Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-15
TERRELL'S ALL RIGHT.
She Has All the Substantial Elements of
Success-Other Places Can Have
the Windy Air Castles.
Special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEX, Oct. 14-There has to
| be a great many maiden speeches made
| about different parts OF Texas, and they are
| generally so soft that they almost melt be-
| fore you can read them. They are so easily
| digested that they leave no trace of ever
! having been. Soup is a mighty good thing
| when backed up by roughness, but 1t takes
roughness to make soup worth anything.
| SubstantialS are what We all need IN mental
| and physical nature. Air castles never have
| any foundation, and as a consequence are no
castles at all. We have lots of air castle
| builders all over Texas, but what we want
| you to take hold of has life, solid realities
! about it. Suppose on this ''momentous occa-
, o.Jn We ofer you some plain, stubborn
| facts for digestion. We would like to fill
your mind SO full with c0mmon-SenSe ideas
| that your mouth will fly open and your eyes
| pop out until they could be roped in by a
| cowboy. We are able to tell you that tad
| poles are found where there is water, and
| that mosquitoes will not refuse to bite you
| just because you are u citizen of Terrell
| All men who die here do not stop breathing
| This is remarkably healthy climate, but
| people do die, and some mighty young peo-
| pie die. too.
Terrell is not outside of the world we are
part of Texas, and we are right in the great
big heart of this great big state, and of
co urse partake of the things hereabout. But
see here: If you want to live among better
than an average settlement OF good people,
you can find place here and hereabouIs,s
You will find we are hard to move tSWSfds
new enterprises, because our alQSetth have
been cut so many timsSrQnedfffsh schemes,
full of nothing bHa3 fomises, that we don't
like to bitesas8 bait at all, even if the hook
jS soNeH hid that we can't see anything
but the wiggling worm. Now we want the
ia, nd ho1 6a6
his neck is bent towards changing his
abode, and in the meantime we will throw
out bit of advice without charge
Well, will commence by sayiag, if you
have good home and everything is lovely
and prosperous, healthy, and nothing to
mar your peace, you'd better stay there.
That's our advice, and it's worth its
weight in gold. If you are otherwise, if
YOU are honest, want place where you can
get good free schools, good land to cult
vate, good markets and those things appre
ciated by the honest, economical farmer,
you can find it here. We want to insist on
your coming to see us right now. because
the worst kind of appearances will present
themselves to you, you will see the soil dry
deep down and dust flying like rain in the
air, water scarce and a thousand setbackS
noticeable. You say we are cranky, but
we are not that far off the track vet. We
are more interested in yourself than you
are. GU WANT 10 come Wnlle trees are
springing the first bright tender leaves,
when the sweet flowers perfume the atmos-
phere on every hand birds are dropping
their coarse winter garments and DOMINIC
heir lovely plumage and sweet carols and
melody are waited on every breeze, every
thing is loneliness, joy and gladness.
Well, that would be good time to come if
you only wanted to see these parts in all
their grandeur and loneliness, but we want
yon to come while there is a drouth in the
land and sorry crops are the go. Come and
see ssthe clanda while faces are sad and the
farmer is behind on his prospects. If you
agree to stop with US now we are sure to
keep you until the grave-digger gets
the last work on you. We are
not feeling so good right now
but we are ready for comparison at any
season OF the year. The farmer that works
his CROP is sober and economical, generally
gets there with both feet, but the lazy
SLOUGH is always in the mud here just as he
is everywhere else. We have been getting
in quite number from other states who
are merely prospectors, and who may after
awhile become permanent citizens. More
are on the road and we now want to keep
the track hot until all the corners are filled
with good solid, honest farmers.
Come along, farmer; young, old. little,
big, lean or fat. Come and see us while the
drouth is On. Come quick, before it is
broken and the desert begins to blossom as
the rose and everything from the red-bug to
the muly bull gets on new energy and life.
Come along and help us whoop up this dry
land.