The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-08-21
From the Austin Wochepblatt.
Editorial Correspondence From the Realm
of Shades.

"Dort wurd ich Won Span schen soldaten &C.
fangen.
In Fayetteville ais deserteur angeklagt
Da half ia klein bitten, iCh wurde geschossen,
Und eleich mach dem Tode yum Teuiel
gejagt."
HADEs, August Ist 1882.
To the Publisher OF the Austin Wochenblatt.
Thanks to the wag who manufactures
specials at Brennan for the Galveston News,
was safely delivered here, without any fore
warning the Brennan imp grasped my scalp,
packed me to Fayette county, had me shot by
"Seip" and brought me "nolens voens" to
this place.
There are many places, towns and villages
that only get cheap nOtoriety or name of
renown from some famous parsonage as either
his birthplace or place of death. Who would
ever have thought Of St. Helena If Napoleon
the Ist had not died there. Even so Fayette-
vile, it has made itself reputation in this
tropical zone.
1t. is, however, not of my own accord
that am here in this uncomfortaby hot place,
but person gets used to it after having lived
SO long in Texas, as is the case with me. /
have met many old acquaintance, there are a
large number of still empty chairs which are
marked with the names of their future occu-
pants. was astonished to see the names of
so many tavern keepers on these fry glowing
seats. and upon enquiry was told that they
had drawn this impending fate upon themselves
because of their bad habits of drinking pony
beers without being asked by anyone who had
money to treat. But more astonished was |
when saw an empty, glowing chair, the back
of which was marked, 20. M. Roberts," in
flames Of fire. l exclaimed that, aside from
his cash balance, o. M. Roberts was very
good Christian; when little devil from Mas
sachusetts said to me, THAT is where you have
missed it; this chair is his reward for refusing
to appoint day of thanksgiving for the recov-
cry of President Garfield" Far in the further
est Fart Of this place of torment, beheld a
dark, separately established place of torture,
and its inmates are treated in the most dread
full fortunes. Upon carefully inquiring what
these tortures were, rom which, in spite of all
their frenzied entreaties for relief, they would
have to endure this most subtle punishment,
was told that they were compelled to listen,
without interruption, to the lyric tenor of S. A.,
and the only literature allowed them was the
"Browbeater." Of the same place. With a
feeling OF honor we turned from this sight.
"But," l asked my guide, lis there no
chance to get peep OF heaven" 1--WE will
try" he said, and spreading our bat wings we
went through space and arrived safely at the
portals Of happiness where Saint Peter holds
the outer guard and the inner door is held BY
Jesse James in angels garments, six-shooter
in hand; addressing st. Peter politely in Ger
man, giving him our name, age and occupa-
ton; and to lend more force to the request
said that we were vice-president of the Texas
German press association. This latter settled
it. "You claim to be a journalist" he ex-
claimed angrily, land you don't know that
John Ireland has said to speak English to
statesmen, but German to horses" "Do you
take me for horse!" With this he shut the
door in our face and we returned to Hades,
where was informed that had been erro-
neously brought here and that one Shovals
had bought legitimate claims to my place,
consequently I'll take the next train for Aus
thu, which expect to reach before the next
copy of the Wochenblau is issued.