Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-04-15
LETTER FROM TEXAS.
WACO, McLENNAN Co, TEXAS,
March 3Oth. 1876.

March 30th, 1876.
Dear Friend Zttle-You will see by
the above heading, that am i'll the
'Lone Star State.
1t may not be uninteresting to you,
and many o: your numerous readers, to
hear something of other climes, than
those of which they have become pain
fully familiar, by the associations OF a
lifetime, of the same ceaseless, change
less sameness, of all things around and
about them. ..,
left Baltimore, with my two sons,
on the evening of the 7th inst, and ar
rived here on the 18th, having remain
ed one day in ST. Louis, on our way, to
view the sights and scenes of the great
city. of the Southwest. The monster
Steel Bridge, that spans the Mississippi
at this point, is Levlathau structure
one that fills the locker Oh with "uUe-
fu| admiration, as he beholds the dou-
ble storied, aerial passage way trav-
ersed above, by carriage and city rail
way, while under, rolls the great iron
horse, drawing its long train Of cars !;
and anon, ''presto to change" the order
is reversed carriages and street cars
90 under, and the mighty movers of
the wealth of the land, go over head.
The engineering of this bridge is so
completely conceived, that this change
is brought about in way that it can
scarcely be realized by the observer.
Our trip was an exceedingly pleasant
one, as there were over one hundred
persons on the train from st. Louis, 60
ing to Texas. All having one general
object and aim, in common, social
feeling soon sprang up among them,
and they came to look upon, and treat
each other, as members ola family.
Thus the hours were wlled away. night
and day came and passed in rapid sue
cession, making our trip like unto a
festive holiday occasion.
From ST. Louis we came through to
Denison, Texas, on the Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas Railway, without change
of cars, having passed through the
thriving cities OF Sedalia and Clinton in
Missouri TT. Scott, Usage; Mission and
Parsons in Kansas Yinita, Muscogee,
aud Caddo in the celebrated Indian Ter
ritory.
Our trip through the Indian Terrific
ry, was one continual panorama Of
beautiful valleys, rolling Prairies, and
majestic mountains here nature in all
Eer loneliness is spread out to view.
In passing through the Indian Nation,
you never tire of the variety of scenery,
as you pass in rapid succession, the
broad rolling prairies, mountains, cata-
racts, and canyons; over the valleys and
dales, crossing streams Of pure running
water, whose banks are clothed with
fragrant flowers of purple, gold aud YER
million - the home OF the deer, elk, wild
turkey, quail, snipe, plover, curlew, and
innumerable varieties of other game.
Thence, whi:ling through some love-
ly valley, emerging again to the upland
prairies, and pass to the right or left,
great towering rocks, with grand cas-
cades pouring over them, looking down
like unto glaciers of ice, and on with a
continued change of natures panorama,
uuti! we cross the beautiful iron bridge
that spans the Red River, the northern
boundary of Texas On reaching the
Texas side of the Red River, there went
up from our train, one loud, earnest,
enthusiastic shout, that made the swell