The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-16
BED ROCK FACTS.

DED hubN ' S'S'
We have often observed the glowing
and cnusivc accounts Of Torant county
published in local papers, but the s''S'
picion has ever been present IN our
minds that tho bed rock facts had not
been reached Such suspicious ever
mar the recital Of the best constructed
tale, and lead the cnquiring mind to Il
closer and fuller investigation, sam
Evans and the widow AppIcr have 'In
cidatcd all necessary facts in brcl IN
tcrvicw, which we publish,
1t seems that our friend sam, beng
DESTROYS Of having our next Congress
man more intimately identified with
1'arrant county, prevailed upon him to
visit the farm Of the widow AppIer
which, fortunately, was for sale at quite
bargain. Sans elaborate and eN'
haustiyc discourse upon the unbouhded
richness and matchlcss fertility OF Tar
rant county, and the widow Applers
farm in particular, had been scarcely
concluded when the Governor and hlnl-
self reached the widows premises. Mrs.
Applcr, tall, angular, plan-spokcn wo'
man, was found standing bareIootcd
under the shade Of tree in the yard
composcdIy smoking her post prnndIaI
pipe. Throckmorton, who Is u born
Democrat, and treats every woman llkc
queen, opened the conversation by re-
marking that fine country surrounded
the widows farm. "Waal, Guvcrncr
some folks thinks 80, hut 'r0rdn' to my
notions its the gol dcrndest country !
ever did see "Why, madam, are the
crops not goodY' Good hNyn I
known year lessen it was last year,
that people didn't haul corn for then
bread from Collin county "lut the
water, Mrs. Appler that is good II
am rightly informed by Mr. Evans you
have II magnificent spring on your
place" Thar you are fooled ogin, GOV.
ernor; that's nothing but wet weather
spring TINT runs only about three
months in the year, The rest OF the
time | have to haul water one and one
half miles from Clear Fork, and have
known the time when that Sol dcrncd
creek dried clean up in the summer
time. Why, sir, Mr., Evans hos seed
that creek as dry as II bone u
But madam your location is breezy
aud healthy"
"rhar, Guverncr, You hit 1t. It's SO
cussed cold on this hill in the winter
when one of them blue orthcrs strikes
it, that tho vary marrer in your bones is
mighty nigh iroze, Why guy, you
wouldn't believe me, but it's the God
Almighty 3 truth that have killed one
of my best horses and my best yoke OF
oxen hauling wood up here in the win.
ter to keep from iree2in' to death
"Iou do occupy II somewhat exposed
point, madam, but those farms adjacent
to you, speak of Major Van Handts
and Captain Evans farms; their land
seems to be eXcullont, "
II don't know that their land is SO
powerful good, Guverncr, I've seed
them two farms with fifteen feet OF
water on top of 'em-overilow from the
river--wth nary single rail, nor nuthin'
else left on the place, everything swept
clean, and the river two miles wide
If you, GUY, or any of your friends
wants to trade, and my iiggcrs suits
you, you can just say so. This country
may suit such broad horns rs Sammy
Evans, who's raised on jerked beef and
corn-brcad--when he can git it; but
had ruthcr go back to old Arkansaw
and live ON pcrsimmons and crawtsl
than be starved to death in 'rarrant."
Throckmorton had deity led the old
lady onward so swiftly that Sam Evans
had not time to intcrpose u remark
that might tend to neutra!i1c or tone
down Mrs. Appler's statement, and
Shcn the Governor had graciously
shaken hands with the madam and
bowed himself OIL, Sans wits were not
sufficiently recovered to enter an ohjec
ton to this over true tale.