Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-22

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about the matter that the recording
angel must have had to write IN short
/ hand i'm order to keep his deeds prop
erly booked. He denied bitterly that
he had TO 20 to bed while this shirt
was being washed and that the china
man kept him in bed two hours after
the work was done in order 10 effect n
I compromise, Brannon refusing TO pay
I the 1.-TWO bites demanded by John
who wanted to get rich "alle saInee
Mclean man, Ii IL unnecessary to
add that John had the aige on his
1 "Melicanu customer and that Bran
non was finally forced to send out and
borrow two bits and take his shirt.
/ This, I say, BIannon stoutly denied
and continued to levy blacknail upon
me until ! adopted new policy. My
motto was, millions for defense but
not cent for cigars
This so incensed my companion that
he has attempted, and perhaps par
TALLY succeeded in subsidizing the
press. He has bribed one newspaper
10 take his side, that know of. But
enough of this; before leaving Colo
RADIO have only To say that among
her other institutions she has a wide
awake paper to represent her, viz: the
Ctipoer, and that this paper seems to
enjoy n hearty patronage.
ABILENE
Is situated some sixty miles east OF
Colorado and is also surrounded by a
fine grazing country. What Abilene
most needs at present is n good hotel
and this want will he supplied at an
early day rs builders are now at work
,stt, IL
ing near the railroad which when com
pleted will be taken charge of by Maj.
II. NJ Stocking, who now
has an elegant dining hall
where passengers are fed beautifully
rs the train stops here twice day for
meals. 1t Is not necessary to state that
Cameron d Company have acres of
lumber ut this place for it is well
known that this firm has lumber in
in every Texas town OF note. Smith
~ Stephens are the principle bankers of
Abilene. They also handle large
quantities of merchandise. Charlie
Goldberge is yet ut Abilene with big
stock of goods and Cameron d Phillips
have stock of hardware that would
be credit to any city in the state.
One is surprised to find such an inn
mense store where only a few months
ago the cowboy and the prairie dog
only roamed. NJ. G.. Terry also has u
large store on the south side
of the railroad. n. Por-
ter has fine saddlery
establishment and j. w. Red 81 Co.,
keep, | do reckon, more and better
liquors than any firm in the west.
The daily GAZETTE may be found
on sale in Abilene ut Il. Yates drug
store on south side of the road.
My old friend w. II. Berry has, |
regretted to learn, been for
several weeks confined to his
room with fever. hope
TO see him on the streets when | visit
the place again. Abilene is constant
ly building up, and will no doubt con-
tinue to be prosperous town, as ii en-
JOYS lucrative trade with Concho and
other inland towns.
The east-bound train was
on time Friday, and boarding it
we soon found ourselves at
BAIRD
safely housed ut the Miller House,
where we were made entirely comfort
able and happy. Baird is fortunate in
having two good hotels, the Miller
House and the Sigle House. Both of
them treat travellers well. j. +. Pat
terson keeps u livery stable, where
the best OF teams and vehicles may be
hired; and us for WHISTLES, wines, etc,
you have only to 20 to the
Crystal Palace saloon, where j. NJ.
Walker " Go. have the finest of every-
thing in that line. Among the pleas
ant men ! met at Baird | remember
II. A. Cochran of the late firm of
Kerr, Cochran q Bibb. Mr.. Bib of
this firm, after remaining in the bust
ness for one year, has just sold out to
his partners at II net profit of 66g per
cent. of the capital he had in
vested. Mr.. Cochran had at Baird
eighteen thoroughbred Durham bulls
and one COW just shipped from Shelby
county, H.. These he intends turn
ing out ON the range at once with his
other cattle. also met Mr.. T.. f.
Wagner of Wagner Bros, whose
ranch IS near Baird, and my old
irlend, ID. II. Odds. Mr.. w. r. Lott
or the UorcRdon was around
on the streets with face as pleas
ant as If he were coming money.
win his press and ! suppose he is.
From Baird Brannon and / shipped
ourselves as freight to Cisco at which
place only stayed long enough to get
supper at the Hickman House, and
then came the pain of parting with my
travelling companion. | fell on his
neck anu wept and he wept tears all
over my shirt front and then induced
nm to get the socks he borrowed from
me OUT OF his grip and place them in
mine, ana then, "All aboard for the
elst bound passenger shouted the
nus driver, and this story is finished.
SLADE.