The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-12-21
TEXAS CORRESPONDENCE.
Bowie, Montague Co., Texas.
Dec 6, 1881

BOWIE, Montague Co., Texas.
Dec 6, 1883
1t seems to me that the whole MI
gratory world is making Straight for
Bowie. | think any one who has
gone to the depot this week with no
other business than to watch the
crowd land as the train pulls in mus,
certainly have experienced like i'm.
preston. Every one seems. full Of
hustle and stir and even I, who 81
habitually let my mind laze along on
first one idle thought and then an
another suggested by things around
me--even l, feel carried away by the
energetic atmosphere which envelopes
me- and | straightway put to myself
the practical query, "Where ar
these people to find shelter ?" l tell
YOU / doubt not but many an indi
yidual there finds frequent occasion
to revolve the same thought. The
hotels here. even those of a poorer
class, are packed to the utmost o.
their capacity all the time The
transient trade can hardly be accom-
modated and this makes them so in
dependent of all regular boarders
that is next to impossible to secure
permanent rooms without building
them. Servants are bard to get and
private houses have q horror of
boarders, so when the poor stranger
gets turned out all around he feels
desolate enough, unless he has long
purse to bring comfort Ny com
Lannon's and | were about to give up
in despair, when after many efforts,
we succeeded in getting lodging with
a lady who lives in the back Of fur
niture store. Everything here is new
and consequently very rough and my
friend is very much ashamed Of the
furnishings as well as the situation Of
our apartment. She beseeches me
not to send any description home
and above all pleads that we manage
so as to avoid callers. though am
disposed to be less elegant in my
tastes. In truth, | have seen over
town enough to become quite stuck
up over my lodging house. Our land
ly informed me yesterday that a new
ly married couple was very anxious
to get our rooms and that the bride
had been around to offer superior in
ducements to ours. My friend looked
up stupefed at the revelation, while
l could have jerked the brides en-
vious head with rage. ut is Gu
rious thing" remarked stiffly, "that
when one human being gets good
thing, some other human being is
sure to be envious."
Life out here is full of excitement.
One is continuously in some gale. l
say this literally as we'll as 6gurative-
ly, for the Texas winds are distract
ing.
Bowie is made up of mixed pop
ulation all classes of life are repre-
sented here and everybody is so busy
rushing after fortune that they take
but little notice Of what goes on
around them. 1t is quite novel here
to one who has always lived in The
old states, and if it suits his con.
venience to do so he can watch every
thing, be independent and have
oceans OF fun and no body cares or
knows anything about his business.
The truth is that there is so much
coming and going here, so much that
is new and stirring that small things
pass unnoticed and 1t takes q power
full occurrence to stir the sensibilities
of the people. The town has not
yet been incorporated and the officers
do not enforce the laws as they
should, SO if the people are law abid-
ing il is because they choose to be.
But Bowie is above the average new
town. An occasional shooting scrape,
accidental murder, or the discovery
of some coal oil plot against the town
are all that keep it from being peace
able enough.
Since 1 have been in Texas / have
seen men walking in the face Of the
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