Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-03-24
TEXAS CORRESPONDENCE.

ne NOME I'ltHil>t'l th WI itc You Nntt
thought oi Texas but have hesitalcd,
ami had about concluded not to write,
but rather tell You i'll person; for the
more -cc hear and tecl about Texas,
the more difficult 1t is TO give an opinion.
lhcgr are 80 many things to be taken
into consideration ior and agalnSt-thc
apparent advantages and insupcrablc
disadvantages connected with lite III
Texas thai first impressions are liable
to be false. There are many questions
connected with the great uncertainty in
in the seasons. the frequent drought5,
the great want OF ram. universally ad-
mittrh. that before any one could give
rn opinion. entirely reliable, Il residence
OF At least one year should be expert
cncch, carefully setting down advanta-
yes and !ncunEcnicnccs side by side.
There is one point, however, upon which
wall risk All opinion: | believe that
prrsous residing III Missouri, afflicted |
with asthma, throat or lung diseases. |
without II reasonable expectation oi re
!ci there, would be greatly benefited by |
| t change Of climate from Missouri to |
! contra! or western Texas ! have seen !
and cnnver,ch with quite number ot
! persons who have left other states in
bao health from atlliction of one or the
ulhc4 OF these complaints, some with but
little hopes of ever being restored 10
heulta. who have been cured, and are
now clioying robust health Then there
IS another class OF persons who might
do well to come to Texas. allude to
persons unwilling to work, and who are
content u live on the bare necessities
OF life. with none of the luXurles, and
but few comforts; such persons might
think they had good time OF it here.
The cattle i've that way, and seem to
be happy when spring comes; 1t would
probably be - with them.
came 10 Texas with 4 sincere desire
To- gain all the Information about the state
that could ue had during 4 stay OF two
months | cmteled the state at penlsGn,
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this place and to hc northwest "i this
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, .,nJ ,.nn,t,r, o3 ,b. r,r,h hank Of the
Guadaloupe, thus passing through the
central and best improved sections OF the
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,.,-.,ri.,,,.. ..,i,,,r,.. f.,.,,,,.pt homestead
laws rrot.,tip,, il,.Ii,boue.t Real e.
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n c.,,,,,.,. ! o,,,r,ousIv h,rh So tar =,
an, .,,,I. T., l,..,,., MI the good land II
,b. .t.,,,. j.. n,vrrI hv cnnuar,i.s and IN
,r,.,.j,,.,I ..,,l ara. b,IJ IF r,ic.s unI,
u,,titi.d h,. ,bcir ,rri,.iuqtionS of the tu
,nra ,,r.,.n.,s of Tex,s. There is :
,rrcct d..,l ,r rich I.,uL ,d,rrcI To- tn,
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..,,.i,,...-.,..., s,,.,,,,,.. IN S,v n.u,
=, l,,,.. ,,,,.,,.;,i,.. ! l,oi,,o, Skinned her,
from :, l.r,n. aud Kansas and corn il
This p,,cc /, selling at from -, to t,
o.,,- hu.h,I. Irish notutnes and an
~. nIrs are all brought here from the north
Irish r,,,,nos are worth 81 4 bushel an,
,r,Ia. ,rr. sold bv the dozen The Ian,
=; ,l;. mart or tina state !, rich AN,
labor murh lower than in Missouri; bu
,n,. secret j that il don't rain, and til
.,,,,,,,,y .,,y.,, from the rivers is desti
int. ,t v,t,.r What SIGNIFIES .ood so
F. .,,J mild climate without water Uealt
r,oJ tbinr hut peuuIc are health
=, Missouri a. w,rl,, in T-xas
.r.>.,r. ,,,. ,hi. ! tho greatest c,ttl
..,,,,,,,, =, ,,,. world. Lu, corn cant h
,..,;.,., .,,o,c,h ,o ;usri,v stall feed
,,.,,,,, Cnr,a,u.rtIv in winter an,
r;,,, tho I,,.f usus}Iv * Indifferent
t,.,r,. ,,,s.,lIa rb.ra ,r. mor
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