The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-08-16
THOUGHTS FROM TEXAS.

THOUGHTS FkOn TEXAS.
 SOUTH coHcHo, TEXAS.
 To kAs Edifoy ef 7ae Ariassaw T,ssei<r
 expected to find the Jumping ofi place" in this remote region, but didn't. There afe plenty of jumping ef places on the cool, high bluffs, bordering the South Concho river, but they are not the kind meant in the metaphor. No one would voluntarily shuttle of the mortal coil !" in such land as this, hence it would be a safe asylum for disappointed ofice-seekers after the election.
 Make note of this, MT. Editor, and let the good news go round. Send it to Texas Sifings, and have it inserted in the London edition. It would be cheer ing to miserable creatures, such as Glad stone. Bismarck, Victoria, the ezar oi Russia, and the pope of Rome. In this land of health and peace, their weary souls could rest their sprains and bruises heal. Here the empress of India nigh, cease to grieve for John Brown, and the czar amuse himself chasing jack-rabbits instead of Nihilists. His holiness-the pope-might also find useful employ ment in ieeding real live sheep, and for get to mourn the loss of temporal power And to dear old Bismarck, our great inn migration agent in Germany, extend the information, that hogs are scarce in this part of the moral vineyard.
 There is but one objection to opening a general hospital for the sick and dying representatives of tyranny across the water, and that is, that every snob in America would be running here to look at them. Snobs would not be popular hereabouts, but they might learn some things from. the old settlers" which would have tendency to improve their manners. We are not pining, however, to lead reform in that direction. file, alone, they (the snobs) will not survive " with the ittest," and that is enough. This place (25 miles south of Fort Con- cho and San Angelo) is on a high plateau, some 1900 feet above the level of the sea hence it is cool and pleasant, especially at night The face of the country is peculiar. It is prairie land in- terspersed with hills aad trees. The prairies are covered with such flowers as visit us in dreams alfer ice-cream and strawberry suppers. The trees are clusters of live-oaks and cedars, forming what the Fiosidians can hsmmocks." These arc so cool and shady ve can rest in them at midday, drinking in millions of balmy breezes, and listening to the mocking- bird, with none to moless or make us afraid of being caught in summer cos tune without our bangx
 From this you may infer that sociesy is not 90 numerous here as in some other places. This is the case, except when a flock of sheep 60 by. One came along yesterday afternoon, while was taking my siesta, and l was glad when a thou- sand of them concluded to stop awhile, and rest beneaih the verdant shade where I reposed. enjoyed their admirine gianceA and wculd have enjoyed their company if they had not all salked al once This is common, know, .s good soeie3y, but 1t reminds me of pic-nics during the var, when beaux were scarce, and the association has touch of sad nessi in it
 This county (which is about the size oi the New England stases) is the sheep mans paradise. A pssadise, that a man can % to be6pre he diss, is very desirable to the average man, hence the tide oi immigEaaioa into the county is great. Large capitalists from the old and nev vosid, are coastantly coming in here, ard hsying shousands ef acre. of land, a>A invsseisg "miIkoss in caitie and sAssp. Ansosa goats are also numerous, and they flourish and yield the mohair, which brings fifty censs per pound, with vesy h6ne exPense 70 the owner. Hch ssockman told me recently that his goats paid him better, for the capital invesssd, than any psepssy Ae had, and his pos sasnicas are numesous and varied. Those sncisnt nyshoaegists, vho compared good psople b sheep, and had oses to eea4A nishs have lsas.sd ding or svo by osming b Ten Gssaa cDUay bsfors tbsy fnisAsd the "vosd-" O., it may bs, tAR ~Aagarns hAd nse tssn invenesd vhea ths nazpAsr vas fus vEilaes q the fiaal ssoand up" q hanan a6airs. Anyasv. thsy seem now to be as much, ssd svea mose, entitied to exemption from eternal cremation than their