The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1872-09-12
REPLY of MR.. NUILANE.


Gentlemen:-It is with surprise
and pleasure, / tonight receive
from the employees of the Texas
Express Company, through the hands
of their representative, Mr.. McCul-
loch, this beautiful present, as a
token of appreciation and friendship.
1 have been in the service of this
Company ever since its inception
near three years ago-I was placed
in charge Of our Texas business, a
trust, l received with reluctance,
knowing we'll the responsibilities and
difficulties attending it. Up to that
time the Company had suffered FIRE
quent and heavy losses, mostly
through the fault of its employees;
it became at once necessary to make
many changes, which, to say the
least, was to me very disagreeable.
have always endeavored to enforce
rigidly the rules of the Company,
without fear or favor, discriminating
in favor of none, but with a desire
of doing justice to our patrons, the
Company and its employees. How
far l have done this to the satisfac-
ton of the Company, has been said
by Gen. Supt. O'Brlen and Prest.
A. B. Small.
But to night, this beautiful testi,
monial from you, gentlemen, was
something altogether unexpected. 1
do not receive it from you for its In
trinsic value, but as a token of es-
TEEN. Gentlemen, 1 am no speaker,
but were able to exhaust the vocab>
ulary of the English language, 1
don't think I could express myself
better than by saying, gentlemen,
I thank you.
Among the guests were the
Philosopher Carlysle, Jessie o.
Bailey, of Hearne; President Wat
son, Mr.. Middleton, of Dallas; J.
W. Nolan, successor to Mulane;
Files, the commercial man of Lub>
book & Son; ]. Waldo, of the Cen
tral; Lubbock, who sells every body,
even to the ladies of the Dollar
Store; Taylor McCrey, Prince Rey-
maud, of Kentucky; James Mac and
Ortry, of Houston; J. ]. Malrane
and few others.
The ladies were toasted, and our
batchelor.friend of 104 replied in the
classic brogue of Walter Scott and
Bobby Burns. Welded Bliss was
responded to by lightning Shepherd.
Single cussedness-responded to by
T. M. Lubbock.
"Our Colored Friends" was feel
ingly responded to by Taylor Nc,
Grey, while Shepherd made most
logical speech upon the removal of
the capital to Houston.
Railroads" were responded to by
Captain Waldo in IN off hand man.
ner, but he said that Capt. N. P
Turner was the salaried orator of
the railroads centering in Houston,
and that full reply could not be ex-
pected until the Central reached
Waco, when Capt. Turner would
give to the citizens of Waco what he
knew obout.
TAP ROADS AND THE STATE CAPITAL.
Capt. Files was called upon for a
song, and chanted the bachelor s
hymn, "If ever 1 Cease to Love"
A letter was read from the agent
at Austin, stating that owing to q
meeting of the Austin Capital Re-
tention Committee in that city, he
dare not leav, his office.
Capt. Rooney, of Galveston, sent
excuses for inability to be present,
but forwarded McCulloch a bottle
OF French hair dye and a dressing
) gown, with the address of the widow
: who made it, and recommended the
: free use of dye and frequent visits
to said widow as calculated to lead
] to pleasant results. Never have We
] seen a more pleasant gathering il
Houston. The toasts were many,
, and references complimentary. The
:, number of bottles that accumulated
were enough to surprise a veteran
"diner OUT" and yet nought but
soberness, festivity and joy were
present at the board. At about Il
NJ McCulloch remembered the wife
and little ones at home, and moved
| an adjournment.
May the Texas Express Agent!
and employees live to have many
such reunions, unmarked by thu
t turned down chair which speaks thu