St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-09-20

f -*as I'LL L an - -taI | hate
been permitted to live to see 80
much Of the beauties u Nature. |
can enjoy. blt | cannot describe
n scene. Cuuli son bat 50 n
| nave seen. | doubt not but some ot
( ~ lovers Of the beautiful would
I'll II fancy be lingering around
these celestial Heavenly bodies. for
ny 1liai woaIi continually want 10
soar mp 70 the highest summit,
then i-lEe dOsn those PERCEPTIONS
canyons. that slrr4ss III grandeur
tu- descriptive powers u Your
humble correspondent t. there
the lion lies ia wait during the day,
should anything dare pass that
way. Tie Ia1-her's Scream i
hea:i morn AM eve tie cata-
mounts grow ani the voff-s howl:
the badger. AMI many other savage
animals. are plentiful But W are
ont anar1ei, ard - uncoucernes.
- i -e were II The k4art ;. civil
cation
t. day I st foot OF tue extreme
'roLtler u Texas Spring Ranch
j. near tie LOrler-tLere being
only two or three adveusurers u
little berout--s, " sHi the itin-
Grant Methodist preacher Ler=. anil
monthly services are held .wo aud
half miles from mere. in a heat
frame church AMI school lous-
Ard ONLY tnslz 1t It-c1mu pine
Iums'=r s2s per 1000 feet, All It Il
Il hauled twenty i've miles Taia :
OF that. ron vho Lave lumber = :,
= SO per i55l f-e.. AMI that hear
by. -L! then hardly a. good aud
often not hGl: a. good place to
worship.
luis lani : al taken np, anil i
Talae,i = SO per acre for grain.
purposes al5E-. | fad that the
cattle men have little u-e for sheep.
AID the saeep-raI>ers are compelled
> keep tlslr sheep on their own
land IPassei through t5ek al
2uvo head to-day 4 herisman
and his dogs were with them. Such
large, En-. fit sheep | never saw
before They eat the grass to the
ground. sni are moved each day 10
new grazing place They remind
II me- Of . mosiH- lscLIl.e. clean
.1g mp the grass tor e least 4 quar-
t-r u 3 mile IL width - they went
along.
Inc prettiost sight I have yet
t.eleli wa> ranch Ii horses aud
males Tie sucking colts were IN
deed marvel, u beauty. ftt anti
seek, with srel-u Eecks-fsr more
beautiful tuan auEcLIn. the most
talented artist las Vet succeeded IN
putting on eaEyas-Hltb .ucll =
prous! and noble bearing. shifting
he mountain air, Their elastic step
- feet As the re. How | iii al
HIre tlerl- There : 4 vrtI-tFosen
stallion III every herd, AMI lie Nj.
not allow i stFtu5e horse 10 enter
the herd, neither does one dare t.
.-ave ic-he guards tLelr every
movement.
These people out here have fun.
- we'll a w, ont Of the uE.uIti-
s,ed; but they are - good 10 ne.
the, aGep ne ont vi All trouble. l.
my old gray head that i. nov do
tng me good service 4 young eeut
IT tie '-hue hair stripe, shortly at
ter nIs arrival here, got little dust
/ Ill his hair, and IL called for soap
and water, which WIS furnishes
hin, aud lie thoroughly sgapeI lis
head alI prepared for waeaoat
But nary ~a-uyut coRti lie get H
could procure nothing but hard
wafer, aIi his hair stuck out Ike
ao- br.stlrs, winch made him Iook
Ike perfect fright, AMI nothing
bGt soft water could take tie stiff
ness ont % his hair, and none TO be
had till the next rain. Just imagine
him, IL his cut-awa. suit. fitting
10 a dot, but us lair. no comb
could possibly % through it. and
lie had to patiently Wait for rain.
It cured him completely. aud nov
lie can enjoy somebody eise's mis-
takes.
LII regard to the "cow boys" |
am of the opinion that, a a class.
they have Ue-n, as genera! thing.
grUssl Y mlsrepresentei. Il : true,
tley sometimes get on i ''tare7 aud
!yEch some fellow, but nine out OF
ten O. those who are IyneLed oneLt
20 have been hung when a later
vine" would nave done the WORK.
| Ike what | have seen Of them,
and think could get along WITH
them irst-rate- There i none Of
the h!pocrlte about their compost
ton. They mean what tue. saF, +
and their sar Is generally right. 4 +
negro who wants TO get to Heaven g
quick. and Is prepared for his exit,
should come here. This i tue
place % secure I quick transit aud
sure cunnection-cougars hold the
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