Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-03-31
sLADE on HIS RAMBLEs.
He visit. Montague and Goes birding.

Inns lives at Decatur. He runs a news
paper there; he runs IL into the ground
] suppose he runs it into the ground
for he runs the fost and posts are us
sally run into the ground. Now,
you should laugh, for the above Is
funny. 10 Is isSt often ! perpetrate
sample of literature like the above,
but when j doetry my hand on a pen
II guess that was "a pun | usually
throw out stem winder. What
wish to say about Bob Collins ~ that I
took q chronological tour over his
head. Bob's head is prolific of
bumps, some Of which indicate what
he has an inclination 10 do, while 9TH
ers are evidences Of what he has
done, or more properly speaking,
what has been done to him
For instance IL Is an easy task for an
experienced phrenologist to tell what
kind OF an article the heavy develop
ment behind Bob's ears would inspire,
while by CHANGING at the elevation
over his left eye it IL no trouble at all
for an amateur to see just what kind
of bump certain kind of article in
spires. Pbrenology Is great thing
but II takes an expert in the profession
just at the present to properly invoice
Bob's bumps, some of which show
what kind of literature he is inclined
TO Indulge IN, while othere show the
result of publishing such literature.
Bob wants 10 hire "a fighting editor
for the Post but Pm going 10 try to
worry along without the posish.
Pm notgoing TO say anything more |
about Decatur, 1t takes me too long To |
say all | feel about the place. met /
Harry Marks there. Harry is "a
festive drummer.boy of am
pie cheek and jowl Of brass.
Genial, Woodworking Harry would
be II jolly companion If he would talk |
anything but dry goods. Harry Is
rnstler and no mistake, and has placed
me under lasting obligations. Any
thing he orders from your Office, fur
nish him promptly on my account-if
he pays for IT, Pm getting liberal all
at once, you see. Harry and | stopped
at
SUNSET,
where we tantalized Mr.. Dorsey until
| think he is about seady to ask for "A
position in the branch lunatic asylum. I
lie patroni2ed us both finally Just to
get rid of u.s.
Sunset Is improving rapidly. A
large new hotel has Just been compile
ted and another 'blind tiger added to {
the menagere Of the city. These later
institutions are the boss. While Won |
are refreshing yourself at them you do '
not have your eyes daZzled hy the
bar-keepers diamond breast pins. You I
are not overpowered with his general
and you don't have TO take
any Of his jaw +
We got to Bowie and / Immediately !
TOOK conveyance to 9
MONTAGUE. \
This Is prosperous inland town. t
supported by II thriving semi-grazing j
and the other half farming country. II
Montague contains an elegant stone a
court house, good school houses, neat
churches, substantial Jail and other y
moral institutions. The Jordan House II
Is an excellent hotel and there are Z
great number OF substantial buhiness $
lirms, ana one neat saloon Kept by q
Mr.. Belew very pleasant gentleman, !
The citizens of Montague We'd with d
Zach other In showing me courteous J.
attentions, their object being to 4
pay compliment to the works OF the $
stock journal Publishing Company.
Col. w. j. Sparks was perfectly will I
ing to neglect his own business 10 G
help me with mine and to him may $
be credited most of the success which |
my returns show, j Also met Mr. ].
Y. bryant Of AN prosperous firm of |
barefoot " Bryant and Mr. G.. G.
humriii whom every one knows as a
Jolly courteous aud prosperous cattle ,
raiser and dealer.
Capt. w. a. Morris the land aren't
J found to ben pleasant gentleman
and amy one can see that he il an en-
terprlsing business man by referring
10 his card in the STOCK JOURNAL.
Mr.. Stevens of the law firm
OF stevens, Matlocls & Her
bert has at last returned from
mn extended trip to visit some of his
western lands. He Is considerably
bronzed by exposure.
hnd the pleasure of meeting Mr..
and Mrs, Holt, both Of whom IRE
newspaper men, and together they
are making spicy sheet of the 7erGs
Northeast, which is published at Mon
tague.
went back to
BOWIE,
where ann now looking over the I'M
provements going on In this prosper
Gus town. \ large two-story school
mouse mas Just been completed here,
and an excellent schbol is being con-
Quoted In Il.
Mr.. Il. G. Little has sold out his
stock OF drugs, built a splendid new
house and opened up another stock of
Mason & Sen still handle large
stocks of goods, They have lust ac-
copied the agency for MeCormickls
h,ncniherS, ana ARE now ready to sun
ply the surrounding country with the
latest improved machines OF every de-
scIiption. The Manor House contln-
ues to be the leading hotel OF the place
and-but say, Mr. Jones Is going 10
take me birding this afternoon. He
has splendid guns, good setter, and
IL Il said quail are numerous. do
not believe IN the wholesale slaughter
OF these birds, however, and | do not
intend that we shall kin more than
we wish 10 make Use of. | think Il n
really sinful 10 kill more of these beau.
uiui birds than you wish To eat, |
nave Just engaged Mrs. Smith, of the
motel, to have cooked for me six. and
In consideration of her services ann
To furnish some thirty or forty for the
supper table. In addition to this
number Mr.. Jones will perhaps be
able TO use two score of birds. and
when all these are bagged Intend \
THAT we shall come IN. It's very kind
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