The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-08-05


tound. Perhaps it contained holy water,
conseerated in Rome, and thus carefully
guarded.
Stephenvillc and those parts were just
beginning to need ram when the heavens
were opened has, week and floods came. and
Stephenville and the farms and people
and crops anu pretty girls all laugh-the
fields when tickied by the pillow aud pretty
girls when bussed bs that ugly editor OF
the EsaPire.
child of Mr.. Massey, of Granlury, fell
upon large rattlesnake last Sunday while
playing Id the yard. The snake struck IL
iangs into the child's neck aud killed IT in
stsntly. The poison must have been in
jsc'ed into the jugular vein or spinal mar
row, lightning stroke would not have
been more suddenly fatal.
The Dallas Herald, contemplating the
clouds, and feeling solemn, and seeing the
coming of rain, said, LET i, come, no
bodys afraid.n IL is generally supposed,
you know, that Dallas breads cold water in
any shape, and dogs have hydrorh lbia
there from sheer sympathy with the hi>SN
guzZling portion Of the population.
The Baptists are conducting a lively re-
vival at Caldwell G. Washington Bayne,
Jr, is pastor. The cornet band attends
the meetings regularly, bat don't tote
around their horns. II the singing con-
tinues another week, the choir, having
weary throats, may have TO elbow little,
and therefore borrow the instruments.
The Tyler Reporter tells of doctor faSci-
mated by the splendid beauty of an adder's
eyes, and was approaching il unconsciously
when he was felled by terrible blow. a
friend came up and struck the snake, and
the doctor fell. There is an absolute glory
in the matchless brilliancy of snakes
eyes; but this story is almost incredible.
An article entitled "Cure for Drunken
ness" has been going through the press
and patent insides. Can't somebody shove
it through the MeXia Ledger? us the only
paper in Texas that needs and the only one
that doesn't take it. 1t may be too far
gone. It's last number puns upon the word
'pie:y" thus, ',Pie-eat-y," and the concern
must be jim jammed.
They secured new landlord for the Min
cola hotel when Governor Richard Hubbard
went over. Mr.. A. J. Dockery was mine
host. fresh and vigorous, and the roasting
ear crop is exhausted. Doekery aforesaid
is from Tar river and he'll stick The pres
ent scarcity of chickens and eggs aud pigs
in those parts brings tears to the eyes of the
average Mrheola CitizeH.
The new organ just brought to Christ.
Church, Houston, is not, we earnestly hope,
subject to municipal taxation. If it car
settle its little bills with taxgatl.erers il
music tradespeople had better learn the art
and then Houston will sing itself to death
Therefore, we conclude, it is we'll enough
to let the place be sold out for taxes. Til,
rabble has conhscated it.
Bro. Lang and T. N. and all the might,
Changers are annoyed with letters, we ar,
told, not less than 1000 day, from al
the Changers wives in Texas, protesting
against the convocatlon of all the sober
sided Grange leaders in that terrible place
Dallas. Dallas itself would like it bette
if the Changers be taken to San Marcos anC
the branch penitentiary to Dallas.
j. c. Dwyer, of Dogtown, of McMullel
county, formed an attachment for one Me-
, Singleton, and started with him last weel
in buggy for Rockport Dryers bod
was found in the road with two bullet hole
through his head. His body had beel
robbed, when found, of all valuables, an
I at last advices posse was in hot pursuit O
q the heartless villain and murderer, Single
S ton.
Too much temperance is not one of tn
good things of this life. People often 9
: to watering places, but it's because there
y much whisky there. II had not rained
Jefferson for eighty-three days, and thel
u was too much temperance in those part
; and therefore all the great headlights {
e temperance In Eastern Texas are off f
, Austin. The fountains along the Avenu
l never go dry. .-r. t
0 A. NJ. Shannon and j. II. Trozevant hav
: been fighting Indians apd insuring lives u
J. around about Pleasanton. It's patriotism
that makes them 90 for the red devil!
Everytime an Indian knocks a white fello'
on the head out West, the Life AssocIatio
Of America must pay from $1,000 TO $40, 00t
: They talk of raising regiment of lightnn
t rod and sewing machine men to add [
McNelly's scouts.
n The Waco Reporter is in hot water, an
says about it "that good woman of TIL
$ city is somewhat hurt because the Reportt
e didn't notice the birth of her daughter
1 We've got into enough trouble on that scoi
. please don't affiict us farther" w
: think that in case of this sort, where
V given sum must be paid monthly, to SUI
port it, that the press association shoul
T contribute literally. .
A A peripatetic book vender named BE
It hired an old negro to take a, bell abol
|, Hillsboro and announce his comm;
D The negro set forth ringing and sim
Y ing as he went at the top of his ben
''Here's old Bell; we hoped he was
h-ll. Hard are his looks, id curioI
= his new lot of old books" Bell went f,
!. that darkey and the darkey for the wood
a and neither has reappeared in Hillsboro.
It A lawyer named Penn Is running pr
II tracted meeting on his own hook in lyle
He would succeed more gloriously If d
/, name were stricken from the roll of Legu
magiStri. People can't we'll see how Il
y devil car properly reprove sin. and hoy
% ever pious Emb of the law, the tree itself
- wrongly bent. 1t is a reversal of the ca
y we were talking about when we said Il
constitution should Prohibit ofice-holdir
by preachers.
:, The falling of the large meteoric stol
. caused huge black African TO announce
o. his congregation, near Cuero, that the wor
II was ''about coming to an eend." He b,
y "seen piece of it that was busted off al
: blowed out" lie exhibited the curio
fragment, having a strange odor, and Il
&c conclusion was, as it passed from nose
!; nose, as a pious member remarked, 9TH
|. hell had busted" There is great excit
& ment about it.
= y The Goliad Guard says with intense poo
! ical fervor, '' Eastward many Texas she,
wend their way lately" Who does not a
Is mire the touching sentiment and poetic
Is beauty Of the line! and there is a deal
t yigor IN its manner of tapering off. It /
lie gins sheepishly, ends with the tamest a
70 verb, and is a miserable transformation
y Bishop Berkley's oft quoted exclamati
written in letters of fire on the inner WI
D. Of the capitol at Washington.
st Figures Of speech are often very fun
D. when analysed. A pious exchange say
h and the precious gem of religion tran
re planted into this wilderness began To unfit
c. its floating colors, dispensing halo of Clio
beneath." A gem" can hardly '.unfI