Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-22
TERRELpS ALL RIGHT.
She Has All the Substantial Elements of
Success-Other Places Can Have
the Windy Air Casties,

Special to the Gazette.
TERRELL, TEX, Oct. 2l-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 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 aiE castle
builders all over Texas, but what Ne want
you to take hold of has life, solidfrealities
about it. Suppose on this '.momeYbus coca
sion" we offer you some plaiE stubborn
facts for digestion. We wouldfke to fill
your mind so full with comma -sense ideas
that your mouth will fly ope1l ind your eyes
pop out until they could be Bped in by a
cowboyA We are able to you that tad
that mosd Fitoes win NOT lefuse to bite you
just becaul e you are a citizen of Terrell.
All men WHO die here not stop breathing
because of I'd age. Gany die of disease.
This is n rel larkabH healthy climate, but
people do din and bme mighty young peo-
Terrell is M d tside of the world we are
a part of TexaN nd we are right in the great
big heart of th great big state, and of
course partal4 the things hereabout. But
see here: 1f6o0 want to live among better
than an aveAt ge 5tlement of good people,
you can fin4a plad here and hereabouts.
You will fiji we an hard to move towards
new ENTERPRISES bed \use our eye-teeth have
been cut 81 many tir(es on catfish schemes,
full of mott ling but premises, that we don't
like to Bit at bait atN II. even if the hook
is so well hid that we pn't see anything
but the W sgling worm. Now we want the
farmers DIR, and we wan it bad. provided
his neck lis bent toward changing his
abode, and in the meantimdv will throw
out bit of advice without Charge.
Well, viii commence by sAying, if you
have good home and everything is lovely
and prosperous, healthy, andNothing to
mar your peace, you'd better shy 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 end 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 yet. We
are more interested in yourself than you
are. You want to come while 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
their lovely plumage and sweet carols and
melody are waited on every breeze, every
thing is loneliness, joy and gladness.
Well, that would be a 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 drouth in the
land and sorry crops are the go. Come and
see sthe Glands while faces are sad and the
farmer is behind on his prospects. II you
agree to stop with Us now we are sure to
keep you until the graye-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 filed
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 rs
the rose and everything from the red-bug 10
The muly bull gets on new energy and life.
Come along and help Us whoop up this dry
land.