Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-05-17

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But | will attempt no further discrip-
ton of the fascinating scenery of this
section, as | am totally incompetent
to do Justice to the subject, except in
MY Imagination, and | am told that
the scenery west Of here is still grand
er and lovelier.
TENNEssEANs.
Everywhere | go l meet with ma
tivos of the dear old state, who have
settled in Texas and helped make its
romantic history and marvellous char
acter. The history of Texas is so in
terwoven with that of Tennessee and
its people of the two states are so
homogeneous and SO knit together by
ties of blood and association that one
does not feel like a stranger in a
strange land when coming here, even
on a visit. The hotel here is kept by
Colonel Henry Hamilton, formerly
of Weekly county. lie has been
sheriff of this county for many years
and is acknowledged to be one of the
best officers and one of the most pop
ular men in western Texas. rhe
Wallace brothers, the Cheny brothers
and a Mr.. Powell, late of
Haywood county, form an attractive
settlement near town are doing SPLEEN
didly in the cattle and sheep business.
DR.. Peacock, formerly of Friendship,
Crockett county, lawyer Rose, of Mem
phis, and other Tennesseans live at
this place and near here and are doing
we'll. To all of these goodpeopleand
their families | am indebted for a
genuine old fashioned Tennessee vel
come which makes me feel that all
mankind is kin, and does my heart
good to the core. All the Tennesseans
| have met or heard of are delighted
with the country, and would not re-
turn under any circumstances.
TEXANS.
THE Texan proper is rapidly dying
out and will soon be a class known
only in history. He is a generous,
Observation-Disclosures, in his peculiar
way, but is very nervous if his next
door neighbor is less than fifty miles
off, and is always dreading an intru-
sion on his elbow room. He advocates
emigration, to thin out what he
~eonceives to be the over
crowded population, but is down
on any more immigration into
the state. All Jews corners are de-
nominated
GREEN UN's FROM THE STATES"
by those original possessors of the soil.
Not long ago a stranger approached a
female Texan, and made inquiries con
corning the advantages, condition etc,
of the state. Taking a quid of tobac.
co from her mouth, and carefully de-
posting it in her pocket. she laconi-
cally described the situation as follows.
well, green un', this country does
right we'll for them ats used to it.
but if you comes out here, you'll find
that it's hi on women and oxen"
Now | do not mean to say that n
large proportion of the old Texans
are of the above style or class. Many
of them are enterprising, intelligent,
valuable citizens, who rescued this
glorious soil from the dominion of In
dams, Mexicans, aud rattlesnakes, and
made it a welcome retreat for the civ
ilized people of the earth. At the
Alamo, at San Jacinto, at Goliad, and
at other spots of kindred fame,
they proved that they were worthy
Of the administration of the world.
and that they were no ordinary class
of people.
NAPKIN HOLDERS NOT ALLOWED.
A few years ago a gentleman from
one of the older States settled in
Bexor county aud started a country
store and post Office. lie thrived
we'll and made money, until the ma
tives discovered that he used napkin
holders on his table. From that mo-
ment he was treated as a social pariah.
His trade deserted him, and he had to
leave to keep from starving.
STANDING COLLARS ABOLISHED.
AT Marshall, in northern Texas.
five hundred miles from here. | at.
tended church. The preacher was a
tall, angular, eccentric. but very elo-
quent parsonage. In one of his lofti-
est flights of overpowering oratory.
when he had wound his audience up
to the highest pitch, his standing
paper collar gave way under the pres
sure, one end standing out under his
ear at an angel of about forty-fve de-
grees. Suddenly he stopped, dropped
his coniding audience from the
aerial nights to which he
had carried them, tore the offending
collar from his neck, cast it on the
floor, and coolly said: Excuse me. |
never did like them things, and have
never forgiven the man who invented
them" And then the grafton pro.
ceeded.
THE SHEEP BUSINESS.
The sheep business In western Texas
is very profitable. Properly managed,
a man can get rich on a capital of
three or four thousand dollars in a few
years. Generally speaking, a flock of
sheep will double its value every e a
The cattle business is also very good,
but it requires a large capital to start,
and is not SO profitable.
CROPS.
Last year a severe drouth almost de-.
stroyed the crops all over the state.
This year abundant rains have fallen,
and the crop prospect is the best.
The people are jubilant. All farm
products grow well in this part Of
the state, but the chief industry
here is sheep or cattle raising.
THE CLIMATE.
There is no healthier spot in the
United States than western Texas.
For all pulmonary complaints it is a