Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-20
HE'LL AND TExut
Influence Of the Railroad, II
and Immigrant.
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Gen. Sheridan, on returoIsu y.
his military mission in Tsxn =
he had shaken Off the dust ILL
was interviewed by a newsp.s' sc
respondent who INSURED q n y
eral what he thought Of Tephal
is reported to have answers abe
he were the proprietor Of wv
the owner Of Texas, he would = 4,
the former and let the latter Y, =, p
l had thought this a yery 4
reply till L learned that In Rbe
phrase hell and Texas wen reaa
nous terms, and it remintjnf n
what took place during my ~ q,
In Africa. A missionary fllllral
tartan zeal journeyed tothe zuA,D 4
try, beyond the tyho
border, and at lsngih ten
at King Panda's great Knsl Neaod
engu,, one of fourteen military 3
tails OF the Zulu nation ,slr
The missionary, having obi
permission to preach, disconrxd4 q
fall of man, the punishment old ol
and the eternity OF suffering lshe
for the impenitent in q place Ont
ing torment. During the sea to
grunt OF dissatisfaction ran u
the assembly, and the king he'd
outright with disbelievin. 4 3
whilst he listened to these thsy,
dogmas. The preacher pausnc
inquired why the king laughd)rrS
Come tomorrow at sunccu We
see," replied Panda. cut
Accordingly the missiousyaSed
at the Zulu palace or issyTsSt "a
beheld u multitude OF warnonF1e
bled under their captains olipad
three regiments out of lvse
which composed King PandAlAee
being present. They consislA cit
Omobapanku, the First rara
1t is said that q panther sOHs
before had killed and devcuIaiyi!
the kings young shepherd
tachment of this regiment wAiAn
take the criminal. The feat ye
complished, and the saysyien
brought alive before the klnf VI
ordered it to be thrust throu,n
an assagai. The Zulu moDaransi
no account of men. Hums'b
tri t,lng in his esteem. Attheg y
nod the crimson tide Of life VT
out as from the slaughter.hoHis
great city. There Is no ton ~
for the unhappy Zulu. To wv
he replies with the proverb,, ~
to-day; tomorrow / may be irtss
Beside the First regiment "
ground was also the Fourth
"Mokokouthlafu," or ''slsN
tall" and the Twenty.sllH
iment, the kings special bop n
splendid fellows, picked ma
the entire army, arrayed y -
fanciful trappings Of ssvse a
with head dress of ostrich fesp, II,
the long plumes of the Stand XXI,
mixed with the scarlet bresa
of the weaver bird. They w
ard-skin glrdles. Tails ~
streaming from the shouldss II
and knees, their broad shlN
assagais completed this rlg n
ing costume. Standing beh3sat
ox'hide shields the troops wee
circle around ali immense pS ,rts
Der and brush fiom the lungs ass
The king ordered the vl !.
fired, and when in full blsze, Ia Il
regiments were commando Ayi
ont. The troops walked star iii
burning mass of fire like AZ At
OF humanity and ia
stamped it out WIZ lYs
feet. When the emN XII
scattered, there said FApjg
missionary, that is what 3itf
with your hell fire. Go, saa 1tsi'
till you reach your own cep''npk
| burn you, too"
The moral OF this Zulu p2t p
that though Texas was Y FED
days very cowless, and me ln y
early history were blotted x'fs'
cruelty and violence, the cry
its government telling . tAls
ny with all the developmsD
bridled passion and fienclI 0rl
running riot, and its soclsH
ciated with hell, q place O
him who sojourned ~
happily this immoral cnk
ing away. The charsctear,,,sa.,.. re-
cause Texas to be llh~ def
burning pit are beln PIN III
out by three regene.l.ses 4.
working upon her terrlIo'; "
people. They are the
electric telegraph and tps
settler. The influence p X, III
izing forces will put ouI y. +.
Texas hell. 1t Is q fact ga "a,
heather Ohio, with her w ~
Ing civilization, beat ssyu5 u ! n
five more reported muIs
credited to the Lone Ssst '' 81,
EVERY frat. Glass deSisf ~