New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


- a,other very attractive picture OF vigorous
~ resoIn,e vouth-albeit this was not Mr. hughess
ssnecial object in publishing them. lie declares
that every year IL becomes more clear tna' tno
oreninrs in England for young men oil the upper
and middle classes quite insuhcient; anu .h"'
n would be well If the Nation would take the rna'eI
4, hand and would treat colonization scientifically
18th view 10 making the most of its splendid ma
,er,al. His three nephews, "Winy," "Chico ana
the Doctor have not waited fol the efforts Oh inc
Nation but have settled the leston themselves "s
mariners on a Texas sheep ranch. when they "io
conducting with but little assistance OF any KIM"
when Mr. Hnghes's brother, several years ago. Gu
eonntered financial reverses, his three boys were az
,,o,aa schools and distinguishing themselves IN
stndv the younge gaining scholarship AT west
minister The eldest left school and found employ
,nent in which he was eminently successful having
several promotions and rapidly growing salary
Tie spent not penny more than he could help' anu
at tho end of his eighteen months service he had
- about s65o Then he announced TO his father
,he pnrnose he had quietly formed of going out TO
.ho IVES, n seek his fortune "Willy' was only
sishteen but he had sturdiness Of character that
xxould have done honor TO a much older emigrant.
lie came saw and conquered all manner OF material
obstacles He entered the service of sheep-ralser
aud I'm six months had learned enough TO JUSTIFY
him in going into the business himself. Wlthn
wear he had farm of his own, one-roomed shanIy
with lean-to to live in and gear enough to Keep up
his courage Then the Westminster scholar nnd'
i,s that hard study began to tell upon his sight,
ioined his elder brother in America; ana TWO years
later the third who was working in London as
promising pupil of the artist Watts, resolved to give
nm astbeties for herding And at the end of Their
tbree years work together the brothers have good
farm. much Of which is cleared and planted ana
fine flock which they are caring for after the most
approved methods Their uncle notes that whle
they are condemned TO rough work for some years
vet they have notion of giving up their ola tastes
aud pursuits. They have their books about them
and willy" clings TO his fiddle, while CHICO Is
not forgetting how to draw, and the Doctor
keeps his relish for his natural science and his
photography. "They believe says Tom Hughes
,hat whatever is really essential TO the life of
cultivated gentleman may be had in due time on
Texas farm and is quite consistent with hard labor
and rough fare
IN the hard labor and the rough fare the writers
ef these letters seem have gioried To toll out
,fdoors all day In all sorts of weather, to sleep III
hut so full of leaks that the floor OF earth became
n sea Of mud, TO cook, TO wash and mend TO i've
amid dirt and creeping things, has been the lou
which these hardy young Englislnen nave met
with CAV courage and indomtabe Will 80 ardent
indeed has been That courage and so tstrong that
will that one cannot but believe that they would
have commanded success in any country. and in any
profession There have been failures OF crops,I OIL
course and loss of valuable sheep but most of their
worries these manly fellows have kept to them
.eves filling their letters when they found time to
write Them with the more encouraging and anus
tns details of their working lives. letter written
~ their sister Madge, who visited them three
,e.rs after WHY'S" establishment in Texas,lgves
a suggestive picture Of their surroundings
The house" consisted of good-szed tent, and
Ttfie hoard kitchen, which was TO be my bedroom
d1r,ng my stav This kitchen was Just large enough
~ hold a small cot bedstead, the stove, chalr,
some shelves, and two rough boards that answered
A. A kitchen table and also az dressing taoIe lot
me In was very roughly built of boards, winch
hal shrunk from exposure TO the weather, IeaNlng
nhout half an inch OF space between eaCh poaiu;;
The roof was by no means weather-tight OF which L
was uncomfortable reminded sometimes, by waxing
up 10 find steady cold drip coming INTO my ear or
down INV neck. During the day the cot had 10 De
folJe1 mn and carried into the tent, TO make room
for the cooking arrangements. My wardrobe, was
small rough wooden box wlthouC lld, and as "
stood lust underneath the kitchen table" 1t used
often 10 be the receptacle OF the greasy drops WhCh
found their way, from time to time, between tne
two boards which composed that article OF furnl-
fure The family" consisted lof five members; :
my father. my two brothers, and myself and MI
= Young Iuan who had been staying there
about six months, working for his board. The hrst
sound heard every morning was a shout IRON the
tent of "Oh Madge| which Il ana NOT lmlne e1o
ntely answer. was repeated urtll was VIDE awake
enough ia reply | then lit lamp flor IL was gen,
erailV before sunrise or sun-up" as II IS called
there aud hustled on my clothes, and called out
fbat | was ready Then the business OF the day
would begin The cot was slowed away IN the tent
and the fire lit, and then breakfast had to be got
ready ON my first morning Willy initiated me into
ihe mysteries of making "slaplacks. these
fabby indigestible things are made OF Hour and
water made into batter. and fried on skllIets IN
bacon grease. They are pretty good when not, but
after they get cold II requires good deal OF courage
t. bury ones teeth in them, we had our meals on
small table in the tent, and as theTe4was no table
cloth we used 10 bring the pots and pans straight
from the fire, and stand them on the table Wherever
a corner could be found. ! forgot TO say that there
WAS no floor TO either kitchen or tent, but only the
bare ground, and one morning, after a paItcularly
heavy rain. stepped into half an inch OF mud on
getting out of bed. Directly after breakfast, my
Younger brother, the Doctor, or MI. C, whosever
fnu h was started OFF with the sheep, and was not
sep again til teaime at snhaown HSS S IGo oye
trouble 20 carry il than IL was worth, as they nave
70 walk all day during the winter; In summer ne
sheep lie down during the heat OF the day, ana the
shepherd has time 10 go home aud get his dinner.
The country in that part OF Texas Is hliy ana the
grass IL green All winter The pllnelpai trees oe,hg
desolate look i'm winter, aud makes 1t almost appear
Ike summer. Three days after our !arrlyal at the
ranch. we had cur first experience or a ieXas
eNorther" IL had been comfortably warm all DAY,
bat looked threatening. We were hard at work
making guilt, OF which theIS were aioaoy tI &C.
claiming E" Here il cOmesW slammed the door 10
after him. The next minute gale OF wlnd began,
which seemed 10 shrIyel us up, ana make US I9Gk
our feet under us as we hurried on with the quilt
IL gsped M the same time, and during the night the
rain froze as II fell on the tent and made II as hard
a. a board before morning. We went TO bed earl =,
after irving In vain TO get warm over the tiny cook
ing-stoye, and after pinching my feet for some
minutes and putting every available article OF
three cots in the tent and there were four peo-
Die 90 sleep in them. my two brothers slept
together IN one aud think they had the best of il
that night The next morning there was not much
washing done, | am afraid, for the wind and rain
eth continued. and all We cOud do was 10 try 10
keen warm The poor shepherd had to trudge out
os usual after being laden with all the great coats
he could carry.
Tue young rauchers do not communicate in round
figures the results Of their undertakings; but they
ore sufficiently frank to show that they have been
fortunate i'm the accumulation of worldly goods and