Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-06-30
TEXAS LITTER.

Western and southwestern Texas
is picturesque coilntry and gives
vigor to the mind asfwell as the ply
sique. Especially is lllis the case at
present as the bud Of spring has un-
folded every petal add as every color
of the rainbow and every hue Of
precious stones is Represented in
what? In beautiful wild flowers,
some of which are as perfect in beauty
as is possible TO perfection. The
wild lily and verbena are most note
worthy, the rest | can only name as
Adam did by the impression and will
call them inspiration,
The hills as well as valleys are d &C.
GRATED with these flowers, and with
the green vegetation that also covers
them they look at distance like the
waves of the ocean-all the colors Of
the flowers being lost in the "living
green" These hills are barren as far
as timber is concerned, and your sight
isn't limited.
Another "beauty and joy forever"
is to come say three hundred miles
into the hills to "fountain spring"
and meander with ii to the prairies
and five hundred miles more TO the
Gulf of Mexico if you wish. just
such stream is known out here as
the GeaudelOupe river pronounced
in the Spanish warloupe.)
The principal beauties through the
hills are its numerous feeders from
little fountain springs" and the suf-
iicient inclination Of the earth TO
throw their waters together, or in
other words row Of "fOuntain
springs all Of which unite their crys-
tai waters; the thirsty cattle that
come "ten thousand strong" the
bounding, shy-faced deer with cleo
trio step is also numbered among the
throngs Of animals; then an inspira-
ton that battles description, and we
will.be to the prairie-this is near
sun-set when you climb the highest
hill, near the source of the stream and
watch the great floods of waving
golden light incircle the dots of hills
or mounds OH either side of the
stream, while the stream seems sill
yer thread running through the gar
nished hills.
/ said above that you might follow
on to the gulfif you liked, but the
scenery becomes monotonOus and it
will probably pay You to retrace your
steps to the "land ofNod," among the
evergreen and ever-blooming hills:
so s,5
snow we will go sailing away from here
10 the beautiful land of Nod
Away from life's hurry and worry and furry
Away from earth's shadows and gloom,
We win fOat OF together TO a world of fail
weather
Where roses are always in bloom.
just shut up your eyes and fold your hands
Your hands like the leaves Of the rose
And Wen 90 sailing to that fair land
That never an atlas shows.
On the north and west it is bounded by rest,
On the south and east by dreams;
'Tis the country ideal, where nothing is real,
And everything only seems"
, just so there is everything here fol
the poet-he could hear natures hear
, throbs aud pulsations, distinctly
floating on the balmy zephyrs-the
world (here) is left TO him as to Gray
, in his elegy-this stream would suit
, admirably the place that "Sweet
Themmes' occupies in Spencer'l
Prothalamion-this perfumed atmos.
phere is like that of Arabia-this eli
mate is Italian.
Still another beauty are the county
seats of these mountainous counties
they are most always built on some
, stream and are of stone structure
| these towns are built on Spanisl
, plans which is a square left in The
, center of the town and here "somt
: beauty stands'-it is the massiv,
f court house, Texas claims that tn,
f court house is the index of the coun
| ty and they spare no amount Of mon
: ey to make it imposing.
San Antonia is situated on the
e edge or beginning of the mountain
on one of the most beautiful stream;
4 in the world and is the metropolis o
+ western Texas.
f There is something enchanting
L connected with this city-this beauti
: ful stream makes a snake-like cir
9 cult through it and is over-arche,
V with mezquite trees Ga tree YER,
Q much like willows, which colors 1T
s cerulean blue into almost purple
n hue. The. main prongsheads within
:. two miles of the city and the lesse
If or San Pedro Springs on the edge o
/. town. A private individual own
; the springs and with few touche
Q of art to its all-ready UrsulpdSSe
|. loneliness has made it park.
J. Such an influence has these pic
lures of nature on me that | can asl
the same questions that Oliver Wen
dell Holmes asks and answers i
"rhe School Boy.
Is it an idle dream that nature shares,
. Our joys, our griefs our pastimes and oil
y cares9
! Is there no summons when at mornings call,
" ', The subtle vestmcnts of the darkness fallS
Does not meek evening" low voiced Ave bleu
: With the soft vesper as its notes ascendg
o Is there no whisper in the perfumed air,
q When the sweet bosom of the rose is bare?
Does not TING sunshine call us to reloiceG
Is there no meaning in the storm clouds VOC
~ No silent message when from midnight skies,
II Heaven looks upon us with its myriad eyes?
y TODD COUNTY.