The Morehouse clarion., 1884-06-06
WaIdrOp i'm Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas, June {

| AUSTIN, TEXAS, June 2, "a.
| Editors CLARION Il left Baton
Rouge last Tuesday in a jiffy. l
had row with state Senator on
the lottery bill. He and l got up
a heated discussion respecting the
nlonopolistic features Of Howard's
Lottery, and l blurted out an opin-
! ion which I have entertained for
years, but which the aforesaid Sen
ator did not relish. I simply re-
marked that I considered the legis-
lator who opposed other great and
good lotteries in Louisiana merely
a hired puppet and a trucking tool
of C. Towards. This remark kim
died the Senator'S ire, brought
down upon my head and face the
| very fercess volley of clean-cut pro-
family and provoked him to extend
to me one of two desperate alterna-
| tives, namely; either to fight him
ON the spot in Su.livanic style or
else meet him at the earliest posi-
| bic period on the "feld Of (dis;
honor" was amazed Tie man
Is double my size. He tips the
avoirdupois beam at 1913. His
arms are prodigious piles of firm
bones, tough muscles and sound
meat. These powerful muscular
APPENDICES are healthy, active,
strong, having been thoroughly de-
veloped through the "art'' of sling
ing q seven.pound az and swinging
q massive mall in converting huge
logs into instruments Of fence
building. In other words. this In.
censed and hsrculJan Senator 10
fresh from the rail-produciBg for
ests Of Louisiana and / was afraid
Of him. I burst not stand IN front
Of his gigantic carcass simply to
be ''saasaged'' in the defense Of an
honest, correct, deep-seated opin-
ion. Therefore, ! told him to re-
main within the folds Of his
sta.ched-front garment and would
endeayor to '.see him later" He
insisted that / there and then name
the time, place and weapons. I
asked tor an extension" l went
off to consider, and was not long in
arriving at the happy conclusion
| that ! had business in Texas. So
here / am in the broad domains of
the Lone Star State-a State so
large that myself and forty mad
| Senators could live in it for years
without a collisien. Here in Texas
differs from Raten Rouge. In that
little village q man of my active
habits Is likely to meet the came
man during the same day disgust
io11 sc s;s sssss s sn II g f IL
ford comfortable quarters for secl
oud-class circua the citizens of
Baton Rouge know what all their
neighbors have for breakfast, din
ner and supper. / determined TO
remain no longer ID. . town Of such
diminutive dimensions, especially
since / had aroused the blood
thirsty cravings Of such an i'm
mense Senator. Hence / left /
took the flrst west bound train. and
followed thesagely admonition Of
the illustrious founder Of tho New
York Tribune-I came West old
man. / brought my opinions 40
to G. Howard's plan Of perpetua-
ting the lottery monopoly with me
however and II will require stronger
arguments than the menacing atti-
tnde OF . Senatorial rail.splitter 70
gOage those opinions -. Of my
stnbborn heAd too 'sElxed opin-1
ions ass stnbt,oFn things, and
l0uged IN D stabbora head, IRE o.
imAovabae - . male With the
ssstuds.n
l am delighted with Texas. Her
towns MI lock fresh and healthy.
Her people lock strong and hearty.
Along the railroads innumerable
places Of liquid refreshments are
found and in them the traveller can
find the festive hero of the plains
with broad brimmed white hat,
keen .rowelled spurs and glittering-
barrelled six-shooters. At those
places do congregate the bone and
sinew and silver quarters and hardy
mustangs Of Texas prairies. The
riders Of these tough equines quafF
Kentucky Juice, spin Texas yarns
and stchaW" Virginia twists with
ell the rolicking energy Of second
ward log rollers. Since I left home
l have met no class of people in
such complete consonance With nv
!... customs and raising
Wen ] first went to New Orleans,
Immediately after my defeat for the
Legislature, l endeavored to knit
friendly relationship With the men
met by dividing tobacco with
them. Ny generosity was invasi.
ably treated with hanghty con
tempt ! next offered my associ-
ates-and / had many-a s'pipe]
full. but still / was scornfully re-
pulsed In my efforts to BE- ssfriend-
J." Then ! drew my hottie, and
the gifted Todd, who gracefnlly
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