, 1877-12-22

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FEnN-LEAF's ADVENTURES.
To ths Editor n1 The Tribune.
SAx ANTONIO. Tex. Dec. IL. -fehvlng pal!As
At = O'Clock. we journey on through this foys1y
State. the rolling pralrics. happy to be again
the road In car and agalu united atter being
separated for one bslef dAy. Reaching Wills
Point, wo wcfs Invited to dine with Ms. Marsh,
Nr. II. II. Thompson. General Ticket Agent. and
Mr. j. W. Delaney, Passenger Agent Of the Texas
i Pacific Railroad, which all accepted, and. think
It would be safe to 'ay. did fnl Justice to the rands
before u.s. Reaching Mineo1a, we bchclt 1cty
dames lourntng up Ia the distance, aud On nearing
the depot found Them 10 he across the street. ana
tho building In which the Aro originated was NOW
wrapped In the fevonrfng' clcmcnt. and on they
swept regardless of tho homes thor ,scrn making
desolate. and eYen 1capcd Up 10 tho hugo branches
Of the nobc old oak that hnd ssood sentinel
tho areet since its hrst existence. The block may
bs rebuilt, but tho old oak ia. gone, never to re.
Ss' Ss ts M ss o'. a"st ROY lex A .aciteP
from the snns heatca rIy'. Sadly VIC watched tho
batl,lings. one after anothcr. fat bcfnro tho
were 50 poo: they could not Afford on engine with
which to protect tnstr ~ prapcty. ~ one TING .he
s 5 t. s a sotio 10" va. ~ Eet
wo tnos our 'irD1rtnru, We wcEe h1rt nt Mlncola
SUPERINTENDENT; Allen Met;oy. 0enefai Freight
Assn 81 y "Gs nefassnai ss snS osa sxss
l!ailroad rou'pany... Through tho coartcsy Of
t!cse gentlemen ail .repslted to tho Fetssreon
through the streets showed ~ tho pinks In btos.
som, on this tbs lib ct December. and the
safS x ws Il 10 s ss SsSf s ~ s:1s pa. s'
| through lively country. On the left Ia i yaat
orehar'. which ook' strangely to III. snsi has more
~ closely tosrther; aud on INJURY We learn that
i Is rnrposoly nttans.d IN taIa manner IL shaao
t!c s1ounh and keep It mo!st Wc ttayc! but a
.raIn !. stoppst. ana wa nnd Cur has been thtown
e"mmoaa'n: @ matcr. is a: W. can an 70 so' aa
! ll.atfu1 woad Tn which wc Ind ourselves, and now
'"' sSi ths I bai@!est @' oi jung '1as %srnIaa.: %
sns e p sd Il T. uaes s
ii. this tcut1a nrcr1owinR With naIlk ant honey ;
AMI the inhabitants pattato 10 freely of EennIao
" afcss ssy g csaef wssss fsss hss
g n e .sna ap ay: f
siaeisas se.idruce d Mr il. IT, i!o.le VIC ten. ca.
OF Texas ever witnessed. Hero everything was on
1ssa :sa Of rns r;nss' T4ss: s9touSaSs q Ths M IT,
taste. in RESPECT 10 adjournment and attractions tho
eyo ran conceive ot. Thc Esas.. which il called
eyef waikel On. ana caeh stoaped % pro,s viii
tho baud tht*. wonderful ycriuro of sciscty SOFT
ncss Ascending to sho o.Saa ia; pa1za, H. ws sok @
acctc. and only for 4 noa,cut Tor tho door opcAs.
ssSfsd I'll ,s,Ps and ,s.'s tss sss Ss
1 us welcome, Fur several hOEF1 VIC arc
most delightfully."- entertained and once moro " ut
table covered Wifh sn"wy covcrln:; nna pastaks
silver, which. .eema gool 10 a'. ~ W ha.s been
accustomed Of Into 10 wa.h our dishcs tn teaeup
Tsss ss'saa f 9 ahe "s Ssoas T..
fen Ht 1,1ty atfs s s1t
thenn .arolr s.: and Mrs: Il: s. Io1ia weto moro
lishly comp,menss !aan M any pof.oa , eyer wa' bo-
fos ne.er INV sssn hnnSsy ~ 81 respc
anu was ihnlsnlc!Y decorated win Ao"e7s picked
On this day The myetcrirs Of tic telephono arc
win = gentleman at 4 dl.iance,, aad va
ar9 told tl,ut time 10 by oisr genial hostcst
qna 9.n @ 10 5ss5ee w. .oo n.
u. 4s S@s, Il It,
~ tho wa sra:.. an IT, ianl;espo !: a'e.t pes.:
% ps sfa .,sts S sesaS @ eats Il s IT, a Ct r.
tho no1r on whch Wr nfe nnW seated. un oul
raht Hes The farm Ut Mr AIcn. conAisttag al
1lU. ooU acfcs and :" nnxEons wesc we TO vlst thta
farm llnt tho tram was stepped. aud Single alo wt
mnantcn ulo tt1lo and walked lh' plank which le!
t" tue o!!sr. an e.am!nsa the suerca cattle whtef
mr. arni. full uf moss TO- take to ou,
Northern homes, anu thus u tho tusuro remenoc
these Southern fnFcstf. With their wturtl.!Ik<
beauty. WHIT pa.!oFar,a " i,sauty lies bc,ofs
a. Wp near tiatsentnn: tHF gntdc calls our attaA-
tim 10 tho hscnssworks thrown up. to protect ths
hrlEe which sto.ses thu bay, and I. Two mtlea
rrn'ustabts stats q pte'etya.,,n Slowly wo F;dt
nf1f Tho uuet WalrEH Ut tfAaTcsl1n Lay, md ente
tho Island cttf Ut t}fcanlcfs. I'm all Aacs We ars
greeted with kinily word. Ut welcome, and eren
lux hsuih " cnterts!nsd BY soma Of t'ulycstonl
hc.t representatives In The spacious Ttcmoa
Itnusc pArlnr4. The eyonnK IL passed enose aGscr
ally. aud We retire anA think Ut Tho busy aa,
bctoFa us. Early muFnlux finds NJ oi
cur way 10 tho train, and VIC ar
| scatel In the peculiar lltlle car which run
a TIT roa tcr the .'sllFhfa! st1r down the .lan!
hl4 Conservatory. AMI our arms ''llul with plants
hlo.som fot u. Da NO 70 and Tho beauties u
tha isia,la arc fFsely d4scussed, tho oleaniers,
| mh}rt 1na ihn ~ y.st tfnu1c ruxx an ritt,a