San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-03-22
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EDITOR FREE PREss:-I have been
acquainted with the town of San Mar
Cos FOR many years; even tlOm its in
fancy. Always on entering 1t have
been struck with its beauty and pic.
turesque appearance, and the romantic
scenery with which it is surrounded.
The mountains rising on the north and
west, dotted here and there with mots
Of cedar and other evergreens; the
large and fertile bottom on the east,
and the clear, sparkling river running
at its base; the river and lands rolling
away to the south, giving it beauti-
tul, desirable and healthy appearance.
And owing to those natural beauties.
and its natural healthful appearance l
have often thought that l would like
to live there. .. n .fu a
But during recent visit to the
naturally beautiful town of San Mar
cos was compelled to change my
opinion on one main point which you
will see in the sequel. At the time If
the visit alluded to [ staid over night
put up at hotel-slept very well
until about first chicken growing, |
arose and read the news until the
dawning of day, at which time con
cluted to take stroll for exercise, and
to contrast the present improvements
and appearance OF the place with the
eailier days of my acquaintance with
it; at which time the roads through
the bottom bent and wound about ac-
cording to tho position of the trees
and thinness of the underl rOwth
There were then no mills on the river
no irrigated gardens-no court house
no churches Institute-no print.
ing Office, nor other improvements OF
value. Well, during my stroll con-
cluded to walk round the plaza, and
on doing so just before me a door open
ed and man appeared with broom
in his hand. anG just above the door
was sign with these letters (large and
plain) st. Louis Lager Beer. 8 Cents
Glass | halted, thought tor mo-
ment, and concluded-as there was
probably no one to see me-that |
would step in and take II glass MS a
renovator. When the following dia.
iogue took place: Said |, have you
real St. Louis lager beer herey-He
sail Yes Well, said |, L win take
glass. Said he, | can't sell with
out you have prescription from a
physician Said |, what means your
sign?' Said he, local option prevails
here, and that is for those who have
prescriptions Well" said l it will
not pay me to go and hunt up a doctor
aud pay for prescription all for 3
cent glass of beer, and I'm not sick
anyway, I'll pass on Said he, "A pre-
scription will not cost you anything.
All! said [, do doctors work SO cheap
as that here?' lie rather confusedly
smiled and said, yes. We'll, said l,
i don't think it will pay, SO III pass
on Said he, wait a few minutes and
there will be several in who have pre-
scriptions.' Said |, have a good many
persons got prescriptions" Yes, he
said every man, or nearly every man
in San Marcos have prescriptions.
Said |, is all San Marcos sickY He
again looked littl, confused, and
said, i believe so, pretty much Said
I. are the women and children also all
sick?' He said docking about as be-
fore) L gdess so, some OF them, there
il a good deal of medicine carried
away by the jug and bottle. Said |,
are all those prescriptions unlimited?
He said. they were. Said |, Is 1t
possible that all San Marcos il affect
ed with chronic diseases? lie said.
T reckon So Well said |, III pass
on. and | did so. but soon halted a
few moments. and saw several persons
(invallds, | suppOsed) come and enter
the room.
I passed oa, aud solilofu' zsd thus:
rs il possible that al San Marcos is
diseased and slowly dying OF some
chronic ailment. a3d the ueTs 30 close
" qua-antined that the public general
" knows nothing about IL, end thai
the FREE Pass makes no mention Of
~ or is it a scientific and LEGAL evas
ion of the lei.e- snd spirit of the la=
ana 20 satisfy an iasstia6la desire 70
The great destroyer o. r3ankindy
Iwas forced &c ihe latter coa,la-
.s.sa MEIRoE.