Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-18
A School Girl in Texas.
SAN ANTONIO. DEC.

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DEAR DAD:-I had a very fine trip
down here and enjoyed every bit of it.,
A norther struck Texas last night, 50
you needen't worry about yellow fever.
We took a fine drive yesterday after.
noon ont TO the fort and down in the
Mexican quarters. The fort is perfect.
ly beautiful, and could easily be call
ed the finest in the United States. The
officers houses are lovely old stone ones.
with vines and flowers around and set
way back in the yard. Then the drill
ing grounds are enormous, This after
noon We went to the matinee % see
Keene in Richlieu.
A Mr. F. of the Gulf Shore is going to
take a party of us in a special train,
about forty or fifty miles where we will
hunt and fish all day, have a camp din.
ner and come back in time for that Mex
lean dinner Judge G. in going to give
US.
We have been very gay lately. Tues
day evening we went to The Fair-stood
around and walked around, took
chances, grabbed in grab bags. etc.
Yesterday was the tea rom 800 to );
old ladies an then Young people from )
to z. 1t was about the incest tea /
ever attended, not a bit stiff, but inst
comfortable, aud easy. | could appre-
ciate the menu, because / was quite
sure that the things were not made OF
Mexican hairless dogs | can eat any
thing but enchela3os, They are stuffed
with onions aud cheese, and are truly
horrible, but hot tamales are fine. We
had t%otillas big cakes of unleaven
bread, frijolas, DEANS and chile con
carue and hot American rolls and milk.
Milk takes away that terrible burning
in your mouth that some Of those LOT
sauce give. Water just makes it
worse The table was beautiful-a
long box Of Maiden Hair ferns down tie
center, with green cover and ribbons,
and the glasses were awfully pretty DO.
hemian. Today we have a uorther
again and wear heavy dresses, AMI have
a big fire, then tomorrow it will be
about ninety degrees, Last Sunday
was the finest day Of all. | got up at
$3.50 and went over to the old Mexican
Cathedral. There / saw the real Mex
leans with their high hats and white
shirts, as yon have seen them in pic.
lures. On Monday we drove out to a
ranch about ten miles in the country
and went past the old missions, all
built about the time of the Alamo, 1715.
They are in very picturesque ruins and
very beautiful. They were the fort and
church combined in those DAYS, now
the old walls are all grown over with
grass and prickly pears and you can see
bits OF the old painting which decorated
the outside near 200 years ago. They
are very interesting and | am going to
Try to get some photos of them. About
III o clock we got out at Mr.. VS.. He
had the finest little rifle | ever saw
1t was a Winchester and very light.
We shot targets all the morning and I
hit the bulls eyes several time. l
should want nothing better than prac-
ticing all day with such a rife, We had
some of the finest pecans yesterday, soft
shell, that you can crush with your fin
gers. The hard shell sell at Wholesale
here for a cent and a half a pound, and
at home they retail at 80 or 40c. 1t is
hotter than anything now and we had a
hire this morning. | like the climate
here, for you ear get all kinds in one
days.
will send you another budget in a
few days. Goodbye
Youre