Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-08-17
Texas Letter.

on saturday with the pleasure that
thrills the heart of weary traveller, in
the desert, at beholding the verdant
Osis. I've lost my last epistle, first of
my literary communications to the
REPORTER but l believe I-promised to
tell you in what the people Of Texas
| differ from those in the old States.
There previous to the war was a
class known as the aristocracy. Ben
McGehee, DR.. Paden, Dr. Tank and N.Y.
self all came very near being ruined
by belonging to it. but fortunately for
us our fathers all broke just in time
to save us from rum, and make us in
dustrious men, good husbands, who are
not afraid to work. as did Paul. (I'm
80 sorry can't be at home to cut wood
for my wife) This aristocratic class
thought that the small kits had to sup
port them, and that they were too
good to work for q living. Being i'm
pressed with that ides, and never
having been taught to make a dollar.
and having sadly neglected their edu-
cation. those OF my age, who inherited
Is or hundred Thousand dollars, are
now in poverty, and OF all beings most
piteous. The now wealthy class OF
Texas, are those who were overseers
for those antebelum aristocrats, and
other poor men, as our banker w. l.
Hooks of Itasca, Jas. and W.. Love-
lace, and Mr. Webb who were poor as
church mice, when they came here,
but are now Astounding in wealth.
These men know how to work, and
have taught their children the very
important lesson. Whereas the peo-
pie of the east, most of them, Law off
their ground In the spring. plant it,
and pillow it two or three times, lay it
by, and--what? take their guns, dogs
and fishing tackel. idle away the bal
ance Of the year. The Texeans work,
work, work, and their children do the
same. They remind me much OF my
self in fish Don't you remember how
Cogins and ! carried on business. Bob
Allen and made so much one year,
that we retired. and have had plenty
ever since. am still elated with this
country. From what heard before
came thought would not like it. T.
don't think ever drank better water
in life. 1t is not as cold as ours but
has pleasant taste, particularly is
the artesian water warm, but the bored
wells are fine
Hill county sold her first bale OF cot
ton this week, for Sets. Hillsboro had
fire yesterday, one man and two
women were burned to death. Tell
my old Friends, who are in debt. and
dunned on every corner that they ought
to come out here. where they can
strut round town, get good breaths,
and not have the lives dunned out of
them when they have nothing to pay.
You don't know how good it makes q
fellow feel after having house stolen,
one burned. and having sold u good
deal OF land. getting to be almost a
monomaniac about starting canning
factory. and failing for want of money:
to get away off. whore no one knows
MIN. and talk to SPECTATORS about the !
prices of land, houses etc. Present
ny wishes to my numerous friends. the |
men ! owe, for they fed me. and tell |
hem since I've gotten business. fecl
sble to owe them as much again as I |
10. Mrs Allen OF Itasca wants a
good dress maker. Sic semper gloria
nundi transit A. p. n.
Ex-President Harrison's opinion Of
he present administration OF the pen-
ion Bureau cannot be half as emphatic
. the country's opinion Of its admin
stration darling ~ tern. Rrovidep-