Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-06-20
VEALs STATION Texas, !
May 25th, 1872. {

EDITORS HERALD AND TRIBUNE:
While general CONSERVATION prevails;
and all the war-like are armed, and on
the alert-and as hav'nt felt very belig-
erent since '65'-I thought, amid the ex-
citement, I would give you a few items
from the frontier. This morning about
three o'clock, the gratitude of our little
village was disturbed by the rapid incur
sion of couriers, from the adjacent neigh
borhood announcing. that Indians were
within three miles, and had succeeded in
gathering up few horses; exchanged
several shots with a citizen, sileneed, or
rasher changed tine chorus of canine
"5attery," by throwing an arrow into its
open jaws and were making their way to
parts unknown; consequently, nearly all
the masculines are on the wa--path. Such
as this may sound rather novel, to your
many readers, but it is as common, .'every
moon,'' for Indians to depredate all over
this frontier county, as it is for Jones.
boro,' gentleman, of the legal fraternity
to wear a two-story hat, carry cane, and
puff cigar Stealing horses seems to be
their chief object, though very frequently
they claim scalp as booty. Many of
the citizens can scarcely keep horses suf-
icient for the proper cultivation of their
farms. A few nights since one man had
twenty-nine driven off. Perhaps such
unciviIized items will prove wearlsome
rather than interesting, therefore L drop
the subject. Harvest is here, most of
the wheat is in shock. Reapers are almost
universally used A more excellent crop
has mt been harvested in this country for
several wears. some are estimating as high
as forty bushels per acre. The stalk Is
from four 20 FIVE ieet high the head in pro-
norton. and almost as tLick as 1t can
stand. Could some of the best farmers
of upper East Tennessee, such as T. NJ
Reeves. the Messrs. Dlvaults. and many
others, be here and look on, while such
erops are being harvested, they would not
think of leaving the field at noon, ,sutilc'en-
tlv long to replcnish their epigastrlc re-
rions. Well may we be thankful tor
| being blessed with such an abundant croF,
for there hasn't been a time for several
wears. when rich harvest was more
needed than at present. Corn IS also
very promising, is as high as the Plow-
bows head, and has quite a thrifty look;
Irish potatoes as large as tea-cup, ano
other vegetables in proportion. Grass Is
as good as it can be for the season. Mus
tang ponies, and loug-horned cattle are
holding high heads, seeming to reJoice a,
the landscape before them. We have hac
some very severe storms, wind, rain, anf
thunder. within the last few weeks. Iht
rlouds appear to hang so low. that th'
liobtnipqs flash, aud the muttering thun
ders. in terrific peals, seems to roll up tn
very surface of the earth, which frequent.
results in many painful casualties. Their
are more beautiful, and greater variety
of flowers. on some of these prairies tina,
anv of your Tennessee ladies can furnis
from the most extensive flower garden
NV school at this place is in prosperou
condition. We have large two SLOT
Masonic Hall the finest and best furnishe
house of the kind in this northwestern cou,
; try. The citizens are noted for moraiil
and their spirit of enterprise, and can fui
nisb teacher pupils, with minds as susceF
t;bIe as can be found elsewhere. In
: r.esent Sc ssion will close the 2lst proxime
after which am expecting to visit variou
S nort;ons of the STATE; and if this hastii
written epistle is worth notice, you shal
!, hear from me again.
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