The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-09-18
Giro, Africa.


this important city L was greatly
surprised and most highly pleased
to find a lette T from you awaiting
me here. [ was however some
what astonist ed at the part of your
letter in which you requested me
to be little more mild in my CON-
munications, as some parties over
there n'your town were taking
exceptions to my letters. As well
as I remember the letter to which
you referred had no reference
whatever to San Saba or San Saba
county, but WIS merely relating a
conversation which took place be-
--ssen an old gentleman from Da-
kota and myself about some of his
experince up III that state. Now
all I have to SLY is, that those par
ties down in your country who
complained about that letter must
have forcible felt the strength of
the remarks. IF the shoe fit too
tight I'll send larger number
next time.
Cqiro is situated in northern
Egypt on the great river Nile, not
far from where it empties into the
the Mediterranean Sea. 1t is
beautiful city and has many SPLEEN
did commercial advantages, as it is
the outlet or principal station for
the great Nile valley country,
which is indeed vast and prolific
country, well lFatered and very
productive. Egypt is a land OF
strange historical wonders. Cen
turtles ago, whe1l the world was
thinly inhabited, and the religious
element was startled by the birth
of the Savior, ard about the time
that the line of terrible Pharos
was in ascendency, Egypt was the
most enlightened and lead
ing nation in the world, but from
some cause it failed to keep pace
with the world, lost its position to
which it had risen, and is now
most woefully behind in almost
evers branch of industry and men
tai training. while the prevailing
religion may Justly be termed
non-christian. 4. history of "The
lost arts of Egypt would be a fit
subject for some noted writer to-
handle, and would furnish food
and thoughts for many inquisitiye
minds. The descriptions given by
Fl. Rider Haggard in his Cleopatra
are no less wild and daring than
is the Egyptian country.
MY MUSINGS.
As I am a perfect stranger in
this part of the world, I am neces-
sarily the companion of my own
thoughts, and in these solitary
musings my thoughts take unfet-
tered flights and in feeting visions
picture the workings of many
things, but the srangest of all
strangenesses is this strange hu-
man nature, compound of hypoc-
racy, meanness ard selfshness,
with slight mixture of noble
traits sparcely scattered. Some
will boot at the idea of such, but
those are the one to be most close
ly watched. Says the spider to
the fly, ETC." Somepeople are as
tonished with their own greatness,
while others are surprised at their
insignifcance. Some will praise
you to your face, and tell you how
they detest a two-faeed person, and
slip away and e'er you are aware
of it your characte,: is lost, and
your best friend will eye you es-
kance as he passes you by. Others
will spend half a day in arguing
religion and the other half in SLAM
dering and back-bi citing. And
these very ones are Mortified at
the idea Of the lids growing
worse, and because of the murders,
robberies, thefts, et.,, the world
over; and they never think that
two meddlesome gossips, or black
mallers, or scandle- nongerS can
keep a town of two thousand in
habitants at daggers points year
in and year out. Have no doubt
that some will say this ought not
to be said. Yes many things re-
main best unsaid. That is the
very point I am trying to make.
But some seem to think they were
born with the special privilege of
telling everything that happened
and lots of things thllt never did
happen. And as [ mentioned in
one of my previous letters, some
times a good thinker is debarred
from expressing his thoughts lest
he may be caught in that cast iron
grip of public opinion and owing
to inability on the Fart of his
hearers to understand or compre-
hand, be condemned ard sacrificed
as a crank offering on the alter of