Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-01-19
LETTER FROM TEXAS.
warming words.

EDITOR AS | was
born and raised within twenty
miles Of your city and have scores
of friends and acquaintance who
would like to hear from me, per-
haps a short letter will be welcome
if not interesting. My object in
writing to you is to warn people
from coming to Texas. ! have been
told ever since since the earliest
days of my infancy that all man
had to do, was just to go to Texas
and he would be all right. OF
course no man is so foolish as to be-
lieve he could make a fortune
merely by coming here, but a
great many think that they can
better themselves, t. great extent,
but / can't see the point. 1t is
very true that the people are brave,
intelligent, hospitable, and virtuous,
the land is rich and beautiful, that
is, this part of it. AS for north
eastern Texas, it is too hard to talk
about. But that is not the thing,
the country is literally oyerstocked
with people from all parts of the
globe, and the consequence is, land
is high, provisions are high, wages
are low, and nobody stands chance
unless they have money and plenty
of it too, and man can make a
living any where with that. But
just let a man come out here with
out money, and without friends,
and you will very soon hear him
express a desire to go home. 1
have witnessed the thing and am
witnessing it now. The streets are
every where crowded with people
who can't get employment and
starvation is gazing them
in the face. Boys, of Tennessee,
think of it! / saw hundreds of
men who had sold their fair and
sunny homes to come here; but
how they were disappointed. 1
can't begin to draw a picture of it
with my pen, but if ever you come
to Texas you will very soon realize
what l am now trying to describe,
and what thousands are so sensibly
feeling. AS for my part, thank
God, ] have just enough money to
carry me back to my native land,
my Tennessee and if things don't
improve here, and speedily too, ]
shall most assuredly get away from
here. Well, / guess that l have
written enough, but before close
my letter l wish to state that /
have neither moderated nor exag-
gerated, and for the benefit of those
who are afflicted with the Texas
fever, l appeal to your common
sympathy to publish this letter,
hoping it may have tendancy to
quell their raging fevers and rock
their weary souls to rest.
ROUND Rock, Texas, Jan. 10, rs.
Advertised Letters.
Remaining at the GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Post
Office, Saturday, Jan. 10, 1873, II not called
for in thirty days, will be sent TO the Dead
Letter office:
A-Allensworth Milley.
B-Blanks, David.
Browne, Miss J. X,
BrunstOn, VIM.
Barker Mrs. Silvia.
C-Crenshaw, Mrs. Clarinda.
Cross, Horace.
Clarke, Mrs. Puss.
D-DaiIey, Miss Mamie.
Dudley, VIM. A.
Dock, w. H.
E-Ellis, w. II.
Fort, Miss Ada.
G-Gupton, Ned (coll.
Garnet, Andrew.
Grant, Miss Sadie L.
Hickman, Mrs. Luck.
Harris, Miss Mamie.
Harris, Geo. C.
J-Johns, Mrs. Judy.
K-Kelly, James.
L-Loughren, VIM.
Lewis, John.
M-May, A. p.
McCOrmac, jim.
Morrison, J. a.
Moore Bros.
McFcdden, Miss Anna.
Miller, James j.
O-OWenS, b. W.
Q-Quarles, Jordan.
R-Rice, Wisely.
Rigans, Mildred
Ritter, Dick (col).
ISLANDERS, Miss Bette.
Saunders, Nathaniel.
T-Tandy, Thomas.
Thomas, DIR. n. G..
Trimble, a. D.
W-Walfeid Mrs. Eddie,
Wilcox, Charlie,
Warren, Miss Susan Elizabeth.
Will ans, Miss Mollie.
Villain, Miss Mile.
Persons calling for any ofthe above letters |
will please say advertised.
SAM'L REXINGER, +. M.