The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-10-17
Letter from Texas.
Correspondence of the Democratic Advocated


STocKDALE, WILSON Co.. TEXAS, Oct. 4, 1885.
MEssRs. EDITORS AND READERs:-The time and
attention of the people here is now entirely absorbed
picking. hauling, ginning and marketing their cot
ton Ginners are crowded with work, and the pres
ent indication justfes the belief that some of us
will be financially able to invest some of our sur
at Christmas
For my part feel lin some respects) like four
teen-year-old Ninrod who has just finished putting
an lawful load" into his invineible single barrel
and while he holds the cherished weapon across
his breast with his left hand, he heaves sigh OF
satisfaction and victory as he looks overhead amorg
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 10 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 tobacco
juice from the of his sweet % mouth;
and then their pelts will make him snug cap for
next winter He thrusts a finger and thumb OF the
right hand into his vest pocket he meditates mo-
ment a sudden pallor creeps over his ruddy cheeks
quickly followed by a burning heat that threatens
spontaneous combustion. he desperately dives to
the bottom of all his pockets and groans The battle
of Waterloo is lost the Alamo has falen he has lost
ms t caps G eot0 pres pre- tbs
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 saecharine gath
erers had stung me near the right optic.
Our neighborhood is overrun with an epidemic of
purulent opthalmia and sore eyes, like the law to
work public roads, does not excuse milers.
A 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 pocket knife. Shortly after he received
severe blow on the head by handspike getting
caught in q 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, deputy sheriff at
tempted to arrest negro horsethiet The negro
arose from his pallet the porch, hallooed halt,
fired at the deputy and out of sight Mr. Will
liams (the deputy sheriff. severely wounded in
the right arm and side The shock on Mr. VS. 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 was 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 oi-
cial duties
Let it not be inferred dear reader, that Texas is
human slaughter pen. Remember that two million
people are living quietly and peaceably 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 in wheelbar-
rows, however and am not drumming for emil
grants.
Weather fair temperature at this hour p. m, 7Oo'
PETER