San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-09-06
Book Notice.
TWENTY FIVE YEARS IN THE WEST BY ERAs.
MUS MANFoRD.

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE WEST BY EnAs.
MUS MANFoRD.
The above is the title of handsome vo',
ume of 375 pages, for copy of which we
| are indebted to the author and publisher,
Mr.. Manford. of Chicago. editor of Man.
fords Magazine of that city
As we had occasion to mention few weeks
since, Mr.. Manford is a veteran minister of
the Universalist denomination. rative of
Massachusetts,, he entered the ministry
when quite young man. Soon after he
went to Maryland aud then came West
He has been engaged in travelling, preach
ing and publishing ever since, being man
of indefatigable energy. Of course the
record of his experience is very interesting.
We, who have been cognizant of many To-
calities and persons mentioned in it, have
found it peculiarly SO.
Soon after his advent in the Mississippi
valley he made trip to New Orleans. Not
content with this he came on to Texas, and
landed at Matagorda. The war of the Tex
as revolution with Mexico was then in pro-
gress. A few weeks stay satisfied him with
that locality, and he decided to return to
''the States" He made the journey to
Houston of 100 miles alone and on foot,
tirely of dried beef and water On part
of the journey his supply of water gave
ont, and he suffered greatly before reaching
the Colorado. He ferried over the river on
some floating logs At Houston he was in
troduced to and dinad with Gen. Houston
in the log cabin where he boarded. He
says the general was an lawful swearer."
and that the city was fearfully immoral
place.
Soon after he came West he called on
Gen. Harrison ut his home on the Ohio, be-
fore he became President. During the years
1889 and 1910 he made his headquarters
near Cincinnati at the home of Robert Cary,
father of Alice and Phoebe, of poetic fame,
and he gives an interesting picture of these
ladies Mt that period.
Some years later he held discussion with
Il Methodist minister in the Representatives
Hall, Springfield, Illinois. and he says: II
remember seeing Mr.. Lincoln there punctu-
ally every day and every night Little did
l think, or he, what was to be his future po-
sition in the world"
We shall not undertake to follow the au-
thor through his many subsequent travels
and adventures. His custom is to give the
particulars of his various journeys, and an
debates with the chosen champions of vari-
Gus other societies, and an outline of these
is also given.
The book is very readable, and we advise
ali who may desire to know more of it to
send for copy. The price is 81 %.
1t may give something of a local interest
to this notice when We say that the
author, has, or had in 1875, an only brother
in Texas We believe he settled Mt or near
Luling, and some of the family are well !
known at this place.
TIE RIVER AND THE OTHER SIDE.-This |
is the title of Il very interesting pamphlet |
which We have received from the same pub |
Usher containing essays on the subject of |
the future life from the pens of Theodore |
Parker W. H. Murray. F. Manford and |
Chauncy Giles, representing in their order 4
Unitarians, Congrega.iona,is;s Universalists /
and SwedenborgianS