Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-30
SPRING PALACE COURIER.
The Lord Having Blessed Texas with
His Bounties,
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande and Texas
and Pacific win Bear the Tidings
to the Northwest.

| great promise, because of their finding
exclusive favor in the sight of the Lord.
And they boosted much, and did rail out
with vehemence at the people of q far off
country, even the land Of Texas. And
they did wag their heads in deIision and
called their distant Texas brethren
broadhorns, - ''cowboys;' and their
| leaders did mislead the people concern
ing the state of Texas, in that they
called it wild land a "drouth
dTouth country Astounding in scorpions,
cenIipedes, Tattlesnakes and tarantulas.
And they, the people of this Northwest
country, this land of MinnehahG-
Laughing Water, - did wax more and
more evil, bold and tiff-necked. They
even craned their necks to one side and
looked askance, and howled Ku Kluk
and Volapuk at the good people of Texas.
But the Lord of Hosts had knowledge
of the vain boastings of this much pulled
uD people, and he took compassion on
the land of Texas, and said unto the
people of Minnesota in the land OF Min
notwithstanding Water, ''Behold!
what you have brought upon
your own country, by scohing with an
evil tongue against your brethren and
my people of this comely gulf land. For
this grave transgression [ will smite you
even after the manner of your dark and
evil sayings against Texas; for behold,
haEertaken note of Texas and her people;
FErify, verify, say unto you, she hath
many righteous people: they have bowed
their heads in the sight Of the Lord; their
priests and rulers are striving with their
might to Danish evil from their land; and
hencefoTth I will bless and make faithful
their fields and wine presses, and the
heart of the husbandman shall be
made glad. Great cities shall spring
up and her waste places shall be Guilt
waited. But to thee, oh Minnesota, l
will offer rebuke to thy people. 1 will
blow the breath of the Arctic blizzard
upon thee in mid winter, and l will lock
up thy land with snow and ice. Cyclones
shall visit thee in summer, and the hot
breath of drOuth shall wither thee
Then there was weeping and wailing and
gnashing of teeth in the land OF Mime
haha-Laughing Water, for the Lord
smote that district with q drOuth most
fierce, and all things were parched and
dried. Even the dogs ceased their bark
ing-no moisture on their tongues.
And it came to pass in that same year.
which was the year 1889, that the Lord
because of the humbIeness of the spirit
OF her people and blessed her with plenty
of the fruits of the earth.
Then the people rose up and Tej0iced
throughout the entire country and voiced
their gladness in songs of praise.
Furthermore, to express their great
gratitude and thanks unto the Lord for
the blessings of plenty, they did build
great temple and called it the Texas
Spring Palace They built this great
Palace in the favored city of Fort Worth
and out OF the fulIness of their hearts
and dizziness of their hands the fair
matrons and maidens of Fort Worth,
and other thriving cities that had found
favor in the sight of the Lord, wOve many
beautiful things to deck the walls of the
Palace. And 10! thousands of wOrkmen
did labor day and night on this great
temple Behold, it was built! Hosannas
to the Lord were sung in it. Musicians
skilled III sacred song came from all parts
of the world and did perform on harDs,
cymbols, brass and stringed Instruments,
and they praised the Lord in the dance,
and the Lord 8 uame was glorifed. Be-
hold! The Texas Spring Palace was a
thing of beauty and joy forever, and
glad were the hearts of the people of
Texas.
But 10 and behold even while this
great temple was rising in all its glory q
wall was heard from the far north land
because of the severe drouth, and great
heat and dust in that stricken country. |
And the Lord called one of Fort Worth s |
loyal sons, even wilkinson, the scribe,
and said unto him: Ny vengeance is
satisfied against the people Of the land |
of Mnnehaha, the Laughing Water. Go |
row unto your noble king, even Pad |
dock, and beseech him to send your !
chosen courier, even Joseph knight, and !
say unto him: Go thou to the Northern |
country from whence thou earnest and |
say unto thy people: Thus saith the lord |
of hosts; depart from your evil ways and |
come to Texas. 1t is fair land, even |
better than thine own.
And the Lord spake again unto Wilkin- |
son, the scribe, and said: Do thou now
beseech your king, even Paddock, to let |
thee fill many wheeled chariot with the |
products OF the field, and the fruitage of |
the vine, together with that of the fig |
and the olive tree, and thou shalt carry !
them with thee to those Denighted people |
and thus prove to them the great fruit |
fulness and riches and beauties of this !
favored land of Texas. King Paddock, |
ever ready to do a wise thing, with q |
great heart yearning for the !
good of his country, commanded |
that this be done. and behold! }
it was done. For lothe great chariot !
owner, even King Mccullough of the |
mighty Western thoroughfaTe of vast !
domain did favor the acts and wi shes of |
King Paddock, aud said: 10, am thy |
friend; take for the use of Wilkinson, |
the scribe, in this, his great journey and |
benevolent project, one OF my beautiful !
varigated chariots, and take to this be-
nighted people also some of the |
choicest fruits of the land Oft
the great 7. P. Aud when this
generous offer did reach the king, even
Paddock, which offer did come on the |
wings of the lightning, even the tele-
graph, King Paddock was greatly |
pleased, and he Immediately communi-
Gated the glad tidings 20 his valient ser
want Wilkinson, whose heart was greatly /
so much so that he made VOW
that all the wishes of these two noble
kings should be accomplished. Selahl