San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-11-18
MI.or sl.ralisles 81 ss.ll-e.d..

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We Vi,S 70 uAks Sots Of soas pslqi,
which would have bssn rathsy nore W.
propriato on ihs advsstof ,she )ssilsead
., .his place. But @bss,sr -ia's Than
never" y eltf
And first, " believe, the ssperisase
Of our poole Of railroads., as repeessused
by the lsisru IsIopsl, has caused . more
favorable hnpression no, only Of ,be
mnusgers aud officials. bat slso f-,hs
hardy workmen engaged in their con.
strucIiou, Much unjust prejudice against
this class has been iispelled by u better
acquain,auce,' and il has given place to
no small degree OF admiration aud mp
plause Of their indomitable manhood aud
energy We are reminded Of a tribute
to their merits written during the Know
Nothing craze, which pcrvaded he
country about the year 1854, We quote:
The RAILROAD HERo let us sing!--4 -,
No Wanting, purse-proud Railway King"
Agent, Contractor-no such thing
But who, with patient pick aud spade, b. ID,
Through hill and dale passage made,
And firm the iron basis laid, "rea' go.
Der which, kind reader, now you're rolled,
In cushioned comfort, scorning cold
And distance. And, say, now will You
Refuse to him the right his due,
Because uncouth Of form or mind, tH
From the injustice Of his kind? 4 ~. ~,
Not that I'd raise him from the guttor
To be citizen and voter, ....-.
Without reasonable probation
To fit him for so high a station;
But ever hold him still A MAN,
And when he falls, raise up again.
And when the railroads all ore made, .
And Hans and Patrick quit the spade,
They'll learn to WELD THE PLOUGH instead;
Der our vast Western domain -r.r.g
Their cottages shall dot the plain;
A tiller each of his own soil, 81
Supported by his honest toll; ''''.. .'
Improved in morals and in mind
Cast ignorance and vice behind s
And with true heart and sturdy hand
Stand by their loved, adopted land;-
While children, following in their turn,
Shall be as ito the manor born"
10 another paper of about the same
period we noticed the following refer
euces to some Of the consequi noes Of
railroad progress. which We think worthy
If reproduction:
The other day I saw train passing
through our town, taking q Westward
direction. a train of what do you sup
pose-railroad cars? No. but train OF
old stage coaches. Excellent. say Ia
most significant sign Of the times, show
inu the wonder working proximity Of the
iron horse. Certainly one of the pleas
antest features OF Railroad enterprise il
the havoc it is making in the stage and
wagon business. Ard this in several
respects: as first. in the emancipation OF
the horse. How has that noble animpl
bcen ovcrtaskcd. beaten. and made the
victim of sys tematic brutality!
Calm is my soul, nor apt to rise in arms,'-
yet fear that almost daily I have been
compelled to breathe internally Mt least.
malediciions at the merciless cruelty to
which | have seen the stage horses sub.
jected This, thank Heaven will soon
be over | am much pleased with the
good natured and graphic verses which
give below, aOd which | cut firm a
newspaper, where, several years since.
they attracted my notice: eva
THE HORSE AND THE LOCOMOTIVE.
Ha! ha! said the horse, and he capered with
glee
Round the meadow that skirted the way,
'There'n be very little more use now for me
To be harnessed to carriages-heigh?
What curious creature they've got to that
train
What putting and snorting he makes!
And tits said that he eats neither fodder nor
gram O. \
Wood and water are all that he takes.
His stomach is stronger than that of horse,
To manage such horrible stuff a
IT'S Just as if should eat fence rails or worse,
And yet he has never enough!
And then what spirit the fellow retains!
So tireless-his bottom is good;
And he never turns tail to the winds or the
rains!
And all must get out of his road!'
The old horse laughed heartily. He! he. he!
Let them drive on as fast as they please
A fig for the railways-the meadows for me,
TO ramble or rest ut my ease!
And the horse capered on spree Of delight,
And I've nothing further to tell,
For scarcely had time ere we were out OF
sight,
To bid the old fellow farewell.
Again, these stages are miserable FIX
lures any how; and ever since l rode oil
night from indianapolis, during the
'niediaval period of the National Road
as Hamlet viewing Yorick' skull ex
claims my gorge rises at the sight OF
them And then those hldeous. monster
wagons, with bells aud bearskins on the
horses-who is not grateful for their ap.
proachiue exii2 Aud yet again the bipeds
appurtensut to them. drivers, conductors,
&C.. may be dispensed with with a good
degree OF resignation. Although we are