Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-03
DUvAL COUNTY.
From a Correspondent Who Would
Write Long Letter IL He
Had Time. Z.

correspondence the Gazette.
san Diego, December - If had
time | would like To write long
chatty letter, telling you about what
line time we had here Chris mas aud
how even the weather favored us.
The Indian summer has returned, and
at the ball at the Borden building ON
the night of the 18th, although the
hall Was large and AIRY and the door
wide open, IL. was absolutely necessary
To omen most of the windows, IL was
so warm. If | only had time | could
tell you more infinitely what gay
and lovely galaxy was there ASSEM-
bled, composed of the brilliant and
fascinating bellies of San Diego and
the spr'ghtlV and corteous pallauts
who attended them; and how Charley
Hoffman, although an old married
man mot AN old man by any means)
WAS the lite and soul of the entertain
ment, and also If | could spare the
time, would tell you about another
ball given by iha hospitable and
gene rous townsnIan of ours, Mr.. q
IL, Reg nulds. on the same night,
where all eni yed themselves hugely,
and where the best of good feeling
prevailed, as IL did in fact everywhere.
| could tell you of that splendid bowl
of egs-nug which was made, and
literally distributed at hat very pupu
lar snioun, kept Ivy Mae on the north
vet corner uf our plaza, and how rN-
hilarating and pleasant were its effects,
hut | have not ,ime to go into the de-
tails of all 0I these events. wish j
could spare the time to tell of what IA
uclie hIful evening we passed at the
ball given on The night of the 9TH by
that highly ~ eemed and accom-
piished lady, Mrs Kate LubS,
the prpcepiress of our fe-
was crowded almost u reple,i ion 10y
her numerous friends; and how the
gay aud festive thrunG partopk OF the
I'D things which the generous AID
polite hostess distributed with lavish
hand until near the morning of the
2sth; and how ven our sedute and dis
cane boy again tor the nonce aud
danced minuet with the beautiful
| Mrs Kate, carried awaN 10y the hilar-
lty of the occasion. rhe performance
Just brought down the house. But
must write OF other matters.
The prairies In our vicinity are look
ing iinr; grass in abundance and az
green us summer. Stock of every kind
doing we'll; III fact looking sleek ana
fat.
y good many horse buyers are upon
our streets, and sc drunmcrs, thai
diilideut and modest set, are 20 be seen
occasionally aro0ud the corner
Trade generality lacking up, The
store of The Greydan Bros. IL crowded
from morning till night with buyers,
who are taking OF lnls of goods,
but every train brings them more,
so that the supply is kept up
to the demand ~ the way, speak
ing of this deservedly popular house
Mr.. Z. Gurydin is M ring for e hi
magnificent ranch, on the route from
here To Tilden and San Antonio, and
near the Nueces river, The place ia in
McMullen cuunty, about twenty-five
miles from This place about TWEEN
ty-two or twenty three from Tilden.
| has some -, 800 acres of land, abnu
$40 acres under fence, dwelling house,,
out houses. sheep pens, cattle pens
tanks, an incxhaustible well of water,
etc. It. * one of The heullhitst and
most desirable ranches in this country,
hu> II fine range Of mesquite grass, ana
splendid protection from he noIthers
in the winter There Is any amount
at pricklA pear or lopal 10 he found
on The place which makes exce,leli
f ed for cattle, sheep and goats Nj e.
q. has machine for chopping up the
nolai, which, when mixed in this
way with hay or folder, is nearly or
quite ~ nutritious rs earn.