The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-10-29

ment upon our progress and our mirac.
ulous recovery from the ruins Of war,
and ] have heard them pledge their
eternal friendship and iraternal love.
There ] have seen the west come to
do us honor aud then 90 away to her
rich farms and conlented homes with
new and happier memories Of our PEG.
pie and with new and better ideas of
our country.
There ] have seen our own sweet sun.
ny south drain the trimming cup Of
jog and return TO her cotton baes and |
fruits and flowers with new luster In |
her eye aud new hope In her heart.
There / have witnessed sure and |
steady step toward the universal broth. |
erhood Of mau. May God grant that
the light ofsuch a morning may soon
break upon this world.
But | have stolen away from the fss.
iiyities OF old Tennessee Ia the evening
OF her great jubilee TO swing corners
with Texas, the dark eyed queen Of the
south.
The greatest grievance which We have
against Texas lies In the fact that We
have loaned her thousands Of our BRAY.
sst men and loyeliesi women, and she
has never returned our jewels except
upon the requisiiion Of the governor
when Tennessee has tenderly sung TO
Texas ooh, where /, my wandering boy
tonight?"
My wandering friends from Tennessee
when l 20 back TO the land OF your ma.
Iiyily and view the blue mountains In
the springlime aud summer which
change 10 boquets Of purple and gold
In autumn and 10 pillows Of snow In
winter, when ] watch with ecstacy the
shining streams dashing down through
the valleys, and when I feel the cool
breath Of the shAdowdy gorges upon
my brow, when | wander along the
green hills and quench my thirst from
6uoo.ing springs and fca my soul
upon the beauty Of gorgeous landscapes
and look down through glos,y waters
aud behold bending sky 40
soft and blue aud radiant with
trembling stars az that which bends
above, / wonder what mysterious
power u IL that charms our people
from such a land Hut when / cross n 9
border Of this eloudless, happy cline
new world reveals lie charms to man.
kind aud invites the earesses u ambi.
ton and the homage Of honest endeavor
and where new opportunities illumi.
nate the palaces Of fortune and the
temple Of fame, the mystery IL solved.
When look upon your colleges and
universities and your magnificent cities
and splendid towns, and behold here
the unmistakable evidences Of Thrill,
aud the rapid transitions fiom poverty
to prosperity when look into the
smiling faces Of your people and go
the shadows OF heaven in every smile,
almost feel a pang u regret that am
not Texan. For surely, this l. the
land Of promise to those who dream Of
fortune.
To the farmer, Texas Il the garden oI
Eden; TO the politician Il is pumpkin
pie; 10 the lawyer II is a large slice o.
the aforesaid and the same; to the doc
Tor u Ia full Of the paths Of glory thai
lead but TO the grave; to the merchant
a Klondike, and to the preacher Il Il
glory hallelujah"
Not long AGO | swdng around the cir
Gle In Texas, aud | discovered tha
Tennesseeans we're either holding al
the Offices, or were smiling With swee
prospects Of the Aforesaid aud the same
About every other man l met ha,
been safely indicted into thr
golden slippet Of official power, aud
when confronted the old familiar Ten
nessee grin, almost invariably this oon
versaiion passed between Us;
"Hello old fellow, when did yoa com,
10 Texas"
about two years ago, quoih he.
And how are you getting along9
querricd /.
"Po7 erful ane," he answered ami,
his smiles.
"Aud what are you doing here?" /:
asked.
Gosh, I'm county Judge"
But, ladies and gentlemen, II I shoulu
recoun. the long list OF heroes an,
statesmen who came 10 your state irou
the grand old commonwealth which
represent here today, am sure tina
you would agree with me that Tennes
see IL entitled to the honors which OH
receives from Texas
congratulate your people upon thi
magnificent exhibition Of the fruits q
Of your industry and the products o
your sol: and trust that a. the year
oil by you will grow in population an,
wealth and power until Texas shall be
not only the pride Of the south, but o
the whole country.