The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1889-06-22
Correspondence Baltimore County Union
LETTER FROM TEXAS.
BRYAN, BRAzos COUNTY. Texas,

BRYAN BRAZOS COUNTY. TEXAS,
MesSrs Editors: Il have just finished reading
the very interesting news items of The UNION
and my mouth 'watered," as the old saying goes
festivals which are to be held at different places
this week in old Baltimore county. 1t may seem
strange to you for me to say that have not seen
q strawberry since L came to this state nearly
four years ago. used to enjoy the strawberry
season above all seasons of the year and often
think with pleasure over those days OF yore; IL
was once said by very distinguished poet that
Not heaven itself upon the past has power,
But what has been has been and nave had my
hour"
So can congratulate myself by knowing that
hare eaten Strawberries and ice cream. L have
asked several of the farmers here recently why
they do not cultivate strawberries and other
small fruits. Some tell me that the summers
are too dry and others say they have not thought
of irving TO raise them. think the main reason
of the scarcity of fruit is that the enterprise OF
farmers does not extend in that direction
Peaches and apples in this neighborhood are
quite plentiful and ripe and we have plenty OF
rich cream, so you see we DO have some OF the
Maryland Injuries at least.
If YOU could take either birds eye view or Il
horizontal glance across these cultivated pralrles
just at this time you would be certain to say
what beautiful country! Prospects for all field
more than an average crop and are all cut and
housed. The eye everywhere is met with corn
tassels swaying in the breeze. Early garden
vegetables, peas, radishes, &c, have gone to seed,
and potatoes. cabbage, string beans, &c., have
benin vogue for nearly month. Our water
melon crop bids fair for over an average yield.
So you see we Texans are somewhat in advance
of you Marylanders in most things in the vege-
table line.
Our meat is excellent. Choice beef, such as
porter-house steak is worth from cents to Z
cents pound in the town markets and much
cheaper in the country. Other portions of the
animal sell from cents to cents per pound.
Wild game is plentiful in the winter season.
Among the best birds may be named cartridges,
pheasantS, prairie chickens and plovers. These
last named are migratory birds and remain only
a short time With us. They make their appear
ance in great fiocks on open prairies about the
first of April and disappear quite suddenly about
the first of June. AS an article of food they
have scarcely an equal
A very severe thunder storm has just passed
over us. For some time the aspect was very
threatening, though all passed off without dam
age, but gave us asplendid rain, which was much
needed. Anyone who never saw thunder storm
in Texas would be much alarmed at first at the
severe flashes of lightning and the constant roar
of thunder, peal after peal, threatening as 1t
were death and destruction seemingly in every
direction at the same time. The clouds lower
and darkness prevails sometimes to such an ex-
tent as to necesstate the use of lamps at mid
day. Yet there is less damage done by electrici-
ty in this State as general thing than there is
in any other in the Union. lOTA.