The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-11-19

not refuse my modest demand, for would
be stricken with age before I could get up
q full account Of fend which has lasted
for nearly twenty years That he will
close with my proposal is uHe Qfdire
decides and when / leave, the CON-
pany quartermaster will swoon with Joy.
But in the eating line there are three men
IN this company who viii be pitted aeainst
sausage mills for any amount They would
not otWant more than four days time 70 create
famine IN the Shenandoah valley. When
guard duty at any citizens house grows
onerous, we always send this derniey lFtsorf.
this forlorn hope, and he willis immcli.
ately. An aged citizen, with his white hnir
streaming IN the breeze, came tearing into
camp the other day and asked who was ia
command in very excited manner Tho
Captain being in town, your correspondent
was pointed out, when he clasfed me
around the neck and was, for some nio.
ments, unable to speak. I thought that
perhaps somebody had murdered some of
his family, and asked him the cause of his
emotion. In feeble voice, broken by sohs,
he implored me to recall tho guard. re-
pulsed the old gentleman with scorn. and
demanded the cause Of his applying Tor
them II bad something to guard then, my
friend, but it is all gone now. They have
cleaned me out completely, and, Ike Oliver
Twist, have tried TO twist more out Of me.
l am plunged into misery, such as / have
never experienced since Jack Helm muir
dered my sixteen grandchildren. Take the
destroyers back, and earn the blessing Of
one of the oldest settlers in this county. ]
start for Kansas in q few days. I have
heard much Of the grasshoppers and their
doings up there, but after this experience,
they have no terrors. Oh it will BE 50 con-
solatory to know in my exile that the white
robed angel of peace has spread her wings
over my native county, for II th;- tri-
7mverate remains here long, there viii be
no subsistence for either party, and you
win conquer peace, which, If as strong as
their digestion, and as lasting as their appe-
tites, will be peace indeed, for L viii ex-
ist forevermore.n They were recalled.
and the next day the cussin' mast F-gonerai
of Dewitt sent his in; also a message
which, If were to repeat, would On tie
remainder of this letter with blank spaces.
and be most desirable job for new con
positor. He had attempted to GET some
work out of them, but made q signal fail.
ure; had given them scythes and expatiated
to them hugely on the delightful odor aris-
ing from new mown hay. They told him
they had contracted colds in camp, and
couldn't smell worth a cent, even Ia scrip.
He tried them on everything connected
with his farm, and finally dismissed them
as incorrgible. He says il is matter Of
wonderment TO him that they are not too
lazy to draw their rations, their pay, or
their breath.
We were recently visited by Uncle Jimmy
-, who was sent Indignantly, and in
cold blood, by some Of our enemies, to talk
this company to death, and he would have
succeeded but for casually dropping a re-
mark that the waving OF arms would stop
HIM as eifectuallY as the pointing Of arms
had, many times previously, stopped other
parties in Dewitt. This lifted our souls
out of the depths Of despair, and we moved
camp close TO q windmill, ordered tho
miller to run it day and night, and when he
could not raise the wind TO call on as for
scrip, but never TO allow its arms TO cease
waving as long as We remain here. Uncle
j. is a nice old gentleman, bat he ought not
10 allow himself TO be influenced By our
enemies in this style. We never saw him
before, and never did him any harm in our
lives.
There was beautiful illustration OF that
charming song, two souls with but sin
gle thought, two hearts that beat as one, y
on the railroad between Cuero and indiana
Ia, not long since. A passenger was impiofOd
by badly frightened person in the baggage
car, as he ever hoped for mercy 70 be shown
him, TO keep that numbering cut-throat IN
! the rear coach from assassinating him.
Passing to the rear Of the train, be was
warmly welcomed BY another traveller,
scared out of his seven senses, who asked
him, tremblingly, not to allow the blood
thirsty villain in the baggage car 70 murder
as knight, witness before the grand jury
here at the last term Of court, and who Was
guarded in our camp for q long time; very
appropriate was his namc too, FOX be van.
ished between two days; he asked me before
he left II I ever heard Of the Knight of
Gwinnen and said that She was him, Tor
he was qloine as far as he could get that
| parting from friends was 50 painful be
would prefer not bidding them farewell, and
that II he left in the daytime some 81 them
had such sn affection for him, they would
follow his trail 10 the Rio Grandc, Just 10
get lock Of his hair-with bis scalp ~
tached TO II. lie left and being out of
job went to Austin; somehow they al DO
this when similarly situated, which IS
the reason Of the unparalleled good health
Of the city, for ep5 one VIII be veil ae ioee
as he has nothing to do and Is not ever
gorged With food; know this from cxpc-
rienco. Knight went from Austin - oa'r
weston, from there 70 Mexico, and IS -
doubt with Coriina this moment
The Volksfcst At Cuero, not long since.
was q success IN the fullest sense 81 fhc
word, and, in The name Of this company.
return our thanks TO the unknown cofres-
pondent Of the Galveston Ncios for hiscom-
plimentary notice. The most amusing
thing saw there was q couple Of Tcutonic
whales, full Of enthusiasm and beer, wad-
ding down with q pair Of large l9uierng
TO see the display Of fireworks, and singing,
g Der, ,,DEteher company e 0Oot c1o9lP11g
as c0er cO0Hod .fr0nl YdrmaHV.v A descrip-
ton would be stale at this date, or ] would
attempt one; cannot, however, avoid mem
tioning Mr.. Hamiiton's exhibition of dry
goods and beauty, which was the observed
Of all observers. Il appears 70 me that
somebody has used that last expression be-
fore, but any one who has anght 70 say of
an affair Of this kind has patent right 70
Il, and / don't intend 70 reiinquisb mine.
Everything passed OF pleasantly. and an
returned home charmed with tie enter
tainment. There was exhibited 20 the
strangers from the adjoining counties and
towns On illustration Of how well Deifitt
people can behave when they choose
We were al delighted 70 observe the en-
Iargement Of the eTATEsNAE. e q nov
the largest In the State, perhaps, With the
exception Of Lieutenant Governor Hub.
bard, and your correspondent is charmed
to witness evidences Of is increased pfo1'
perity, for be was stranger when the Pro.
/ prIctors took him II and started him On the
plank road 70 fortune, fame, and six dollars
| a weak. None but the kind-hearted en-.
plovccs Of the Office would have tolerated
such q printer as yours truly among them.
| and the job composif0r looked on me a. iie
adverse star, his evil genius, whose destiny
wa7 70 make him lose his situation, but j
tried 90 hard 20 please him and keep him
from using the patent Bogsfdus kltket o.
the ofIice upon me, and turning me adfIit
that be overlooked many doInos Cl 11ine
which would have been eomeHhat expt1
siYc 70 me at that time.
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