The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-02-15
Rambles in Texas.
NO. s..

My last letter left me at Waco, a
very slightly city on the Brazos, as
seen in the twilight one would be
very favorably impressed with it.
To me there is this objection, 1t is
too low and. level for health. The
best meal that got on the whole
trip at any railroad eating house,
was at Waco, and only so cents to
pay. Night closed in here and the
reader will please excuse me. About
IL p. m. we reached Fit Worth, where
! expected to make connection with
the train ON the / d p road, but as
usual we did not do it, The expect
ed train was two hours behind time
and here had TO wait. And those
who have waited for train can APP
preclate my impotence, but my i'm
patience had not the least effect on
the train. 1t was behind time all
the same. Ny waiting however,
ended about 12:30 a. m. Not until
my small stock of that inestimable
virtue was exhausted. ! was soon
on my way TO Weatherford the coun-
ty site of Parker county, which |
reached about 3 a. m. An old gen
tleman to whom | had given seat
on the train, offered to go out of his
way to conduct me to good hotel,
and as it was rather early to go out
to hunt up kin, | accepted his offer,
and was soon safely in bed and sound
asleep. When | woke next morning
found that a strong north wind
was blowing blizzard and cold
rain falling. Yet blizzard and all /
started out early through ram and
mud. and soon found relative with
whom housed myself for the rest
of that day, remained in Wealth
erford near week but the mud was
so very deep that | could only get
around on the side walks. | cid not
have any chance to see the country
around. The town is well built, a
great many substantial buildings
give the town 'come to stay" ap-
pearance. The ground is uneven
which gives good drinage. The pub
lie square is dignified with mag
nificent court house buit of half
dressed sandstone. 1t is certainly
the best building of the kind, which
| saw, outside of Austin. On Sab
bath morning wade6 to church
through black mud, and found few
who had managed 20 do the same
thing. need not say anything of
Texas mud, only that it is mud and
you may be sure that what say is
true. If you don't believe it, go try
it as | did. And when it climbs to
the top of your boots, and wont let
go until you scrape it off, and that
too with great difficulty, you will be-
lieve that it is mud with a vast
amount of that rare quality called
Suitability. Weatherford is a pleas
ant town, and judging from the mum
Der OF wagons loaded with produce
for sale, one would conclude that
there is good country around it. !
had set day to leave, but the tram
behind time as usual, this time about
twelve hours. The delay however.
ended as all other things have and
will do, and / moved out for Fl.
| Worth which | reached as a matter
of cours behind time, on which ac-
count had TO lie over from about 3
Up. m. till 9 a. m. | tried to improve
the time by seeing whom and what
| could. ! was fortunate in finding
a nephew who took me around gen.
orally, and to church at night.
FIT. Worth is quito city, and a
railroad center. There are several
important roads centering there now
and others expected in the near flu
ture. The Trinity River runs by
the city. South there is splendid
farming country, aud | am told that
the country north is as good if not
better. Six a. m. came at the right
time and the train was on time be-
cause it was to be made up here, and
at the appointed time we went gllm-