The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-17

! tenuation of my conduct. In vindication
offer no apologies and will suggest that
much good will result from my exhibition
of prowess.
When Noah was ordered to construct an
ark as refuge from the impending over
How, the world laughed In scorn at his
proceedings, regarding him as timd. su-
perstitious specimen OF humanity.
when IL began to rain, they secured
their umbrellas III they had any In those
days. and asserted that 1t was only
shower; but when the mounds were sur
rounded and 1t became uncomfortably wet
In the lowlands. they began to regard Ac'1
as OF some consequence and made appn-
cation for room and board in the ark; but
Noah had closed the windows and doors Of
MS habitation, and the community, TO
their dismay, soon beheld the ark floating
sereneiy upon the great waters, while they
and their habitations and cattle were be-
ing gradually submerged.
Had the people taken warning by the les
son of Noah and the food, their cattle
would have been saved and the great loss
OF life along my borders would not have
occurred. Henceforth they Will evidently
get move on them when commence to
gyrate.
Not only this, but like those who live
along the borders of the Father OF Waters,
they VIII intellgently build leve@ around
'hSii huuScs, tHuS TeuuClUR 10 u
minimum In June, 1898, 1t rained, l
think, every day but three in the month,
giving me chance TO carry off the sur
Plus rainfall; but in June, 1899. the rains
were all concentrated in the short space of
three days. deluglng my territory with
more rain thru fell during that whole
month OF '9S. Couldn't any one Interested
toretell that I was going to kick under
such an unboard of deuge? l hereby give
ar1
the phenomenal elemental purterbat on
and hereafter exercise little judgment.
The railroads are bowling about the little
inconvenience to which l subjected them.
Pshaw! they have been reaping such a
harvest, in spite of the commission, hey
Imagined the commonwealth belonged to
them instead of they belonging 10 he
State / am on to their racket and advise
them to go along as II nothing unusual
had occurred replace their little culverts
and bridges and let old Father Reagan
ana his crowd settle rate affairs. / hope I
VIII not have to exert my influence over
these railroads for some time to come.
AS to county judges putting on their
old, dim spectacles and damning me. let
lhem rail at the clouds that filled thc
creeks. wasn't acqr alnted with these
creeks until after they had inflicted the
iamago which these judges and county
commissioners are laying at my door.
Don't you know that cotton will appre-
clate In value on account of my having
destroyed quite lot of 1t? 1t is too late
10 plant and raise cotton in my neighbour
hood this year. but have contributed a
deposit that Will enrich the land, and such |
crops of cotton have never been known as
can be produced next season.
1t requires just thirteen weeks for cotton /
to mature after planting; but corn ma
lures in five weeks from the time of plant (
ing; so If you will get a hustle on you
and attend strictly to business, you need
not want for corn and other products this
year; and you will discover that blessings
often come disguised.
If had taken a notion and stopped over
nto Buffalo river, the city of Houston
might have had cause to do little grum
bling on It's own account The denizens of
that burg can thank their stars at escap-
Ing from terrible catastrophe. Had 1t
not been antagonistic to the interests of
I might have dug them a ship
channel myself in much shorter time than
the government could ever dream of ac-
1t.
Considering all things. affairs might
have been In a much worse condition. I'm
not as bad as Chinese earthquake, send
ing into eternity millions of people at one
ell swoop. I'm not near so terrible as
hat old dam at Johnstown Pa, which
erty without warming 1t is TO be hoped
Shepherds dam on Buffalo river will never
commit such an overt act.
The old Mississippi Zone of my family,
by the way) doesn't even say by your leave
nut just breaks through levee and in
twInRling a crevasse wider than / am Is
formed and the waters come rushing over
magnificent properties. carrying humanity
and everything with resistless force to de-
could cite you to many things worse
han myself, and | suggest that you put
On your thinking cap and give me kindly
consideration. | demonstrated to you that
many people of the North are ready TO
contribute when you are visited by a ca
amity | was surprised at their liberal
ty on this occasion. and although there are
many in that section who wouldn't do you
a good turn, there are still many who will
always come nobly to the rescue.
I'll take care of myself and the people
lad as well emulate my example. I'm
ho Brazos river and n fixture IN the great
state of Texas. and don't you forget IT,
Philip II. Fall.
Houston, Texas, July 10.
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