Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-09-02

tempted to believe that some stald city
Of the East has strayed away from its
mooiings and conforming to sup
posed Texas custom, landing on the
frontier changed its name to Hem
rietts.
That the morals OF Henrietta are not
neglected il illustrated In the compile.
ton and fitting up In elegant style OF a
nice stone church for tho Methodist
denomination. The Baptist brethren
are but little behind ia he good work.
These elegant public buildings arc n
monument TO the generosity and intel
ligeuce of the citizens OF the town
The next move, which is ALREADY ina,i-
guratcd. will be the building of fine
school-housp. TO cost not less than 49,
eco. Thus Henrietta evidences her
title TO progressiveness, the cap-stonc
TO her other virtues.
Tie Shieid, the LEGAL paper OF Henri
ettn, 70 owned by Col Mercer,
THE NEwspAPER SfoNOroLtsr
of the West His publications might
be termed q "big four combination,
riyaling Nal Burke's propos, Il team
if the hugeness of the territory which
they cuyer he considered They are
the Mobeelic PdnhunWe, Vernon
Guard, Henrietta ,Mich and Bowie
Cross Ylabcrs. IT'S said that he Dor.
fowed few dollars topay passage into
Henrietta few years ago. What a
magnificent field is the West.
Think &c bis scCess,
you lightning calculators, and
resolve into figures the results Of such
talent, Il not 50 sadly misdirected
Who can make u success OF four news
papers deserves q niche In the monu-
ment of financial fame near that
worthy. an ex-secretary Of the treas
ury, who in ten years out Of salary
OF $1,000 a year succeeded in saving
near half million. The Shieta Ia
good paper, neat in appearance and
giving evidence of editorial ability.
1T deserves and receives a paying pa
tronage.
''sHE STooPs TO coNQUER.p
On the bus as 1t wendell its way 20
the depot at 49, the other day, were
several fanciful fairs whose blooming
cheeks and rounded forms betrayed
their western residence. Two Were
departing for a visit to the cast The
conversation naturally drifted to the
loved ones and The lovers--left be-
hind. This soggesling, perhaps, the
lpoSSipilllies VI liut iIiDony. one warmly
exclaimed: 'Oh, never shalt barter
my independence to any man. 1t Is
so much nicer to be free; to go and
come rs the inclination may suggest.
Who wants to beg and plead with a
lioirid tyrannical man before daring to
indulge the slightest wish. Not
l." And she shrugged her dainty
shoulder and stamped her
pretty little foot with an emphasis
that portended much evil to somebody
in the dawning future,
"Pshaw,' retorted her companion
what Il goose You are! Who wouldn't
sacrifice little independence to gain
"A greater power, For my part /
think it will be just awful nice
to have some one to beg, somebody
to rnn TO when you want anything
to coax and plead with so exquisitely
for them to resolutely refuse, hesitate
and finally with an air Of reluctance
and martyrdom yield. And then
the dear creatures never know but
they really are managing the ma
chine. Ha. ha, but I'll at
tend to that" And her eyes fairly
glistened with joy in anticipation Of
coming triumphs. My eye glanced
upward with u mild remonstrance,
and meeting. herds subsidized. Thus
will 1t ever be. Man reigns and wo-
man rules. Il. G.. S.