The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-02-17
FROM TEXAS.

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Dear Uncls Silas !-Whilst I am No. ..co;r,
Through Texas" quite 80 thoroughly. or ar
t'st'cally - the two s~ifters-Sweet and Knox
! am doing it more rapidly and ex~tr.vagantly
kasve only been ON the road four az DAYS. and
1t this present writing, am only two ri hours
lou m'les) ride from the Rio Grande, aud de
you have rad this, will have drank its waters
and gased with eager eyes upon the soil Of
the famed Three ~, Card Monte .zou,n..
from the bluff at Eagle Pass. Leaving mud.
ny old Houston at s. p. M. on Thursday last
the 9Th. l made SsnTone 1t 9 q. m. the next
Jay. Visited the ALAMO and left nv hand.
some autograph among the Thousands which
'rescoe It's historic walls. Gave . passing
glance at many old Mission houses. Wander.
90 q while about the crooked old ~streets, and
took tho SauMarcos train at Las D. M. Am
particular in giving the fractional parts of an
hour. a. th~ roads charge for them, SO much
. cent. Reaching San Marcos at 400 D.. m.
ana having failed in my mission, ''put up' at
the HOffensteil hotel, where l met around the
cheerful stove, = wealthy cotton BUYER from
austin who is years gone by married q lady
from Old LaFourche. He signs himself J.. K
tiawk'ns, and is pleaaAnt and genial enough
20 oe " native Of that parish. Leaving the
rather singular town Of San Marcos, and tax
ing away on my bouts five or six pounds of
Its richest soil, l boarded the west bound
train at 9.l5 q. m. the next day aud accompan
led by a number of Legislators of on ..acct.
OF sickness in family ran in on time, back to
SanT"ne, 1920 p. IN. Having q few hours
wait" to make this point, I spent them seeing
the many objects of interest about the old
spanish city. "rhe city Of the Alamo" and
1t Is worth q second visit. SanTone is the
largest. busyiest, Oldest and crookedest city
IN TX. 1t is q quaint beautiful and romantic
o'd place. its streets are narrow and crooked
as the river which runs across them like a
spasm! There you see and meet several
times in three squares. people from all parts.
u Is more cosmopolitan than N. o. or Hot
Springs. The San Pedro Springs q mile from
fo'c" proper, are o very pretty sight and pop
ular resort, visited them, and drank of their
pure, clear, sweet waters. then rode all around
the city, then got out and walked all through
it. and then LETT the dear old place at 7.lO D.
m. yesterday on the Pacific Express for
Uvalde, which l struck at l2 p. IN. sharp. The
car l rode in, was labeled "Southern Pacific
OF Arizona and ran through to San Francis
CO, via ElPaso and the impulse to remain in
it was strong almost as the will, though, On
board, were o~tacs from the tar west to whom
tha drunken cowboy, even, pays homage.
"Oneo Of these Paraies'' had in his pocket the
left ear of . San Filipe Indian. whom he had
''spossed'' . few days previously. The Texan
cowboy is Q mild man in presence Of this gen
tleman from New Mex. for ''he is quick on
tho drop" and carries . "gun" that is always
These ~desperadoes are . terror to
the "pilgrims" and justly 80, they shoot some
times! Three of them took charge of the
smoker last evening and held ahigh old hand:
when l left they were still, holding it, too,
Mono Ut my concern, I don't own any road or
train, You know!
You will not have space left for q sight Of
Uvslde this trip, 90. I shall bank it, until 1t
rains again. and by that time l shall have q
view of Eagle Pass in the gallery Of my memo
~. WESTWARD the star Of the Empire takes
it, way" Valet So does;
LITTLE OLE L.