The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1891-04-03
FIoridn ana Texas.

It is very pleasant for the Lone SJar
State to grasp hands with the Land
of Flowers through the medium OF
your valuable and interesting journal,
and it is also very pleasant to welcome
the BANNER to the Brownwood Board Of
Trade, with the wish and prayer that
our interchange of soul may bind our
minds and hearts in such q communion
of spirit, that all the eyes that daily
beam with pleasure on the wavings Of
the BANNER may say we are instructed
and interested in the occasional letters
from Brownwood, the gate city Of
South east Texas. Our Board of Trade
send wish that the BANNER long may
wave on the progress and prosperity Of
your beautiful flower environed Ocala.
We have given Ocala's bright represent
tative select position on our reading
desk, and shall always welcome with
genuine heart pleasure its sunny visits
to our social circle.
The Land of Flowersl a the long
ago, away back yonder in the sunny
garden of childhood, how we used TO
read of Florida, the flower garlanded
State, and wish for little peep into its
tabled, beautiful mysteriesl Tonight,
after climbing up, up the grade of life,
we are eager to scramble down again
the steps cut in the great pathway Of
time, and gather bright flowers of hope,
ioy and love, when we said our evening
PRAYERS at an angel mothers knee.
How many Of US who for years have
toiled upward, almost to finish of LIES
work, love to run down again to gather
the beautiful flowers Of a radiant, Joyous
past?
Florida. The name was always rich
to US in beautiful, poetic fancy, and nov
It's doubly dear to your correspondent
in all that is pure in memory, when ten
der love stoops ia Imagination to kiss a
beautiful flower, that blooms IN the
orange groves of the ''Peninsuiar State
Would you know this flower? 30 to
Florida Female College and ask for
Brunswick's representative maiden,
wearing the beautiful name Of May.
Floridians! Yes, they are here IN
this hower-clad corner Of The Lone
| Star State" adding energy to cur busi-
mesa world, finding new homes IN our
valleys and giving grace and culture to
/ our social circles. The Sunny South has
/ given many noble sons and fair daugh-
/ tiers 10 people the autiful mountains,
4 grassy plains Of the fertile Brentwood
/ country. Here we have people from
! the Virqinia's, Cardinals, Mississippi,
/ Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and other
Dixie States, as well IS. the noblest
I from Massachusetts, New York, Pensyl-
yania. Iowa. Indiana and other states
I north of the tabled Mason and DiXon's
line. Hele the cruel war is over and
! the "DIOody shift" waves no longer;
here every religion. creed and nation
/ alitv is represented; here Texas gall
| lantrv welcomes every honest aud in
dustrious man, without regard to poll
tics or religi n; here is a white mans
| country" for the negro is practically an
unknown quantity The Bc0Bnwood
county make upD is decidedly cpsmc-
poltan in character, composed OF the
cream OF the most enterprising, cul-
tured, moral and industrious people Of
the older states. Statistics have ex-
| plode the myth that Texans are ruff
fans, whose chief accomplishment Is to
drink whisky and "shoot up towns"
Sensible people realize the fact that a
| people who build more school houses,
erect more churches and spend more
money for public education IN proper
ton 10 population than any other peo-
die ia the world, are not blrbarians.
These smiling valleys and beautiful
mountains are settled by farmers and
planters, attracted by the rich soil,
genial climate, beautiful streams and
healthy atmosphere; enterprising BUSH
men, attracted by splendid business op-
poriunities. and labOrers attracted by a
chance to build comfortable homes.
Our social circles are Tie embodiment
of culture, grace and refinement, having
for their stars plen distinguished for gal
laptry, intellect and renown, whose
beauty and culture will grace the proud
est courts of America or England. Thus
we have taken peep into the society
world of Brentwood and the grand
country that pays tribute to the progress
of the Gate City" Of the glowing
Southwest.
The society question IS ffaught with d
grandly important interest to the parent
seeking a new home for the loved ones
of the old homestead in the States.
This little picture of our world is not
colored to suit the fancy Of the writer.
In our next an effort will be made to
throw light on other features Of Texan
life and its surroundings.
4 With the renewed wish that occa-
sional letters from Brentwood may
prove instructive and attractive, youI
correspondent drops his pen to say
good night, CARL VINCENT.
Brentwood, Texas, March 10, 1891.