The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-06
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~ w IN Ailssanri .rlzar.
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SgasN1 a l1c accustomed annual
- ! VE2sIk rampage and. a
y e",tiie fectding Natefs
~ 81 run out the damage
'$SE.I y done BY The rise is
M 49, zig becoming apparent. /
~ k%H3isf Jays q 81 Joseph,
~ VI ~ No.. special Of re-
Z .-se,S~Espss cent date. Along
~ y ~ the chores nc seen.
cry has changed. farms have loosenod
aud dropped into the iremorteIssa
attem here and therp:I other farms
have cropped ups under me eahe VI
giant hand bars. alieriug abe swim cnTs.
rent. itcelf always an unaceountablc
! lekns.1f atf 81 nnms5loq 1fT rsrn
The river y rlalns vera rapidly" Is.
a simple statement-,one frequently
found In the columns OF The dally pal
pers. always a, this season. under pro-.
safe headlines. perhaps, and tucked
away IN come remote cdfntr OF the
page Bui fof the oldsreeiaents along
this great stream II has a never failing
charm, in thn mighty river that glides
swiftly By the eity's gate. washing.
cptiipg, Erinding eating away the earth
walled foundation, there Is something
more maJestie than he Tranquil sea.
there a q distant power or moyomtnt
that carries With Il a hint o. uneon-
qnerablo force. a river dnIettefed and
updammed. and beyond weak morisls
VIA hfs niasaY .Ql4aaA sii lo saf
! Tbs plain announcement that the
river y rising causes q feeling Of awe
70 creep over the p2yerty-strieken boat
dwellef as be gathers his family about
him and Stands on the shore. glllne
askanoe atathe swlrilhg. muddy CIT
1 rent n ereept steadily. stealthfiy. ~
sisilesslys up. y ihthsby Inch. ifoot lhy
feotsnRiihihe.b0ttom of the ieaky boai
y s1hmeFged. itsfrnormchmenn sTe
pkf the Ways Of The dpadee p3hther,
i When the aver Is rising rapidly the
ootter along the shore takcs a new reef
in the lawyers that bold his small nome
70 the bank beneath the willows, and
the sleann o. the midnight lantern Is
. seen ovosithe eIsOthy whso % waters
fot n 4 unsafe 90 tleep az ansh b time
r,whsn thaTiver is-fiEing rnpldlJ. .i
Along tho shore on. either side OF the
majestic stream Tho comfortable farmer
puts down the bars aud permits his
stock 20 FOAM Into the uplands that
range away from The towering blufta
sianding IKE ,gTlm wAksiul sentihels
above the rivers crCsi-when the river
n risiag rupldlygisD sis1asiD sff ID
Thsa,ihe isiunds- sadly BY the banh
In the green ana fertile meadow and
watches The rich black solb in E0ass,ys
spds and patches. ,crumble and roll iniC
The rapaeions Jaws Of the pereliess oe-
topus -whtn tht river Is rising rapidly
Standing on me shore AZ The 100, d
2 f'eiix street i0ri the watcher gains
WestNnnlitkeTsi - apeeuliaF ans ffspin
= Ing ebarm lathe soene when thu rive
Is rising Fapldlys sIoAs aBOB tons %
loan from The farm lands hare dlscol
ored the water until iis depths are q
impenetrable 10 the sight a. solid lrof
! or granite TIE rivuiets from the crys
. III springs thst leap down the foothHt
! Of the PARKWAY thountalns dashlul
} through gnloh ana vale Win men,
! laugbiets nae eharfed 10 black and 10
! dlgo, hllt The ahiftRs aaads Of the Mis-
! souri, and the sal, Of the farm Ian,
J simply discolor, not destroy. A NOR,
! healthfu dranght than the cup takei
IRON The rtishins ctrrcnt o. the s,rean
, was never brewed nor hnixed by'aft.
N Whem tht rlypso1s rising fapdiy 4
l4 bears on Its carueafi many euans
! thlRgs N0N a boat half hrDlpns hal
! sunk. goes svittly ~. bohblug % am
|. down In Tbs sunlight Aeain tAe bod
! Of adrowpod bullock Or floating sabir
Then a trce-an evergreen, a pine Q
a oedaprrbope. on the face OF an ava
, lanehe. perhaps, from lis perch upo
s0me ubsld m0nHtaln sldes ana caugh
In the sliding SHOW drl0si Birds hove
IN ~ sworYlng branches aud ait an
!, nygas 4 tosses and rolls iE The angf.
stream, Into the b'gh. hank the cirreu
rolls. and the swlrlins eddles growl az
roar Is the whirlpool settles down 4
the base o. the wiliows. flp.rSpped ina
"a the bank ia And souit goes lfisAin,
"A giFnliRE soaring. never smiling. heve
.l sair a. thlnE u awe. d grandeur. 4
wonder and myasrlogs charm. .bni a
I NAYS 70 DC ayoilsa- when thu Fiysr
, rising rapidly, ....-, 49,. ...f. 49,, ID
into TIE western side % this city N
rivet sweeps straight hom the IVES
~ Here u tnfns ditectiy south fof 4 mlL
dtthen tufnswcawnfda again. Away bv,
n ydudcr, WHARF, "A Ci ends Of The esirve
a. are closest oulS a nileiatrip ofloam
e Kansas soil stands hsiWeea = vmoctln
Of the waters.- Aud tails is daily becoR
e iuR narruweh The. riveffs eating int
o a every hour until II nov bears r,
. semblqneo 10 a yasl peninsula ,r.,s
a mile out nom 81 Joseph The strI
A o. land between the rivers curves
f.lt,.a Az, I,4,ittt| a,.ifH IHtt M -. -
j. BY those who have Watched Tie '6rfat
bel MiEaourl's course and changes Tor
Quarier eta century that lids only
quCstion Of short time pntilithat ma
row neck Of lapd IN kanFas Is cate
y away and the Mlssougl's channel Is ~
{ der the eastern slone Of the blg, rom
. hmhs that fame along TN westel
y horizon. When Mat happehs. 81 J,
II semi with ~ rnaeulfItahtf 4 IA, hfas