The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-02-14
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\ A GOliad, o san Jacin'o' ",,.
krom dim, small star, twinkhng
fra MT, murky horizon, far remover
supp sister States, boasIfal oil 'he,r
day, Nvilixation, may, ut an carry
and OK bright "Venus of the morn
onet, all vet like jewel in the cor
eclipsed\s tar in the galaxy OF States
+" You me, yet honored by all so,,,
cost of livh in your last, what apc"s
words: Weciely, &c.Y In lew
catalogue anapnly missed in tho long
bluegrass mini fare epicure@l, your
densed form, up\is we use in con,
COWS, as economihall keep some sooo
Kentucky; rs gooGs you keep 'nem ~
meal, 81 cetera, areat-bran ana corn
cheaper than in Kene abundant anu
equal to yours and X. Our beer mo 70
luxuries Of the tropics, cheaper Inv
temperate and frigid 20 well as INV
abundance from this time,ere ours ~
benign influences of o kMunaer NV
ruling providence. AS | on&na cs''
letter to friend, an 'off to Naiu M
memory of the past, had somoV III wv
associations; but, my dear sir, Hleasan'
sure You that for pure hcspitaeo S Go,
chaslo refinement and good breedih u ;vs
intelligence aud such society as AIM
bred gentlemen admire, we have our A.m
for like the waters of the great MisS'
sippi, composed Of the purest and X
most impure, Of the clearest and muddiesA
this, like every other State, has its mixture,
but from tive Gull all that we desire for
the most pleasant social relations.
"You speak Of money being worth hero
from Is to- 20 per cent, To my certain
knowledge it can DO used here at from 8
to per cent. per MONTH and well secured.
This, however, regard as onerous and
usurous, and too much Shylock; and there
fore srong, Snake not haste to grow rich
lest thou fall into temptation" regard
as u use and iomnous injunction. Much
rather lay up few 'treasures in Heaven,
where moth and rust doth not corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through
and steal "Aoaeyis not all ofthis worid."
With continued health Of body and mind,
we can all make enough, we hope, with the
blessing of kind heavenly Father, to do
us and the dear ones who are to follow
us.
DWELL, us got all Of my correspond
ence through our friend John Henry
Brown, after reading yours, |, as usual,
submitted it TO him to read. He begs me
to say to you that, on his way 10 Congress,
he would be happy to call by Harrods-
burg to visit you, but you arc too much
out of the way, as you have no railroad in
that dark corner, and he will only travel
on the public aud most expeditions high
ways. Nevertheless, he hopes to see you
in Texas, and will be.N very proud to
serve you in any wayS Austin the seat Of
goyernment--if you 50 desire, as he pro-
poses to spend most Of his Time thcre 1ss-
ing the coiiing session Of our legislature
in obedience to the majority of his peo-
pie, .4u
"Your Brother Fcll--sincc no has known
me-comes regularly to see me at the Of
flee, and promises to come up aud stay
with us every night he may be detained in
town He is much beloved by all who
know him, is full of industry, life and
energy so much so envy his youth and
health.
"Capt. Johnson, of your Stn'e, an Engi-
neer of much character often visits my
family, spending hissabbath with u.s. says
of Fell, he is q "noble boy and so speak
the best men of the road. We have many
noble specimens of Kentuckians with us;
among Others, GEN h. NJ. Gano, of Bour-
bon, who spent two months recently here
and in the vicinity. An bellum citi-
zen of this country, whose name is dear to
and honorcd by every Texan, he returns
soon to live and dwell among us with his
entire family and twenty others or more
who will follow him.
Bosides.-we have with us o large por-
ton Of the good people of Indianola, for
msr prosperous seaboard.mar of our coast,
now but shadow Of its former glory
from the effects of Mergap's line of steam
ers having diverted from it to other points.
or this acquisition Of representative men
to our town, we can say better elo ment
cannot be found of professional gentlemen,
capitalists, merchants and others.
3 In closing this prolix communication, |
can but truly say, you are indebted alone
to very inclement and disagreeable day.
' Respectfully, &C., 80