The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-03-17
VALUABLE AND SIGNIFICANT.

gentleman and wife, from Chicago,
were sauntering about the capitol
grounds at Austin the other day. They
were strangers to everybody, and they
wanted quiet, private boarding house.
a piain, practical looking old man
approached them He looked like man
who would We evil answers to reason
able questions, and the man from
Chicago was emboldened to speak. He
said: Mister, will you be SO kind and
tell us where We can get a pleasant
boarding house? We are strangers in
Austin, and if pleased may remain some
time here" Did the old man look
nett.ed and tell them he was not ru5tling
for boarding houses? He did not-on the
contrary he spoke up pleasantly and
sad he new of two excellent board
ing houses west OF where he lived;
he would show them thither-he
was always pleased in assisting stran-
gers who came to the great state OF
Texas. OF they started, the plain old
man leading the way to the executive
mansion. The cross street at the head
of Cong .ess avenue was muddy, and the
affable guide remarked to the lady:
The streets are awful muddy, madame,
just shoe deep, but never mind and fol-
low me- make big tracks, you see,
inst step in them" The executive man
sion was reached and the Old gen leman
pointed the Chicago couple to the board
ing houses Just block away. they
were profuse il their thanks for his
courtesy, the lady expressing apprehen-
sion he had put himself to trouble on
their account. Then the old man spake
again NO, trouble, madame; the
Governor of Texas can afford to DO
that much for strangers who come SO
far 10 visit our state" Chicago
people are usually very sclf-pOssessed,
but this announcement staggered the
couple. My God"' she exclaimed,
"you don't say you are the Governor of
Texas" Governor Roberts (for sure
enough it was the old alcalde) replied:
" Yes, madam; that is what the people
call me, and l take pleasure i'll welcom-
ing you and all other good people to this
great state Pleasant gOod-byes We're
interchanged and the Chicago man and
his wife went their way perfectly dumb
founded They secured private board
and are SO well pleased with Austin they
will probably spend the balance of their
days there. The foregoing facts are
compiled from q long account of the Oc
currence in the Statesman, of Wednes-
day. Lack OF space has compelled
us to curtail the story, and conse-
seqUently If loses much, very much, of |
the beautiful imagery and feeling
with which the Statesman reporter in /
vested il, but we trust our brief synop |!
sis will not cause the moral to be lost !
sight Of 1t should teach the youth OF
the state that even Governor Is not |
above being polite to the stranger; that |
elevation to high station does not entail !
the abau} }0nment of courteous manners. |
1t is beautiful lesson for the rising
generation. And the hireling editors |
the independent, young democracy |
preSs-who lave charged the Governor |
with being hostile to immigration-let |
them note his words; He is "pleased to |
W leone all good people to Texas" |
Where is the antagonism to immigrants? !
Time, the Great Yindicator, is showing !
how ruthlessly, how upiustly the Gov
ernor has been described. The States
mau has done well i'll giving detailed
account of this occurrence to the world.
II is valuable, it is significant. We only
regret that we have been compelled to
give It in compiled, abbreviated form.