The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-03-20
Correspondence Baltimore County Union
LETTER FROM TEXAS,
BUCKHoRN, AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS,
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BUcKHoRN AUSTIN COUNTY, TEXAS,
March 9th, 1885.
Messrs. Editors THE UNION made a safe
arrival at this place on last Wednesday, unsoiled
by is journey of over two thousand miles, and
can assure you that it was read with much pleasure
For time I felt myself absorbed over the letters
and local items of old Baltimore county, especially
the information which it gave of the teachers as
ISOLATION and the familiar names of some of the
teachers who took an active part in the exercises.
1t reminded me very forcibly of the long years
that labored in the schools there which time, l
trust, was not all spent in vain. And though far
away from old familiar friends am still interested
in the profession of teaching, being engaged at
this place.
The following account of our school was taken
from the Buckhorn, Austin county, Times March
I'd: "The house was crowded to its utmost capaci-
ty by spectators to witness the exercises last
Monday night by the school under the tutorage
Of Mr.. NJ. The scholars, one and all, performed
their parts without once being prompted, and it
exceed anything of the kind ever held here in
the past. Much credit reflects upon the teacher
for bis untiring efforts to make this exercise
complete success. The magnetic control that the
teacher held on the class for over two hours was
particularly noticeable and must have been emil
nently pleasing to his PRIDE"
Since my last we have had a splendid rain
The broad prairies begin to look fresh and green,
peach trees and other fruit trees are in full bloom
in fact everything indicates that it is indeed
spring. In some portions of our county corn is
up and growing finely. Cotton is also making its
appearance, hence farmers will soon be very much
engaged
The houses of Texas are only built story
high in order to make greater resistance to vlo-
lent storms of wind which sometimes visit US,
though they rarely ever do much damage. The
idea that have heard before that Texas is
a,I fharf arrih Ia
things is erroneous. There are few marshes except
those along river banks, and there is not pool
of stagnant or unhealthy water within several
miles of this place. The drinking water is per-
fecty free from minerals and therefore healthy.
The people of this neighborhood are the kindest
and most affable that have ever had the pleasure
of meeting, always being ready and willing to
render any service wherever desired. Although
perfect stranger when I came here, l feel as
well acquainted and much at home as though l
had been here ten years instead of only six months
1t is no uncommon thing, however, to see re-
peating rife and musket or two standing about
the house of any resident Texan, and perhaps
couple of revolvers lying upon the shelf, appa-
rently intended for any immediate emergency that
might occasion the use OF such weapons, but that
time never comes. Keeping firearms is only
habit that has been handed down to the present
generation by earlier settlers
This morning I jumped astride of old Lee,
favorite equine of the Mustang species, the prop
erty of mine hostess, and rode over to the Brazos
river to see how much the recent rains had caused
it to rise. found it moving along quite noise
lessly and not much above its general flow. 1t is
about one hundred and fifty yards wide and very
Deep Fishing is fine sport in the Brazos, cat
fish, perch and buffalo being the largest and most
numerous. One of our neghbors who took little
turn at the sport not long since caught thirty
the smallest of which weighed five pounds and
the larges: over sixty pounds, all catfish.
Yours, &C., RoAMER.