Telegram-herald., 1891-04-26

ssSrcn IN axzoEner way 1 could NOT geg
anybody 20 eoGle when l rang. People
whom | did not care % see dropped IA
every arsle wn1le, bur when | rang no
body cana Aftsr~srd l was ted that
had occupied what : called --rhestri-
cal roon2-" I'VE are annoyed very
nuch, SID hotel clerk the ether day,
by esrtzin kind Of aes0r-she one
who plays the sznalier parts ca the stage,
and who Lrlss - manage the universe
between times de generally plays the
part u the associate villain, or the death
bed. or the anses-sd doom, or something
Ike that, and At the hotel he appears -
lis first mortgage. Wei, We give him
roosn that has an electric bell wire.
but II does not connect with the olilce.
II Is attached 10 the coffee mill IN the
kltehen, - that when be imagines he Is
ringing his bell he Is really grinding the
coffee for breakfast. By some mistake
yoa were supposed 70 be all actOr-though
any one VINO as1 ever seen you GA the
stage would Know better than that-and
SO you We're given the theatrical room
And yet the death rate ia Austin Is very
highly spoken Of. In 1851 it was fourteen
per thousand. In 1883 il was twelve TO the
thousand. and in 1859 IL was only ten.
hked Austin very much indeed. There
Is no malaria there. and the legislature Is
restricted by wholesome SAM tary regula-
tons, so that Austin is very healthful
and handsome place. The capital build
ing has a fame that is world wide. IL il
very handsome building, resembling
the Capitol at Washington. but built of
beautiful chocolate colored stone In
stead Of marble.
The latitude Of Austin is the same "a
that Of Jacksonville, Fla. and the CHI
mate is peculiarly copious even at this
season OF the year. ! was told in Chica-
20 that would lose fifty pounds while
travelling through Texas, as the hotels
were exceedingly bad. l have gained
eight pounds. and the weight Of my ex-
cess baggage has also increased while
here. l now feel like new man. am
no longer afflicted with low spirits,
dread of violent death ON the scaffold,
night sweats, constant craving for food,
ringing in the cars, repugnance to work,
or moth patches.
The Inocking bird is quite common in
Austin. II is heard very often in the
Wild wood putting up IA pecan at early
morn or set of sun. / heard one tho
other morning that could give very
good imitation of guinea hen. 1t was
80 good that no one could tell the differ
ence. So she might about as we'll have
been guinea hen. 50 far as the listener
was concerned We should learn from
this to initiate only those who are worthy.
Here was a sweet voiced songster of the
woods who could have surprised and de-
lighted every one, but she had prostituted
her talents TO an ignoble end, and
through the long hours seemed content
to cluck and rattle with the monotOuous
and metallic clatter which characterizes
the vacant mind of the guinea hen.
The railroads of Texas are very good,
with TWO or three notable exceptions.
They are so generally good that / will
only refer to one of tho exceptions. That
b the narrow gauge road running from
Houston to Shreveport, La. Here Hous-
ton Is pronounced Hyoustun, and not
Howstun, "a the street in New York is
called. The railroad from Houston TO
Shreveport has a roadbed, a right of way
and receiver.
When the train stops at q station a
slight, bronze, razor back hog comes out
from under magnolia tree, backs up to
the tracks and proceeds to warm his per-
son against hotbox. Then as we pull
out he goes back into the forest again
to brood over his wrongs till the train
comes czaia on the following day. 1t is