Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-25
A School Girl In Texas.
SAN ANTONIO. DEC.

Dan AAIoslO, Lee. /.
DEAR DAD:-I had a very fine tri,
down here and enjoyed every bit of it
A norther struck Texas last night, g,
you needen't worry about yellow fever
We took a fine drive yesterday after
noon out to the fort and down in tn,
Mexican quarters. The fort is perfect
ly beautiful, and could easily be call
ed the finest in the United States. TIL,
officers houses are lovely old stone ones
with vines and flowers around and Sc
way back in the yard. Then the drill
ing grounds are enormous. This after
noon we went to the matinee to see
Keene in Richlieu.
A Mr.. F. Of the Gulf Shore IL going t
take a party Of us in a special train,
about forty or fifty miles where we viii
hunt and fish all day, have a camp din
ner and come back in time for that Mex
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US.
We have been very gay lately. Tues.
day evening we went to tho Fair-stood
around and walked around, took
chances, grabbed in grab bags. etc.
Yesterday was the tea from $50 to 5;
old ladies and then young people from {
to Z. 1t was about the incest tea" ]
ever attended, not a bit stiff, but lust
comfortable, and 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 enchelados. They are stuffed
with onions and cheese, and are truly
horrible, but hot tamales are fine. We
had totillas big cakes of u~nleaven
bread, f~rijolas, (beans) and chile con
carne and hot American rolls and milk.
Milk takes away that terrible burning
in your mouth that some of those hot
sauces give. Water Just makes il
worse. The table was beautiful-a
long box of Maiden Hair ferns down the
center, with green cover and ribbons.
and the glasses were awfully pretty DO.
hemian. Today we have a nortber
again and wear heavy dresses, and have
a big fire, then tomorrow it will be
about ninety degrees. Last Sunday
was the finest day Of all. | got up at
$50 and went over to the old Mexican
Cathedral. There / saw the real Mex
leans with their high hats and white
shirts, as you have seer 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 6ays. 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
IL o clock we got out at Mr.. WIS. He
had the finest little rife ever saw.
1t was a Winchester and very light.
shot targets all the morning and I
hit the bulls eyes several time. I
should want nothing better than prac.
ticing all day with such a rife, We had
some of the finest peaans yesterday, soft
shell, that you can crush with your fin
gers. The hard shell sell at wholesale
here for q cent and a half q pound, and
at home they retail at 80 or 4Oc. It is
hotter than anything now and we had a
fire this morning. l like the climate
here, for you can get all kinds in n
days.
I will send You another budget in n
few days. Goodbye
Yours, p. J.