The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-04-03
THE BEAUTIFUL CITY.
A Glimpse of Austin by a Fair Jour-
naliStic Pilgrim.

A Glimpse OF Austin by a Fair Jour- |
nalistic Pilgrim.
For a stranger to come into Austin |
and intimate that he or she is not en-.
raptured, would be sufficient indica-
ton, in the eyes of the citizens, of
either insanity or stuck-up-ishneSs
The town pride of the Austinite is to
be admired-it is good to see-still the
Austin of to-day is not nearly what it
can and will be-
For the locale of pretty city, you
might have looked the world over and
not found a more delightfully."- pictur-
esque-it is a grand setting for a grand
city, and it seems to me because
nature has done so much for Austin,
Austin should strive to do all the
more for herself.
Just to get you to say this-to speak
word Of praiSe-the Austinite re-
guide in Mark Twain's Inn ocents
Abroad" she wi. :, TX his legs Off"
In an hours spin (behind "Ben
of the president of the city water
works charming wife), l saw for the
first time the modus operandi of the
I1Olly oy oOCIli, GuC pIOG1lCSG 6llu SOil
pletest of all systems. How much
pleasanter it is to contemplate that
| you're drinking Colorado river water
instead of that forced through pumps
into reservoir, and full of wiggle-
tails! BY the way, they say if you
drink of the Colorado, you are fated
| to return-in that event, l would
warn the Sunny South" patrons that
"they will have the pleasure of seeing
me again"-neXt year.
To me Austin is happy combina-
ton OF city and village. You go out
one of the business streets, and you
are in the cuteSt little city imagin-
able, with plate glass show-windows
and handsome fronts, and out an
other, there hangs still about the busl.
ness h buses the general appearance OF
much smaller town; but that is
gradually giving way and will soon
be thing of the past, and Austin will
shine forth like the jewel she is, and
of Gods own setting of green hills and
crystal waters, a perfect city.
There IS the dearest, cutest little
jail, which looks like an old castle, and
is perfect picture; the building OF
the old land office, odd enough to strike
any one in its style of architecture
the court house;the post office building
and the Bremond residences that are
among the most attractive features Of
the town, to my thinking.
l. Austin is so hilly, so up-and-downy
that one might remarks of it, as has
been said of Lynchburg, Va, sit is
necessary to be formed with one leg
.2Sger than the other, that you may
stand level"
| L had the honor Of being presented
to Governor Ireland 1 found hin
handsome and stately-as governors
usually are, and courteous and Cenia
which governors usually are not
He struck me as being rather young
looking for governor, is a grea
favorite with the ladies, and no won
der. The governor of my state is Ole
and gray and slow. How much bet
ter it seems to me to elect a man tt
such an office who is younger, NOR,
active to the world about him, ant
filter, because of more active intel
lect. 1 congratulate Texas on he
governor.
Just here I would like to state, au
burn hair, blue eyes and dimples in
| newspaper man may be all very well
but I'm in favor of suppressing tina
which is dangerous to the feminin
peace of mind. ga word to the wise,
+ 4 It seems tina
the sunshine of Texas which is NOR
, golden than elsewhere, has gone dow
into the hearts of the Austinites, an
lives eternal. Ihave never met pee
pie Outside of my love,
South Carolina who were el
masse, SO warm hearte,
and generous and altogether "nice," a
these same; and l want to expires
my thanks for the many kindnesse
extended the Sunny South" Bohe
milan, who has lived to come NOR
, than a thousand miles prom her nativ
! hearth to find the ne plus ultra O
courtesy and big heartedness.
When your four million capito
stands guard or or the prince of cite
when the Austin of to-day reache
further out into the green fields an
+ gathers them into herself, may tn
, waters of the Colorado work thei
charm and bring me back again.
, FANNIE MAY WITT.