, 1880-04-26
Texan Society.

the fact that, in the eyes OF every true
Texan, the particular location where
he has taken root is the focal attrac-
tion. the garden center OF the eartn,
while the next town is the antipodes OF
all that is good, great and prosperous.
The native. and the man who came
down in '46 as q soldier, remaining IN
the State through its short-lived era as
a republic, and ever since, hold them
selves as q sacred aristOcracy, and now
ever kindly their sentiments toward
later occupants of the soil, they cannot
refrain from frequent illusions to the
peculiarly constructed laws, such as
the Homestead Act" which makes
Texas desirable refuge for those VINO
cannot afford to live in State where
creditors can squeeze hapless deDIors
between the jaws of the legal wise. lis
true that on account OF such laws tue
modern population contains large per-
centage of men who have tasted the
bitterness of debt. of seizure and dis
traint, and, not liking the flavor, have
sought the friendly shadow of Texan
statutes and builded anew.
The significant initials sc. I. r."
(Gone to Texas), inscribed en- the
bolted door of an involved merchant,
are accepted as Drina tacie evidence
that he, too. has "bolted." 1t must
not be inferred from this that all who
have located within the domain of the
Lone Star are ts be suspected of tinan-
cial shortcomings. Through the north
ern and central portions of the State
many we'll to-do farmers and merchants
are found who have migrated from the
frost-lands of Minnesota and Wiscon-
sin to region which, at the worst,
knows but few days of cold and
snow in the course of twelvemonth.
Such raen have built up a condition
of society of which they are Justly
proud, and jealous lest the sins of the
frontier, which have too often made
the name of Texas a synonym OF law
lessness, be brought to their doors. In
the cottage homes OF such cities as
Dallas, Austin, Houston, and the me-
tropolis Of the Western Gulf, Calves
ton, the chance guest will find scat
tered about the current literature OF
the two worlds. Libraries will be
be found replete with the more erudite
forms of publication. and the daugh-
ters of the faulty may treat a friend to
selections from the newest operate
compositions of the season. In point
of fashion, the costumes of the ladies
conform quite as closely to the edicts
of the modistes as do those of their met
ropolitan sisters. The richly-stocked
shelves of the merchants in wearing
apparel prove that the finest produc-
tlons Of the loom are in quite as active
4 hnr in or n
the country.
ROMANCE WITH THE CHILL OFF.-A
sad. sweet romance comes from Darn
stadt. They were a young and pretty
couple, whose glory and misfortune it
was to love each other. Cruel fate
frowned gloomily upon them. The
total eclipse of despair darkened the
newly -dawned day of their love. Life
apart was undesirable; life together
was impossible. And so they went out
into the thick woods, dusky and dark,
where the only sound that broke the
oppressive silence was the occasional
note of the tree.frog or the weird wall
of the rain-crow. IN the heart of this
ghostly forest they found lonely tarn.
On its banks they tied themselves
closely together. Then, taking last
pathetic look into each others eyes,
and clinging. lip to lip, heart to heart,
for the last time, they plunged into the
Shiny pool. But. somehow, to die in
the arms of love didn't feel as nice te
the young man as he had thought it
would. The wa er was uncomfortably
chilly, and besides, it was getting into
kis ears and nose and mouth. He
didn't like it. He freed himself from
his companion, foundered out and left
her to drown. although she besought
him pitifully to save her. The young
man is now serving out sentence of
three years and nine months imprison-
ment for the part he played in the af-
fair.
Colonel Higginson, taking up the
cudgel for woman on the score Of
economy, says: "I have known men
at Newport who had made or inherited
large fortunes, but who absolutely
kept no account of personal expenses
whatever, but their wives kept house,
superiutended their children and q
dozen servants, inspected aud paid
every bill, and were withal ex-
pected to have dinner company every
day. always to be serene, unruff1ed and
exquisitely dressed. Their husbands
had nothing to do with ordering any
part Of the establishment except the
wine cellar and the club, and if they
wished. declaiming against the extrav-
agance of woman"
Rory MILK.-This condition is due
to various causes, among which may be
mentioned indigestion. tuberculosis.
the eating of musty or fermentcd food
or hay, swlll feed, coarse and marshy
grasses and plants, etc. If the cause
can be ascertained, the same should be