of packets from Galveston to
Tu%pan. and when mems minds
wetb all alive to find some land
where the old freedom OF tho old
Texas might be renewed, be sue
cceded in drawing great deal OF
attention to Tuxpan. And our old
friend Daniel Montague, who sur
veyed large part Of North Western
Tcxos and for whom fine county
is named is still there.
But Joht Henry, the pioneer, and
euloeist, ID not. He has come back
TO the old love, and is conjoined
with our aAcient confrere of boy
hoods days, Ogsbury, In the publ
cation of tile Indianola Bulletin,
and is talking once more about
lanes Eerr and Addison White,
and the tieh of '33 and '36.
In the old, old story-the charm
was too strong-he could not stay
away.
The subiect carries us back to
the old days once more, and ola
Tom Rusll, aid James Collinsworth,
and Albert Sidney Johnston, and
Sam Houston, and Branch L. Arch
er, and the tourteobs and chival-
rous Lamar, and StepHeh f. Austin,
and John, and WIN. Wharton, and
Rhoaas Fisher and Dayid G. Bur
nett and Lorenzo De Bavalla, and
omrierville and Win. S. Fisher,
and Charles Edward Hawkins and
Deaf Smith, and Pihckney Hende-
son, and Tom McKiRney, and Sam
NJ. Williams, and Peter W. Gray
son, and old Governor Stith, and
Barnard Il. Bee, and William q.
Cooke, and Burleson, and Z. j..
Moore aId Morehouse and Mcleod,
and Huht, and Tom Jeff Gfeen, and
Millard; and Turner, and J. Hays.
and Catheron, and Brenbatn, and
Bob Potter, and Louis T. Cooke,
and VIM. u. Cazneau, and Fairfax
Gray, and Fairfax Catlett, and Ira
r. Lewis, and VIM. Ii. Jack, and
old Antorio Navarro, and Anson
Jones, and three legged Willie, and
Karnes, and Seguin, and Danger
field, and Borden and Calder, Ben
Franklin, and Geo. Whcelright, and
James Kerr, and Demmitt, and
Addison White, and r. R. Royal,
and Bailey Hardeman, and Calvert,
and Southerland, and Montgomery,
and T. !. Chambers, and john L.
Burton, and 4. II. Tarrant, and
Van Ness Jesse, Bilingsley. and Z.
II. Starr, and John Hemphill, and
Jas. Webb. and A. T. Lipscomb, and
Mrs. Long, atid Mrs. Wharton, all
became visible to us, as in magic
mirror.
We thank John Henry for par.
ting the mystic curtain, and giving
us a retrospective view of the heroic
men and women, Of the iron age O.
the Old Republic, in that beau.eou'
era or early youth, when Texas
was living dream; a magic ianC
of Chivalry, without crime, InhaD
tied by unselfsh men, cmulo1s o
honor, but careless of profit Wit
had no locks tc their doors, KEEP
the latch string always on the. cut
side, end welcomed all visitors Wit