Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1897-08-25
LETTER FROM TEXAS.

A Chatty Letter From the Land Of Cotton
and Gulf Breezes.
missouri CRY, Texas, Aug. 18.-We
had an interesting meeting Of our
Bachelors' Anti-Donothing Society.
Our worthy President made US a good
talk and many useful suggestions. He
is q man OF business, born and raised
In New York; came to Texas some
years ago. invested in real estate,
bought land at from three to five dol.
lars per acre, has sixteen hundred
acres, some eight or ten tenant houses,
and is still building; has 500 acres In
cotton, a hardware store in Valesco, q
lumber yard, also a lumber yard and
store In Missouri City; he keeps i've or
six regular hands on his farm besides
his regular tenants; has ducke, turkeys 8.
chickens and hogs; has o close wire
fence around one hundred acres for his
hogs; has four young wolves that he
seems very much interested In and is
trying to tame, bat they are very shy
and wild; he certainly lives at home,
has a male cook, and declares that ev.
cry member of the B. A. D. s. that
marries forfeita his right to member.
ship with the brotherhood.
l wish we had more such men in this
sunny land Of bliss to open up and de
velop this beautiful and lovely coun-
try. Our B. A. D. s. is certainly show
ing what men can do without women
to aid or assist. But many times when
we come in tired and hungry at night
and wish-well, its hard telling what
we do wish, but really it might be a
great deal worse than 1t is. either way.
l will give . short sketch OF some OF
the most prominent of our members.
The second n CD the list is from ILL
nois, o carpenter by trade, was con
tractor and builder in Birmingham
time of the big boom there, came to
Texas, invested in land and has 1870
acres 10 cotton.
; The third and fourth are two young
men from Denmark, brothers; came to
the U. s. about seven years ago, first
settled in Nebraska, came to Texas
three years ago and are making this
their home, 80 far away from their
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, father land. They have fifty acres in
, cotton. The fifth is from Virginia; the
sixth from Germany. They are part.
ners aud have out thirty FIVE acres, but
: the German has forfeited his right to
membership by taking unto himself a
wife; but he leaves US, with our
best wishes, that the remainder of his
life may be made much happier by do
ing so. The seventh Is aleo a German:
he ownes forty acres, has about thirty
acres OF 1t in cotton, is a widower. We,
: by special provisions in our constitu.
ton and bylaws, take into our order
S and special protection all those who
: wish to join until they can secure pro
, lection ulder a more delicate wing.
! The eighth is from North Carolina; he
q has only ten acres, but tits the prettiest
home ever saw, and is thoroughly
cultivated. We are a jolly set and Ger
tainly have a good time.
/ see Uncle Fuller is like the man
! that was drunk, standing holding 10
the fence he lie in q quandary. Well,
II I'm correct in guessing, he is one of
four brothers Of which he is the "runtn
OF all the pigs, or the smallest, himself,
and one other brother has very near
the same name, which for the life Of
me l o o not tell which from 'tother.
II he will give me only his initial let
tiers and P. o. l will gladly unravel a
yarn and initiate him into a mystery.
l remember once passing by his old
home after he was grown and saw him
and his Oldest brother with pants rolled
up above the knees, wading the creek,
turning over and feeling under fat
rocks. catching fish, tadpoles, snakes,
~crawfsh, etc.; it looked funny 10 see
them 30 much interested In the boyish
sport, but they enjoyed 1t and had
caught several redeyes as large as my
hand.
don't think land can be secured
near a seaport for less Sl2 80 or Sl5 Der
acre, but upon good authorityit can be
boughtin Matagorda Co. at SIS per acre,
as good lam as can be found in the State
by buying q section ut one time. There
is no railroad through the county vet.
but one is contemplated In the near
future, In caseof which money invested
In land there would be we'll spent, but
parties expecting to make homes there
would do we'll to get up !. q colony of
their friends. buy a section and divide
1t. That county is situated on the coast
and bay OF same name, and the Colo
RADIO river passes through 1t and is we'll
watered By othor streams, In which fish
Lin abundance abound; oysters, water
fowls and game OF all kinds. corn, cot
ton and fruits grow to perfection. The