The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-02-12
Trnnf Texas.

EDITOR HERALD:-1 always ENJOY
reading your paper, and for the past
two wears have esteemed it a privilege
as well as pleasure to contribute some
thing for its columns occasionally. l
wrote you a short time since, intending
only to give a simple description of my
humble home and its immediate sur
rOundings, solely for the benefit OF
few friends and relatives back in Maury
and Giles and elsewhere, who are read
ers of the HERALD. L must have failed
sIgnally in my attempt, since my letter
proved to be- such a mirth-provoklng
epistle to certain party who attacked
it so vigorously and questioned the
truth of every assertion made. spoke
of the "CayOtes bowling on the prairie"
and the "wild animals" that are SAID to
live in the mountains, q do not even
know that they are therC) only because
~ the novelty of the situation to me.
Frontier life, if such this may be callei,
is new to mo, having been reared IN an
Did, and thickly settled country, anu l
only meant to describe 1T briefly, not TO
make any complaint against the state
whatever. / do not shrek in terror
nor grow faint at the sound of Cay
Otes' howl, but only try to get a
glimpse of them, which | have failed to
do as vet. | suppose there are wild
animals of some KIND in every newly
settled country, sc l did not think
was casting any reprOach upon the
State of Texas when L spoke or the
| .'wiId beasts" that so aroused Mr.. BIS
contempt l had no idea of any one 50
miscOnstruing what [ said, as to say
that Tennesseeans were dlssatlshed
with Texas because A few "Cayotes"
are scattered over the prairie. L made
no such remark. The two paragraphs
were entirely separate and distinct
The gentleman kindly gave me =, de-
| tinition of "POlite Society" L had
some vague idea of what was meant by
| the term, or, at least, what l meant by
it, still, l appreciate the generous
| spirit that prompted him to explain. L
| did not say that there was no polite
! society" in Texas, nor did l expect to
! lind it here, away from all society as
we are at present. Loyalty to the old
| state and love for the old home promp-
| ted me to call Tennessee the garden
spot, being also the true sentiments of
! my heart. The only assertion that L
| meant to refer to the whole of Texas,
was that the majority of Tennesseeans
! leaving there expected to hnd here
| the advantages of making double the
amount of money made there" Not
| finding it thus, they were disappointed.
! This has ever been the history OF Texas
AS represented to me by persons whoLh
! [ considered responsible. OF course,
! there are exceptions to all rules-we
have some here that say they like this
! country better than their native State,
! think it is healthier, and would not go
| back under any circumstances. Whlle,
| | have met with others, who have pros
pered since they have been in the State,
! have accumulated some property, but
say If they could sell reasonably, would
| 90 back To the old home to spend the
! remainder of their days, and they were
not chronic grumblers either. L made
| the remark in regard to the diSsatlstac-
| ton of TennesseeanS IN good latin, pc
! lieving il to be true, having been told
| 80 often by people who claimed to
| know. individually know very little
| of the State, or its occupants either,
| having lived here only few months.
! Mr.. b. having lived in the State nearly
as long as l have lived In the worid;,
| certainly has greater knowledge OF
! it than /. But if he were as well &C
uuainted with the English language as
| ne claims to be with every nook ana
Granny of Texas, he would perhaps
| know that "Leshia" was intended for a
! lady's signature instead of gentle
mans. As for frightening away the
| wild beasts, | always sleep IN the prl-
vacy of my room, but | can have econ
science for my pillow" here as we'll as
elsewhere, and if nothing ever disturbs
the sweetness of my sleep save the con-
! tents of my last letter to the HERALD, |
| will ever slumber sOundly and sweetly.
| When | undertake to discuss the
merits and dement's of a state, more
than six times the area of Tennessee,
/ possessing every variety of climate etc, l
| | will know what | am talking about"
thanks to MIR. BIS timely advice. l have
made no attempt yet. do not wish to
depreciate Texas, because hencetorward
| | expect to be a Texan myselt,and have
no doubt that shall acquire a great
| liking for my adopted State, but DO not
think | shall ever fall so deeply IN rove
with it as to fall out with any one lOr
saying it is a wind country. spirit
of mischief alone, prompted me 10
speak as l did of the winds But Mr..
| Editor, like the little fellow that said
| the horse was sixteen feet high, L said
| that the wind blows, aud say so yet.
| [ compared the prevailing winds mere
| to the March winds OF tennessee, out
| as never knew a March wind TO blow
| any one to Texas, do not Rpprenehu
any danger of being blown back to
! Giles" by the Texas wind as Mr.. b.
| seemed to think. When the wind
| comes that carries me back to GILES,
| however, l expect he will find himself
| floating down the waters of the "placid
| Duck" that washes the shores of some
of those "grand old Maury farms" OF
! which if he were the owner, he would
| not exchange for any thing he hes seen
! in Texas" l have no wish, however,
to return to Giles. All that are nearest
| and dearest to me are with me, but II
ever return even on visit, DO not
wish to go in "howlng norther." He
saws if have such good neighbor,
! etc, l need not complain on that
| score" / had no idea that was COM
plant. My neighbOls, besides being
| worthy people, had been specially KIND
|
| ing of them / meant not to Islander the
state. But enough of this. The country
here is thinly-settled now, but coun-
try as pretty as this, and rich as II is
said to be, Will be almost sure to be set
| tied in the coming years.
Our talented young Doctor Florence,
| of Trent, was formerly of Dallas, Texas.
| He has won for himself many friends
since he came here. All honor to him
| in his chosen profession!
| Yes, "Verna," the "clouds will come"
To few indeed is it given to spend all
| their life in the sunshine, and perhaps
after all they are not more blessed than
we, who are often bowed to earth with
bitter grief. Days will come to you,
perhaps, when 1.-THE fire Will not burn