The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-09
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Some attentive but unknown friend
lends us copy of the Western Sem
incl, a paper published at Winston,
North Carolina, which is curiosity
N and of itself, no less for its quaint,
,ld-time, over-thc-rldge typography
han for its reckless and malcvo lent
Misrepresentation of this'staie. The
before us is called the TAR
heels abroad" edition, aud contains
letters from North Carolinians in the
western siates. There are two lct-
ters IRON this state with editorial
notices, which only we propose.to |
notice, and we leave Arkansas aud
other states assaulted 10 defend them
selves. The young man writing from
Gatcsville writes a really interesting
letter, frank and manly summing
up of the difficulties he had, being q
stranger in strange land, without
money and without friends, in find
lug job. All things considered he
has met with astonishing success,
and is in fair way to become COM
Portable In time, IL not rich. lie
speaks glowingly of the climate, soil
aud productiyeness of the state; says
he gets much better wages here than
II is possible to obtain in "Tarheel-
ia,' and he is in all respects better
off. Notwithstanding the editor of
the Winston Sentinel comments as
follows: as
four correspondent had exerted
the same amount Of energy in North
Carolina as he was doubtless forced,
from sheer necessity, to exert in
Texas, he would have accomplished
just as great success here rs there.
When he speaks of getting "double
tho wages he got in North Carolina"
he neglects to add that 1t costs him,
TO livo in Texas considerably more
than double what IL did In this state
lie doesn't mention the fact that the,
water in Texas Is very bad, and that
1t is productive of malarial com
plants, aud general tearing down
of the system. fe doesn't refer to
the excessive taxation, which Is n ne
cessity In all new countries, and
which adds To the general exorbitant
expense of living. Altogether. We
think our friend win agree with us
that he did not give North Carolina
sufficient showing previous to his
departure Editor Sentinel.
Now, we submit that the facts in
the case, both as they exist here and
as they are detailed by the cores
ponden3 of the Sentinel, do not war
rant any such conclusion, as the one
this sapient Tarheel editor arrives at.
How could the young man have ex-
erted himself there, when the utmost
he could have done would have been
the mere pittance of eight or twelve
dollars per month? There was no
incentive, and without hope no man
can work. The cost ofliving in Tex
as is not greater than it is in North
Carolina. The prime necessities OF
life are cheaper here than there, be.
cause Texas ships no inconsiderabll
amount of them in that direction
every year. We do not presume that
this young scion of of old Tarheeli,
stopped at first-ciass hotels, If he had
he would have paid just what they de
at home for such accommodations. i
he boarded at u private house he paid
not exceeding fifteen dollars a month
and no man can do better in North
Carolina unless he "boards In ,
slaughter house and sleeps in tn,
bridge" "rhe water ia bad In
Texas" says this truthful @ writer
In "Tarheelia" How does he know
Who told him? The fact is Texa,
does not have freestone water as they
do In the old North State, but she has
that which is just as good, pure wa.
ter moderately impregnated with
lime, and springs off as clear and a
cold as any that ever run from Car.
olina hillside.
"Productive Of malaria and gen
cral tearing down of the systsm.'
That's good. Ii is about as refresh.
ing as treatise by Joe Mulhatton
aud indicates that North Carolinu
editor can tell 'em with as much unc.
ton Ms Tom Ocbiitree, upon occas
ion. But II is the excessive taxation
which E,.-aers the soul of this Win
ston man, when Texas taxes but 80
cents on the 800 for all purposes, and
there is not county in the state
which has not money In her treasury.
Altogether we think that our friend,
the said tar-heel editor serves a
praiseworihy end (his trying to keep
the boys AT home) with the most UNI
frank aud reprehensiblc means aud
he should be rolled in a turpentine
bath aud forced TO find soap enough
In his state to wash himself clean.
But we should not forget the fact that
IL was shad season when the article
was written aud the fellow had pro-
bablyfjust enjoyed his first square
meal Of the season, and was feeling
saucy over II. There have been some
funny things written Of Texas, but
II you want to get the full blossom
Of the thing, you must read regular
"Tarhecl' paper. They just beat all.