Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-01-14
THE "RAW RECRUIT
tei- What he ENPectcd'in Arizona ar,
 What he Found

What he Pound
 ! Sttdu-ers are almost universally -ur-
 prised and iavorably disappointed upon . tbeIr first appearance ia Tucson. No . one coming over the rail-aai lsne from
 Kansas City. for instance. to tLns placr
 fails c. hear all manner ol blood curl-
 ling aud hair raising tales oI the bold.
 had deeds oi its 'irrepressl5le." murder
 ous cowboy, name that send thrill | oftecr0r to the passenger. presumiug be ] ls "raw recruit" from down Fasf.'' The "tale bearer enjoys impartinc his
 ''eXPerieuce' in this supp0s G God-for- saken and mBrde-oUs country. for the [ ''expenenced' man takes great delig < telling yOult Is no unusual t1la- .s you -o wake up an tha morning aud fad yourself dead or hanging to a limb of a 'c0nvenlent tree -i1nEs.le of lalf a ! dozen other strangers taken ia- horse
 thieves, where s-ores uf other end bet-
 ter men have hung. Tho experienced
 man delights m telling you bow enjoy
 able lt Is tO pull your boot on in the
 morning and find scorpIoa snooziug
 Inside or shake a rattle,nake out of the
 folds of yoU- blanket as you arise from
 "our bed, hIs Enakeship hnvinr
 been induced Co crawl under the cover
 by the warmth of your body. He never
 fails to tell you of the soldier Tho died
 m Yuma and went Co holland returned
 next day after his blaukets-heu
 was cold compared to Yuma: or
 the EnClisnman who slept m a
 room with half a dozen other strangers. !
 who. upon looking in a glass the next
 morning, just after daylight, saw a cow
 boy sitting up in bed with a revolver |
 leveled at his the Englishmau' head. 1
 How he dodged and how many thousand 1
 pieces that mirror was reduced so. The !, cowboys slumbers had been disturbed. 1
 All tlis and lots more the 'raw recru1tr 1
 s regaled with upon ius passage to thls 4 country, and this. witL hls general i-- | norance Of the country, the people and tine climate, make mp balance against l the land of sunshine, cactus, bunch grass and sage brush, mountains and desert.
 Thea when he aliSbts from the cars he . almost wishes there was some excuse Co ! carry him further ou; but he grits his teetl. braces up and makes a dash for Porter sample or dining room f5r the purpose of fortifyinc himself against the enemy which he feels morally certain Is all a-oUnd him. \ hall hours exprri- euc4 cunvInces LIm the cowboy is not abo1-. He sees no scorpion ar rattle snake; he has not seen man shat and he begins Co fhIEE the "aXperiance- mai las "eZagg ggerated' somewhat. Ias next morning he does tha town: he q, sIaE-lariy impressed with 5Le aGoh. Ir#9H Hr.. |. su-prle with the vast bus ;E-ss which ls rsiu- an. He steps iu- Co several ol --e busluess Louses. and !s more surprl- -l to see -.e i'm msusa stocks that 4I. carried and .au what & vast country l. depeuaeut upol the commerce of Iuc-n X few day- stay m the town a-d he - charmed witl the country and delighted with the Deo- ple. He meets men and women of the highest order Ot intelligence and refine meut. Society as rich and fashionable as m the Ezst-fashi0nable tl rE- -raFagauce, the native Mexican, the
 industrious and economic ChinamGu ue miner. the speculator. the sport and .n fact every grade of tae human race. lt does not take hun long Go discover .hat Tucson IS the center of commerce .ur Arizona; the hub of rhe Territo.y. and a hearty welcome IS extended 90 lIm upon all sides. there ls generous open handed manner Of dealing here which. whIle iJ may not he strictly ID accord with the ideas of the down Easter, I- very charming and uleasaut .o meet, for while this IS very old ruuu- Try 1T k new in progress and enterprise. he hand 05 fortune has been aii uu Tucson and -he u1u who is u.uu-t JaralvZeJ upon his entrance ,u-u tLc M own, realIZ-- that rhlS city must be- 'ome in the near future ro A-izpua Eua. Chicago s Co IillunIs. That there 2 will be lively times within the next 2 eighteen months i> 9n assured fact Go 2 he man who has investigated Every movement that has an upward and or- ward course should be encouraged, ar J :. Fe venture to say Jo the old and young . ltiZen who has the future interest Di . his town at heart Go keep theIr eyes - pen and let DO opportunity slip by il ! which a good thing can be done. No ' nan should wait for another to act, but very man act upon the thought. r