Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-05-16
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was then introduced to the au-
dienoe and spoke in substance
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SL'uE I. L.. %1S- AbOOs
l. was then introduced to the au
dience and spoke in substance
II as follows:
J. Who regrets that he j. here to-day? Lonl
l. NJ this sea Unhappy faces before me. ltwoult
dn the heart of 4 hypnrhoriiiac gD"I 10 looA
J. NJ them. HERE i the blHrksmiih-hi- inn
has grown cold once III year; hut ali! hi-
/ heart has grnwn warmer in the mitl>i Of This
happy reunion. Here are the muliitulc~ al
= farmers; the pillow stands sill f,r 4 day-thr
mules Craze upon the lawn and KEsT, while
the horny h3nds Of toil grip the glasses over
n flowing with the foaming beer, anil their
hearts grow lighter their ro,ttnts dis
appear from mortal sight What does the
II er. nr his bills payable or bills receivable? L.
he dead fo the joys arpun,l him? And the
y lawyers are here in null force innocent as
usual; modest a usual: silent ~ usual; But
for once in the year they are rs happy Is their
Z generous clients. And 10. the schoolmaster
r is ahrnad in the land on this JOYOUS day. True
TO the instincts OF his race, and like his great
= prototype, lch,boi Crane. his eyes stand out
, and his soul dilates the Earth = good things
! arr spread hefnre him Why, he looks het or
To the urrhins just this nomeni than their lit.
tie innocent ewes ever behold him before: even
thew think, In the goodness Of their litile
hearts. that he ought not To be- killed to-day,
. But more than all-beiier than all-hrrP arr
1 the cver-blessed ladie>! They arc here IN
charm Us all. As in the hours nf distress and
sorrow, their centler tones and silent tears
ooihc orr hearts; and as in our hours Of peril
cir sweet counsels and instructive measure
Re occasion bring to Us certain safety, 20
ines Of JOY, their very presence hlls the
Nh and the air around It's with certain
lirit-svceiness, which halows the occasion
n Ind make- VI. poor dogs feel more like men,
and thouss vi times better than We are.
He who live. from lay To day and from year
to year. and in he constant turmoil of bu- T.
ss,s,
after the LAST ompl potent dollar, WIN has no
time to devote to peasant rclaNations and
innocent amusements soon becomes curse
to himself and pest to nose about him. lie
. makes the money. q yts, I'D he saves 1t.
: too. To what purpose2 That he may he
happy and make Others hcLpy? What d"c-
he accomplish, and what bee, -les OF him and
his money? | will tell YOU:
lie grows old before his time; his eyes grow
dim. his hands tremulous, his ner, .vis system
shattered. and his hair-thaf drops Of, AMI
oh hnrrur, he becomes "stark'' halo -,'eaded!
The ice creeps into his heart and II ft ct into
his head, and, lin the midst al life, he dies
of that singular complication of diSerscs,
Justification Of the heart and soffening Of the
brain. His friends bury his body out Of sigIt
and strive most vigorously TO bury his pre-
u yiOus existence out of memory (fherr was 20
I'little To make his memory blessed) and that
| l. the fast of him.
iut he ieaves an interesting widow, in the
bloo,n of womonhood. who will soon lay aside
aud better man. and she will be wontlrously
happy In The new union:
! 10 such /. man, while living. the bright
world gives u real JOY: while hcgives no joy
I 10 those arnurt, him. lie has no Joy AT HOME |,
| and ,mparts n,n<, His absence i day; his !
presence Is nigh; us football Is the knell 10
( joy in the hOusehL'd
would not give straw Tor man Whose !
children do not run TO tie front gate tn meet
their father a. he approaches the homestead, |
each vieinr with the rest Z, reach him frst, /,
and TO have the frst embrace, and 10 lay hold I
OF his arm, or his finger, or u. skirt OF his |
gels Ia the door sill; and VIII Sc VIE does not |
meet him there, throw her arms about bis neck |
| and bestow upon him that sweetest bOC'u-the |
warm kiss Of welcome; and my word I,or 1t;
any man who has n wife and children md |
! who does not inspire and receive such |
wrlco.ie as this, does not deserve To hnv,
either wife or children. Children are horn
cherubs, and their cheerful and generous little
natures only need the Offices Of kindness TO |
keep them cheerful, happy and good; while
the women are born angels, and fall only by
the meanness of men. never knew one of
those sharp-nssed, .rinegar-faced and churl
ish wives we occasionally see, who was not
made so by an infinitely meaner and more
churlish husband
While this occasion suggests and promotes
sicial endowment among the dinerentraces and
nationaiities represented, II also suggests and
should promote a practical union and harmo-
ny of our material Interests and business du-
ties. This fine old county Is one of mixed
nati''nalities, happily blended into unity. II
Is by common industry md n common effort
we must all prosper, II We prosper Mt all. We
are all mingled together as neighbors; we
cultivate the same soils; We follow the same
lines of business, and are mutually depend
ent on each other. We should learn mutual
lessons of good from each other, and to repu-
diate and avoid the bad in each other. This
We can anil will do by u more thorough con-
tact with each other. The Germans must
In In n lar l.
