San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-17

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NOTES OF MY TRIP.
To Houston, Waco and Gatesville,
Texas.

To Houston, Waco and Gainesville,
Texas.
For the Sunday Light.
Gatesville, Tex, Oct. 15.-Bidding my
new home and friends goodbye on the
bright and beautiful morn of Septem-
Der 23d, l boarded the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass train at Skidmore,
bound for Houston. Joined by San
Antonio friends as genial travelling
companions, the trip could not but
prove delightful, our only discomfort
being that it happened to be one of
the odd days when the Arkansas Pass
railway company for some reason best
known to themselves, saw fit not to
run chair cars between San Antonio
and Houston, but for this unexpect-
ed inconvenience we would have en-
poyed the trip immensely. The coun-
try through which we Travelled was
quite interesting, the more so that the
nearer we came to our destination.
Skidmore we left as barren desert
with scarcely a sign of vegetation.
Nearing Beeville We came into plenty
of timber with fine grass up to Nor
mamma; from there to Pettus; grass
scarce from Pettus to Nichols; very
dry but god crop of mequite beans,
Texas substitute for grass. Between
Runge, Weldon and Yorktown, the eye
was greeted with beautiful green roll
ing prairie.
Next of note came Cuero, pictures
que little place with beautiful oak
groves and it's wide and picturesque
streets. All this gives Cuero quite
a comfortable appearance.
Next station, Edgar, was noteworthy
for its good grass and cotton sur
roundings extending as far as Yoak
UNI; from there to Sweet Home good
grass and lots of timber with fair grass
and cotton all along the road till
reaching Simonton, where the tall
fiourishing cotton bushes were evil
dence of the rich pine forest soil. There
the eye was greeted to the beauty and
grandeur of the tall and stately pine
trees, with their outstretched branches
covered with gray moss, a spectacle
greatly enjoyed by those of us who
had not been in the pine regions for
years. With such feasts for the eye
only too quickly, arriving on schedule
time, 500 p. m.
We found many things noteworthy
to greet our eyes. The first thing to
attract our attention was the ferociOus
looking policemen, swinging their
clubs, which makes them look as
though they were at the point of de-
vouring you, sending a thrill of awe
through you, which makes you careful
to hold your breath for fear of attract
ing their attention. But my later eX-
perience showed me the Houston peo-
pie in general could not be judged by
the first impression received by these
awe inspiring individuals. / must adj
NIT l never met with such extremely
polite and courteous hackmen, street
car conductors and tradespeople, as
| met during my days visit in Houston.
Upon my arrival l found thousands
| of people leaving for fear of quaran-
| tine, so / decided to cut my visit short
| and upon leaving next day, my trap
pings which i carried, looked as though
| equipped for a detention camp and
| expected the street car conductor to
| utter something under his breath at
| assisting me to alight, but was greatly
| mistaken He showed himself to be
exceedingly courteous and kind. Per-
| haps he realized that l was liable to
land at the detention camp and there
be in need of all the home comforts
l was carrying with me. Be that as
it may, ynow shall ever bear good
will toward all i met during my short
visit, only regretting my visit being cut
short by the yellow fever scare.
would have enjoyed a longer stay In
that city with it's pretty buildings
stately trees and the profusion Of
flowers in bloom among which tht
fragrant cape jassemine predominated
Friday, the oath, we left Houston fol
Waco over the NJ. K. & T. railway
My intention had been to travel ovel
the H. & T. c. road, but on my way
to the depot found that road already
tied up with quarantine, so hastenet
over to the Katy depot with but {
vague hope of being permitted to ieavt
there, as rumors of all kinds wer,
afioat to the effect that the city haC
been strictly quarantined.
/ found the Katy depot to be a mod
eI of elegance; the foretaste Of tn,