The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-17
Letter from Texas.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocated
s7ocxn.1p WILSON Co TEXAS. Oct. 4. 1855.

SToCKDALE WILSON Co.. TEXAS, Oct 4, 1855.
MEssRS EDITORS AND READERs-The time and
attention of the people here is entirely absorbed
ton Ginners are crowded with work, and the pres
ent indication justifies the belief that of us
will be financially able to invest some of our sur
plus cash in dozen apples and q pint OF Whlskey
at Christmas.
For my part, feel lin some respects) like four
teen year-old Nimrod who has just finished putting
awful load" into his invincible single barrel,
and while he holds the cherished weapon across
satisfaction and victory he looks overhead among
the branches of big hickory tree and counts seven
lithsome gray squirrels, springing from-bough to
bough and gleefully devouring their favorite re-
past all unconscious of the murderous gun and de-
termined boy below them, who is so soon TO sever
1.-THE brittle thread of their lives and turn them
over to the tender care of his loving mother. He
visions of squirrel hams floating in rich gravy
favored with "passly," and great drops of tooacco
Juice from the corners of his sweet % MOUTH
and then their pelts will make him a snug cap for
next winter. He thruSts finger and thumb of the
right hand into his vest pocket he meditates a mo-
ment; sudden pallor creeps over his rudy cheeks
quickly followed by burning heat that threatens
spontaneous combustion. as he desperately dives to
the bottom of all his pockets and groans The battle
of Waterloo is lost the Alamo has alen he has lost
his percussion caps. Moral-our cotton press is
broken; but repairs are on the way, and ere the
reader scans these lines our gins Will be roaring
like nest of ten thousand Infatuated humble bees.
And l feel now like one of these saccharine gath
erers had stung me near the right optic.
Our neighborhood is overrun with an epidemic of
puruent Opthalmia. and sore eyes like the law TO
work public roads, does not excuse millers.
series of misfortunes has befallen neighboring
miller this fall. One of his sons jumped off the
boiler and wounded himself severely in the leg
with a pocket knife Shortly after he received
severe blow the head by handspike getting
caught in a running belt. Another son had three
of his fingers crushed in the gearing of the press.
Recently the proprietor got his right hand and fore
arm terribly mangled and broken in the gin.
In Goliad county, recently, a deputy sheriff at
tempted to arrest negro horSethlef. The negro
arose from his pallet the porch, halloOed halt
fired at the deputy and out of sight. Mr.. Will
liams (the deputy sheriff. was severely wounded in
the right arm and side The shock on Mr.. WIS. arm
discharged his cooked Winchester rifle, which NOR
tally wounded the negro, who was found dead the
next day. Mr.. w. did not know his own gun had
fired (the reports simultaneously until the dead
negro was found and WIS gun seen to be empty.
The arrest attempted at night. The deputy
died from his injuries in few days, and Goliad
county has lost model young citizen and an officer
who shirked not death in the discharge of his Off
ciaA duties.
Letit not be inferred, dear reader, that Texas is
human slaughter pen. Remember that two million
people are living quietly and peaceaby within the
confines of this vast state. An individuals nation
atty religion politics does not affect his safety
here. and wheelbarrow-loads of money changes
hands in the business centres every day during the
cotton season. 1t is not transported i'll wheelbar
rows, however, and l am not drumming for emf
grants.
Weather fair; temperature at this hour, p. m, 100
PETER BARNES.