necessity. Our constitutions and laws, state
and National. are published In that language; !
the business of the various cnurts Is carried on
in that language; ourpubl.c free schools land
we must have THEM, despite the cla-hing
views of Governors and Lcgi slatursl are taught
in it,, by direction Of law. We cannot be n ;
homogeneous people without common Ian
guage. And while the German Is learning
the English language from the Americans,
the American must learn the habits of atent
ministry, the steady purpose and enriching
frIigslity OF the German five OLD creatures
of the two races cannot learn these mutual
lessons, then let our young one- learn them,
and learn them from each other. Let them
mingle and mix together more. Let us turn
Cupid aud Hymen loose among them. These
are wonderful deities in the construction and
reconstruction of society. pledge my woid
to these fair-haired, blue-cyed and rosy .
checked German girls that the language of
love, which is the universal language OF ma
ture, is just as sweet, as soul-enchanting. |
when clothed in unmusicai English, As when
conveyed In sweet German accent.
We live In wonderful age, and in n coun
try of vast capacities. 1t Is not meet or in
good taste that we glorify ourselves or oui
country, however. Texas is mt Heaven, as I
the preachers describe that felicitous land; ,
milk and honey do not flow through nor
mamma descend upon this favored land. The
men we meet are moi all angels las the women ,
are)! We have some idlers, some floating
mnterial-some bad material among u.s. We
havo some violent and dangerous men. The
niurderous six-shoofer Is not yet altogether 4
stranger in the land. But we have good.
honest. lahOrious men among us, anil we have
many of them. The mass of our people love
order, obey the laws and revere virtue aud ,
honor; the good element predominaies, and
am glad to say it. Wei have enough good men
here, IL they would hut will it, and unite to ,
make it, too hot a country to he inhabited by !
the vicious, the violent and the had. Let us
phere cannot be breathed by the violent and
the vicious. Let tile sentiment of each man .
in our society, ami let him act on the convic-
ton, that he who violates the law, violates NY
vieing with his neighoor In the hot pursuit,
capture, triad and punishmentu of the criminal
Let me impress Upon this society another SEN \
timent, aud to such n degree that 1t will en-
force Its power everywhere among us. II Is
this: That when man, in time of peace, ,
in the heart of \ civilized community, has
not the courage to go about his business Affairs,
TO visit his neighbor, to enter the ball room,
Ill,
cealed arsenal upon his person, that he Is too
mean, contemplate and cowarily TO have the
respect and recognition OF any man, woman =,
or child. Texas manhood. Has il fallen so
low that il cannot raise Its front in any place,
sacred or pIofanc, unless backed up by the ,
eyer-present and eyer-ready six shooter? The ]
law Will not suppress alone, this cowarily !
habit. just and unrelenting public opinion
can. COwardily, and fearful of their imagin- {
AIRY enemies as these fellows are, who trem-
bic with terror when, unarmed, they look \
mankind in the eye, they are still more
fearful of the scorpion lash Of 4 just public
opinion. Cowartis VIII die at the lannon's
mouth rather than brook the disgrace o.. flight.
Let ii be understood that he is disgraced =
man who cannot settle his controversies and
grievances with his fellow-man, either by a l
fair and conciliatory understanding with him
or resort to the use of the weapons God has
given him. So the public sentiment of the :,
community in Tennessee where l was reared
decreed,, and the decree was enforced. A
man had better so home from the muster
ground. or the election, or the log-rolling, TO r
his wife and children with his eye in deep
his face lacerated, his shit but T
tons all torn off, and his hand 10 sling-well =,
60 to the dungeon, the prisoners box and q, | r
the gallows, or TO deserve to 90 there.
anu, myself, of opinion that we need fur
Their legislation in Texas on this subject; and
propose, ut the next election, to vote for no e
man for seat in the Legislature who does =
not solemnly promise the people 10 introduce.
early in the session. and stick to it till 1t do
pass, a bill ts be entitled can Act to encuur-
age fist-iighting in Texas He, indeed, will L
BE- hero. and his memory viii be ever bless I.
ell. l:
Let II, foster our holiday recrpations and 1
reunions. Let Us have more of them. Our u
social nature nee'is them. Patriotism demands
that we have the old Fourth of July relabili- G
lated. Think of 1t! That day-so glorious in
The past, Is not now even declared by law a
legal holiday. Shame on our Legislators, II
Is on occasions like that We ignorr our preju-
Ices, become tolerant Of our differences, and