The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-04-21
HOUSTON As AHuR
Hon. Z. J. II. Saw the bayou City. ana
What he Has 20 Say Of Her.


what he Has 10 Say Of Her.
GALVESTON, April 10, lsSi,
Your correspondent becoming tired of
being on little sand island like Galveston,
determined 10 visit the sea shore for his
health, and pursuing this intention he 70.
solved to take the early train for Houston
the nearest sea port to Pelican Island. As
the train started at an immensely early hour,
he bought him an alarm clock by which he
expected to be walked at "perzsc,ly" five
o'clock. de had it set by the seller and
relying Implicitly on its certainty. "lsid him
down to rest" He had not slept long when
buz, buz, drum, bum went the clock. Your
correspondent being very credulous got nm
and dressed before he looked at the clock
but when he did, he said he wished ths
clock was in H-ouston. or words 10 that
effect as TO the place, tor 1t was only one
O'CLOCK. de went to bed again, and very
soon the clock sounded. This time he got
up and looked at the clock before he dressed;
yes, sometime before, for it was only three
o'clock, and this time he did not say he
wished the clock was ia Houston.
but said oh, H custom.
and threw the clock out of the window.
About five o'clock he awoke and took the
Santa Fe train for his destination. This
road passes through beautiful country--
beautiful from its simplicity, for you scarcely
see anything from the time you leave Calves
ton until you reach Houston but corn and
grassy prairie. The country though is good
Tor raising cattle, for there were seen no
less than seven csrcasses Of animals that the
cow.catcher had raised, and If the COW.
catcher OF railroad train can raise seven
cows, how many ought an industrious thief
raise, and the railroad did not start with sny
IN the beginning, though it has paid for
many since? Now these cows are not like
most trees, for they do not leave in the
spring, but inhsbit the country, pluribus
unum, which translated means until the
owner discovers that his finest blooded cow.
heavy with calf, was killed, and brings suit
for her precious value, which does not suit
the railroad, Pretty soon your correspon.
uent was ushered into the seaport over a
bridge three thousand ounces troy in
weight which spsnned the ocean three wards
in length and about two inches in depth
Your correspondent heard one man saw he
rather liked Houston-at distsnce-and he
would rather live 10 Houston than DO chased
by Apache indians, but this man was an OK.
cepton, or conundIUm, or something OF
that kind. But Houston is great city. II
would CRATE on almost any mans feelings &c
live there long, and that's just the reason &C
many Houston people are moving to the
little interior town (Galveston). Houston ha,
q jail, courthouse, markethouse
ten saloons and one church
and the reason given for there bens
more saloons than churches is that al
Houstonans arc church members. Having
| visited Houston for the purpose of seeing
the roaring pillows beat upon the sandy
beach, my guide, who guyed me all the time
about my grandmother's ducks, which was
his favorite expression, took me to the foot
of Main street, where stood upon the shore
and looked out upon the broad expanse be-
fore me, but not like the man who at first
sight of the Gulf of Mexico, exclaimed, "well,
l never thought | couldn't see the OF ler
bank of this thing" plainly saw not only
the other bank, but all around it. l would
have fingered long enough to have reciled
ByroL's "Roll on thou deep and dark blue
ocean" for think could have rolled on it
the stfgnant green was so thick, but the
sweet song Of the pig that was beached right
in the middle of Main street, complaining OF
the beating of the pillows which came from
a squirt gun a youngster had attached to d
hole in the ground attracted my attention
Houston far excel. Galveston, and even
Poolville,in tramps aud turkey buzzards, both
of whom have gall enough TO move
in the best of circles around
tho neighborhood OF saloon. While
coming up Main street, flor this is the only
street in Housson) your correspondent saw a
man standing on the top of three story
brick house plunging scantliog into the
mud like no was feeling for something. This
excited curiosity, and on being asked the
reason for such actions, he replied that he
had lost bis wagon and team which had
sunk into the mud and he was trying to
sound for them. This was sound logic, and
was adopted and tried. Another thing
Houston is ahead of Bolivar in, and that Is
squirt.guns. Whenever man gets tired of
doing nothing, he generally attaches a
length of hose to hole In the ground, and
amuses himself squirting on the pigs that
run around loose on the streets. Houston is
great city for amusements. She is going
to give saengerfest at Galveston, soon, and
when she does, all of her people will attend
in body. Next morning your correspond
ent set sail on the train for New Orleans
from which place you may expect to hear