Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-03-27
About Texas.
For the FayetteriI,e Observer.

! AUSTIN IeXaS, march :, I0.
Mr.. ~. @. Wdll0ce-But
few men in the world can fully
appreciate the feelings | now
have while seated in distant
lands" toaddress a letter accord
ing to promise to the friends Of
childhood and youth, and the
friends in past storms Of life
the scenes Of which now belong
to the quiet and sacred cham
bers Of memory, through the
columns Of the old Fayetteville
OBSERVER, which made its wei
come appearance in our little
anxious circle a day ortwo since.
Yes, our native land we leave
lthee-friends, connections and
happy kindred, we bid thee all
farewell. Contemplatiye beau
ty fingers around all fortunes
in the future-hi9h hopes lift
themselves in the bosom of
the adventurer and soon be-
come the proudest passion in
the paradise Of his heart, and,
as if by magic, nerve the arm
with power to meet the new bat
ties of life, but lingering recol-
lections Of a better land and
the noblest people on earth-the
scenes and walks Of mirthful
childhood, all troop through the
mind in such grand melan-
choly that one is lost in sad
confusion when he gives to
them a few moments of serious
thought.
/ But what of Texas? Ushered
into its broad prairies and love-
ly landscapes with the speed of
Railroads, it is impossible for us
to give any thing like a true or
just description OF the cOun-
try. We have spent about two
weeks in riding, walking and
looking at a portion Of the
State, and after diligent search
and inquiry have reluctantly
come to the following conclu-
sion on the question stated
That is to say, first, Texas is
not Il land of honey, for there is
not a beehive to be seen in
this part Of the State. Second
~, Texas, is not a land Of wine,
for the article is unknown in
our code of morals. Thirdly,
J.. Texas, is not a land of milk
not a drop of sweet milk to be
had here for less than fifty cents
per gallon. Texas is not a land
Of original butter, not pound
at any price. Fourthlv, Texas
is not a land of wood, water Or
money. Here, near Austin, the
land within itself is not priced
as being worth anything but
if there be a "mEskect" bush
on an acre Of land it (the bush)
iswciEh ont thousand dollars. If
thcr2saOuld happen to bca olive
Oak on apiece of landit(thc oak
is worth five thousand dollars.
Water is used chiefly to loosen
the sand and mud that the peo-
pie substitute for water, that it
may pass down during a nights
rest, the water being used in
drops which cost money. Mon
cy is not as plenty here as we
thought it would be. We all
walked all day last Sunday look
ing for a tree with gold dollars
all over-but did not find it I'M
til night compelled us to return
home. We regret very much
that the days were SO short as
we know we would have found
one, for every body said they
were plenty out here in Texas.
We know we could find one if
the days were a little longer.
Filthy Texas is poor place for
a poor man with family, I'M
less he comes here with brand
ing irons ready made, and made
in such a style as to 'Fput to
flight" the common brands on
the stock in this country. There
is nothing so handsome or prof
liable here as good branding
irons. SiXthly, Texas is as coun-
try where it never rains-indeed
it is a waste of weather for the
rainy easons to be sent this way.
People here live on wind exclu-
siycly and not on bread and wa
ter as they did in the days of
old fogies, Seventhly, Texas is
not a country where people are
in ahurry about building school
houses and churches, yet they
can tolerate a few-about two
of each to each county if the
young men are allowed to wear
bell spurs all the time. Austin
is full Of business and bulls
contain about eight thousand