The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-03

my pride in these splendid citizens
may be u campaign fund of twenty mil
ions of sound money ON the one slde and
barrels from bonanza silver kings GA
the other. mt one thing rs certalr. th1s"
men and Thousands OF rexans like tl,m
can not be buuEht-hul Mexico ana not
politics Is the subject
one thing which moro than any other
gives pleasure to the Traveller on this part
of the road are those pretty green nOw.
er-borderci quailHnecs, WHOM flank al
ne principal stations between houston
and Eagle Pass, PROV ns THAI the south
orn Pacific officials have not only
thought for tie comfort Of their travel
crs. but also FOR their enjoyment.
Al san Antonio / step from thc Houston
ear imto another Pullman. This car Is
as perfect m all It's appointments. a lux
Michigan Contra, or the loston and AL
hapY. IL is tNertmey satisfactory to
feel that one can occupy this comfoItlbie
temporary home without change all the
way to the City of Mexico.
As the sun sinks to the west and we
approach tho border my heart fluttera be-
tween quaims 81 humr-sirkn0sF and anN
tStY about having carefully packed bag
gage tossed by tho scrutiuizing customs
agorst. At ths juncture I ain Startled by
some peculiar notes, not perhaps unlike
the imaginary song Of the turtle IN Mark
! Twain'a "lnnoceuts Abroad" As the
train draws near tho Rio Grande the
music becomes more distinct and | dis
cover that it comes from some meek and
| loWly hurros grazing on zach SHE of the
/ WNft''-l SORT or lflN0iNailpilttl quo ne
| wcon the two republics. THIS blending Of
song cnn not. however. be taken as SYM
| ho.ir. a. Shore are no discordant tones
! IN the friendly relations that exls, be
tween Our blessed country and President
| Dia2' prosperous republic.
"Eagle Pass Get your money changed
INFO Mexican doliars. My travelling ex-
| chcquer is swelcl from twenty-five to
| foriY-nino dollars Crossing over the Ro
Brave to Cuidad porf.rio Dlo2, We are
4 politely requested to sct our keys and
IN "a Dffr "a +
! Prise. tho suaVe, dusky-slapned customs
official takes n hasty Inspection and with
gentle "Estt bueno" (All righp he
Cooling showers make the night de-
Lghuul. affording henlthful, rcstfnl sleep
Breakfast a Jarnl. and for the first
time look upon this strange country Al
lowing my eyes to follow the apparently
unproductWo land, ! wondered what
under the sun could be raised on this
comes into view: the stalks seem 10 aver
age three feet in height and hanging fuli
OF the fleecy staple. The one word irrl-
cation solves the problem and wherever
the energy ana industry OF man applies
the God-gven waters there the desert
blossoms ike the rose.
Twenty minutes for duner at Torreon!
take mine later on IN comfort and at
leisure from the wcll-furnishcd buffet In
thr car which furnishes me the oppor-
tunity Of taking a hasty tramp through
the narrow streets between the low,
thick-wnl,oi adobe houses \ look within
Insss than the external appearances sus-
res, In 0na room. witch seemed 10 be
n rcsta',ran, tbe linen was snow white
ana each cloth mad a MONOGRAM nicely
ombroidorod unon IL Several d,Ilgenr,es
With i've iiitie mules, two al The wheel
nnI three In the lead. stand ready TO
trans,'or, nassencers H. o,ber nlaees not
ran',rd - rou crowds az neonIc swarm
a,o,rd ~. etntion idin on-iooIsrrs hpw-
,,ars .,d Cr,r, ,enjcrs I bou~ht n dozen
All ,ons noacbss Tor T. cents about 4
cert. nS ~. ,,onov ana a nlnin5 ~ ms
ciai,e ,ra,as for 'cerfs
o,,r trafn sne.ds aiony ana we are at
tout i1 ~ sf,,n, ~ 80 ,,, s,,,,, a
i uiro iul aaPft l., d,isior haa1 oi,.n
oul pussy Plaee 49,, 20 I''i s'I "ea ,tI
lsfs LOT M ,i-. 10y zee, " ~ a.
n a, wmei lad The indInns 10 ~, nj san
,os IL, ~ 9da vi,i ~ rc,eI
PROOF OF ne sptsit " pro2l' - 49,, ~ IN ,,
ne town ~ tno az NO. ,6e '"I, o"e e,oo
pany 70 endIteh anou ~ uhS, snuy "a
mohlh ior g'v rs' a on ms I.iGm I'm,
wulch seems Puie hnu sphihilsi rum
ABOUT sh MES up 'iie noun taiin-slue'
we pass HaGale,diss' ~ W. :, ai@ltrs NM
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